Food Storage Deals: K-Mart

Deals Valid from July 12 - July 18, 2009

• Charmin Toilet Paper (24 regular, 12 big or 6 mega rolls) $7
• Scott Toilet Paper (12 regular or extra soft) $7.49
• Bounty (8 regular or 6 big rolls) $7
• Kleenex Tissue 75-130, 184 or 200 ct. 3 for $5
• Gain (100 oz.) liquid $10
• Cheer (100 oz.) liquid $10
• Colgate (8.2 oz.) $2 for $5
• Garnier Fructis shampoo or conditioner 3 for $9
• American Fare 28 pack (16.9 oz.) water 2 for $7
• Planters and American Fare or Herr's nuts 2 for $9
• Plastic Shelving (5 shelf) $25
• Buy One, Get One Free on American Fare Allergy Medication
  (Loratadine 10-48 ct., Diphedryl 48 ct. or 8 oz., PE 18-150 ct. or Cetiizine 14-45 ct.)

Food Storage Deals: Meijer

Deals are valid from July 12 - July 18, 2009

• Charmin Ultra Soft or Ultra Strong Toilet Paper 12 mega rolls or 24 rolls $12
• Bounty Paper Towels 12 big rolls $12
• Washington and Ranier Cherries $1.99/lb.
• Michigan Blueberries 3.99/lb.
• California Strawberries 2 for $3 (1 lb. containers)
• Jumbo Cantaloupes 3 for $5
• Walnuts (Bulk or 1.b ziplock bag) $4/lb.
• Center Cut Half Boneless Pork Loin $2/lb.
• Meijer Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts Family Pack. $2/lb.
• Kellog's Cereal (8.7 to 16 oz.) 5 for $9
• Pam Cooking Spray (5-6 oz.) or Wesson Oil (24 oz.) 2 for $4
• Meijer Chunk Cheese (24 oz.) $4

Buy any 3 of the following participating products, get $2 off next shopping trip.
Buy any 4 of the following participating products, get $4 off next shopping trip.

*Dole Premium Classics Salid (Romaine, Greener Selection, Just Lettuce) 3 for $5
*Tomatoes on the Vine $1.69/lb.
*Starkist Tuna 5 oz. can 4 for $5
*Planters Mixed Numts, Cashew Halves, or Nut Lovers Cashews 2 for $5

Food Storage Deals: CVS

Deals valid from July 12 - 18, 2009

• Scott Paper Towels 8 pack. $5.49. Limit 3.
• Scott Toilet Paper 12 pack. $6.99. Limit 3.
• Colgate Total 4.2 oz, Baking soda and peroxide 6.94, Kids, 4.6 oz., Wave, Dora, or Sponge Bob tooth brush. Buy 1, Get 1 FREE. Limit 4.
• Purex Laundry Soap 24-32 oz. or Complete 3 in 1 20 ct. Buy 1, Get 1 FREE. Limit 4.
• Fructis Shampoo, Contitioner 10.3 - 13 oz. 3/$9.99. Limit 6.
• Ajax or Glade Dish Soap 16 oz. 99 cents.

Extra Bucks Deals

• Gain 2x Ultra liquid. 24-32 loads. Pay $5.99, Get $2.00 back on Extra Bucks.

More stuff

Here's more stuff - some that was given to me for free and some that was lent to me and some that I bought for cheap at a thrift store.

Melissa and Doug's Castle Blocks - $2! I was very excited about this find.

Little Tikes Dinosaur Sandbox - given to me for free (Thanks Julie!)

Little Tikes Junior Slide - lent to me for free (Thanks!)

Car seat for Super - Given to me for Free!

(This seat is a Britax Decathalon. Goes up to 65 pounds. )

There are some other finds that I put on my other blog, Montgomery Academy - things that are related more to preschool/homeschooling. Come over and check it out!

What's In A Name?

I got this off this blog, and it got me thinking about the names of all the guys I've dated/liked/loved, etc.

