2-14-10

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WALGREENS DEALS

BLISTEX

Walgreen coupon for $1.00 each (limit 4 with coupon)
2 x's $1.00 is $2.00
$1.00 off 2 manufacture coupon
makes them 2 for $1.00 or .50 cents each

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TRIDENT GUM

Walgreen coupon for .69 cents each (limit 6 with coupon)
Manufacture coupon .75 cents
makes them FREE

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REVLON COLOR SILK HAIR COLORING

Walgreen coupon for $1.99 each
$1.99 x's 2 is $3.98
Manufacture coupon for $1.00 off 2
makes it 2 for $2.98 or $1.49 each

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GILLETTE FUSION RAZOR

$8.99
minus $4.00 manufacture coupon
makes it $4.99
Plus you get $4.00 register rewards coupon
makes it .99 cents

PLUS
if you also buy a 6-8 pack Gillette refill cartridges
you get an additional $3.00 in register rewards.
There is a manufacture coupon for $3.00 off those.
Don't know price as it's not stated in the ad.

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50% off sale of AIR WICK I MOTION or FRESHMATIC
Don't know price.
Manufacture coupons available:
-$4.00 off any Air Wick I Motion starter kit
-$5.00 off any Air Wick Freshmatic Ultra I Motion starter kit

AIR WICK PRINTABLE COUPONS

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HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS

They have a FREE tape measure coupon
in their ad.

Also if you look in the USA Weekend section
you can find another coupon for Harbor Freight Tools
and get a FREE led flashlight.

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Free local classifieds from the Columbus Dispatch
and This Week community newspapers.

OH GET IT

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SAVE-A-LOT

Coupon for a FREE gallon of milk
on the front of The Bag, the bag that has the
sales ads in it, usually found on your front door.

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FAMILY DOLLAR COUPONS

I'm not sure if these are store coupons
or manufacture coupons. So I do not
know if you could combine them with
another manufacture coupon.

Family Dollar does take manufacture coupons
at face value.

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Today in Speedway I found these coupons
on the shelf and cooler door:

-$1.00 off any 2 Fiji WAter 1 liter or larger

-.25 cents off Sun Chips 2-2 3/4 oz bags, any variety

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It's 12:30pm and we just got back from taking
the kids sledding. I took my camera along
but forgot my camera card. That sucked!
Maybe next weekend.

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It's 1:00pm. I am off to Walgreens. I ihave
$12 in Register Rewards to use up before they
expire tomorrow. Will let you know my outcome.

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3:00pm returned from Walgreens and Family Dollar

I got 2 bottles of 100 count Walgreens acetaminophen
for $6.00. It was buy 1 get 1 free.
(regular price $12.00)

I wanted to get some Tylenol tablets but
saw they all were pulled off the shelf due to a recall.

I Motion Air Wick
$2.49
(regular price $15.00)

2 Berry Medicated Blistex Balm
$1.00
(regular $1.30 x's 2 is $2.60)

1 Berry Blistex Balm
(regular $1.30)
.67 cents

$31.00 MY TOTAL BEFORE COUPONS, SALES AND REGISTER REWARDS

$1.24 TOTAL PRICE PAID OUT OF POCKET

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I had to make a pit stop at Family Dollar.
Tony wanted me to get a quart of oil and tranny fluid.
I priced them at Walgreens and they wanted waaaaayyy too much!
At Walgreens:
-oil $5.80 a quart
-trans. Fluid $4.00

Family Dollar

-$1.99 Quaker State Tranny fluid (was $3.50 on clearance!)
-$2.75 Quaker State oil

I saved $5.00 by buying at Family Dollar instead of Walgreens!!

Oh yeah and while at Family Dollar I asked the
assistant manager if they combine manufacture
coupons and store coupons.
She said NO. So there ya go.
I made the comment that they probably are the
only store that doesn't when Walgreens and CVS does.
She said she had never heard of such a thing.

Well ya know who's throwing their money away,
the lady at Family Dollar!

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Tonight's supper

Stuffed Green Peppers

2 pounds deer burger, free
1 package onion soup mix .50 cents
1 box of Spanish Rice mix .70 cents
1/2 cup of white rice, free
1 can diced tomatoes with juice .50 cents
leftover jar of 6 cheese spaghetti sauce

(I made up a large batch as this will
be enough for this meal and another meal,
cabbage rolls. Will put the other half in
fridge for a couple days so the rice
can soak up all the juices.
Only use half this batch for green peppers)

2 green peppers, .99 cents
leftover shredded cheese, taco & mozarella


Total cost $1.84
Serves 5 @ .36 cents a serving






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SURPRISE, SURPRISE, SURPRISE
(ok I'm soundin' like a Gomer Pyle, lol)

Lookie what my honey got me today,
a box of chocolates!
Didn't see that coming, LOL!

Originally $9.99
$4.99 sale
minus $1.00 coupons
made it $3.99

A total savings of $5.98!



LIFE IS LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES!


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We have yet another Winter Storm Warning, Ahhh!
I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow morning
at 10am in Upper Arlington. This should be fun
drive! Still getting checked up as to what
has been wrong with me the last month or so.

**WINTER STORM WARNING Monday & Monday Night**

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with light snow developing. Low 18.

MONDAY: Heavy Snow. Accumulations of 5-9". High 28.

MONDAY NIGHT: Snow likely. Low 20.

A WINTER STORM WARNING will go into effect early Monday morning lasting through early Tuesday morning. Heavy bands of snow will develop into Monday with 5-9" of snow forecast for the Columbus Metro area. The heavy bands of snow will extend from Central Ohio to Southwest Ohio. Snowfall amounts will be significantly less just North and Northwest of Columbus.

Meantime, roads will become icy and snow covered making driving very difficult into Monday afternoon and evening.

The snow will quickly taper off into Tuesday morning, but strong winds will begin developing causing blowing and drifting snow.

ABC 6 and FOX 28

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2-13-10

We already seen that some Pepsi products are bringing
back the old logos and made with real sugar called
Pepsi Flashback.



I just got word from PSST that starting tomorrow, February 14th,
Target stores nationwide will have five limited-edition General Mills cereals featuring fun “retro” package designs and premium offers from the 60s and 80s. The promotion will run for a limited time through March 7.

I just thought it was neat if you were an 80's
person like myself.

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Took the kids to the Great Train Expo at the fairgrounds.

I try to prepare ahead of time so I don't have to
buy expensive refreshments at events like these.

Stopped in Speedway before going there and bought
4 twenty ounce bottles of Pepsi Max for everyone.
Was $4.44 and used four $1.00 off manufacture coupons.
I paid .44 cents for 4 bottles plus got 400 rewards points!!
Woo Hoo! That was .11 cents a bottle!! Can't beat that
at any convenience store.

