Jordan's Birthday Party

I'm sure I've said this before, but we only throw birthday parties in our family (other than a family dinner) for those milestone years. Well, Jordan just turned 5 and that is definitely a milestone in our book. So, he got to choose what he wanted to do and he immediately asked for a sleepover. I wasn't sure if I could convince many 5 year old boys to sleep away from home, but I decided to give it a try. Well, we had 5 friends at the party (plus all the family) for the evening and then 2 actually stayed the night.
For his birthday dinner, we made homemade pizzas. Being the non-messy person that I am, I just had to stand back and watch. I let all those kids dig in and make their pizzas however they wanted.

Then, they were able to swim for a little bit while we cleaned up inside and got the cake ready. We ended up doing cake and presents on the pool deck to avoid all those wet bodies coming inside. One of Jordan's favorite things to do is swim, so the night was just right for him.

After we were done with all of that, the boys packed up and headed to our house for a sleepover. Cory said the bedroom floor looked like a crime scene without the blood. There were just bodies sprawled all over floor and they all like to take up as much space as possible.

Jordan had a great time hanging out with the boys. It was good to have all the girls gone and watch Batman cartoons and just act like boys. No silly girls trying to put make-up on you, no one telling you what to do. Life was good.

On Saturday, Papa and Cory took Jordan putt-putt golfing. Again, just the guys. Can you tell my little guy needs an escape from here every once in a while?

Birthday Week

Well, my birthday was on Wednesday and I turned 31. The up side to having a husband out of work is that he was willing to watch our kids and some friends kids so that a couple girl friends could take me out to lunch and a movie. We had a great time! I don't think I've ever been to chick-fil-a without my kids since I've had them. It was a nice, relaxing time and quiet :) After lunch, we headed to the movie theater and we watched "The Proposal". By the way, I totally recommend this movie to everyone!! It was hilarious and not raunchy. In fact, it is just funny enough to entertain those male viewers as well. It's not quite appropriate enough for those young viewers, but for us adults, a very funny movie.

After the afternoon out, we headed home and had a quick dinner before small group. Amanda even brought me a yummy chocolate cream pie (shout out just for you :). Then, we had one more birthday celebration for me on Thursday night. We had dinner at my parents with my whole family. I got to pick my birthday meal and we had some fabulous grilled salmon and mashed potatoes!! Mmmmm... my mouth is still watering.

My husband also spent a good bit of the afternoon making a home-made ice cream cake. That's right, home-made. He took ice cream from the freezer and formed into a square pan. Then, he baked a cake and cut it to fit on top. Then, he frosted the thing all over. It was very creative and thoughtful. He knows I really don't care for cake. I always ask for an ice cream cake for my birthday and he made it happen :)

Then came Friday....
Jordan turned 5 on Saturday, so he had his birthday party on Friday night and had a boys only sleepover. He kicked his sisters out of the house and didn't even want mommy there. He ended up with 5 boys for the party and 2 that agreed to stay the night. He probably wouldn't stay some where else for a sleepover, but he sure loves to have friends stay at his house. He's gotta find a way to balance out the estrogen over here :)

Friday evening, we made home made pizzas (his choice) and went swimming all evening at my parents house. Then, the boys headed back to our house for movies and sleeping bags. They actually went to sleep earlier than I expected. They were all out by 11.

The next morning, Jordan wanted to have BIG breakfast. We basically do this every Saturday at my parents, but he looks forward to it all week long. Usually, we either have pancakes, waffles or french toast. Well, since this is Jordan's favorite meal, he asked for all 3. So, we did. We had pancakes, waffles, french toast, eggs, bacon, cinnamon rolls and parfait. It was quite the spread.

The rest of the day was mostly spent in the pool and he was exhausted by the end.

I don't have the pictures yet, because someone else was taking pictures. I am very excited though, because one of my birthday presents is a new camera!! I am going to pick one out this week. Woohoo!!

Publix Weekly Deals and Coupons for 6/25-7/1

Publix will allow you to use 1 manufacturer AND 1 store coupon (this includes competitor store coupons) on every item you buy.

When an item is 3/$5 or such, you don't have to buy 3 to get the sale price.

Remember, you can use 2 coupons on BOGO items!!
Sunday Paper Insert Code:
SS - Smart Source
RP - Red Plum
GM - General Mills
P&G - Proctor & Gamble
KL - Kellogg's
V - Vlassis
UN - Unilever

If you want multiple coupons of bogo items for this week, be sure to order your coupons today from


Pork Spare Ribs ($1.69/lb.)

Pepsi Products 8-pack (B3G2 @ $8.97/5)
Makes them $1.79 each

Tostitos Tortilla Chips (bogo @ $4.99/2)
Use FREE Tostitos Salsa wyb 2 bags Tostitos chips from in-store peelie or buy from ebay
Makes them $2.50 a bag and FREE dip!!

