KMart Super Doubles Round #6 April 25th It's all about the Doggies!

Trip #6 to KMart for the April 19-25th Super Double Coupon Event.

Here is the haul....more Dog Food, Cat Treats & Drinks.

2x Purina Kibbles & Chunks Dry Food @$10.99=$21.98
1x Pedigree Dry Dog Food @$4.99 (not in picture)
4x Pedigree Good Bites Dog Treats @ $2.99=$11.96
2x Good Life Cat Treat @$2.00=$4.00
4x Whiskas Temptations @$1.89=$7.56
3x Vitamin Water @$1.00=$3.00
1x Vitamin Water @$1.29

Subtotal......$54.78
Tax...............$2.01

Coupons Used-

2x Purina Kibbles & Chunks Dry Food @$3.50 doubled=$14.00

1x Pedigree Dry Dog Food @$1.50 doubled=$3.00

4x Pedigree Good Bites Dog Treats @ $1.00 doubled=$8.00

2x Good Life Cat Treat @$1.00 doubled=$4.00
4x Whiskas Temptations @$1.00 doubled=$7.56

3x Vitamin Water @$.50 doubled=$3.00

1x Vitamin Water @$.50 tripled=$1.29

KMart $5/$50 Coupon=$5.00

Coupon Total....$45.85

$56.79-$45.85=$10.94 OOP

Two more Rounds to follow....

Sluggy

Meal Plan Monday April 27th Edition

The Meal Plan for last week went off without a hitch until we hit Friday.
I didn't feel well for a couple of days so hubby winged it alone. The Cheese Ravioli he could handle aok(and made on Friday instead) and while daughter and I were off smashing up my minivan, he whipped up sandwiches for himself & #2 son instead of the Scallops, so those will be put on this week's menu plan. I hope these Scallops don't turn up to follow in the footsteps of the elusive Crab Cakes! If so, you could be hearing about them for weeks on end...lol

Again, we are eating from the pantry/freezer this week. Shopping list consists of the chicken(I bought on Monday), a bag of salad(also bought on Monday), carrots, grits, some pepperoni and rolls(if I don't feel up to baking them this week with the heat and my sinuses being all goofy).

I am happy to report that we had.....drum roll please......NO FOOD WASTE this week!
Can I get an Amen?

Leftovers got eaten....
Every.
Single.
Bit.

Of course, the puppies did have to consume some "kid flavoured" yogurt.
Not that the yogurt was flavoured like Kids, but it's that yogurt they market toward kids in crazy colors and too much sugar in it. Daughter wanted me to buy it but she decided that the 'orange' ones didn't taste good, so the female beagle volunteered to finish those up. I swear that dog eats anything!

I'll be keeping a watchful eye on the leftover situation in the fridge this week. I hope I feel better in the next couple of days or I'll be saying "screw it" to the meal plan after having collapsed into bed & letting hubby take all the family meals from the Colonel, the King, the Clown & the Bell.

If I can stay vertical, here's what is on the Menu at Sluggy's house this week.

MONDAY-Grilled Marinated Chicken Breast, Mashed Garlic Potatoes or Macaroni Salad(both leftovers), Corn on the Cob
TUESDAY-Tacos...it's going to be too HOT to cook!
WEDNESDAY-Beef Pie
THURSDAY-Bourbon Bacon Scallops, Cheese Polenta(grits), Grilled Squash
FRIDAY-Macaroni & Cheese, Ham, Mixed Veggies
SATURDAY-Pizza, Salad
SUNDAY-Sausage Sandwiches, Potato Salad, Corn
DESSERTS FOR THE WEEK-Strawberries, Carrot Cake, Sherbet

My Bargain Meal this week....could be any one of 3-the Grilled Chicken Meal, the Tacos or the homemade Pizza. With the Grilled Chicken you only have the cost of the chicken(which I got at a reduced price Monday afternoon), seasonings and the corn(great price direct from the farmer of .18¢ an ear that I froze last summer). The Mac. Salad and the Garlic Mashed are both leftovers so no cost on those. Tacos or Pizza are both fairly frugal entrees--a have cheap cheese from a stock-up for both and these two use small amounts of meat, with the pizza using hardly any or none at all if we do a vegetarian pizza.
I just don't feel like picking one and doing the cost analysis this week.
It's my blog and if I don't feel like it, too too bad. ;-P

I also owe ya'll some recipes from last week-the Lemon Pepper Chicken w/Zucchini and the different French Toast. Once I get my sinuses shrunk down to normal size, I'll be posting those recipes this week.
Pinky Swear.