Total cost to get in the train expo was $19.
$14 admission for me and Tony plus $5 to park.
No handicap parking as that was filled up.
And we had to park in a back parking lot
as the others were filled up. That sucked!
Should've been like $2 for back lot parking
for having to walk farther in the snow and slush!








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Stopped by Kroger on the way home because I needed
pop. I took a quick gander at their mark down carts
and found a 36 pack of Kroger brand pop tarts for
$2.89. That's .08 cents a pop tart.
I think a pack of 8 count Kroger pop tarts
run around $1.50 so this was a very good deal!!
Pop tart brand can start around $2 on up!


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Once home I started lunch.
Since not feeling well I have a fridge full
of things needing used up.
I made Pizza Pinwheels.

On a cookie sheet I spread out a can of
pizza dough. Then opened up a can of
6 cheese spaghetti sauce and used a little
of it to spread on the dough.
Topped it with pepperoni, bacon and taco
flavored cheese.

Next I took kitchen shears and cut the dough
into strips starting at the smallest width
of the dough. Each piece I rolled up like
a cinnamon roll.
The house smelled sooo good and they were delicious!



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Well I just got The Bag, paper ads, soon after
returning home. Will sit down and go through
them to see what bargains I can find.

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MEIJER

Hamburger Helper $1.00 each
$1.00 x's 3 is $3.00
minus $1.50 (double) manufacture coupon or this coupon
makes it $1.50 for 3 or .50 cents each

Use 2 coupons to get 6 boxes.
Meijer's will only double 2 like coupons
for the same product.
Any coupons after that for the same
product are at face value.

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I'll have to brain storm on this next deal
to see how it will work out.

Buy 3 Hershey bars get 1 free sale
I have a buy 1 get 1 free manufacture coupon.

I know if you use a buy 1 get 1 coupon
on a buy 1 get 1 sale it makes both items free.
So maybe this deal would allow you to
buy 2 get 2 free.

So if I had 2 coupons:
(brain is hurting thinking!)

WOULD IT BE BUY 1 GET 3 FREE????

I need help on this one as I am so confused
trying to figure this out!!

Will ask one of my yahoo groups to see
if I can get an answer.
Will post if I get one.

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Betty Crocker cookie mixes $1.50
minus .80 cent coupon
makes it .70 cents

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Betty Crocker warm delights $1.50
minus $1.00 coupon or use this coupon
makes it .50 cents

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Chex Mix snack $1.00
$1.00 x's 2 is $2.00
minus $1.00 off 2 manufacture coupon
makes it $1.00 for 2 or .50 cents each

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Green Giant frozen boxed vegetables $1.00
$1.00 x's 3 is $3.00
minus $1.20 off 3 is $1.80

USE 2 COUPONS TO GET 6 BOXES

When you buy 5 boxes of green giant frozen veggies
you get a box FREE (meijer sale)

So total breakdown is
7 boxes of Green Giant frozen veggies
for $3.60 or .51 cents each

OR

$4.00 minus (2) $1.00 coupons
makes it $2.00 for 4 or .50 cents each

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Cheerios $1.99
minus $1.00 coupon
makes it .99 cents

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Betty Crocker muffin mix $1.67
minus $1.00 coupon
makes it .67 cents each

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Betty Crocker frosting $1.29
minus $1.00 coupon
makes it .29 cents

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LaChoy Creations 25% off
Don't know price.
I think I saw them at kroger for about $4
so will use that price.
$4.00 minus 25% off is $3.00
minus $1.50 off manufacture coupon
Could make it $1.50
(just guessing at this one)


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Been sorting through items in my fridge that is
packed full. In the last week I have not been
in a cooking or baking mood due to not feeling well.

I gathered up a few things out of the fridge today
and things I found in the mark down bin recently
at the store and decided to throw together a couple
peaches and cream pies. Throw together meaning
I used no recipe. I made it up.

1- 8 ounce cream cheese, softened $1.00
1/3 cup sugar, free
2 eggs free (buy 1 get 1 free coupon)
1/3 heavy whipping cream .50 cents
1 large box vanilla pudding .25 cents
1/3 cup reserved peach juice
1 large can peaches, drained, reserving juice .97 cents
1 pillsbury double pie crust .50 cents

Whip together the first 6 ingredients in a medium bowl.

Unroll pie crusts and place each one in a pie pan.

Divide large can of peaches between two pie pans
and arrange in bottoms.

Divide up creamed mixture between 2 pans
and spread evenly over top of peaches.

Combine a couple tablespoons of sugar
and a teaspoon of cinnamon in a small bowl
Sprinkle over top of the pies.

Bake 35-40 minutes.

Allow to completely cool or refrigerate
before serving to allow to set.

TOTAL COST FOR 2 HOMEMADE PEACHES AND CREAM PIES:
$3.22 for 2 or $1.61 each.

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I think this is the most quiet the kids have
played in a long time. They went treasure hunting
in the basement and found a box of Legos that was
long forgotten about. It was like a new toy to them!!

They also found our first Playstation 2
that we bought about 3 years ago off Craigslist
for $50. We could never get it to work as it
kept reading disc error. They brought that thing
out of the basement, plugged it in and it worked
like nothing was ever wrong with it!!!
Me and Tony just looked at one another like
what the bleep.
It goes to show that it does pay to hold onto
things and not throw them out.
I am sure at one point Tony wanted or may have actually
thrown it out and I rescued it and stored it ever since.
It's a good day!!


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Tomorrow for breakfast we will have Cinnamon Rolls.
Made from canned refrigerated pizza crust.
I got them made up tonight and ready to go
for tomorrow morning.



This past week at Meijer I got 4 cans of Pillsbury
pizza crust on mark down and used coupons. (.55 cents each)

I discovered you can't free the pizza dough in the can.
I tried it once and was never able to get it unrolled.
It was a huge mess.
You can freeze canned biscuits though.

So these cans of pizza crust sit in my fridge at the
moment looking for ways for me to use them up and
get creative.
I also found tucked in the back of
my fridge a half tub of cream cheese frosting.
I'll use that for the glaze on the cinnamon rolls.

Ok ya know what's funny is that I already had plans
of making the cinnamon rolls but never told anyone
about it. Just moments ago Jonathan says, "can you
make some cinnamon rolls?" This is not something
I make all the time around here.
So I thought that was weird.
He says he smelled the cinnamon from the pies
and it reminded him of cinnamon rolls.

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With tomorrow being Valentine's day, hubby says
he needs to step out in a little bit.
I know what he is up to wanting to buy me
a Valentine's day gift.
I say you don't need to spend a whole lot
on me, but if you insist on buying me something,
here is a couple coupons for Walgreens, LOL!