1. The Preschool Years. Jonathon. I was 4, he was 5. My first kiss. I wanted to marry him.

2. The Elementary Years. Rich. Rodney. My first real kiss. We were in 6th grade. I was at his house, and we were sitting in bean bags, watching Wide World of Sports, and drinking Orange Crush. Out of the bottle. He leaned over and kissed me.

3. The Teen Years. I hope I remember all their names. If I don't, I apologize, in case any of them are reading this blog (yea, right!) My list is like a list of top ten names of boys in the 80s. Mike, Jeff, Brigham (well, that's not a top 10-er), Sean, Cory, David, Eric, Peter, Jon, James. I "dated" Jeff off and on from 14 until 18.

4. The College Years. Mike, Mike, Mike. (Different Mikes). Only really liked the second one. Mo (short for Morris). Liked my roommate more than me (another common theme - guys would go out with me to get closer to my best friend or later on, roommate.)

5. The Working Years. Mike. (Different Mike from Teen and College Mikes.) To be fair, this Mike didn't go by his first name, but by his last name. James. Tim. Doug. Stuart.

6. The Grad School Years. Jordon. Craig.

It is a wonder that I didn't marry a guy named Mike. Or at least a guy who started with a J.

One thing that I am almost always consistent with is height. I've only liked/dated 2 guys that were taller than 5'8". Even most of the guys I liked/dated in preschool/elementary/teen years were on the shorter side.

Houston, we have a climber!

I repeat, we have a climber!

Here is a picture of it. This is a picture from the Craigslist posting of it, and so this is now MY climber, but that is not my yard.

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I had been scouring garage sales, the paper, the curb, asking here, asking anybody I could think of, about a climber. I had also been looking at Craigslist, but the ones I saw where either too expensive or too old, or not the kind I was looking for. I saw this one on Monday, and e-mailed the seller if she would take a little less, and I didn't hear from her. I figured she sold it. But on Thursday, I saw it was still up on the site, and I e-mailed her again to see if it was still available. It was! The problem was that it was that it needed to be picked up on Friday, and Mr. Simple and the kids were leaving to go out of town for the weekend Friday afternoon. Oh, and it wasn't even in my city. It was in a small town about a half hour away. Mr. Simple, however, nicely went down and picked it up before they left for their trip. (In case anyone is wondering, it is a Little Tikes Endless Adventures Wave Climber. It is no longer available.)

I'm looking forward to watching many hours of enjoyment for the 5 and under crowd on this climber. Woo-hoo!

What I've been doing instead of blogging

O.K., not just this. I've been going to lots of baseball games and swim meets too. But I've been doing garage sale-ing and "curb shopping" this summer. I hadn't done much in a few years, but we had some needs, and not much cash, so off I went searching. (Oh, and I am actually sort of natural materials snob, and would like it if everything in/around our house was made of natural materials, but then there is the practicality of plastic, not to mention, when you talking a difference between $75 or free, I lower my standards. LOL)

Little Tikes Table - $10

Little Tikes Coupe - $3

Little Tikes Basketball Hoop - $3

Bicycle for me (purple one) - $25

Table - free

Another view of the table

Little Tikes Kitchen (referenced in this post) - free

Little Tikes Car - free

Little Tikes Activity Garden - $5

Bunk beds (twin over full) - $30

Drawers underneath were repurposed from a dresser that was broken. The knobs are red, and the comforters are pink. I'll paint the knobs to match . . . someday (yea, right, who am I kidding?)

Desk - $5

side table - free

Most of the rest of the pictures are in the school room. We are in the process of reorganizing, so try and overlook the cluttered look. I'll take a picture of the whole room when it is done.

school desk (there is actually 2 of them) - free

Bookcase - $5

Bookcase - 50 cents

Bookcase - free (Thanks Lisa!)

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Still looking for a climber, and maybe another bookcase, but doing well at getting things crossed off that list!