Early November Chatter....Weather, Teeth, Films

This is the post in which I just ramble on about whatever floats into my brain.  You may want to just spare yourself and move along now & skip reading this..... ;-)

Yesterday was 60 some degrees here.  It was truly an Indian Summer day.  I don't recall having such a nice, mild day like that this far into November before!  I am NOT complaining about that.lol
I took some photos of the last of the fall leaves on our trees.  These are the same trees I snap pictures of each fall.  This year their color is more in the reds, whereas last year we had brighter yellow/orange tones.

Instead of complaining about the weather, let me complain about how my tooth pain took away from my enjoyment of the day and continues to plaque me today.  Something must have kicked loose in my mouth last Friday because I felt a small dull pain then that I could ignore but it blossomed Monday morning into actual agony and has me rubbing on piles of Ora-gel.  I know which tooth it is....last year I had a root canal attempt on this tooth, so the dentist could then put a cap on it.  Well, the 3rd root was so thin and twisted that he could only kill the nerve in the other 2 roots, thus couldn't finish the job or cap the tooth.  So he just put some sort of filling material over the whole shabang.  I told him to just pull the tooth as it wasn't one I needed cosmetically and 1 less tooth to chew with wouldn't bother me.  But of course, if he had pulled it, that would be one less tooth that he could 'monkey' around with in my mouth to get more payment for.....so he didn't. 
I finally got ahold of the dentist and sometime after 3 this afternoon I should be out of pain.  I think I'm going to insist he pull it so this can't happen again.

Hubby and I had a Date Night last evening and went to the movies.  This makes the 3rd time this year we have gone to a show.  I think it's a record as we almost never go to the movies!  I can't see paying what they charge now and of course, I NEVER buy food there.  That's what purses are for.....sneaking in snacks.lol  But we went because I had one last FREE MOVIE TICKET for buying boatloads of Axe at KMart earlier this year.  This last ticket expired Monday so we paid $8.25 for hubby's ticket and saw "Amelia".  Ok....I don't know whether to blame the film, having to pay $8.25 or being in low-grade agony with my tooth but.....did this film suck or what?!?!
Seriously, I think Hilary Swank is a fine actress and even old and grey Richard Gere is nice to look at for 2 hours, but this Movie was boring.
One.
Big.
Snoozefest.

There were some good moments but there wasn't enough here to fill up 2 hours.  How many shots of clouds can a person be expected to watch in 2 hours?
Hubby made the comment that the way the movie was constructed it made Amelia Earharts life boring....and given her actual life, that is saying something!lol
I just wish I had my $8.25 back..... ;-)

Ok, off to plan another Acme run tomorrow, take another Darvocet and swill down some more Ora-Gel and hope 3pm comes quicker...

Sluggy

Rite-Aid Shopping Nov. 9th Part 2....Slight Moneymaker

I recovered from Saturday's day out so I hit Rite-Aid Monday morning.  The Nivea purchase is posted Here.
I also bought.....

2 x Herbal Essence Products  on sale BOGO=$4.59
2 x GE Lightbulbs on sale $2=$4.00 **not pictured**
1 x Oral B CrossAction ToothBrush on sale=$2.99
1 x Chapstick Fresh Effects on sale=$1.99
1 x Gillette Deodorant on sale=$4.00
1 x Gillette Body Wash on sale=$4.49(though I didn't know this was on sale when I decided to buy it)
SubTotal=$22.06

Coupons
1 x $5 off $20 Ad Perks Rite-Aid Q=$5.00
1 x Herbal Essence Products BOGO ManuQ=$4.591 x GE Lightbulbs $1/1 ManuQ=$1.00
1 x GE Lightbulbs $.40/1 PeelieQ on package=$.40
1 x Oral B ToothBrush $1/1 ManuQ=$1.00
1 x Gillette Deodorant or Body Wash $1/1 ManuQ=$1.00
1 x Gillette Buy Deodorant/Get Body Wash Free=$4.59
Coupon Total=$17.48

$22.06-$17.48=$4.58+tax$.50=$5.08 OOP.
And I qualify for Single Check Rebates of $5.99($1 Chapstick/$2 Lightbulbs/$2.99 Toothbrush), making this a $.91 Moneymaker, even AFTER tax.