I handed him a Walgreens coupon for
Whitman's Chocolate on sale for $4.99.
Next I hand him a manufacture coupon
for $1.00 off Whitman's chocolate.
The candy sampler should be $3.99.

He left out of here looking paranoid as
hell with those coupons, LMAO!!
You'd of thought I handed him a ticking
time bomb.

I gave him $4, money I found in his shirt
pocket when I just put a load of laundry in.
I said this is all you are allowed to spend
on me since it is found money, LOL!
I'm sure he had change in his pocket if
he needed extra.

He is freaked out thinking he needed more money
for that chocolate! (maybe for tax)
He starts with the what if's.
What if they don't take both coupons?
What if they say I can't use any coupons?
What if I don't have enough money?

I am still laughing inside!!

It's time for the little birdy to
fly the coop on his own
and learn how to use coupons.



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If you missed out on the Entertainment Coupon Book
deal at Walgreens before Christmas the
Entertainment book website is now offering a $14 discount.
They are currently $21 compared to $35 and
that includes FREE shipping.
Hurry because it is only a 3 day Valentine's Day sale!

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Target Deal

Buy 2 trial-sized Right Guard deodorants at $0.99 each
Use $2/2 coupon here
Free after coupon

You can use coupons on trial sizes
as long as the coupon does not specify
excludes trial sizes.

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COOKIE MONSTER

Hubby has been making fun of me all day
about this incident.
I always get a sweet tooth in the middle
of the night or first thing in the morning.

Well last night/early morning, as we were in
bed asleep when it happened, I must
have gotten up and got a couple
double stuffed Oreos. This morning
he found a half eaten Oreo cookie
in bed with us, LOL! I said I probably
got up for a snack in the night.
Then he has to act out this part like
something off of America's Funniest Videos.
He shows me eating a cookie half asleep
taking little bites here and there, then falling
asleep dropping the cookie in the bed.

Here lately I have been known to sleep walk
or run, LMAO. One night I must have jumped
outta bed and ran to the kitchen, literally. Tony said
I woke him up and he wondered what in the world
I was doing! By the time I got to the kitchen
I kinda woke myself up wondering why I was there.
I slowly went back and crawled into bed hoping
no one saw me. I was busted though. Still
don't know why I was in the kitchen.

He says I all the time laugh in my sleep.
Wish I knew what I was laughing about, lol.
My mind runs constantly with things I have
to do or get done so it's a no wonder I sleep
walk at times. I need to teach myself
how to sleep clean. That way I could get
up in the morning and wonder how my housework
got done, LOL.

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Been trying to scope out the Walgreen deals
for next week.

Air Wick i-Motion or Freshmatic Products, 50% off

$4/1 Air Wick Kit printable
$5/1 Air Wick Ultra i-Motion Kit, exp. 3-21-10 (SS 02/07/10)
$4/1 Air Wick Compact i-Motion Kit, exp. 3-21-10 (SS 02/07/10)
Final price varies

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The other day while in Target I found a
hang tag coupon for Purex fabric softener.
laying in the bottom of the shopping cart.
A hang tag is a coupon found around the
neck of a bottle so be on the look out for them!
This wasn't really a coupon but a form
to fill out to get a refund up to $4 on a bottle of
Purex fabric softener. I'm sure Purex
goes on sale and there are coupons for it.
Keep your eye out for those hang tags on Purex!

1-12-09

Started off the morning by going to Walmart.
Me and mom stopped in to have breakfast at
McDonalds.
Had 2 sausage bagel sandwiches
and shared a small drink for $3.49.
Used a buy 1 get 1 free coupon that came
out in Wednesday paper ads with the Giant
Eagle flier.

I searched Walmart for a flannel jacket with
hood for Tony and turned up nothing.

I did check into the Malt-O-Meal cereal.
While they carried many varieties of this
brand they DID NOT have the chocolate
frosted flakes or the chocolate
spooners flavor of cereal.
If they did it would have been around $4.50
minus the $2.00 coupon would have made it $2.50.

While there I also checked to see if they
had the double stuffed golden oreo cookies
and they DID! So I used my free coupon on those.

I noticed Walmart is putting out Spring items.
I saw packages of vegetable and flower seeds
for .20 cents and picked up quite a few.
Don't know that I will use them all this year
but will be ready in the Spring.
-California Wonder Pepper
-Jalapeno Pepper
-Hungarian Hot Yellow Wax Pepper
-Grand Bell Mix Pepper
-Green Arrow Pea
-Cherokee Wax (Yellow Bush)Garden Bean
-Early Scarlet Globe Radish
-Early Golden Acre Cabbage
-Iceberg Lettuce
-Poinsett 76 Cucumber
-Grey Zucchini Squash
-Beefsteak Tomato
-Large Red Cherry Tomato
-Delicious Tomato
-White Lisbon Bunching Onion
-Sweet Basil
-Long Island Mammoth Dill
-Moss Curled Parsley
-Italian Parsley
-Flying Saucers Morning Glory

Mom bought me some Friskies party mix cat treats
at Walmart.
They were $1.42.
And I had 2 buy 1 get 1 free coupons.
So for 4 bags it was $2.84 or .71 cents each.

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Next we stopped by Target.
Still did not find a flannel jacket.
Don't know why stores this time of year
feel the need to start putting out Spring
and Summer items but that's about all I found!!
From Summer dresses to swimsuits to shorts!!
Come on now has anyone looked outside to see
all the snow on the ground???
This can't be good business for them at the moment.

I keep reading about many deals people are
able to get at Target. One day I will try
to match coupons to sales and to their store
coupons to see what I am able to save at
that store. They do carry quite a bit of food
on shelves and in freezer or refrigerated cases!!

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My last stop of the day was to the thrift
store on Indianola. Still no flannel jackets
with hoods. I'm about to give up on those things!!

Here are my bargains I found while there:


For about the past year we have been wanting
a water cooler. They run around $100 on up.
I even priced them at Walmart today at over
$100. Craigslist people want at least $50
for one.

Today I found one for $12.12!!
I plugged it in and it seems to work.
So lets hope it does for that price!!
Hoping to get the kids to drink more
water during the Summer months.



Got Christopher a pair of jeans for .99 cents



2 boxes of Easter egg kits.
1 turns eggs into vehicles
and the other has glitter eggs.
.50 cents each



Found kitty a cat brush for .50 cents
She needs to be brushed out as black
cat hair and light gray carpet and light
colored furniture don't go together!



And lastly because I seem to be experiencing
cabin fever, a cute sunflower bird feeder for .90 cents
I'm so ready for Spring can't ya tell with me
buying bird feeders and seeds for the garden???