Curly's Chicken or Pork BBQ (bogo @ $5.69/2)
Use 2 $1/1 printable
Makes them $1.84 each

Oscar Mayer Beef Franks (bogo @ $3.99/2)
Use $1/2 SS 5/10 or 6/21 or buy from ebay
Makes them $1.50 a pack

Tropicana Pure Premium OJ (2/$6)
Use $1/2 from RP 5/3 or buy from ebay or use $1/1 Trop 50 printable (if included)
Makes them $2 - $2.50 a carton

Mt. Olive Pickles (bogo @ $2.79/2)
Use $.50/1 - $.75/1 from recent spitters or ebay
Makes them $.30 - .54 each

Kraft Barbecue Sauce (bogo @ $1.39/2)
Use 2 $1/1 printable or $.75/1 from SS 6/14
Makes BOTH FREE plus overage!!

Lawry's 30 minute marinade (bogo @ $2.81/2) ***UPDATE*** - Use this printable coupon for $2 off beef or chicken wyb 2 Lawry's marinade and get some FREE Meat!!
Use $1/2 from RP 4/5 or $.50/1 from RP 5/17 or buy from ebay
Makes them $.90 each

French's Mustard (bogo @ $1.89/2)
Use 2 $.30/1 from SS 3/29 or 5/29 or 2 $.50/1 from SS 5/10 or 6/21 or register here for $.50/1 printable or buy $.75/1 from ebay
Makes them $.20 - $.65 each

Lipton Family Size Tea Bags (bogo @ $2.53/2)
Use $1/1 from ebay or from Family Is It's Own Reward booklet or $.60/1 or $.75/2 from RP 5/17
Makes them $.26 - .86 a box

Post Cereal (bogo @ $4.29/2 - includes Selects, Grape-Nuts, Grape-Nuts Flakes, Trail Mix Crunch)
Use $1/2 from SS 6/21 or $2/1 printable
Makes them $.15 - $1.65 each

Kellogg's Cereal (bogo @ $4.51/2 - includes Frosted Flakes, Apple Jacks, Corn Pops, Froot Loops)
Use 2 $1/1 from RP 6/7 or buy $1/1 from ebay AND
$2 off milk wyb 2 Kellogg's Cereal from ebay
Makes them $1.25 a box and Cheap Milk!!

McCormick Ground Black Pepper (bogo @ $3.59/2)
Use 2 $.75/1 from RP 5/10 or $1/1 from Save Money, Save the Planet Booklet or from ebay
Makes them $.80 - $1.05 each

Crystal Light Drink Mix (bogo @ $4.11/2)
Use $2/2 printable AND
$2 off wyb Crystal Light and Wheat Thins from recent peelies or ebay AND
$1 off water wyb 2 Crystal Light from recent peelies or ebay
Makes them $1.05 each and cheap Wheat Thins and Water!!

Ragu Pasta Sauce (bogo @ $2.63/2)
Use $1/2 printable or $.60/1 from RP 5/17 or $.75/1 from Family Is It's Own Reward or ebay
Makes them $.56 - $.81 each

Emerald Nuts (bogo @ $5.79/2)
Use $1.50/2 from SS 5/17 or ebay
Makes them $2.15 each

Nabisco Ritz Crackers (bogo @ $3.89/2)
Use $1/1 printable AND
buy Ritz and get Wheat Thins FREE from SS 5/17 or ebay
Makes them $.95 a box and FREE Wheat Thins!!

Trident or Stride Gum (bogo @ $4.29/2)
Use 2 $1/1 from Smart Summertime Savings (NEW!) publix mag. (if bottles are included in sale) or $1/1 or $.75/1 from SS 5/10 or $1/1 printable
Makes them $1.15 - $1.40 each

Land O Lakes Spread (bogo @ $2.19/2)
Use $.55/1 printable or buy from ebay
Makes them $.55 each

Sara Lee Desserts (50% OFF)
Use $1/1 from RP 4/19, 5/17 or 6/7
Makes a great deal!

Bird's Eye Steamfresh Frozen Veggies (50% OFF)
Use $1/2 printable or buy from ebay

Breyer's Ice Cream (bogo @ $5.13/2)
Use 2 $.75/1 from RP 5/17 or buy $1.50/1 from ebay
Makes them $1.07 - $1.82 each

Contessa Frozen Cooked Shrimp (50% OFF)
Use $1.50/2 printable

Claussen Pickles (bogo @ $3.09/2)
Use $1/2 printable or buy $.75/1 from ebay
Makes them $.80 - $1.05 each

Bertolli Complete Skillet ($4.99)
Use $2.50/1 from Family Is It's Own Reward booklet or $1/1 from RP 6/7 or $1.50/1 printable or buy any from ebay
Makes them $1.49 - $3.99 each

Kraft Velveeta Cheese Product (bogo @ $6.13/2)
Use 2 $1/1 printable
Makes them $2.06 each

More BOGO Deals w/ NO Coupons:
Mangos ($1/2)
Betty Crocker Potatoes ($1.79/2)
Gatorade (B2G1)
Green Giant Canned Veggies 4-pk (4.99/2)

Winn-Dixie Deals and Coupons for 6/24-6/30

Fresh Ground Chuck ($1.49/lb.)

