Hello, again, old friend.

I want to blog again. I think it is good for my sanity :)

I'm looking forward to starting my job - 2nd grade teacher at a private school in Winterville. We start training in July. I have already bought SEVERAL books and decorations for my room :)

I love my husband. I love him so much. He is the most generous, loving, patient person I have ever met. He never gets tired of me squeezing him tight or asking for "just one more" kiss :) He treats me like I am very precious to him. He makes me feel safe and loved. I can't thank God enough for blessing me with such a wonderful husband. I know I'm lucky. Thank you, Lord.

I am going to be an aunt... again! :) My sister is pregnant again. I am very excited. I love my sister and my nephew and I can't wait to meet my new niece/nephew. Please pray for a smooth pregnancy. She is due near the end of January.

Please pray for these prayer requests for my family:
That my sister finds a good job that she is happy in
That my mom finds a house to move to (she wants to move to Va or NC from Colorado)
That Jordan and I would continue to follow Weight Watchers and our workout routines so we can get healthy! (a prerequisite to having a baby)

If you don't have goals, you can't meet them. I hope to accomplish most of these goals for summer!
This summer I want to:
Organize my house
Redecorate at least the bedroom and spare room
Find a new shower curtain
Work out at least 3 times a week
Follow Weight Watchers again FULL FORCE!
Prepare my classroom
Cook at least 2 healthy meals a week (from scratch!)
Read books about education and classical education
Finish the Twilight series - I know some people hate the books, but I love love love them

Kids are soooo funny!!

My dinner conversation with Samantha (2 years old) :)
*poot*
Me: *smile*
Samantha: *giggle* That was just my hiney. *giggle*
Me: What was that sound? (trying to get her to say something else funny)
Samantha: Pfffff *cute smile* HAHAHAHA

So, yeah, it's immature, but I laughed so hard. Like a belly laugh. I love kids :)

News about the Kraft offer...

If you spend $25 in Kraft products you will get $5 toward your next purchase and $20 rebate in the mail.

HERES THE CATCH:
You can only do it at SuperValu stores (Farm Fresh is among them)
I found out that there is a Farm Fresh in Wilson so I will probably go... we use lots of Kraft things. It's only 30 minutes away.
You have to spend the money between 8/7 and 8/30.

Good news: You can really milk it if you use coupons.. :)

Staples has several things for .25 (School supplies!) Check out their weekly ad: http://staples.shoplocal.com/staples/default.aspx?action=entryflash&sneakpeek=y&adref=email

Five dollars off of $30 purchase at Staples:

Another Good Blog w/ Deals

You can also get $3 for each empty ink cartridge you bring to Staples. You can do up to 10 each month. They will mail you a check for them and you don't have to purchase anything to take advantage of this!

Print off coupons:

$1.00 off Dial Soap

Register with All and get $1.00 off of Laundry Detergent

Booklet with $30 worth of coupons

$1.00 Wisk coupon

Sample of Always Infinity Pads

That's all for now... I'm tired of being on the computer!!

Being frugal...

We are forced to find ways to be more frugal. I have been doing coupons for a while now (as many of you know) and now I am trying to squeeze a little tighter and get a little more creative.

I have gone back to this website that I got from Lindsay awhile ago and requested coupons from these companies. I did it before and I got several coupons and samples in the mail. It is super easy if you use an automatic form filler-outter :)
Companies to contact for coupons
Here are some letters that I just copy and paste and change out the product names.
I was wondering if you offer any samples or coupons for the Scrubbing Bubbles cleaning products. I love to use them but I am operating on a small budget.

Thank you,
Becky Clark

I was wondering if you offer any samples or coupons for your yogurt. I love to keep it in stock at my house, but I am operating on a small budget. Anything you can do would be great!

Thank you,
Becky Clark

My husband is a huge fan of your Low Carb Monster drink. I was wondering if you offer any samples or coupons for them. We are operating on a small budget and anything you can do would be great!

Thank you,
Becky Clark

I also joined this RSS feed so that I know about the latest deals at several stores. Stretching a Buck

I also found this site: Penny Pincher Gazette and it has the circulars for about 5 local stores which you can use to make a shopping list (it specifies which stores, prices, and products). It also has coupons that you can print out.

Great Grocery Deals

So I just have to share these in case you don't research deals... here are some going on this week.

Kroger (through 6/6-TODAY!)
Cantaloupes 10 for $10 - usually you can buy just one or two and still get the $1 price
Watermelon $3.98 each
Corn .29 an ear

Harris Teeter (through Tuesday)
Cottonelle Toilet Paper - 24 rolls or 12 double rolls for 6.99 ($5 off!!) and they also have .75 coupons on the aisle (although, these do not double)
Hefty Zip Bags - they are on sale for 2.99 (I think) and they each have a .20 coupon on the box and there are 1.00 off coupons on the aisle