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MAIL CALL

Here are some things I received this week:





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My store experience for today:

I was in line at the service counter at Meijer.
In walks a foreign couple that looked to be returning
something. They asked an employee where they should go.
They pointed to the line and said to go stand next to
that girl. That girl being me. The foreign lady took,
"stand next me", pretty seriously. When I was next up
to the service counter, the foreign lady walked up to the
counter with me and stood beside me.
I thought, "what the?"
I felt a little uncomfortable as she stood directly
next to me like she was family or something.
I think I felt her breath on my shoulder a couple times!
But I knew she didn't understand and just giggled a little
and went about my business. She waited patiently beside
me until it was her turn though.

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Head on over to Beyond Bodi Heat for a free sample.
Type in your email address and they will send you
a link with an authorization code.

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Here's an email from Honey Nut Cheerios I got:

Hi Sherry,

Thank you for registering for The Honey Nut Cheerios® Sweet Rewards Giveaway! Buzz wants to remind you that there is a chance to win $5 every ten minutes!

Come back to play again - up to 10 times a day! Just log in at www.NutsAboutHoney.com when you're ready to play again.

Good luck!


WOO HOO! The spinner landed on $5.00!!

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DOVE

Dove has a Spin to Win game.
Spin three times for a chance for free soap.

There are also a couple printable coupons:
-Dove beauty bar 4 pack $1.25
-Dove Men+Care body and face bar 4 pack $1.75
-Dove Men+Care body and face wash
or Dove Men+Care dual sided shower tool $1.50

Free sample Dove Intense Therapy shampoo & conditioner

$2.00 off Dove Ultimate visibly smooth deodorant

Here's another Dove deal I found at Hip 2 Save:

As you may have noticed, Target has had lots of warehouse type products available– which we couponers don’t usually like and it actually looks like other customers aren’t too interested either! You see, Target now has lots and lots of these bonus-size items on clearance. One item to note is on the Dove Men + Care Bonus Packs. They were priced at $3.99, but now they’re on clearance for $3.19. Here’s how to score these bonus packs for just $0.44!

Dove Men + Care Bonus Packs (includes 4 pk soap & small Body wash) on clearance for $3.19
Use the $1.75/1 coupon from the 1/31RP or from here
Use the $1/1 Target coupon from here
Final cost ONLY $0.44! Let us know if you’re able to find these on clearance too!

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OLD ORCHARD JUICE

Enter to win frozen juice for a year.

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More on the story about the $20 late fee
the Ohio BMV is charging you if you are more than
7 days late renewing your tags or license:
NBC4

And if they don't fix this scheme I will have another
$20 late fee on a car trailer that I forgot was in
my name and didn't think to renew now because it
is a Summer time trailer.
Thank goodness we were able to get historical
plates on our Trans Am because normally
we would wait until Spring or Summer to renew
them since the car was not driven over the Fall
and Winter Season.

I am on the side of most of those
who made comments at the bottom of
the article.

They say if they do away with late fees
they might increase vehicle registration fees!
What the heck is next. Are they going to
charge us for the air we breath???

Some people don't see the fee as a problem
and feel that people are responsible to
pay their bills on time. Sure that is fine, BUT
we are in a recession for starters with many people
having hard times. Second they should have sent
out notices to all registered drivers about this
new late fee. I'd say 99.9% of people were completely
unaware of it like myself. Sneaky way to get at your
hard earned money huh?

For those thinking about historical plates
you pay a one time fee and it is good for
50 years!! But there are stipulations as
to where and when you can drive the vehicle
with those on them.

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Don't have to buy one of those expensive scanners
when you can listen in online for FREE!

police, fire, medical, news helicopter, sheriff & OSU

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Here is a sneak peak at Sunday's coupons preview:

1 Red Plum insert

* $1/2 Angel Soft Toilet Paper, exp. 5-14-10

* $1/1 Aussie Product, exp. 3-31-10

* $0.60/1 Bertolli Pasta Sauce, exp. 3-14-10

* $1/1 Brown Gold Product, exp. 12-31-10

* $1/1 Centrum Cardio, exp. 4-30-10

* $3/1 Centrum Ultra, exp. 4-30-10

* $1/1 Centrum Ultra, exp. 4-30-10

* $1/1 Crisco Olive Oil, exp. 4-30-10

* $1/2 Hillshire Farm Deli Select Lunchmeat, exp. 3-14

* $6/1 Knox Powder or Caplet Product, exp. 3-31-10

* $4/1 Knox Powder or NutraMix for Strong Nails, exp. 3-31

* $1/1 Natural Instincts/Loving Care Hair Color, exp. 3-31

* $5/2 Natural Instincts/Loving Care Hair Color, exp. 3-31

* $1/1 Nature’s Bounty Vitamins or Supplements, exp. 3-30

* $1/1 Select Olay Products, exp. 3-31-10

* $0.30/1 On-Cor Entree, exp. 4-30-10

* $1/1 Pantene Restoratives or Expressions, exp. 3-31

* $2/1 Pedigree Dentastix Dog Treats, exp. 4-11-10

* $3/1 Pedigree Dog Food, exp. 3-28-10

* $1/1 Pedigree Good Bites Treats for Dogs, exp. 4-15-10

* $1/2 Pedigree Little Champions Variety Pack, exp. 4-25

* $1/2 Quaker Chewy Granola Bars, exp. 4-10-10

* $0.75/1 Select Quaker True Delights Products, exp. 4-10

* $1/1 Quaker True Delights Instant Oatmeal, exp. 4-10-10

* $0.75/1 Select Quaker True Delights Snacks, exp. 4-10

* $1/1 Real Simple Magazine, March Issue, exp. 3-19-10

* $1/1 Robitussin Product, exp. 3-31-10

* $1/1 Robitussin To Go, exp. 3-31-10

* $1 off Scotties Facial Tissues, exp. 3-31-10

* $1/1 Smart Balance Sour Cream, exp. 3-20-10

* $1.50/1 Smooth Away/Vibe Hair Removal System, exp. 5-30

* $1/1 Sparkle Paper Towel, exp. 4-12-10

* $1/1 St. Joseph Aspirin Product, exp. 5-31-10

* $1/2 StarKist Pouch Product, exp. 5-9-10

* $1/2 State Fair Corn Dogs or Mini Corn Dogs, exp. 10-31

* $1/2 Temptations All Natural Cat Treats, exp. 3-28-10

* $1/2 Select Temptations Cat Treats, exp. 3-28-10

* $1/1 Select Tylenol Products, exp. 5-31-10

* $1/1 Whiskas Purrfectly Dry Cat Food, exp. 4-11

* $1/1 Whiskas or Whiskas Purrfectly Multipack, exp. 4-11

2-11-10

If you answer the survey at Special Offer From Excedrin® with anything except Excedrin, you will get a free Excedrin coupon!
EXCEDRIN
The next page will come up and say:
Thank you for completing our survey. To receive a FREE coupon for any Excedrin product* as our thanks to you, please fill out the information below. Please expect 3-5 days for coupon delivery.