Blueberries ($1.99/pint)

Kraft Cheese 5-8 oz. (2/$3) ***UPDATE*** Thanks Thrifty Florida Mama - When you buy 5 things of Kraft cheese, you receive a $4 Catelina!! That means, you spend $5 and get $4 back! Great deal on cheese!!
Use 2 $.50/1 from ebay
Makes them $1 each

Oscar Mayer Wieners (bogo @ $3.99/2)
Use $1/2 from SS 5/10 or 6/21 or buy from ebay
Makes them $1.50 each

FREE Milk wyb 4 participating Kellogg's products (sale items are 4/$10 - includes Keebler Chips Deluxe, Vienna Fingers, Townhouse Creackers, Special K Bars, Rice Krispies Treats, Rice Krispies, Corn Pops, Frosted Flakes, Mini-Wheats Little Bites, Frosted Mini-Wheats varieties)
Use $1/1 for any of the cereals from RP 6/7 or ebay AND
$2 OFF milk wyb 2 Kellogg's products from ebay
Makes them $1.50 a box (of cereal) or $2.50 each of anything else and FREE Milk plus $2 overage!!

Smart Balance (bogo @ $3.59/2)
Use $1/2 printable or from RP 4/5 or buy from ebay
Makes them $1.30 each

Lipton Family Size Tea Bags ($2.59/2)
Use $.60/1 or $.75/2 RP 5/17 or $1/1 from ebay
Makes them $.30 - $.92 a box

Post Cereal ($1.99 - includes Fruity or Cocoa Pebbles, Alpha-Bits, Honeycomb)
Use $1/2 from ebay or from SS 6/21
Makes them $1.49 a box

Wishbone Salad Dressing (bogo @ $2.99/2)
Use 2 $.75/1 from Family Is It's Own Reward Booklet (found in Publix stores or ebay) or $1.25/2 or $1/1 from RP 5/17 or from ebay or $.75/1 printable
Makes them $.49 - $.87 each

Pop-Secret Popcorn (bogo @ $3.09/2)
Use $.50/2 from SS 6/14 or buy from ebay
Makes them $1.30 each

Post Cereal (bogo @ $4.19/2 - includes Shredded Wheat, Bran Flakes, Raisin Bran, Grape Nuts)
Use $1/2 from ebay or from SS 6/21
Makes them $1.60 a box

More BOGO Deals w/ NO Coupons:

Blue Bell Ice Cream ($6.79/2)
Simply Potatoes ($2.59/2)
Lender's Bagels ($3.89/2)

What Jordan Wants for His Birthday

Today Jordan started talking about what he would like for his birthday and this is how it went...

"I want a machine for my birthday"
"What?"
"A machine."
"What does that mean? What kind of machine?"
(surprised I didn't know what he was talking about) "A softball machine that makes cookies. It can throw softballs and make cookies. That would be awesome!"
"That would be awesome. If only there was a machine like that"
"And I want a telescope and a cow! A real cow. That would be awesome!"

Oh my! That kid is something else. He also wants to have a boys sleepover. No girls allowed (not even his sisters or mommy)!

Well, he's having a sleep-over, but I don't think I'm gonna be able to get that machine or a cow :)

What Happened to My Squash?!!

I have no idea what happened, but I think I have somehow lost all the squash plants. They started to have a white mildew like look on the leaves last week and we sprayed diluted milk on them. Well, that didn't work.
Now, they are not only white on the leaves. Many of the leaves are turning brown and wilting up, the few squash that are on the plants have mold (white and black) growing all over them.

AHHHHHHH! I don't know what happened. We only got about 2 weeks of harvest and 20-30 squash. That sure isn't what I was counting on. I think we are going to have to pull them all out and that makes me want to cry :(

The green beans are finally producing a lot and we have eaten them a couple of times this week. The tomatoes are still growing and looking good, but the grape tomatoes are still the only ones that have turned red. The cantaloupe are growing big and there are several more coming along. But, the cantaloupe has a good chunk of leaves that have brown spots all over them. I don't know what that means. Too much rain? Not enough water? Obviously, we don't really know what we are doing.

