Excuse me while I bore you with my shopping report this afternoon. Recently, as in since I had Lovey, I started using coupons. It started with just seeing what good deals I could find for diapers and baby stuff. I don’t think I ever paid full price for a pack of diapers or wipes. Don’t, I tell you, don’t! There are coupons out there and if your lucky to have a baby whose butt doesn’t care, it’s a great thing.

Daily, I read websites freebies4mom, babycheapskate, moneysavingmom, etc. I print off coupons from numerous other websites, too. Let me know if you want to know what they are. I’ve started snatching the coupons from my mom’s Sunday paper. I watch for sales. Last night I even went to a coupon swap at a lady’s house. I haven’t been as frugal and smart as I could have been.

Until today. I went to Walgreens to take advantage of some specials.

It’s not a huge amount of stuff. But, I only paid $1.57 for all of it. Not pictured is an 8-pack of Zantac150 that I made about $4 on.

Break it down!

2 packs of Oreos- on sale 2/$5

1 12 pack of Swiffer WetJet refill pads $5

1 bottle of Swiffer Juice $3.50

1 pack Venus disposable razors $5.99

1 bottle of Dawn $.79

Cover girl Lipstick,Cover girl Eyeshadow- buy one get one 50% off

1 pack of 8ct. Zantac 150 $3.99

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Total before coupons:  $33.19 (this total reflects my discount and includes tax)

Total after coupons: $17.57 (that’s awesome just by itself!)

After considering the Register Rewards I got at the end, I only paid $1.57 for all of the items above!!

Register Rewards are coupons for dollar amounts off your next purchase. I got a total of $16 in RR’s to spend later!  The biggest money maker for me was the Zantac. It was on sale for $3.99, I had a coupon for $5 off plus it gives a $3 register reward by iteself! Read: I made about $4 on that deal. The Dawn? with the instore coupon it was $.79, but I also had a $1 off coupon. Got it free too, with some overage. I had coupons for every item I bought except the Oreos. But, buying 2 packs for $5 gives a $3 register reward. For buying at least 5 certain Proctor and Gamble products, I got a $10 register reward. Total register rewards= $16!!!

EEEEEEEKKKK!!

I’m lovin’ Spring. The warm weather. The trips to the park. Tan lines…I mean, burn lines.

At least my toenails are painted.

I told everyone about swankycups.com. (Mine should be here this week!) Now, I tell you about Babycapes. I don’t need one of these right now, but I will definitely purchase one of these for the next babyshower I attend!

I am loving this new Hootie!

He’s solo now. He’s gone country!

Go here to hear his new single.

Also, I loved hearing me some “Pour Some Sugar on Me” by the aging Def Leopard tonight on Dancing with the Stars! If I hadn’t been holding a sleeping Lovey, I totally would have been pretending I was dancing with a star!

And that’s my sucky post for tonight. Deal.with.it.

And just for good measure. Lovey’s hair! In a ponytail! (and my reflection. I’m no professional obviously.)

Shhhh…don’t tell Daddy I pick leaves off the Red Maple.

Warning: De.lic.ious.

*Only for the true chocolate lovers.

A high school friend of mine (yes, another one, there seems to be lots of us blogging these days), Joye
tagged me for a meme. I told her I would do it on Monday. True to character, I forgot. So, though I had a very, very busy day of playing outside in the very warm weather, I will indulge you all in a meme.

How can my checkbook register show that I have $460.09 more than the online bank statement?

I can’t find an error by either party.

That sucks.

Love having that entry in the register. Bank difference 460.09

I’ll just subtract it from my totals and imagine what I must’ve spent nearly $500 on. Hope it was nice.

Ready for spring!

I kept baby Alison two days this week. Lovey decided she wanted to play in her old Exersaucer since Alison played in it. Lovey sat in it more than Alison did. She would stay in there for 20 minutes just playing! Such a clown, I tell ya.

I don’t have a picture, but Lovey stands in her rocking chair, points her finger at us and says “sit!”. Think we’ve told her that much?

I knew y’all would make me feel better. Emily, I do think you are right. The grass is always greener…

After working til 6:30 today, picking up Lovey, and getting home with just enough time to feed her dinner and play for 10 minutes before bed, I realized I would be missing too much of her young life. She’s what is important right now.

And I’m too tired to download pictures, and boy do I have some funny ones!

Until later…

One minute, I want to get a real jobby job. The next five minutes, I don’t. Next day, I really want a career. Next hour, I don’t. lather, rinse, repeat.

Dan, and your new bride Jennifer (ha, I met somebody that knows you), please, I beg you. At 6:30 am, there is NO need to talk SO LOUD to one another. A mere 5 feet, if that, from each other. Seriously, I can understandeach.word. My bedroom window is, unfortunately, at the side near your driveway. The kids? the little 4 and 2 year old? They are usually the quiet ones. You two, Dan and Jennifer, could you not finish up your conversation inside and quietly get into your car. Here’s an idea! Wait to talk until you close the doors. Wait! That’s right. First, explain to me how FOUR people can close car doors 15 times before acutally leaving. Are you loading circus clowns in there? We don’t live so close that we can reach out and touch our neighbors. There is a good 30-40 feet between houses. We don’t hear any other neighbors. Next time, you’ll be seeing my pretty little face (really, not pretty, but it just goes along so well) at 6:30 in the morning. Cranky and probably not nice. Or, OR either me or hubby will go out in the middle of the night, park in front of your house and start opening and shutting the car door. Which do you prefer?

Some days, I really want to go back to school. Other days, not so much. Some days, I want to keep pursuing pharmacy, other days, radiology, other days, I want to use my psychology degree.

I really want to be more involved in a ‘mommy’ group, but I’m intimidated. I don’t feel like I’m cool enough. Believe me, the one meeting I went to, I was way cool enough. I just don’t know what to talk about.

I haven’t been able to go to bed at a decent hour this week. Mania? I want to go to bed and the next morning I’m wishing I went to bed, but my mind is just racing or I’m bored and trying to find something to do. I just can’t wrap my head around going to bed before 10:30 pm.

After driving hubby’s Explorer Sportrac today, I’m ready for him a new vehicle. It’s still great and all AND it’s paid for, but I’m bored with it. My car? My little Focus, I still like her AND she’s paid for, too. The hubby has been talking about a Hummer H2 or H3. I’m not so sure I’m ready for that plunge. What if I want to go back to school?

What if I decide to get a job and hate leaving Lovey all day. What other kind of part time job would make me feel more important than what I do now (which I don’t feel important even though I am damn good at what I do), enable me to not work weekends, but still come out ahead if I had to pay somebody to keep Lovey? Does that even exist?

What if I decide not to go back to school? Who will be disappointed in me? Will I be disappointed in myself? Probably. What if, at 28, I still am up in the air about what to do career wise?

What if y’all get tired of reading me moan, groan, gripe, and complain about the uncertainties in my life?! 

I  just need somebody to tell me exactly what to do. Any takers?