*Valued up to $5.99

If you select Excedrin on the survey you can
print out a $2.00 coupon.

I did the survey 3 times.
I put my name on the first one,
mom's on the second
and Tony's on the third.
It allowed me to do it but who's
to say they'll all be sent out.
It don't hurt to try!!
I also did it where I checked the
Excedrin box and printed out
a $2.00 coupon.

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OK here are the deals I have found between
last night and today from Meijer's mark downs:
These are from the Cleveland Ave. store.
Refrigerated mark downs can be found
in the area by the milk tucked in with
other items. Gotta look closely!


14 Yoplait Light Yogurt

Regular price was .60 cents x's 14 is $8.40

Mark down price was .30 cents x's 14 is $4.20

I used 2 manufacture coupons:

-.80 cents off 6
-$1.00 off 8

Made it $2.40 for 14 yogurts or .17 cents each

I saved with coupons and mark downs $6.00!!



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2 packages of double Pillsbury Pie Crusts

Don't know regular price.

Marked down to .99 cents each

used $1.00 off 2 manufacture coupon

made it .98 cents for 2 or .49 cents each



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3 Pillsbury Pizza Crusts

Regular $2.50 x's 3 is $7.50

Marked down price was $1.25 x's 3 is $3.75

I used 3 coupons for .70 cents off each one

Made it $1.65 for 3 or .55 cents each

I saved with mark downs and coupons $5.85



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Went to 3 different thrift stores looking
for rubber duck boots for my step-dad
and a flannel jacket for Tony.
Had no luck at all with finding anything like that.
I even checked Meijer and Family Dollar
for the Flannel jackets and nothing!

Why is it men seem to wait til the last
minute to tell you things.
A couple weeks ago I could
have found bunches of these boots
or jackets. But noooo, we wait
til the snow flies and is knee
deep and when others are also in the
market for boots or coats. These particular
items are now scarce in the thrift store
at the moment. Good luck finding any!

While browsing the store I came across
a Swiffer mop. No price. I asked a lady
if she could get a price for me and she did.
She came back and said $5.95!
I said $6.00 for a STICK! You've got to be
kidding me. She agreed and was on my side.
I put that mop back real quick.
I might have considered a buck or two for it
considering it was used.
Tony brought me home several free new bottles
of Swiffer cleaning solution he found at work so that is
why I was interested in it.
I lost interest very quick!!
I checked online and saw a new one for $14.
Plus I am almost positive there are coupons
for it to make it much cheaper.
So I did not think a used one should
have been $6.00 at a thrift store!


I only bought one thing which was a shirt
for the kids.
It was $5.00 marked down half price at $2.50
at the thrift store.



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For lunch me and mom ate at Long John Silvers
and used our 2 printed coupons for 2 free
fish filets, also got a baja fish taco
and shared a small refillable pop.
Cost: around $2.60 for 2 people for lunch.

Register at Long John Silvers
for a free fish filet
and enter into a $20,000 contest
and play a spin to win game!

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I like to write about different store experiences
so here is another one.
Today while in line at Meijer I noticed
the lady in front of me checking out
had nothing but bras in her cart.
I don't know if some had been rung
up already and put in bags but from
what I saw and counted out in the open
being rung up there was 11 bras.
What in the world does
one need that many bras for?
Believe me I check Meijers for all
their mark downs and there wasn't
any on bras!!

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I haven't heard this until now about Kroger
so haven't actually checked it out.
I found this on Stretching A Buck's Blog.
I don't know if these are actual prices
of items either because I haven't
compared them to the flier.

Central OH area & Toledo Kroger stores are running a Triple Coupon Event starting today through Sunday, 2/14.

Here is how Triple coupons work:

* Coupons up to $0.50 triple (ex: a $0.50 coupon would triple to $1.50)
* Coupons between $0.51-0.99 will double (assuming your store normally doubles coupons up to $0.99)
* Coupons $1 or more are redeemed at face value

There should be no limit to the number of coupons that you can use, and Internet Printable Coupons should also triple. Remember that eCoupons dowloaded from sites such as Cellfire and Shortcuts are redeemed at face value also – they do not double or triple.

Here are a few triple coupon match ups:
SPECIAL PROMOTIONS

Daytona 500 Sale – Buy 10 Participating Products, get $3 Off Instantly at Checkout. No Limit (check your ad to confirm in your area). Prices below assume you are purchasing 10 participating items and are receiving the discount. See ad for complete list of participating items

Gatorade (32 oz) – $0.70/ea
Use $0.50/1 in 1/10 Red Plum insert (if G2 is included)
Final Price = FREE

Campbell’s Chunky Soup – $1.35/ea
Use $0.50/2 in 2/7 Smart Source insert
Final Price = $0.40/ea

Pillsbury Grands Biscuits – $1.19/ea
Use $0.40/3 in 1/3 GM insert or $0.30/2 here and here
Final Price = $0.74/ea when you buy 2 or $0.79/ea when you buy 3

Country Crock Spread (45 oz) – $2.19/ea
Use $0.30/1 in 1/31 Red Plum insert or $0.50/1 here (IE) or here (FF)
Final Price = $0.69-1.29/ea

Chef Boyardee Pasta (14-15 oz can) – $0.70/ea
Use $0.35/3 in 1/10 Smart Source insert
Final Price = $0.35/ea when you buy 3

Betty Crocker Muffin Mix – $2.19/ea
Use $0.50/1 Muffins here and here
Final Price = $0.69/ea

Bounty Paper Towels (6 big or 8 regular rolls) – $7.69/ea
Use $0.25/1 in 2/7 P&G insert
Final Price = $6.94/ea

Purex Fabric Softener (52 loads) or Laundry Detergent (24-44 loads) – $2.69/ea
Use $0.35/1 in 1/10 Red Plum insert
Final Price = $1.64/ea
Catalina Alert! Get $4 off of your next purchase when you buy 2 – 50 oz Purex Laundry Detergents (Thanks, Money Saving Methods!)
OTHER DEALS

Gorton’s Frozen Seafood (select items) – $3.49/ea
Use $0.40/1 in 1/24 Smart Source insert
Final Price = $2.29/ea

Colgate Toothpaste (Max Fresh, Total, select) – $1.67/ea
Use $0.50/1 in 1/31 Smart Source insert
Final Price = $0.17/ea

Suave Advanced Therapy Lotion -$2/ea
Use $0.50/1 in 1/31 Red Plum insert
Final Price = $0.50/ea