Spring... Summer Cleaning

I can't even imagine trying to do "Spring Cleaning". That is always near the end of our school year and me trying to get everything done and catch up on the stuff I am behind with. Nope, for me, it's good ole "Summer Cleaning".
So, that is what we have been up to all week. It's been perfect timing because the kids have been at VBS all week at our church from 9-12 every day. So, each day, I decided to tackle a different room (and throw away the stuff I want to get rid of without my kids whining and complaining and asking to keep it). So far, I have completely cleaned and organized the Office/School Room (this was a huge task that lasted much longer than 9-12), Jordan's Room, the guest room and the girl's room/bathroom/closet.
Today, the room to tackle was the garage. So, Cory has been out there all day working on that. Of course, he found another way to add shelf space. I have been amazed at how many shelves he has put up in the last couple of weeks. He sure is finding ways to keep himself busy with this lack of job. He has added a couple shelves in the pantry, laundry room and School Room. In the garage, he is hanging what I believe used to be a door, from the ceiling/attic. Is he creative or what?

Publix Weekly Deals and Coupons for 6/18-6/24

Publix will allow you to use 1 manufacturer AND 1 store coupon (this includes competitor store coupons) on every item you buy.

When an item is 3/$5 or such, you don't have to buy 3 to get the sale price.

Remember, you can use 2 coupons on BOGO items!!
Sunday Paper Insert Code:
SS - Smart Source
RP - Red Plum
GM - General Mills
P&G - Proctor & Gamble
KL - Kellogg's
V - Vlassis
UN - Unilever

If you want multiple coupons of bogo items for this week, be sure to order your coupons today from


Ribeye Steaks ($5.96/lb.)

Medium Lobster Tails ($6.99/lb.)

Perdue Breaded Chicken Nuggets or Tenders or Fun Shapes (bogo @ $4.39/2)
Use 2 $1/1 from RP 5/3 or buy from ebay
Makes them $1.20 a box

Hebrew National Beef Franks (bogo @ $4.99/2) - Part of $10 Rebate
Use 2 $1/1 printable or here or $.75/1 from SS 6/14 or buy from ebay
Makes them $1.14 - $1.49

GM Cereal (bogo @ $3.99/2 - includes Lucky Charms, Cookie Crisp, Kix, Reese's Puffs, Golden Gahams, Cinnamon toast Crunch)
Use $1/2 or $.55/1 printable or here or here or here or $1/2 or $3/3 from ebay
Makes them $1 - $1.50 a box

Kellogg's Cereal (bogo @ $4.31/2 - includes Frosted Mini-Wheat Varieties)
Use recent $1/1 printables (print limit reached) or $1/1 from RP 6/7 or buy from ebay
Makes them $1.15 a box

Duncan Hines Brownie Mix (bogo @ $2.59/2)
Use 2 $1/1 or $.75/1 from ebay or SS 4/5 (if Oven Ready are included in deal)
Makes them $.30 - .54 each

Kraft Easy Mac (bogo @ $3.49/2)
Use b1g1 coupon from ebay
Makes BOTH FREE!!

Del Monte Fruit or Fruit & Gel or Fruit Chillers (B2G1 @ $5.26/3)
Use $1/1 printable or $1/2 from ebay (both coupons are for the chillers)
Makes them $.75 - $1.25 each

Old El Paso Kit (bogo @ $3.03/2)
Use 2 $1 off ground beef wyb 1 Old El Paso product from SS 6/14 or buy from ebay AND
$1 off refried beans wyb 2 Old El Paso products from recent peelies AND
FREE Taco Seasoning wyb 2 Old El Paso products from recent peelies
Makes them $1.51 each and FREE Ground Beef, Refried Beans and Taco Seasoning

Nabisco Honey Maid Grahams (bogo @ $4.09/2)
Use $1/1 printable
Makes them $1.04 a box

Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream (bogo @ $3.99/2)
Use 2 $1/1 from ebay
Makes them $1 each

Edwards Pie (bogo @ $2.85/2)
Use $.75/1 from SS 5/10 or $1/2 from SS 6/14 or buy from ebay
Makes them $.67 - .92 each

Yoplait Yo-Plus 4-pk (bogo @ $2.50/2)
Use 2 $1/1 from SS 6/7 or buy from ebay
Makes them $.25 a 4-pk

Morningstar Farms Entrees (bogo @ $3.79/2)
Use 2 $1/1 printable or here or buy from ebay AND
$2/2 Target printable
Makes them FREE plus overage!!


More BOGO Deals w/ NO Coupons:
Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Cake Mix ($1.99)
Juicy Juice 8-pk ($3.29/2)
Ocean Spray Craisins ($2.29/2)

Old El Paso Salsa ($2.49/2)
Celestial Seasonings Tea ($3.59/2)
Keebler Crackers ($4.09/2)

Entenmann's Loaf Cake ($4.29/2)
Hershey's Nuggets ($3.59/2)
Doritos ($3.99/2)

Nature's Pride Bread ($3.69/2)
Stouffer's French Bread Pizza ($3.19)
Dannon Danimals ($2/2)

Hungry-Man Dinners ($3.59/2)
Fisher Fusions Snack Mix ($1.79/2)
Ritz Crackerfuls ($3.49/2)

Winn-Dixie Deals and Coupons for 6/17-6/23

Breyers Ice Cream (bogo @ $5.99/2)
Use 2 $.75/1 from RP 5/17 or buy them from ebay
Makes them $2.25 each

Kellogg's Cereal (4/$10 and $4 off at check-out wyb 4 - makes them 4/$6 - includes Jumbo Krispies, Froot Loops, Apple Jacks, Honey Smacks, Cocoa Krispies)
Use 2 $1/1 from recent printables (print limit reached) or from RP 6/7 or buy from ebay
Makes them $.50 a box!!