Organizing Junkie is the home to Menu Plan Monday. Go see what's on her and many other Home Cooks' Menus for the week at Organizing Junkie's website.

Sluggy

What a Weekend! Proms & Cars & Poles, oh My!

The weather was beautiful here in Teeny Tiny Town this past weekend. Unfortunately, I've been fighting a massive attack of the sinuses, so my enjoyment of the weather has been taken down a notch or two.

Saturday was the Senior Prom night for #1 son's class. My oldest baby will be graduating in June, leaving for a summer job the week after that and then starting college across the state in Aug. Snapping pics of him in the yard before he left to go meet his date and take the limo to Prom was a bittersweet moment. In just over a month, he's done with high school and moving on with his life as a young adult.....and he can't WAIT to go!



And neither can I.

I mean it.

A small part of me is sad to see him grow out of his childhood.


But mostly I am glad he is ready to venture out into the world on his own as a man.

My job is done.


Well, not really....more like my old job has become obsolete.


My job has changed from raising him and instilling the things in him that we feel are necessary, to one of support. To be there when he needs advise, or direction or 20 bucks.lol


To put it into business jargon, I've moved from the manufacturing of this product to the customer support/service for this product.


Anyway, here are a few pics of our soon-to-be BMOC(=Big Man on Campus) in his Prom duds....

And ever the family comedian, here is his Captain Morgan photo....

After #1 son left for the Prom festivities, I took the daughter out for some driving practice.
It was NOT a good ride. I had her stop at the CVS, and as she was pulling into the parking place out front, her foot slipped off the brake and hit the accelerator.
And when I say she HIT, I mean HIT!!

She hit the metal pole holding the awning over the front of the store.
We had on our seatbelts and are fine.
The pole, awning and store are fine.

My car is another story......

The estimate I received from the Body Shop guy today is in the ballpark of 3 THOUSAND DOLLARS!

ACK.

Did I say 3 THOUSAND DOLLARS??

ACK AGAIN.

I think my sinuses spontaneously cleared after hearing that number.......

And it could be more once he gets the hood up and checks the frame inside. He didn't want to chance lifting the hood, as I had somewhere else to go and he might not have been able to get it closed, so we could be talking a couple more Thousand.

I'm Not liking this ballpark.

Sluggy

Round 5 of KMart Super Double....will she ever stop??

#2 son wanted to go out to get something for his IPod thursday evening. I generously offered to take him to.....KMart! Where else would I take him this week, right?LOL

While I happened to be in the store.....hehehehe.....I picked up some more goodies using my coupons.

Round 5 of KMart Super Double Coupons went like this......

4x Marrobone Dog Treats @ $2.99=$11.96
2x Frisky Party Mix Cat Treat @ $1.69=$3.38(for the Cat SPCA Donation)
2x Rachel Ray Dog Food @ $8.99=$17.98

1x Pedigree Dog Food @ $5.19=$5.19
4x Viatmin Water @ $1.00=$4.00 (Only 4 bottles, not 8 as pictured. I forgot to remove them in the next photo.)
1x Hershey's Mint Kisses @ $1.49=$1.49 (On clearance...I'm a sucker for mint!)
Subtotal=$44.00

Coupons Used....
$5 off $50 Kmart Purchase=$5.00(#2 Son bought an IPod accessory. His $10 purchase added to my goodies put me over the $50 mark, so I could use the $5/$50 coupon.)
4x Marrobone Treats @$1.00/1=$4.00 doubled to $8.00
2x Frisky Cat Treat @$1.00/1=$1.69 doubled to $3.38
2x Rachel Ray Dog Food @ $3.50/1=$7.00 doubled to $14.00
1x Pedigree Dog Food @ $1.50=$1.50 doubled to $3.00
4x Vitamin Water @$.50/1=$2.00 doubled to $4.00

