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A few sundays ago i was sitting in sacrament meeting nervous about playing my cello for the musical number. i kept praying to be able to calm down and do well, i was so worried about embarrassing myself and distracting from the spirit.
well, during the sacrament my sweet young 'un would not put her empty cup back in the tray. so i started to squeeze her hand so she would let go of it. it popped out of her hand and landed on the floor. the deacon picked up the cup and put it in the tray and walked off. N immediately whirled around to look at me and in her "outside voice" asked, "ARE YOU CALLING ME A LIAR!?"
undoubtedly she had no idea what that meant. i whispered, "shhhh, no, i didn't."
but she was adamate and persisted, "ARE YOU CALLING ME A LIAR?"
"no," i whispered," please be quiet!"
"ARE YOU" she began again, this time i covered her mouth while trying to convince her that i had not called her a liar. but she would not be muzzled, escaped my grasped and yelled, "I'M NOT A LIAR! MOMMY, YOU'RE A LIAR!"
this continued for a few more rounds before she finally relented.
now, of course i have a sense of humor and thought the whole thing was quite funny, but couldn't help but also be embarrassed. i hung my head, afraid to look up and expose my red face and see all the giggling faces looking at me. it was at that moment i realized that God answers our prayers in mysterious ways. for i could not possibly embarrass myself any more. i felt much more calm about playing my cello. (which by the way went just fine)
So i've just started my couponing adventures and am still figuring things out myself. But i like to go to this website: pinchingyourpennies.com i click on state forums and then on my state, i also check out UT because sometimes they are faster at posting things. every tues. morning they have the albertson's preview which shows you all the great deals that will be happening for the next week starting on wednesday. they also have some utube videos about organizing a coupon binder. i also heard of another website called couponcents or something like that. sounds pretty good, but it costs.
i cut coupons from the newspaper and put them in my binder. recently i've had some huge success just looking at the ads to see what's already on a good sale. then if i don't have a coupon for it but i want it, i go to the website for the product and see if i can get a coupon for it. for example freddy's had an "in-store" coupon for 2 for $3 on kellogg's cereal. which is a decent deal already. but then i went to kelloggs.com found a coupon for a dollar off each box. wal -lah! fifty cents a box. now mind you, i only printed off for the ones that were specifically stated on the in-store coupon.
that's another thing. you can mix coupons. an "in-store" with a "manufacturer's" for example, but you can't use two of the same on the same item. so you can't use two manufacturer's coupons on the same item. but you can do a store coupon and a manufacturer's coupon. and you can use coupons on the "free" item in buy one get one free.
so if you have two manufacturer's coupons. and you are buying one and getting one free, you still can use both coupons, even though technically it's a "free" item. you're taking it home and off the shelf, that's all they care about. and don't feel bad like you're ripping them off. the manufacturer puts out the coupon to get you to buy their product so the store's will order more of their product and the store is getting money from the manufacturer when you use your coupon. it's a win for everyone! so ladies, start your coupon engines!
i was excited today to get all of this (3 boxes of graham crackers, 3 bags of marshmallows, 3 6-packs of full size hershey bars, 2 shave gels, 1 box zipper freezer bags and 6 bottles of bbq sauce) for only....(drum roll please).... $5.33 (and that includes tax). that's 18 items. for less than 6 bucks. i got each of those items for approximately 30 cents a piece with tax. 24 cents before tax.
We had our last mommy 'n' me tumbling class this week. we had lots of fun.
and some grief.
but it was great to have our special activity each week. i'm not so sure N is really interested in it (
no matter how much i want her to be)
but maybe some day she'll come around and learn how to do the round-off double back hand spring that
i've always wanted to be able to do.
should i really call it pillaging? i just looked up the definition on line, and maybe it's not quite right to use in this case, but i like the word and it sounds strong. so i'm gonna use it. anyways, i just have to share my finds today.
i wanted to take a picture, because i was impressed by the site, but the camera is in the jeep, which is not within walking distance at the moment. maybe i'll post a picture when E gets home. anyways.
store number one: winco: where i get the cheapest essentials (milk, eggs, etc.), but lately have been finding some STEALS with my coupons!
here's the items i got deals on today:
ritz crackers 2.28, coupon for dollar off each, 1.28 a box!
triscuits, wheat thins, 1.78, coupon for dollar off each, .78 a box!
kraft cool whip, 1.00, dollar off two, .50 each (i'm sure sometime soon they'll be cheaper, though)
crystal light mix-ins (the closest my hubby gets to drinking water), 1.97, dollar off one, .97 each
kraft cream cheese, 1.18, dollar off two, .59 each (will be .50 at albertsons this week)
store number two: fred meyer, i usually don't pay attention to freddy's but lately have noticed some fabulous finds in their ads combined with my coupons:
today i bought:
2 bags of salad (.50 each)
10 large cans of spaghetti sauce (.69 each)
3 bags of chips for E's lunches (3 for 5, what's that 1.66 each?i didn't buy very many cause i think they'll get lower soon)
8 boxes of kellogg's cereal (.50 a box)
4 64 oz bottles of tree top apple juice (1 dollar each)
1 3 musketeers bar for the wee one (.50)
total: 21.4 before tax.
i should have seen it coming.
she had been talking about him for weeks.
but then she dropped the bomb on me.
she told me they had gotten married.
this is my new son-in-law, his name is fella.
he comes from a good family.
he's great to help me pick up around the house.
i've caught them kissing several times.
with that cloak around his shoulders he does look an awful lot like prince charming, doesn't he?
Mom (helping natalie say the prayer at dinner): say, "we are thankful for this day."
N: Thank you for today.
Mom: say, "we're thankful for this food."
N: thank you for the food.
Mom: "bless the food."
N (looking up at me and in a completely defensive tone): i am blessing the food!
