Blog Break.....

Ladies I must take a blog break until the end of May while I recover from surgery. I hope to be back with some great card creations and thrifty shopping ideas when I return.

Thanks

-Leslie

Clean, Clean, and more Clean...

My spring break Master's Golf Tournament work is done... I have cleaned, cleaned, cleaned, and cleaned!! I worked with some really fun girls but am glad it's over.

I don't want to scrub anymore toilets, sinks, or showers. I don't want to make anymore beds-PERFECT! I don't want to dust, vaccuum, or mop anytime soon. AND I don't want to fold anymore sheets or towels........

Yep! Cleaning the same 16 houses for 7 days gets tiring...but....I love it...really!

(Photo courtesy of Valerie...)

In Box Dollars..........

I found this neat little site and thought I'd pass the savings on to everyone.

For every 10 coupons you use your account is credited 1.00!!! You also get paid for reading emails, taking surveys, and playing games.

Enjoy!
http://www.inboxdollars.com/?r=ref7170634

Spring Break...............

It's Master's Golf Tournament time here which means Spring Break!!!!!!!!!

Kids are so excited to be out of school and their trip to Grandma's. We'll miss them but know how excited they are every year about spending time with them.

Enjoy your week!

Leslie

(Picture courtesy of MMO Golf)

With Sympathy....

I needed a sympathy card for my friend, Christa. Her grandmother passed away and I wanted something special for her.

I used the sketch over at Taylored Expressions,

http://tayloredexpressions.blogspot.com/2010/03/taylored-expressions-sketch-challenge_19.html .

Here are the results....

Happy Friday!

-Leslie

Love for Baby.....

Our good friends Kristen and Phil are anxiously awaiting Baby Lucas' birth! I created this card for them and can't wait to hold Baby Lucas in my arms!

I used the sketch over at The Pink Elephant , http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/2010/03/pink-elephant-challenge-59.html.

I love the results and I hope Kristen doesn't check my blog!!!!

Enjoy your Thursday!
-Leslie

Prayers for Susan

I love when I get to participate in Jen's sketches. This one was especially fun to work with as it was for a great person, Susan, whose husband is going through a really tough time right now.

Enjoy!
Leslie

Weekly Publix Deals....

The kids and I made our weekly Publix run after church today and here's the deals we purchased:

6 Lance Cracker boxes...... BOGO ( 6 $1 printables) Making them .44/box

2 Blue Bell Ice Creams...BOGO ( 2 $1 printables) Making them $2.30/ice cream tub

1 Prego Spaghetti Sauce BOGO (No coupon) 1.67

1 Dozen Eggs (No Coupon) $1.69

1 No Yolk Egg Noodles (.75 coupon) .75

1 Fast Fixin BOGO (1 $1 Publix coupon / 1 $1 MF coupon) 1.00--Somehow I didn't get home with this....and it wasn't on my receipt.....but the coupons were taken off!! (MM +$2)

1 Publix Milk (No Coupon) $2.79

2 Uncle Ben's Rice (BOGO) (1- $1/2 printable) .45/box

Total BEFORE Savings: $43.44
Coupons and Special Price Savings: $30.58

Total After Savings: $12.86
Total Saved: 70%

Rite Aid to the Rescue.....

I went to Rite-Aid to cash in on the weekly bargains...Here is what I bought:

3 bags candy 1.99 each....used $2 Rite Aid Q and $2 printable......$1.97/3.... .65 each bag

1 Huggies Naturals......used $2 Rite Aid Q and $2 printable........$7.99

1 J&J baby bar soap.....used $1 Rite Aid Q and $1 printable.... FREE (MM +.01)

1 Right Guard Extreme.....$4.49........used $2 Rite Aid Q and $1.50 printable.... .99

1 Post Shredded Wheat Cereal....$1.88...........used $2 printable.... FREE (MM +.12)

1 Visine Eye Drops.....$4.99....used $3 Rite Aid Q and $3 printable... FREE (MM +1.01)

Total before Savings: $32.84

MFR Qs and Rite Aid Qs: $21.50

Rite Aid $5 off $25 purchase: $5

Total Qs: $26.50

Total OOP: 6.34

Earned $1 Single Rebate Check to come later....

Savings: 81% ---YIPPEE!!!

Bloom............

Here's my take on Jen's sketch over at http://http//iheart2stamp.com/. I love how the little green bling adds so much to this card!!

Jump on over and check out the other great cards too!

Rite Aid to the Rescue!!!

I haven't been to Rite Aid before but knew they had some great deals so I headed there with my list and my coupons. I made 2 separate purchases so I could take advantage of the $5 off $25 order...



Here's what I bought:



2- Single Oral B Toothbrushes $2.99 each (Had B1G1F Q) $1.50 each
2- Double Oral B Toothbrush Packs $2.74 each (Had B1G1F Q) $2.74 each (.68 each toothbrush)
4-Gilette Gel Deodorant $4.00 each (Had 2-B1G1F Q) $2.00 each
4-Pantene Shampoo $3.00 each (Had 2 $3 Man. Qs) $1.50 each
2-Always Pads (for upcoming surgery) $3.99 each (Had 2- $1 man. qs) $2.99 each box
1-Crest Scope Toothpaste $2.74 (Had $1 off man. q) $1.74
1-Crest Whitening Toothpaste $2.74 ( Had .75 off man. q) $2.05
2-Chex Chocolate Party Mix $2.99 (B1G1F--had 2 .50 off man qs) .99 each

Total Before Coupons: 73.26
Total Coupons: $38
Total After coupons and rebates: $35.26
Earned: $6 in rebate checks to use later and $10 rebate
Total Percent Saved: 73.7 %

My Publix Saturday Deals....

Well, I headed to Publix with my shopping list and coupons today.. I only bought what I had a coupon for!!

Here's what I bought:

1-Kellogg's Chocolate Cheerios $3.99 (Had $1 Publix Q and .50 coupon that doubled) 1.99 box

4-Yoplait Greek Yogurt Cups $ 1.19 each (Had 4 1.19 Publix Q's) 4-FREE

1-Yoplait Yo-Plus 4 pack $2.50 (B1G1F--had $1 printable) .25 for 4!

2-Hebrew National Hotdog Packs $4.99 (B1G1F--had 2 -.75 off coupons) $1.75 each

2-Delmonte Fruit Chillers 1.67 each (Had 2 - $1 printables) .67 each box

Total BEFORE coupons : $28.07

Total Coupons: $21.00

Total AFTER Coupons: $7.07

Total Savings: 74.8%

Not too shabby!!!

Welcome Little Squirt....

Here is another card for a different teacher at our school that is also having a baby. I wanted this one non-traditional.... Once I saw this paper, I knew that it was perfect for her!!!

(My camera went wacky on the picture!)

Welcome Little One....

I created this card for one of our teachers at school! I wanted it simple yet cute! I think it turned out great!

Missing Ewe Card

I created this card using Taylor's sketch over at Taylored Expressions.. TOO CUTE!!

29 Again???

What an awesome birthday card this turned out to be! Hip, fun, and oh so true!!! I used Jen's sketch over at I Heart to Stamp!

Nifty Teacher Card

This is a card I made using the sketch over at The Pink Elephant!

Enjoy!

Praying for Cohen

Hoping you can say an extra prayer today for Baby Cohen and his mom. You can go here http://www.inthiswonderfullife.com/to read more about Baby Cohen.

Wordless Wednesday

Happy Birthday-Bentley!

Today is our besties oldest child, Bentley! She is turning 11! Here's a shout you to her!!
Happy, Happy Birthday.

(Not my card:(, but one of my faves by Cookie Crumbs)