Coupon Subtotal=$37.38
Subtotal...$44.00
Tax.......$1.29
Total before Qs...$45.29

$45.29-$37.38=$7.91 OOP

And before you ask, I actually DO have MORE DOG FOOD COUPONS! LOLOL

While the Dog Food I am getting is Not Free, I'd rather be getting it for $1-$2 a bag OOP with coupons rather than getting my bazillionith tube of FREE toothpaste, deodorant or shampoo! I can always get that stuff for free or nearly free at WAGS or CVS. Those stores don't carry the selection of dog food like KMart types stores do. So I'm just getting what makes sense for me.....and the hounds, or course. ;-)

So what did everyone else get this week?

And are you done yet?

I might have a Round or two left in me.

Time will tell....
;-)

Sluggy

And it Came to Pass.....KMart Super Doubles Round #4

"And it came to pass that on the Fifth Day, in the Land of Teeny Tiny Town, that the beast, Peanut the Beagle, came to Sluggy in a vision. He spoke into her ear, "BOW WOW-WOW!"

Which in the language of the humans translates to, "Hey! Get over to KMart post haste and see if they hath restocked the Pet Food Aisle....I'm wasting away & the Kibble Barrel doth need refilling!"

So the human set out toward the Great Hall of Savings, in the Land of KMart, during the Great Time of Super Doubles, in April, the year of our Lord 2009.

Sluggy found the Aisle of Milk & Kibble overflowing with many a tasty treat. She gleaned from the shelves a quantity of Doggy Manna sufficient for the Angelic Trio of Hounds & Chihuahuas, along with a small assortment of other Earthly treats for the Humans of the Tribe.

Sluggy returned home & brought forth her bounty and there was much rejoicing & a choir of howling in the Land of Teeny Tiny Town."

Ok.....so by now you've noticed that my KMart Shopping this week has taken on a certain CANINE Quality, has it not? My puppies are loving me ALOT lately.....lolol

Round 4 looked like this....

4x Pedigree Dog Food @ $5.19=$20.76

2x Goodlife Cat Treat @ $2.00=$4.00(for the Cat SPCA Donation)

2x Rachel Ray Dog Food @ $8.99=$17.98

1x Glade TriScents @ $4.49=$4.49(for #2 son's smelly room)

4x Viatmin Water @ $1.00=$4.00

2x Quaker Snacks @$2.50=$5.00

2x BC Frosting @ $1.79=$3.58

Subtotal=$54.81

Coupons Used....

$5 off $50 Kmart Purchase=$5.00

4x Pedigree Dog Food @$1.50/1=$6.00 doubled to $12.00

2x Good Life Cat Treat @$1.00/1=$2.00 doubled to $4.00

2x Rachel Ray Dog Food @ $3.50/1=$7.00 doubled to $14.00

1x Glade Product @$4.00/1=$4.00 doubled to $4.49

2x Viatmin Water @$.50/1=$1.00 doubled to $2.00

1x Quaker Snacks @ $1.00/1=$1.00 doubled to $2.00

1x Quaker Snacks @ $.50/1=$.50 tripled to $1.50

2x BC Frosting @ $.55/1=$1.10 tripled to $3.30

Coupon Subtotal=$48.29

Subtotal...$54.81

Tax.......$1.86

Total before Qs...$56.67

$56.67-$48.29=$8.38

Remembered to use the rest of the $ on the Gift Card this time!

$8.38-$2.77 GC=$5.61

A little more OOP than Round #3 but it's all good.

8-))

And on the Fifth Day, during the time of Super Doubles, Sluggy rested.

But the Siren Song of Savings lured her back into the Land of KMart on the evening of the Sixth Day, during the Time of the Super Doubles.

Round #5, Coming Up....

Sluggy