Irish Spring Soap (8 pk) – $2.50/ea
Use $0.50/1 in 1/31 Smart Source insert
Final Price = $1/ea

Lever 2000 Soap (2 pk) – $1.79/ea
Use $0.50/1 in 1/31 Red Plum insert
Final Price = $0.29/ea

Suave Deodorant – $1/ea
Use $0.50/1 in 1/31 Red Plum insert
Final Price = FREE

Suave Men’s Shampoo – $1.85/ea
Use $0.50/2 in 1/31 Red Plum insert
Final Price = $1.10/ea when you buy 2

Suave Professionals & Kids Shampoo – $1.85/ea
Use $0.50/2 in 1/31 Red Plum insert
Final Price = $1.10/ea when you buy 2

Pampers Wipes (sensitive) – $1.99/ea
Use $0.50/1 in 2/7 P&G insert
Final Price = $0.49/ea

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Tonight's supper

Teriyaki Stir Fry with sausage ($4.00 Aldi's)

Will cut up the sausage links with kitchen
shears and add to the stir fry mix.
Sausage ($1.00 Meijer)

Total cost for meal $5.00
Serves 5 @ $1.00 a serving





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Thinking about taking the kids to the
Great Train Expo at the fairgrounds this weekend.
We went last year. It was ok. Could have been better.
But Christopher loves his trains.

February 13 & 14

Kids 12 and under are free.
Adults and children 13 and older are $7.00
Plus there is a parking fee.

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$1.00 off coupon on Friskies Party Mix cat treat.
Page 9.

Plus there is a manufacture coupon
for buy one get one free.

Hoping they'll go on sale for around a buck.

Right now at Meijer they are on sales for $1.42

$1.00 off makes it .42 cents each

buy 1 get 1 makes it .72 cents each

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Just did a survey for American Consumer Opinion.
Once I complete a follow up survey I make
$5.00 for it. Cool more free money!
So behind on surveys. Trying to get caught
up the best I can.

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Printable coupons for:
-Chunky Soups
-Campbell Soups
-V8 Fruit Fusion Juice
-Pepperidge Farms Breads

Found this coupon site advertised in the
US Weekender section of the Sunday Dispatch.

I always try to stock up on Campbell's soups
coupons because there always seems to be
some dented cans on the Meijer mark down
shelves at the one on Cleveland Ave.
Mark down area is in the back near
the pharmacy.

Bread and bakery mark downs are in the back corner
of the store by the yogurt.

Freezer mark downs sometimes can be found in
the center open freezer case on the end near the meats.

Other mark downs can be found in meats and produce.

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Mom's wanting to go to Walmart tomorrow.
I'm not much of a Walmart person and don't
go there too often so figured
I'd better take along my Malt-O-Meal coupons
and check out their prices while there.
Will let ya know how it turns out and see
if it's worth it.
Since I don't know Walmart all that well
to use coupons there I am printing a copy of
their coupon policy from their website to take
with me.
WALMART'S COUPON POLICY

More Malt-O-Meal coupons can be found
at their website.
-.75 cents Honey Graham Squares
-.75 cents Honey and Oat Blenders

For some reason it is not working for me.
Kind of stuck on the page not going through.

I finally got it to go through but it
wouldn't allow me to print it a second
time, that sucked.
Oh well I have a total of 9 coupons
I should be good.

Now remember Walmart does not double coupons!

2-10-10

No Columbus City Schools today!

They sent out a recorded phone message around
6:30am this morning to let everyone know.

It is also shown on all the news channels.

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My bathroom looks like a war zone.
Before 8am this morning I spent some
time in there cleaning it up.
I had my rubber gloves on to clean
the toilet and surrounding areas.
All I needed was an aspirator and
a hazmat suit. So gross with bodily
fluids.
Christopher still has diarrhea and
threw up once this morning.
As far as I know Jonathan has diarrhea.
I hope it runs its course soon!!

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I have taken my new prescription 3 times
now and so far I have been keeping it
down without getting sick.
So far I feel ok this morning.
But who's to say that could change
as the day progresses.

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Just took a peek outside and it's
there are light flurries.

Right now it is 10 degrees with -3 wind chill.

Franklin county is under a Level 1 Snow Emergency.

WBNS 10TV

On Wednesday, expect a few snow showers as we move through the day. Highs will eventually reach 26 degrees.

Winds will kick up, causing some blowing and drifting snow. Some gusts could reach 30 mph or stronger.

Tonight, any remaining snow showers will come to an end as temperatures drop to 17 degrees.

Thursday will be mostly cloudy and cold, with highs only reaching 27 degrees.

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When sick you should consider replacing
or cleaning your toothbrush which could
be harboring germs!

If you are a coupon queen like I am
then I am sure you have a stash of free
toothbrushes in your stockpile.
I then disinfected the ones I took
out of the bathroom and will use
those for cleaning.

If you cannot afford a new toothbrush
then here are some tips to cleaning
them:

HOW TO CLEAN YOUR TOOTHBRUSH

1. To deep clean your toothbrush, occasionally run it though the dishwasher. Be sure to place it on the top rack, so the toothbrush doesn't melt or bend due to the heat.

2. Listerine, or another mouthwash that contains alcohol. Although some people opt to keep their toothbrush in Listerine except when they're actually using it, swishing your toothbrush in mouthwash for thirty seconds, prior to use, is sufficient.

3. Hydrogen Peroxide. Place 1 teaspoon of hydrogen peroxide in 1 cup of water, and swish your toothbrush in it prior to use. If you don't like the taste of hydrogen peroxide, you may rinse your toothbrush with clean water prior to use, but if you opt not to rinse the peroxide mixture off before brushing your teeth, in addition to disinfecting your toothbrush, the hydrogen peroxide will help whiten your teeth.

4. Soak your toothbrush in undiluted vinegar overnight, once every two weeks.

5. Most dentists recommend replacing your toothbrush every three or four months, or when it shows sign of excessive wear, such as bent bristles. It is also a good idea to replace your toothbrush after any type of illness.

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Sign up for a free full size
Aveeno Stress Relief Body Lotion.

I was having problems getting it to go through
but will keep trying!
Free full size bottle, heck yeah!

Ok here's a tip I read from others:
Keep refreshing the page even if it
takes 10-15 times! I finally got it
to go through by doing this!

Even signed up to get mom one!
That took only 5 reloads of the page.
Unlike mine that took 10 or more.

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QUICK AND EASY BEEF STEW RECIPE
from Gooseberry patch

1 T. oil
1 lb. boneless beef sirloin steak, cut into 1-inch cubes
10-3/4 oz. can French onion soup
10-3/4 oz. can tomato soup
1 T. Worcestershire sauce
24-oz. pkg. frozen stew vegetables


Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat; add meat. Cook and stir until browned and juices have evaporated. Add soups, sauce and vegetables; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook over low heat for 10 to 15 minutes, until vegetables are tender. Serves 4.

