Cub Foods

No picture, but Barry picked up a few of the deals at Cub Foods when he was in Duluth the other day. Kellogg's cereal was 3/$10, but $3 off when you buy 3. I also had 2-$1 coupons, so they were 3/$5 in the end, or $1.67 each.
Bird's Eye frozen veggies were 10/$10, so he bought 4 and used 1 $1 off 3 and 1-$0.35 coupon making them 4 for $2.65 or $0.66 each.
Kemp's Cottage Cheese singles were 10/$10, so he bought 4. I had 2 buy one get one free coupons, making them $0.50 each.
He also bought Cub twin packs of milk, 4 gallons for a total of $7.34 or $1.84 each.
He saved $33.71 or 30%.

Walgreens

Our next stop was Walgreens. First I bought the Colgate for $3.49-$1 coupon=$2.49. I then got a $3.49 Register Reward for buying the toothpaste.
Then I bought the frosting on sale 2/$3, and I had 2 $0.50 coupons making the frosting 2/$2, and I got a $1 Register Reward that I gave to my mom.
Finally, I got 2 packs of Schick disposable razors on sale for $4.99 each. I had a coupon to buy one pack of razors, get one free, so the razors were $2.50 per pack. I also used my Register Reward from the Colgate to pay for the frosting and razors, taking $3.50 off my total. In all, I paid $6.86 for everything pictured above, and still had $1 additional Register Reward.

Target

One stop we made on Monday was Target. They often have deals where you buy 2 of something, you get a $5 giftcard. This week you buy a Gilette Fusion Power Phantom razor and another Gilette product you get the giftcard. The razors are $7.99 and the shave gel was $1.89; I had a $2 coupon for the razor and $1 for the shave gel, so the total was $6.88 and I got a $5 giftcard which I used toward the rest of my items.

I got PJ pants for Jackson ($7), Princess undies for Raina ( 3 pk. for $3) and some tights that ended up in Grandma's cart, Sesame Street potty seat for Remy ($11, and may not be used for awhile) and a shirt ($2.80) and shorts ($2) for him also. I bought 3 Vitamin Water 10 20 oz. bottles. They were on sale for $1 each, and I had 3-$1 coupons, so they were free.

I also bought Hershey's candy that were on sale for $1.99 each. I had a coupon to buy 3 bags, get the 4th free, so each bag ended up being about $1.50 each. Raina is pointing out which one she wants to try.

We also stopped at a thrift store where I found 3 summer outfits and a pair of pants for Ollie and two shirts for Raina for $9, or an average of $1.50 per piece.

Catching Up

Jackson (and Raina) has spring break this week, so we went visiting over the weekend. We left after school on Friday, didn't have to make any stops along the way, and made it to my parents in 3 hours. On Saturday, we visited my grandparents and aunt for "coffee" and then went to Melisa's house, which I hadn't seen yet since they moved in last December. Jackson stayed there and spent the night with Preston, Ashley came home with us, and Abby came over that evening.
On Sunday we went to church, then ate chili with my family. Later in the day we went to Barry's parents for ham, cheese and milk (according to Remy). Remy was fascinated with the ladybugs that are so prolific in central MN. Jackson watched Wrestlemania and he and Barry spent the night there.

On Monday we stayed home in the morning, then mom, the kids and I did a little shopping after lunch. Barry and Jackson did their own shopping and went to the Twins game. They drove home after the game.

On Tuesday, we got packed up and the kids and I ate breakfast at Perkins with mom and dad. Then we headed home--no stops on the way this time, either.
The kids love playing with Rosie, mom and dad's dog. We were only gone for four days, but I feel like I've been catching up around here since then--unpacking, laundry, getting back into our routine.

Super One

Since they were predicting a big snowstorm for Tuesday, I did my grocery shopping on Monday. Here are some of the deals I found:
Dole pineapple--$1 each, coupon for 55 cents off 2, total of 72 cents each
Sugar, brown sugar and powdered sugar were all $1 each
Quaker oats (small cannister, not in picture)--$1.49 with $1 coupon=49 cents
Nestle chocolate chips--2/$3 with $1.50/2 coupon=75 cents each (too bad they were out of regular semi-sweet; I bought chocolate chunks and milk chocolate)
Butter Kernal corn--used coupon for 2 FREE cans
Pillsbury brownie mixes--$1.99 for 2, used 2 35 cent coupons, so 65 cents each
Gold'n Plump drumsticks--FREE with purchase of 10 Knorr/Lipton sides
Marzetti dip--Used coupon for FREE dip or dressing
Nature Cherub cherry tomatoes--$3.69-$1 store coupon-$1 manufacturer coupon=$1.69
Dole Spinach--97 cents
Marzetti crouton--94 cents
Mann's sugar snap peas and cubed sweet potatoes--2/$3, used 2-$1 coupons, so 50 cents each
International Delight creamer--2/$3, used 2 40 cent coupons, so $1.10 each
Suave shampoo--used FREE coupon, shampoo was $1.99 but coupon took $3 off
Overall, shopping sales and using coupons saved me $107.46 or 42%.

Last Week Ice, This Week Snow

Last week we had the big ice storm, then this week we're having more snow--14 inches and counting!

First Haircut

Remy's curls were getting a little bit out of control, so he had his first haircut over the weekend. He was quite sober through the whole thing, but did very well. When we ask him where his hair is, he says, "All gone!"