Thursday, August 20, 2009

A Surprise for Ella

My beautiful little girl turned 4 years old on August 15th. I can't believe it! Doesn't seem possible it's been 4 years. Daddy & I decided we wanted to get her an outdoor playset for her birthday. We searched and searched and finally found an affordable set that fits our yard perfectly. Keith worked Friday (8th) and Sunday afternoon (9th) putting it together while I distracted Ella to make sure she didn't see what was happening. Amazingly we pulled it off! Normally she would have been going outside to find her Daddy, but she never even tried...not even once.

Sunday afternoon (9th), Mammaw & Pappaw and Grammy & Poppa came to visit (they blessed us by going in with us on the swingset) and we gave Ella her big surprise. It was lots of fun playing and eating pizza with them all.

So, Happy Birthday my sweet girl. I love you sooooo much!!

Here are some of the pics...



Monday, August 10, 2009

Super Doubles = Super Savings


So, here it is...

my Super Double finals. I've finally found the time to sit down and post my results from Super Doubles at Harris Teeter. By the end of the week my brain hurt a bit, but I am soooo excited about the results of my effort - 76% savings : )

Harris Teeter Super Double Results:

Original Cost - $337.00
Savings - $249.00 / 76%
Total OOP - $77.00
(I have rounded to even dollars for the sake of simplicity.)

Check out what I brought home for $77.00 -

(2) Boxes Frosted Mini Wheats
(4) Quaker Cereal Bars
(2) Grande Tortilla Chips
(1) Ocean Spray Cranberry Grape Juice
(4) Mayfield Ice Cream - half gallon - FREE
(2) Blue Bunny Champs Cones - FREE
(1) Deerpark Bottled Water - 24 count
(2) Cheeze its - whole grain
(3) Grands Jr. Buttermilk Biscuits
(3) Activia Yogurt - 4 pack
(6) Yoplait individual Yogurts
(3) Buitinni Pasta - Fettucini, Linguini, & Angel Hair
(4) Philidelphia Cream Cheese (8 oz)
(10) Lysol Disinfecting Wipes - 35 count
(3) Huggies Sensitive Wipes
(2) Johnson's Baby Bar Soap
(3) Dawn Dishwashing Detergents
(3) Lever 2000 Bar Soap (2 pack)
(3) Secret Deodorants
(2) Skintimate Shaving Gels
(3) Hot Shot Ultra Wasp & Hornet Killers
(3) Kotex Maxi Pads - 22 count
(1) Kotex Panti Liner - 22 count
(1) Crest Children's toothpaste
(1) Fresh Extends Ziplock Bags (gallon)
(2) Ziploc Freezer Bags (quart)
(2) Hefty Ziploc Bags (quart)
(1) Oral B - Children's Toothpaste
(4) Rubbermaid Containers - Small
(1) Wet Ones Antibacterial Wipes
(2) Borden Cheese - Sliced/Ind. wrapped - (8 count)
(2) Kelloggs Shredded Bite Size Mini Wheats
(4) Pringles
(1) Alexia Waffle Fries Snacks
(2) Cascade Dishwashing Detergent
(1) New England Coffee (1 lb)
(1) Kikkoman Teriyakki Sauce
(2) Rib Eye Steaks (3/4 lb ea)
(2) Ground Beef (2lbs ea)
(1) T. Marzetti Supreme Caesar Salad Dressing

All in all a GREAT week of shopping. I'm looking forward to the Triple Coupons I here are coming soon!!