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Cool recipe site for Back Of The Box Recipes.
I think I've seen this cookbook or one
similar at Kroger. So why not check it out for free!

Here's another recipe site that I have
a few cookbooks of:

Favorite Brand Name Recipes
And of course you don't have to use
brand names. Substitute with your
favorite store brand product.

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Printable coupon for .75 cents off
Malt-O-Meal
-Chocolatey Frosted Mini Spooners
OR
-Chocolate Frosted Flakes
Good only at Walmart!

Even more Malt-O-Meal $2.00 coupons can be found
at Coupons.com.
Enter zip code 77630 as my zip did not
show these coupons.
This will show coupons on page 1
These are also good only at Walmart
and are for the super sized bags.
-Chocolately Frosted Mini Spoons
-Chocolate Frosted Flakes
-Blueberry Muffin Tops (MY FAVORITE! YUMMY!)

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You never know until you ask.
So today I wrote corporate at Kroger once
again to see if you can use 2 manufacture
coupons on a buy 1 get 1 sale.

I am still waiting to hear back from them
about using coupons on manager specials.

Will post when I get a response to
either question.

I also wrote corporate of Walgreens
asking them the same question.

Hey ya never know until you ask and I could
be missing out on even more deals!

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Helluva Good has a sweepstakes
you can enter for a trip to a NASCAR race.
Race on over and check it out.

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$26 worth of printable coupons for Save-A-Lot

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I have felt a little better today but am
trying not to overdo it and resting still
when I can.

Tony wanted to go to Meijer so I made
a quick grocery list of things.
Trying to get things to eat that
are healthy and what is recommended
when having diarrhea along with other things.

2 dozen eggs
-buy 1 get 1 free manufacture coupon

1 pkg. golden double stuff oreos
-free manufacture coupon
(can't find the double stuffed ones only
the double stuffed chocolate. Meijer's doesn't
seem to carry them as I checked all the tags
on the shelf. They do carry regular Golden
Oreo.)

2 boxes Post raisin bran
- $1.69 each x's 2 is $3.58
minus $1.00 off 2 manufacture coupon
makes 2 boxes $2.38 or $1.19 each

2 Freshlike frozen veggies
-$1.29 x's 2 is $3.58
have two $1.00 off manufacture coupons
makes them $1.58 for 2 or .79 cents each

4 Johnsonville sausage patties and links
$2.00 x's 4 is $8.00
minus two $1.00/1 Meijer coupons (total $2.00 off)
minus two $1.00 off 1 manufacture coupons ($2.00 off)
makes it $4.00 for 4 or $1.00 each

4 Friskies party mix cat treats
$1.42 x's 4 is $5.68
minus 2 buy 1 get 1 free coupons ($2.84 off)
makes it $2.84 for 4 or .71 cents each

2 pkgs Motts applesauce cups
$1.67 x's 2 is $3.34
minus $1.00 Meijer coupon
makes it $2.34 for 2 packs or $1.17 each

4 Mrs Dash
$1.99 x's 4 is $7.96
minus two $1.00 off Meijer coupons ($2.00 off)
makes it $5.96 for 4 or $1.49 each

2 Motts 64 ounce apple juice
$1.67 x's 2 is $3.34
minus $1.00 on 2 Meijer coupon
makes it $2.34 for 2 or $1.17 each

I figured total price should be around
$17.54

Then Monday I went to Walgreens and got:

Joy Dish Soap
.99 cents with Walgreen coupon
-.30 cents manufacture coupon
makes it .69 cents

Polygrip
$2.00
-$1.00 manufacture coupon
makes it $1.00
PLUS you get $2.00 in register rewards

2 Sauvitel
Buy 1 get 1 free $2.79

Total was $4.48
I used a $2.00 register rewards coupon
made it $2.48
PLUS I got another $2.00 off my next order catalina

I still have two $5.00 off my next order
catalinas for Walgreens :0)
Hoping for some good sales next week!

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MY TOTAL FOR FOOD AND NON FOOD ITEMS THIS WEEK:

$20.02 for 27 items

I came in $20 under budget

Probably because I haven't felt well.

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I had an experience with a cashier tonight
that I have NEVER had before.
I thought I chose my cashier carefully and went
with the young guy.
Well this guy was telling others in line he drank
a whole 2 liter of pop when he was on break a couple
hours before. He was literally dancing and hopping
up and down because he couldn't get anyone to cover
for him so he could take a restroom break.
He even walked away from the register a few times
while I was checking out.
So needless to say he was in quite a hurry to get
through my transaction and coupons.
So I am sure tomorrow when I am not so
tired I will have to go through my receipt and
grocery list.

I write everything out on my grocery list.
From regular price to sales price to all
types of coupons used to end price.
This way if there is a problem I can
spot it right away.

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I received this in a Yahoo group today and thought
it was interesting. I did not research it and left
it as is for everyone to read.

PASS THE BUTTER... PLEASE.

This is interesting . .. .

Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys. When it killed the turkeys, the people who had put all the money into the research wanted a payback so they put their heads together to figure out what to do with this product to get their money back.

It was a white substance with no food appeal so they added the yellow colouring and sold it to people to use in place of butter. How do you like it? They have come out with some clever new flavorings..

DO YOU KNOW.. The difference between margarine and butter?

Read on to the end...gets very interesting!

Both have the same amount of calories.

Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams; compared to 5 grams for margarine.

Eating margarine can increase heart disease in women by 53%< /U> over eating the same amount of butter, according to a recent Harvard Medical Study.

Eating butter increases the absorption of many other nutrients in other foods.

Butter has many nutritional benefits where margarine has a few and

only because they are added!

Butter tastes much better than margarine and it can enhance the flavors of other foods.

Butter has been around for centuries where margarine has been around for less than 100 years .

And now, for Margarine..

Very High in Trans fatty acids.

Triples risk of coronary heart disease .

Increases total cholesterol and LDL (this is the bad cholesterol) and lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol)

Increases the risk of cancers up to five times..

Lowers quality of breast milk.

Decreases immune response.

Decreases insulin response.

And here's the most disturbing fact.... HERE IS THE PART THAT IS VERY INTERESTING!

Margarine is but ONE MOLECULE away from being PLASTIC... and shares 27 ingredients with PAINT

These facts alone were enough to have me avoiding margarine for life and anything else that is hydrogenated (this means hydrogen is added, changing the molecular structure of the substance).