Oh, if you remember my post from Rite-Aid shopping the Week of Oct. 25th Here, I had bought the tube of St. Ives and NOT the jar container and didn't get my $3 SCR credited.  Well I went and checked today and now the tube is credited, so I am up to $7 SCR before this transaction.  Total SCR now is $12.99 + the $2 Finesse 'Poo Rebate=$14.99.  OOP for these 2 transactions is $14.76 so a slight Moneymaker for the month(not counting my $2 spent for all that Nivea stuff). ;-)

At this rate, I'll be lucky to break even at Rite-Aid this month.  Gee, I have gotten spoiled getting paid to buy all those better-than-FAR items that getting stuff JUST FOR FREE is a let down.lolol

Oh, I hear rumours that Rite-Aid is going to roll out another savings program like the just past Gift of Savings one from October.  It's due up after Thanksgiving or so.  If you haven't spent your Gift of Savings Rebate Certificates yet, might be wise to hold on to them until you can use them & have those purchases qualify for the new Program coming up.  I still have mine as I find it hard to spend $20 in actual cash at any one time in Rite-Aid when I use manufacturers and those $XX off $XX purchase coupons.lolol

Anybody else head to Rite-Aid this week?  Did you get anything good?  Mine still has tons of Halloween Candy at 75% off.

Sluggy

Nivea Nirvana at Rite-Aid....Only $2!

Ok, so if you have the RED PLUM Sunday paper Coupon Insert from 11/1/09, dig it out.
Find the page with the 2 Nivea Qs on it.  One Q says, "Buy 3 Lip Products, Get a FREE Body Lotion(13.9 oz)".  The other Q says, "Buy 1 Nivea Lip Product, Get 1 FREE".
Now go print out the $3 off a $15 Rite-Aid purchase on Coupons.com.  If you don't see it or get the $4 off $20 Coupon instead, try using a different zip code until you get the $3/$15 one.

Take these 3 Qs down to your local Rite-Aid.

3 x Nivea Lip Product  on sale for $2.50 each=$7.50
1 x Nivea Body Lotion  for $7.99=$7.99
SubTotal=$15.49

Coupons
1 x $3 off $15 Rite-Aid purchase=$3.00
1 x B1G1 Nivea Lip Product=$2.50
1 x B3 Lip Product/G1 Body Lotion=$7.99
Coupon Total=$13.49

$15.49-$13.49=$2.00+tax$.12=$2.12 OOP

$15.49 worth of Nivea for $2.12.
Who says Mondays suck?

Sluggy

Meal Plan Monday.....November 9th...Great Deals I Couldn't Refuse=Spent Too Much

Last Week's Menu Postmortem...

All I can say is.....Ham and Bean Soup?....it FINALLY happened!lol
Rigatoni didn't happen though so it carries over to this week.

Here's what I will be serving our family of 4 this Week....

MONDAY--Beef Stroganoff(freezer), Wild Rice(stockpile), Vegetable Medley(freezer)
TUESDAY--Leftover Bean Soup and Sandwiches
WEDNESDAY--Rigatoni with Meat Sauce(freezer/stockpile), Salad(fridge)
THURSDAY--Shrimp Alfredo(freezer/stockpile), Tossed Salad(fridge)
FRIDAY--Hot Dogs(freezer), Beans(stockpile), Carrots(root cellar)
SATURDAY--Leftovers
SUNDAY--Hubby Surprise...I get the day off, hubby is cooking!

SNACKS/DESSERTS--Bananas, Apple Pie, Lemon Meringue Pie, Pumpkin Bread(what I didn't get to on Baking Day)

Nothing exciting or adventurous this week.  I need a low-key, easy, simple menu this week.  No recipes this week, just mostly eating from what is here.

Last week I spent $109.17--$38.43 at Weis(I got another Whole Eye Round Beef for $1.99lb!, a piece of Salmon and a Boneless Leg of Lamb for $3.99lb, etc.), $6.33 at local independent grocer, $14 at the Entennman's Outlet, $4.23 at Shop-Rite for $1.69lb. Ground Beef and $46.18 on the massive haul from Acme.  Check out what I brought home for $46.18 from Acme HERE.