Hunt's Ketchup (bogo @ $2.79/2)
Use $50/2 or 2 $.20/1 from ebay or $.20/1 from SS 5/10
Makes them $1.15 - $1.20 each

Betty Crocker Brownie or Cake Mix (bogo @ $2.29/2)
Use $.75/2 printable for Brownie or $1/2 from ebay or $.50/2 from SS 5/10
Makes them $.65 - $.90 a box

New England Coffee (bogo @ $5.99/2)
Use 2 $.50/1 printable
Makes them $2.50 each

Chex Mix (bogo @ $2.89/2)
Use $.50/2 from SS 6/7 or buy from ebay
Makes them $1.20 each

Post Cereal ($1.99 - includes Fruity or Cocoa Pebbles, Alpha-Bits, Honeycomb)
Use $.50/1 from ebay
Makes them $1.49 a box


More BOGO Deals w/ NO Coupons:

Ore-Ida Potatoes ($3.79/2)
Swanson Pot Pies ($1.29/2)
Tombstone Pizza ($6.19/2)

Planters Nuts ($5.79/2)
Keebler Vienna Fingers or Oatmeal Cookies ($3.99/2)
Nature's Own Bread ($3.79/2)

Jordan and the Boots

Jordan loves to go to Home Depot or Lowes with his daddy and Uncle Chris.

I can't imagine why :)

Homeschooling in the Front Yard

Uncle Jarrett asked each of them what they were reading.

Morgan responded with "Nancy Drew."
Avery said "The Dictionary"
You know, the dictionary sure is a good read :)

Jordan and the Frog

Jordan was helping daddy in the yard until he found this...

You Might Be A Redneck If...

You are sitting on a couch, in your truck, in the front yard, looking at pictures :)

Publix Weekly Deals and Coupons for 6/10-6/16

Publix will allow you to use 1 manufacturer AND 1 store coupon (this includes competitor store coupons) on every item you buy.

When an item is 3/$5 or such, you don't have to buy 3 to get the sale price.

Remember, you can use 2 coupons on BOGO items!!
Sunday Paper Insert Code:
SS - Smart Source
RP - Red Plum
GM - General Mills
P&G - Proctor & Gamble
KL - Kellogg's
V - Vlassis
UN - Unilever

If you want multiple coupons of bogo items for this week, be sure to order your coupons today from


Publix Milk ($2.89/gallon - $2.25 in some places)

Whole Boneless Pork Loin ($1.99.lb.)
Use $6 off pork wyb Kingsford Charcoal and 1 of the following: Ball Park, Hidden Valley, Glad, KC Masterpiece or Vlasic printable AND
$1/1 Glad product from Summer is Here flyer - the sandwich bags are $1.69) AND
$3 off any Kingsford Charcoal from Publix Summer is Here flyer.
Makes Pork Chops FREE and cheap charcoal and Glad bags!

Kraft Shells or Deluxe Mac N Cheese ($1.49)
Use $1/1 recent printable (print limit reached)
Makes them $.49 a box

Skippy PB ($1.89)
Use $.40/1 from UN 4/5 or $.75/1 from Family Is It's Own Reward booklet
Makes them $1.14 - $1.49

Bounty Paper Towels ($1.25)
Use $1/2 or $.25/1 from ebay
Makes them $.75 - $1

Perdue Whole Chicken ($.99/lb.)

Ragu Pasta Sauce - BIG Jars (bogo @ $3.35/2)
Use 2 $.75/1 from Family Is It's Own Reward Unilever booklet or $1/2 printable or buy $.60/1, $.75/2 from ebay
Makes them $.92 - $1.30 each

Ronzoni Pasta (bogo @ $1.29/2)
Use $1/2 from SS 4/5 or buy from ebay
Makes them $.14 each

Northland Juice (bogo @ $3.89/2)
Use $1/2 printable or buy $.55/1 from ebay
Makes them $1.40 - $1.45 each

Kellogg's Cereal (bogo @ $3.99/2 - includes Special K, Raisin Bran)
Use 2 $1/1 from recent printables (print limit reached)
Makes them $1 each

General Mills Cereal (bogo @ $4.39/2 - includes Assorted Varieties of Cheerios)
Use $1/2 or 2 $.55/1 printable or here or $1/3 printable or buy from ebay or from SS 5/3 or 5/31
Makes them $1.65 - $2.01 a box