You can try this yourself:

Purchase a tub of margarine and leave it open in your garage or shaded area. Within a couple of days you will notice a couple of things:

* no flies, not even those pesky fruit flies will go near it (that should tell you something)

* it does not rot or smell differently because it has no nutritional value ; nothing will grow on it. Even those teeny weeny microorganisms will not a find a home to grow. Why? Because it is nearly plastic . Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast?

Share This With Your Friends.....(If you want to butter them up')!

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Watching one of my favorite shows,
Ghost Hunters. This show on now is in Buffalo
and I am assuming it's in NY.
Jason is from upstate NY.
Canandaigua, New York to be exact. It was cool
to see the one show where they were around
Batavia.

Not liking the GHI shows, Ghost Hunters
International. Can't wait til March
when they will be airing back in the
states again. The new show will be at
Alcatraz. Looks like they find some pretty
crazy stuff.

I'm tired and still up. Don't know why.
Guess after a long day with the kids
I just needed the quiet time.

Depending if there is school tomorrow and
how I feel, me and mom are going thrift store
shopping. Need to find my step-dad a pair
of duck (rubber) boots and Tony a flannel
jacket with a hood.

Know what is funny is that yesterday was one of
the worst days of feeling bad. And today was
one of the better days for me. Back to back
like that seems odd. I still don't have my appetite
back. I had a bowl of cereal all day til supper. Yup I had
milk like the doctor told me I should avoid to
see if that was what was causing me problems.
Well I am here to say I'm not much of a milk
person to begin with so don't think that would
be a problem. Then for supper I had steak tips
with white rice. White rice was something I was
supposed to eat. And I only ate half of what
was on my plate.

I'm hoping to get both kids sent off to school
tomorrow. They each missed 2 days of school in
the last week. After hearing their bickering
and arguing with one another today I said yup
they are feeling much better!!

Well I am off to bed before my head falls off
my shoulders. Will let you know about
my adventures tomorrow :0)

Nighty, night

2-9-10

I'm going to get checked out at St. Ann's ER.
I have noticed my eyes are feeling pretty
dry which could mean dehydration along
with a few other symptoms.

If you don't hear back from me then
that's where I am at.

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I am back from St. Anns.
Was there from 12:30 to 4:30pm.
Got right in, no wait in the waiting room.

I got an IV with 2 bags for starters
for dehydration.
Then they injected something in the IV
to keep from feeling nauseated.
They did urine and bloodwork.
Said my potassium levels were low
so gave me some nasty stuff to drink.
Then next a pill under the tongue
for stomach spasms.
Next they wanted a stool sample.
They are still awaiting the results from that
and will call if they find something.
They still do not know what is wrong with me.
For now the ER doctor said I should do a trial
an error with different foods that I eat to see
if I may have developed a low tolerance to something.
So I am to start out with NO dairy. If there is no
change then I go NO fructose corn syrup, then
NO gluten.

The doctor did give me another prescription
for the diarrhea.

So see why I don't like doctors???
It has been 5 weeks straight of having
nothing but diarrhea and absolutely no
one can tell me why or what to do about it!!
When I ask what I should eat and what I should
stay away from I get different answers from
everyone. They have no clue.
I am at a loss here!
What am I supposed to do starting
cutting everything out of my diet?


AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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Geesh did we see this one coming????

10:35 AM

***COLUMBUS SCHOOLS UPDATE***

Junior and high school students
will be released at 1:30pm.

K-8 elementary schools
will release at normal time.

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6:45 AM

I don't get it.
Columbus City Schools are open but
every school surrounding Columbus
is closed. Go figure!
Westerville, Upper Arlington, Worthington,
Reynoldsburg, Gahanna, Hilliard, South Western,
Newark, Delaware and so on.
And yup, it's snowing here just like
everywhere else. The once plowed and
clear streets are now covered once
again with snow.

Got one kid going to school and one
still staying home due to throwing
up a few times in the night.

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WBNS 10TV

Another Winter Storm Arrives

We could see blowing and drifting snow as a winter storm pushes through the region.

Live Doppler 10 meteorologist Mike Davis said Tuesday's snow could be heavy at times. Look for daytime highs to reach 31 degrees.

Tonight, expect more snow showers. It will be windy, with blowing and drifting becoming an issue.

Temperatures will drop to 19 degrees.

Davis said snow will linger through the early part of Wednesday, with more blowing and drifting. Highs will reach 25 degrees.

Snow should begin to taper off by midday Wednesday. In central Ohio, snowfall amounts could reach 4-8 inches.

On Thursday, look for mostly cloudy skies and temperatures approaching 27 degrees.

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Free Package of Sugardale Bacon.
Submit your favorite pepperoni or bacon
recipe to receive a free package!

Here is a recipe of mine I submitted that is a
favorite of ours!

I first discovered broccoli salad at a favorite restaurant of ours. I tried to recreate it at home and it has been a favorite since.

* 5 cups fresh chopped broccoli
* 1 pound crumbled bacon
* 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
* 1 cup mayonnaise
* 1/2 cup white sugar
* 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar

1. In a large bowl, combine the broccoli and bacon.

2. Whisk together the mayonnaise, sugar and vinegar. Stir in cheese. Pour dressing over broccoli mixture, toss and refrigerate.

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Got one kid off to the bus stop. Nowhere to park on the
streets due to the plowed snow on the sides.
This is ridiculous that the kids have school today
because the roads are terrible. I almost got
stuck getting out of mom's driveway. Mom lives
a block away and on the corner where the bus stop is.

I left there to go home to discover an accident
that just happened at the end of our side street.
After getting in the house my cell was ringing
off the hook, lol. When mom hears sirens on our
street or close by she always calls to see if
we are ok!
Anywho one car looked like it got crunched
in a couple areas while an SUV was in someone's
yard. Everyone seemed ok as they were out
of their vehicles. By the time I looped around
the block to get home (couldn't turn down by my house)
you could hear the township sending out emergency
vehicles.

Don't have pics of the accident but you can hear how
close the sirens are to our house. Plus you can
see road and weather conditions that SUCK!



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Free Mineral Eye Shadow Samples
by Sweet Libertine Mineral Cosmetics

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20% your entire Big Lots purchase on 2/21/10.
The coupon states it is good from 5pm-9pm.

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Bookmark Dockers.com now and come back every day through February 15 for even more chances to play and win a pair of
free men's Dockers.

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If you signed up and became a fan on Facebook
for Lousianna Hot Sauce you should be receiving
a free bottle soon since they won the Superbowl.
WOO HOO! I love freebies.
Too late to sign up now as you had to do it
before the Superbowl, sorry.

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I have yet to get my free coupon for
Golden Double Stuffed Oreos.
I signed myself up first then
put my mother on there to get one.
Well she's already received her coupon.
Still patiently waiting for mine.