Back to Coupons!

It’s been a while since I’ve posted a coupon brag – while we were in transition from FL to PA, I just couldn’t get it together enough to buy newspapers, clip coupons and plan deals. It’s a good thing we were all stocked up and didn’t have to buy much in January! But I’m back on the wagon and I had a GREAT trip to Target today. I am a bit depressed because the closest Super Target is 90 miles away and I have to make due with the regular store. Sigh. Details are under the photo.

Here’s the breakdown:
4 boxes Kashi cereal price cut to $2.88 – 4-$1.50 manufacturer Qs = $5.52 (note - $1.38 a box is more than I usually pay for cereal, but it’s KASHI!)

5 boxes of Kashi granola bars price cut to $2.59 – 2-$1.50/2 manufacturer Qs – Target promo buy 4 get 1 free = $7.36 (another note - $1.47 a box isn’t a great price for granola bars, but again – KASHI!)

1 box Kellogg’s Clever Kids fruit snacks $2.19 - $1.50 Vocalpoint Q = 69c

2 DelMonte Fruit Chillers on a price cut for $2.01 (tubes) and $1.83 (cups): bought one of each – 2-$1 manufacturer Qs = $1.84 or 92c each

5lb bag of Gold Medal flour $2.44 – 75c manufacturer Q = $1.69 (really needed it)

1 box Smucker’s Uncrustables on a price cut for $2.04 - $1 manufacturer Q = $1.04 (my daughter loves the cheese variety and I figure 26 cents for a little sandwich is reasonable)

1 pkg shredded Kraft Cheddar $2.34 - $1 Target mobile Q = $1.34 (needed it)

And here’s the best: 2 Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower cleaner refills (yes, I really use the stuff) @$4.14 ea or $8.28 - $1.50/2 manufacturer Q - $1.50/2 Target Q – B1G1 free manufacturer Q ($4.14) = $1.14 or 57c each! WOO HOO!

No coupons: Country Crock spreadable sticks ($1.04 for 4), Market Pantry frozen mixed veggies (92c) and Market Pantry bagels ($1.24)

And I had a $5 Target gift card from last week, so that came off my total, too! YAY!

Bursts of Creativity

Finally - I'm feeling settled in our new house and in my new job. Have I mentioned yet how much I love it here??? I finally got my scrap room unpacked (it was the last thing to get unpacked except for the basement and garage) and got a huge burst of creativity as a result. Here are few recent layouts - I'm going to be lazy and not link up the credits, but you can find everything at The Digichick.

Credits: Autumn Spice by Elise Hansen and Madame Wing, Layer it On Volume 1 by Lil Digi Bits by Jude

Credits: Love Me Do by Elise Hansen

Credits: Groupies by simply.scraps Designs, and Warm Winter Wishes by Nikki Epperson and Jennifer Fox

Credits: Share the Moments by Danielle Engebretson, Template Craze Vol 7 by Mikkel Paige and flowers from Mari Koegelenberg's February 2010 grab bag.

Credits: Storytime collab between Lil Digi Bits by Jude, Sarah Bennett and Stacy's Back Door Designs

Let it Snow!

We love it here. Really, really love it!!! We even love the 26 inches of snow we got last weekend!

We're just about unpacked and I'm itching to get started scrapping again - so look for some layouts soon!

Observations become a layout....

I took my PA observations and turned them into a layout using Danielle Engebretson's Share the Moments:


and here's a fun little layout using Fave Flave by Madame Wing and simply.scraps Designs

A few observations

after my first week in Pennsylvania -

1. People here are really, really friendly. Strangers smile and say good morning. Amazing!
2. I like the cold much, much more than the heat - I've confirmed that with a week of 20 degree weather
3. It's very strange not to dial the area code before the phone number for local calls
4. I forgot that dry air = lots of little shocks
5. No sales tax on clothing?? SCORE!
6. Every thing is cheaper here - groceries, car insurance, homeowner's insurance, car registration (although gas is about the same as FL)
7. Highways with hills and big curves rather than flat open space will take some getting used to, especially in the snow!
8. Getting a driver's license and car registration in PA is convoluted. However, registering a foreign adoption is not (no court proceedings).
9. The logistics and number of things to do when you move with kids (especially 1 in school) are exponentially greater than with no kids.

Creativity!

It feels so good to be able to scrapbook while I'm alone here - that's one of the awesome things about digital scrapping - have laptop, can scrap!!!

Here's a layout I did with a couple new releases from today at The Digichick - Mikkel Paige's Template Craze Volume 7 and Danielle Engebretson's Sharing the Moments. Enjoy!

All by myself...

well, not quite - the cat is with me - but I'm in Pennsylvania while my family is still in Florida. This is my first week at my new job and so far, so good. I drove up last weekend (Sat/Sun) and I'm all settled into my temporary apartment...but I am anxious to have everyone here with me on Feb 1st (and I'm anxious to move into our new house, too).

I am not complaining - but it is COLD here!!!! Brrrr.....