Target trip 11/24

Yay for Target + 6 kids [1 sleeping] the day before Thanksgiving!!!

They had a preBlack Friday sale and since we were in Joplin anyway, I decided to get me some diapers [well, get the babies diapers and pullups too].

1 box Huggies snugNdry size 4, 82count $19.79
MQ printable $3/1
1 box pampers easyups size5, 60count $19.99
MQ from ??? $1.50/1
AND I RECEIVED A $5 gift card for getting those
Olay body wash $5.04
2 trial sized secret deo $.97/1
MQ $5/1 olay with secret purchase {10/31 P&G insert}
2 MQ $1/1 secret {P&G mailer}
WHICH = $.02 profit :)

so i spent OOP with tax $36.73 and received $5 gift card = $31.73, aprettty gosh darn good deal!

Awe, but it makes me kinda sorta wish i was gathering the coupons so I could've done THIS, or better, making up to $19 profit!!! Oh well. I'll settle for my 2 cents ~lol

Shopping 11/22

Okay--I am oober proud of getting out of walmart only spending $44 [plus $100 gas card, but that doesn't count--lol]. Of course, we have WIC and I didn't buy meat, but still--I was the ad matching and coupon diva tonight AND came home refreshed and ready to be wallered by babies AND enjoy it :D. OK, so I wasn't a diva--I didn't get a whole bunch of freebies, but whatever, I got a lot for a little and it's stuff we [or our church food pantry] can use!!

I matched:
General Mills cereal 9-17.1 oz $1.49
--Then I couponed like crazy with those, 2 or 3 $.75/1 and a couple $1/2.
Dole fruit 10-20oz $1 and Dole mandarin oranges 15oz $.99
8oz cream cheese [limit 4] $.39
sweet potatoes $.19/lb
8oz coolwhip $.67
cans swanson broth $.47
-- [I bought the boxes too which I had $1/2 coupon for and they had reduced price for $1.98]
7-12oz green giant vegetables $.88
--again, Qs!!! $.50/2 and i got a good deal
6oz stove top stuffing $.89

On WIC, we have $6.00 fresh and frozen fruit/vegetables vouchers. You can admatch and coupon with these, so I got 8 bags of 14-16oz. frozen vegetables, matched for the westpac $.67 plus a few bananas. Pretty awesome--veggies every night!!! :D

Oh, and aroundhere, if you're lookin' for a turkey, Dilllon's has JenniO for $.59/lb, but I have no idea if they have any left--WM doesn't have any that brand here in Carthage :( Guess I should've tried stopping there while in Joplin today--oh well!!

Just Me........trying to save while feedin' this growing fam of 8!

Science Mini Books

Been BUSY working ahead on our Science mini books. I've loaded them up on Scribd if anyone is interested. The upcoming unit in Christian Kids Explore Biology is on Insects. We've completed units 1-3, covering the basics of Biology, Plants, and Birds and are skipping ahead to unit 7 to fit in the 3 weeks before Christmas. I hate leaving things undone to come back and try to catch up after vacation/break/holidays, so we'll get back to Unit 4: Mammals after the New Year. Maybe I'll try to work on those mini booklets soon too, but I should probably get back to paying attention to the little ones running around destroying an already chaotic and cluttered house. Oh, yeah, and making a grocery list and meal prep and stuff like that......just me......loving this little creative break and online escape...........

Weekly Wrap-Up

Trying to summarize months at a time was just too intimidating, so here is just a weekly wrap up.
MONDAY was MOPS, followed by drive thru lunch and a trip up to my sister's house [her kiddos were out of school] where we had way too short a time of cramming in the visiting and fun. Babies love love loved their soft, furry, half-grown kittens and the big girls found a few owl pellets for our bird science unit.
TUESDAY was our day 1 of the week after recovering from the 3 day weekend and clean-up, we had a bit of school done too.
WEDNESDAY was John's birthday, so we celebrated with a yummy cheesecake , but used cherry pie filling on the side instead of the gorgeous fresh strawberries.
THURSDAY was a wasted day, except for co-op. Thank goodness for our co-op teachers---my kids got art, pe, music, and science, oh, and tons of social interaction, so I guess it wasn't a wasted day, huh.
FRIDAY started out as a disappointment. Abigail was sick in the night so we were gonna have to miss the field trip to George Washington Carver, but my friend tripled her cargo and workload by adding in my 4 to her 2--thank the Lord for good friends!!! And i got to discover life with twins without my big helpers--not as devastating as I thought it would be, but I also got them to nap at the same time which is HIGHLY unusual, but let me mop the kitchen and feel good about that!!!
Now I get to blog and plan our grocery shopping for tomorrow--looking forward to some much needed hubby time and family time---hoping everyone stays healthy *shrug*.

We did read about a Chinese Empress and Beowolf as well as make plans for a pagoda birdhouse to build next week out of paper cups/plates/bowls.........behind on grading and lesson planning without 'my' computer, but still optimistic about next week-it will be better than this one...I hope....even if we have to make it thru a stomach bug.......God will provide the strength, willpower, and patience.......
Trying to enjoy each day,
Just me..........