Pillsbury Brownie Mix (bogo @ $1.99/2)
Use 2 $.35/1 from RP 3/29 or 5/17 or buy $.35/1 or $1/2 from ebay
Makes them $.49 - $.65 a box

Knorr Sides (bogo @ $1.65/2)
Use $.60/2 from RP 5/17 or 2 $.55/1 from Family Is It's Own Reward booklet or buy from ebay
Makes them $.27 - .52 each

Pompeian Olive Oil (bogo @ $5.99/2)
Use 2 $1/1 printable
Makes them $2 each

Wish-Bone Dressing (bogo @ $2.87/2)
Use 2 $.75/1 printable or buy $1/1 or $1/2 from ebay or use $1/1 or $1/2 from RP 5/17
Makes them $.43 - $.93 each

Mt. Olive Sweet Relish or Pickles (bogo @ $2.19/2)
Use 2 $.55/1 from recent spitters or $.50/1, $.55/1, $.75/1, $1.50/2 from ebay
Makes them $.35 - .60 each

GM Chex Mix (bogo @ $2.71/2)
Use 2 $.50/1 printable or $.50/2 from SS 6/7 or buy from ebay
Makes them $.85 - $1.10 each

Lay's Potato Chips (bogo @ $3.99/2)
Use $1/2 Kettle Cooked or B2G1 coupon from ebay AND
FREE Lay's Dip wyb 2 Lay's Chips coupon from ebay
Makes them $.66 (with B2G1) - $1.50 each and FREE Dip!!

Keebler Cookies (bogo @ $4.09/2)
Use $1/1 or $1/2 printable AND
$1 off Milk wyb 1 Keebler Sandies from ebay
Makes them $1.04 - $1.54 each and $1 off milk

Nabisco Single Serve Tray (bogo @ $6.17/2)
Use 2 $1/1 recent printables (limit reached)
Makes them $2.08 each

M&M's Candy (bogo @ $3.19/2)
Use $1/2 from RP 5/31
Makes them $1.10 each

Nabisco Baked Snack Crackers (bogo @ $4.49/2)
Use 2 $1/1 printable (print limit reached)
Makes them $1.25 each

Popsicle Ice Pops (bogo @ $3.99/2)
Use 2 $1/1 from Family Is It's Own Reward booklet
Makes them $1 each

Totinos Pizza Rolls (bogo @ $3.99/2)
Use $.35/2 from ebay
Makes them $1.82 each

YoCrunch Yogurt (bogo @ $.80/2)
Use $1/6 from SS 4/5
Makes them $.22 each

I Can't Believe It's Not Butter (bogo @ $2.99/2)
Use $1/2 or .75/1 from RP 3/29
Makes them $.75 - $1 each


More BOGO Deals w/ NO Coupons:
Publix Baby Carrots (bogo)
Mott's Juice (B2G1)
Mott's Apple Sauce (B2G1)

Stubb's Bar-B-Q Sauce ($3.99/2)
6--pack Coke bottles (B2G1)
Nature's Own Bread ($3.49/2)

Thomas Bagels ($3.99/2)
Green Giant Steamers (50 % off)
Lender's Bagels

Winn-Dixie Deals and Coupons for 6/10-6/16

Kraft Mayo or Miracle Whip (bogo @ $4.99/2)
Use $2 off produce wyb 2 Kraft products from ebay
Makes them $2.50 each and $2 FREE produce

Crystal Light Drink Mix (bogo @ $4.99/2)
Use $1/1 or $2/2 printable AND
$2 off Crystal Light and Wheat Thins from recent peelies or buy from ebay
Makes them $1.50 each and almost FREE Wheat Thins

Ronzoni Pasta (bogo @ $2.19/2)
Use $1/2 from SS 4/5 or buy $1/2 or $1/1 from ebay
$.10 - $.60

Ken's Salad Dressing (bogo @ $3.29/2)
Use $1/2 from SS 5/3 or buy from ebay
Makes them $1.15 a bottle

Pillsbury Cake Mix (bogo @ $2.49/2)
Use $1/2 from ebay or 2 $.35/1 from RP 5/17
Makes them $.75 - $.90 a box

FREE Milk wyb 4 GM cereals (cereal on sale 4/$10 - includes Cheerios, Total, Trix, Coccoa Puffs, Golden Grahams, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cinnamon Chex, Oatmeal Crisp)
Use $1/2 or 2 $.55/1 printable or here or $1/3 printable or buy from ebay or from SS 5/3 or 5/31
Makes them $2 - $2.17 a box and FREE milk

Gorton's Shrimp (bogo @ $7.99/2)
Use $.75/2 printable or $1/1 from ebay
Makes them $3 - $3.62 each

FREE Hungry Jack Pancake Mix wyb Hungry Jack Syrup
Use $1/1 for syrup from ebay AND
$.25/1 for Mix from RP 6/7
Not sure on final price, but should be a great deal!!