This week's menu shopping list.....weekly milk purchases, some lunchmeat, paprika,bananas and I'm almost out of Kosher Salt.  I'd call this list about $15 worth of products.
As I have $15 in Cats for Acme left I may do some more Cat Deals there before the sale ends and perhaps the so-so Cat Deals at Weis.
After the last 2 weeks, I think I'm going to hold a NO GROCERY SHOPPING WEEK next week.  No setting foot in the store at all!  Hubby can pick up the weekly milk for me so I can avoid going, because if I go and I see a DEAL, that will be the end of No Grocery Shopping Week.lolol
Who's in for a week of no food shopping??
Anybody?

Food Waste Report....I got nothing.....

Check out ORGANIZING JUNKIE to see what other Home Cooks are serving this week!

Sluggy

How Many Canned Veggies fit into a Minivan? Part TWO

So, here is what I saw in my Minivan this morning that I had left in there last night from my Acme shopping on Saturday.......
Note to Joe--don't look at this....Plastic Bag Warning!

See that big empty space in the last picture?
That was where the Cooler was. The Cooler that I unloaded last night that was filled with....
2 Toaster Strudels
4 Crescent Rolls
6 YoPlait Yogurt Packs
2 Pkgs of Celentano Mini Raviolis NOT part of the Cat Deal but 50% off--We LURV this stuff! $3.98
oh yah...and a 15.81lb. Turkey

It sure would be nice if the Acmes weren't so far away that I could have bought the Breyer's & Klondike Bars and NOT had them melt before I got them home. And I even had coupons for those....sniff, sniff

Ok....so I hauled it all out of the car and onto the table.  Have a lookie....

Now the food I couldn't fit into that picture....

**the McCormick Salad Supreme was NOT part of the Cat Deal. I went negative so I had to add it in. .50¢

And now the paper stuff....

And the non deal TP I bought

(Reg. $10.99 on 4-Day Sale for $4.99...must buy 2.  I had $1/1 Qs so these 2 big Packs cost me $7.98 OOP.)

FINAL NUMBERS for This Shop
I did 15 TRANSACTIONS of at least $30(Shelf price)before using Cats & Qs.  I earned 15 x $15 in Cats=$225 in Cats.  I spent $210 of those Cats.

VALUE of Deal items....$514.05
OUT OF POCKET of Deal items....$34.22

SAVINGS of 93.50%
(Of the $34.22 OOP spent, the Initial Trans. OOP was $13.60 to get the Catalinas rolling. 1st Transaction OOP=$13.60, for ALL the other 14 Transactions TOTAL OOP=$20.62)



VALUE of NON-Deal Items....$41.75
OUT OF POCKET on NON-Deal Items...$11.96


VALUE of All Items....$555.80
OUT OF POCKET for 15 TRANSACTIONS All Items....$46.18
SAVINGS of 91.52%

So what will a Minivan hold?

Besides 42 Cans of Green Giant Veggies it holds.....

BC Cake Mix 1
BC Cookie Mix 4
BC Potatoes 11
Bisquick 3
Brownie Mix 2
Bugles 2
Chex Mix 4
Chex Mix Bars 2
Crescent Rolls 4
Cheerios 6
Cinnamon Crunch Toast 6
Cocoa Puffs 3
Fiber One Bars 1
Fiber One Pastries 1
GG Asparagus 9
GM Flour 5
Hamburger Helper 3
Hellmann's Mayo 4
Kleenex 17
Kleenex Napkins 1
Knorr Sides 12
Lipton Tea 3
Lipton Soup 6
Pillsbury Toaster Strudels 2
Progresso Bread Crumbs 6
Progresso Soup 25
Ragu Sauce 9
Scott PTowels 9
Skippy PB 2
Viva PTowels 6
Wishbone Dressing 1
YoPlait 6
AND
McCormick Salad Topping 1
Celentano Ravioli 2
Scott TP Packs 2
Turkey 1
Single Banana 1



Sluggy