Yesterday was our 9th wedding anniversary. It was not celebrated at a quiet candle lit dinner at some expensive restaurant. It was not spent in bed the entire day watching favorite movies while snuggling. And it certainly was not spent tipsy on an exotic nude beach (damn!). It was a Wednesday. It was a school day. We have three children. Life has to continue on.
However, we managed to really luck out when Matt's command decided his recent 48 hours of work in a mere three days warranted a day off. A rare gift in the military world. And it just so happened they gave him yesterday off. That worked for us! I got up at the normal ungodly hour during which the sun won't even make an appearance and did the normal pre-school routine. I had to run up to Alyssa's school around 9am, so Matt rolled out of bed and took over care of Madilyn. I came home quickly afterwards because Matt was waiting for me to actually spend some time with him on our special day, but come on, guys. This was Wednesday! It was my couponing day, damn it! I was almost shaking passing by our local stores on the way home knowing they were open and waiting for me to work my couponing magic.
I did manage to force off the urge to food shop and went out with Matt and Madi to a great lunch at Olive Garden. Not exactly a quiet candle lit dinner but it was nice nonetheless. We were going to hit some stores like Pier One just to look around and enjoy the fact we only had one kiddo with us, but we felt our time better spent running home to put Madilyn down for a nap before the older two came home from school. Given my tender readers (tender in both age and family relations), I will spare details and fast forward to when the older two came home from school. Matt decided to grab the rare opportunity for a nap. However, I am not a napper, therefore, I sat there thinking, "Well, then, my ass is going couponing, baby!" So off I went to the store.
How did our day end? Matt handled dinner since I was running Jules back and forth to soccer practice but we did manage to eat alone in the sunroom with a glass of wine. Once the chaotic bedtime routine was completed, we snuggled up to watch some GhostHunters. Unfortunately, I was passed out before the show even ended (pathetic considering it ends at 10pm), and we headed upstairs so I could collapse into bed. These having to function at 6am mornings are kicking my butt.
Moving on to the coupon breakdown:
Our local store is once again super doubling coupons up to $1.99. Take
those $1.50 coupons and make them worth $3, baby! This deal is too good
to pass up and I can bet I will be there several times this week.
However, for now, this is what I managed for my first trip:
--Marcal One Step 4 pack Toilet Paper: Regular is $2.99. Coupon for $1 from the newspaper. Final: 99 cents.
--Apple Jacks 12oz box: Regular is $3.99. Sale $1.88. Coupon for $1 off one box from newspaper. Final: FREE
--Uncle Ben's 6oz boxed rice: Regular is $1.44. Sale $1. Coupon for $1/2 any Uncle Ben's from the newspaper. Final: 2 boxes for FREE
--Coffeemate 16oz Creamer: Regular is $2.19. Coupon for $1/1 printed from coupons.com. Final: 19 cents
--Kraft Shredded Cheese 8oz: Regular: $2.79. Sale: Buy 4 for $6. Coupon for $1/2 printed twice from online. Final: 50 cents a bag bought four.
--Townhouse Flipside Crackers: Regular: $3.29. Sale: BOGO. Coupon for $1/2 from the newspaper. Final: 64 cents a box bought two.
--Danimals 6pack Yogurt: Regular: $2.89. Coupon for $1/1. Final: 89 cents
--Ballpark Bun Length 8 pack hotdogs: Regular: $3.37. Sale: 2/$4. Coupon for $1/2 from newspaper. Final: $1 a pack bought two
--Tollhouse 24ct. Ready to Bake Cookies: Regular: $3.00. Coupon for $1/1 from newspaper. Final: $1
--Beyer's Yogurt 4 pack: Regular: $2.49. Sale $2. Coupon for 50 cents/1 from newspaper. Final: $1
--Smart Balance Butter: Regular: $3.29. Coupon for $1/1 printed from smartsource online. Final: $1.29
--Smithfield Bacon: Regular: $5. Sale BOGO. Coupon for 55 cents/1. Final: $1.40
--Arm and Hammer HE Detergent 50 oz: Regular: $5.49. Sale: BOGO. Coupon for $1/2 printed from company's website. Final: $1.74 bought two
--Quilted Northern 12 pack Toliet Paper: Regular: $9.50. Sale: $6.99. Coupon for $1 from newspaper. Final: $4.99
Total without sales or coupons: $73.20
Total with just in store sales: $46.89
*Total with sales AND coupons: $19.52*
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