Diapers Galore

Okay... So - I went to CVS Thursday because I heard that they had diapers on clearance... And they did - I got 4 packs of size 5 diapers for $2.37 each!!! Well, then I thought it through and decided I should go back and get a bunch of these in smaller sizes for the next baby... Well, I went back Friday and they were no longer marked down! :( Bummer deal!!! Well, today I had to go do my weekly CVS'ing, so I price checked the diapers at my normal store - and they had them marked down again! But only in sizes 4 and 5 and they only had 1 pack of these left... Well, they had larger packs marked down to $6.99 which was still half price and I needed to spend $10 more to get my $10 off $50 purchase coupon. So I picked up a couple packs of these diapers... Later in the day, I had to go to Annapolis to do my Target'ing and thought I would swing by CVS there and I checked their diapers... And I found the larger packs that I had just paid $6.99 for at my normal store were $3.49!!! $3.49!! For 46 diapers! However, these were only for the size 5... So, I bought ALL 7 packs that they had and then I found refill packs of wipes for $1.44-$3.69! So I bought all those too... :) And then I needed another $8 for my $10 off $50 coupon so I grabbed a pack of pampers swaddlers newborn that were on sale and I had a coupon for them... So this is what my two CVS trips looked like today:

1- Johnson and Johnson baby bubble bath

1- Johnson and Johnson 20 oz shampoo

2- 30ct Lactaid pills

1- John Frieda Root Awakening Shampoo

1- John Frieda Root Awakening Conditioner

2- Colgate toothpaste

1- 34ct pack CVS brand size 4 diapers

9- 46ct pack CVS brand size 5 diapers

1- 34ct pack Pampers Swaddlers Newborn diapers

4- 216ct CVS brand wipes

2- 144 ct CVS brand wipes

Total spent: $56.23

Total saved: $188.08

AND they overcharged me by $2.49 for my shampoo so I will have to go get my money back! :)

The loot and receipt from my second trip...

New House? Maybe...

Well, we finally did it... We put an offer in on a house! Keep your fingers crossed for us! We should find out by Friday if they accept our offer or not...

Deals this Week

Yeah - TOTALLY rocked it out this week shopping...

At CVS, I got:

• 4 mens Gillette body wash (on sale $4.00 ea)
• 1 jumbo pack Pampers Swaddlers (they didn't have Belle's size, so I got some for whenever the next kid comes along!! on sale $8.99)
• 1 bag peanut butter m&m's (on sale $1.98)
• 1 father's day card for Nick ($4.99)
• 1 dove dark chocolate bar (on sale $0.48)

Spent: $0.50 (and got $8.00 ECB back for next week)

Saved: $43.36

At Rite Aid:

• 1 sample pack Tugaboos diapers ($0.99)
• 1 bottle Visine Eye drops ($4.99)

Spent: $-0.06 (YES!!!! They actually GAVE me money back!!!)

Saved: $5.98

Just Because...

she's so darn cute!

How far does a dollar go?

Pretty proud of myself this week on my deals! I can't list everything I got at Target because it was just too much, but a few highlights:

• 2 Schick Hydro 5 Razors - free! (actually, a $1 money maker after the gift card I got back!)
• 2 Off Clip On repellers - $2.50 each
• 1 Nivea body wash - free!

I can't remember anything else that was a fabulous deal (because I already got rid of the receipt) BUT I spent $92 and saved $85! :)

I did great at Rite Aid:

• 8 single rolls of Bounty Basic paper towels
• 3-2.5 oz Aveeno body lotion
• 2 cans Schick Hyrdo shave gel
• 2 boxes Kotex tampons
• 3-24 ct boxes of Excedrin Migraine

Total Spent: $10.39 (and I should get $8 in rebates back!)

Total Saved: $40.33

But, my favorite deal so far is at CVS!

• 2-22 ct Carefree pantiliners
• 3 large bags of M&M's
• 2 bottles Pantene Pro-V Shampoo/Conditioner
• 2 Right Guard Total Defense 5 deodorant
• 2 packs Mentos gum

Total Spent: $1.15!!! (plus $7 in ECB's for next week!)

Total Saved: $36.34

Seriously - why isn't EVERYONE doing this?!?!?

New stuff

Somewhere along the way, our little baby sprouted into a little girl... She is so smart and interactive and just plain hilarious these days!!! Today, she started saying "Please" instead of just whining for something... She says "Thank you" and "You're Welcome" all the time!!! She doesn't always get it in the right context - she'll hand you something and say "thank you" or you give her something and she says "welcome!" but I'll take all the manners I can get!!! Some other words she is now saying:

• Puppy (pupa)


• Juice


• Bath


• Night night


• Hi


• Bye bye


• Momma


• Daddy


• Mine!


• Nice


• Bump


• Bird


• Duck


• Eat


• Bad Dog


• Shoes


• Clock


• Plane (Airplane - but mostly when she sees one, she points and says "car!")


• Truck


• Car


• Ouch!


• Yuck!

We spend a lot of time reading the board books with the pictures of things. She can identify almost all of the pictures for the letters A-D - then she gets antsy and tosses the book on the floor... I don't think we've ever made it past the "F" page... She knows some of her ABC's already!!! Tonight, she laid down on the changing table and sang "A-B-C-D-E-F"! I couldn't believe it!!! Yesterday, I was singing the abc's for her and stopped every now and again and she chimed right in with E and H at the right points! She can count to 3. She can ALMOST put her own shoes on (she has gotten one on one time, but then took it back off immediately).

Some of her favorite things right now are: playing outside, playing with Jake, building block towers (she will sit with her mega blocks and find all the ones that have the same amount of bumps adn put them all together. She even puts them in patterns sometimes which seems like it is probably just an accident, but when you watch her, she will put them together, then take them apart and rearrange the colors until she gets it exactly like she likes it and usually it ends up in some sort of pattern... it's amazing!), playing chase with Daddy - really just hanging out with daddy in general... She is so not a fan of Mommy right now, which kind of breaks my heart, but it is always so sweet to watch the two of them interact. :)

Anyway, that's all I can think of right now. Here is a picture for you. :)

CVS deals this week!

Well, I was in migraine mode again (aka - bedridden) until about 1:00 Sunday, so I didn't really have my stuff together for my Sunday Target trip... So I didn't really save much there this week (but I DID get 6 boxes of Special K Red Berries for $1.39 each!) Also didn't do THAT great at Giant - spent $57.57 and saved $23.82 - not too bad, but not that great... However, I DID do a great job at CVS today!!! Here is what I got:

• 3 Nivea Body Wash (on sale for $4.88)
• 1 Nivea chapstick (on sale for $3.19)
• 2 Colgate Total ($2.99)
• 1 double pack Reach Toothbrushes ($3.99)
• 2 - 12 pk CVS brand AA batteries ($6.89 BOGO)
• 2 - 100 ct Sundown Vitamin D caplets ($7.99 BOGO)
• 2 - 60 ct Sundown Flax Oil Vitamins ($7.19 BOGO)
• 1 milkyway (Nick's request - oh and $0.89)

Spent $13.48

Saved $71.71! (and got $11 in ECB's for next time!)

Haven't made it to RiteAid yet either, but I'm planning on getting there Wednesday and I think there are some good deals to be had there too... I am also planning another trip to Target to get some good deals on treats for the dogs and granola bars... :)