Post Cereal ($1.99 - includes Fruity or Cocoa Pebbles, Alpha-Bits, Honeycomb)
Use $.50/1 from ebay
Makes them $1.49 a box

10/$10 (you don't have to buy 10 to get good price)
Kraft Mac N Cheese (use bogo printable) Makes them $.50 each
Chef Boyardee
Rise/Pasta-Roni
Knorr/Lipton Sides
Hunt's Pasta Sauce
Chicken of the Sea Solid White Tuna


More BOGO Deals w/ NO Coupons:

Edy's Ice Cream ($5.89/2)
Doritos ($4.79/2)
Arnold Bread ($3.69/2)

Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce ($2/2)
Aunt Jemima Entrees ($2/2)
Aunt Jemima Pancakes or French Toast ($3.29/2)

Garden Journal - Week 7 - A Little Remodel

We have been working this week! Jess and I (mostly Jess), spent a good bit of Monday re-modeling the garden.

We decided the cantaloupe were in desperate need of a trellis. They were NOT staying the bed and they were growing on top of eachother causing the ones underneath to start rotting. There were also several bugs hiding under there that were doing damage to our great vine. Once we got all the vines untangled and laid out, we weeded out all the rotting and dead ones. We also put Sevin pesticide all over the plant (so much for an organic garden). Then we put a trellis on either end of the bed and connected them in the middle. We wrapped all the vines up the trellis and this is the new look...I'm not sure if you can see it in the picture, but there is 1 cantaloupe that is already about 3 inches long laying on the wood in front in the middle. There are lots of other small cantaloupes coming along as well.

The green beans are looking great! No bugs there anymore (we didn't even have to use the Sevin). We actually were able to pick our very first green bean on Monday. We cooked it up and split it in half :) There are lots of other beans that are coming and should be ready to harvest soon.The squash needed a lot of work too. They were growing on top of eachother and all the squash on bottom was not getting pollinated and was dying. So, we went through and cut out all the dead, rotting branches and squash and decided to tie the squash up a little and go a little more vertical. We read that vertical is possible with squash. We did have to be VERY careful though because the stems break extremely easily. The squash were also showing signs of mildew on the leaves. We are hoping that the clearing out will help some with that. If not, I read that diluted milk is a natural anti-fungal and I will spray that.The tomatoes continue to look pretty good. They needed a little weeding as well, but there are lots of little tomatoes growing. We did pick off about 5 of the green ones and made some fried, green tomatoes. They were very good and we fried some squash along with them.To read the entire garden journey, just click here.

Publix Weekly Deals and Coupons for 6/4-6/10

Publix will allow you to use 1 manufacturer AND 1 store coupon (this includes competitor store coupons) on every item you buy.

When an item is 3/$5 or such, you don't have to buy 3 to get the sale price.

Remember, you can use 2 coupons on BOGO items!!
Sunday Paper Insert Code:
SS - Smart Source
RP - Red Plum
GM - General Mills
P&G - Proctor & Gamble
KL - Kellogg's
V - Vlassis
UN - Unilever

If you want multiple coupons of bogo items for this week, be sure to order your coupons today from


Bottom Round Roast ($1.99/pound)

Breyer's Ice Cream (bogo @ $5.13/2)
Use 2 $.75/1 from RP 5/17 or buy $1/2 up to $1/1 from ebay or $1.50/1 from Family Is It's Own Reward Booklet
Makes them $1.06 - $2.06 each

Kraft Mayo (bogo @ $5.15/2)
Use $1/1 printable Target coupon AND
2 $1.25 off Publix Chicken wyb Kraft light Mayo from Kraft Simply Delicious booklet (found in Publix stores) or buy from ebay
$2 off produce wyb 2 Kraft mayo from ebay
Makes them $1.57 each and FREE chicken and produce!!

Hunt's Tomato Ketchup (bogo @ $1.39/2) - THIS IS PART OF $10 REBATE OFFER!!
Use 2 $.20/1 from SS 5/10 or buy $.20/1 or $1/2 from ebay
Makes them $.20 - $.50 each

Southern Grown Sweet Corn (12/$3)

Kellogg's Cereal (bogo @ $4.29/2 - includes Smart Start, Raisin Bran, Raisin Bran Crunch)
Use 2 $1/1 from recent printables or buy from ebay
Makes them $1.15 each

Bertolli Pasta Sauce (bogo @ $3.07/2)
Use 2 $1/1 from Family Is It's Own Reward Unilever booklet or buy from ebay
Makes them $.53 each

Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Pasta (bogo @ $1.79/2)
Use $1/2 from SS 4/5 or buy from ebay
Makes them $.40 each

South Beach Diet Bars (bogo @ $2.99/2)
Use 2 $1/1 printable or here or buy $1.50/1 from ebay
Makes them FREE - $.50 each

Juicy Juice (bogo @ $3.75/2)
Use 2 $1/1 from SS 4/26 or printable or buy from ebay
Makes them $.87 each

Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks (bogo @ $2.81/2)
Use $.50/2 printable or here
Makes them $1.15 each

Nabisco Ritz Crackers (bogo @ $3.89/2)
Use FREE Wheat Things wyb Ritz from SS 5/17 AND
2 $1/1 from recent peelies or buy from ebay
Makes them $.95 each and FREE Wheat Thins

Bertolli Complete Skillet for Two (Sale for $4.99 - Save $3)
Use $2.50/1 from Family Is It's Own Reward Unilever booklet
Makes them $1.50 a box

Boston Market Home Style Meals (4/$10)
Use 2 $1/3 printable
Makes them $2.17 each

Kid Cuisine Dinner (bogo @ $2.47/2)
Use $.50/2 from in-store spitter or buy from ebay
Makes them $.97 each

SeaPak Shrimp Co. (bogo @ $7.59/2)
Use $1/2 printable
Makes them $3.30 each

Whole Fruit Sorbet (bogo @ $2.99/2)
Use 2 $.75/1 from RP 4/5 or buy from ebay
Makes them $.75 each

Klondike Ice Cream Bars (bogo @ $4.11/2)
Use 2 $1.25/1 from Family Is It's Own Reward Booklet or $1/2 printable
Makes them $.80 - $1.55 each

Earth's Best Organic Baby Food (bogo @ $.99/2)
Use $1/10 printable or buy from ebay
Makes them $.40 each

Suave Body Wash (bogo @ $2.19/2)
Use 2 $.75/1 from Family Is It's Own Reward Booklet
Makes them $.35 each

Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough (bogo @ $3.49/2)
Use 2 $1/1 printable
Makes them $.75 each

4 Grain Large Eggs (2/$4)

Smart Balance Spread (bogo @ $3.09/2)
Use $1/2 from RP 4/5 or printable
Makes them $1.04 each


More BOGO Deals w/ NO Coupons:
Doritos ($3.99/2)
Deli Macaroni Salad ($2.19/2)
Valley Fresh Canned Chicken ($3.59/2)

Luzianne Family Size Tea Bags ($2.29/2)
Minute Maid All Natural Coolers ($2.73/2)
Wise Cheez Doodles ($2.99/2)

Keebler Fudge Shoppe Cookies ($3.59/2)
Nestle Fun-Size Bars ($3.59/2)
Pop-Secret Popcorn ($4.85/2)

Entenmann's Pop'ems Glazed Donuts ($3.99/2)
PhillySwirl Italian Ice ($2.99/2)
Superpretzel ($2.99/2)

Publix Chocolate Milk ($2.99/2)

Garden Journal - Week 6 - Cantaloupe Are Taking Over!

Here is a picture of our cantaloupe bed. They have completely filled out the bed and are overflowing. We keep having to re-direct the vines back into the bed. I have seen bees several times moving their way throughout these and there are flowers everywhere! I'm sure we are going to have a crazy amount of fruit here soon. They have only grown 1" in height, but have spread all out.

The Green Beans had a good week. They have grown from 12" to 17". They are very bushy and there seems to be lots of blooms. Still no bean buds.

The one and only Green Pepper. This is the only one we were able to salvage and I don't think anything else is going to grow because the plant looks like...

THIS (what is the problem with the peppers?!) This was the last one and I think it is about to make it's way to the green pepper grave yard :(

The squash continue to multiply. The stems have broken off into many more stems and there are baby squash all throughout the bed.

Here is what they look like all together.

The tomatoes are so close to being ripe. I can hardly wait. There have to be about 10 tomatoes this size and another 20 baby ones.

We also have 1 tomato plant that is grape tomatoes. These are filling out nicely and should be ready to pick soon.

They have grown from

23" to 34"
25" to 40"
49" to 53"
24" to 34"
33" to 46"

To see the journey of the garden, just click here.

Math is DONE!!

We officially finished the Saxon math book for Morgan yesterday. We still have a couple things left before we are completely done with school but it sure feels good to have that book out of the way. I am very ready for Summer!!

Feed The Forgotten

My sweet friend, Brandi, asked me to write a post today asking for help. See, she has a huge passion for Africa (she has since she was a little girl). As an adult, she has traveled there numerous times and has even adopted a little boy from Liberia. Her passion speaks for itself and she is actively finding ways to help the people in Africa who are in desperate need.

She wrote a post today detailing exactly what WE can do to help. Just click here and ask the Lord what he is calling you to do. It doesn't take much to make a difference. Really, only $.14 will provide 1 full meal to 1 person.

She is also selling some Paper Bead Necklaces made by the women of Uganda. It is nearly the only source of income for the women there. The necklaces are beautiful (I have 10 of them!!) and she is selling them for $10 each. ALL the proceeds go right back to Africa.

I hope you can take a couple of minutes out of your day and help those that are much less fortunate than you.