Coupon savings - 5.00

Today we headed out to use a few more coupons - Wal-mart was out completely of the wipes I have coupons for - so my savings weren't as great this time

1 pack huggies diapers - 9.78
2 lunchables - 3.00 each

Total before coupons - 12.78

Coupons -
3.00 off huggies diapers
1.00 off lunchables (x2)

Total coupons - 5.00

Total OOP = 7.78

savings of 39%

Total Coupons saving to date - 19.00

Coupon savings - 14.00

I have really gotten into coupon clipping again the last few months.

So I decided to add my coupon totals to my blog to try and see how much I save in 1 years time.

Today we ran to wal-mart...Iz was out of pull-ups

I got
1 pack of pull-ups 9.72
1 pack of newborn diapers 9.72
6 packs of pull-ups wipes - (6x -1.64)

I had in coupons
3-3.00 off 2 pullups wipes
1-3.00 off huggies diapers
1-2.00 off pullups

So my total today was 29.28
Less 14.00 in coupons

Total OOP (out of pocket) = 15.28
A savings of 47.8%

YTD coupons - 14.00

Pregnancy + Allergies = suck

A few weeks ago I kinda stopped taking my allergy medicine. I take allegra and since it's a class C for pregnancy I try not to take it unless I know I am going to be around things I am allergic to. (and just FYI the other ones claritin, zyrtec etc do not work for me....would be nice if they did, but they don't)

So most of the things I am allergic to are not in "season" right now...so I stopped taking it....well one problem - there is 1 thing I am allergic to that is always in season...dust mites. I try and avoid them - we only have carpet in 1 room - I sleep with pillows that have allergy coverings on them etc. But my nesting got the better of me on Friday. We have a few fans around the house to keep air moving. Two of them have nifty panels you can take off and wash ...the third does not. It was covered in dust. So I got a "craving" of sorts that it needed to be cleaned. I got my trusty screwdriver out and proceeded to take the thing apart. YUCK! You will not believe the amount of dust - spider webs - cat hair (and we haven't had an inside cat in 2 years) etc that was stuck to the motor...to the blades...to everything - and then as I cleaned became stuck to me.

5 hours later (not kidding) it began with a scratchy throat....then sinus pressure - then full head "cold" finally Monday I started feeling a little less pressure and thought I was clear - until Monday night when it all settled in my chest - now I have what I lovingly like to refer to as phase 2 - which consists of coughing and a little runny nose.

What makes matters worse is that the good stuff (aka nyquil, percocet, whisky, cocaine) is all off limits during pregnancy...so I instead am forced to do lemon tea's with honey...lots of extra water...tylenol...and the occasional sudafed...

3 years ago today

3 years ago today my little drama queen (aka Isabel) made her way into this world. I had to stay in recovery a bit longer because my BP was a little low - and apparently she cried the whole time she was in the nursery - I could hear her screaming as they wheeled me into my room....she stopped crying as soon as she was in my arms :)

We had a day full of fun and I will update tomorrow what we did - and of course show lots of photos.

I also hope (fingers crossed) to get WDW vacation day 6 finished soon....it just take so long to re-size photos so you can see them on here - Mike laughs because he says by the time I get done we will be gearing up to head to WDW again and I'll have to start all over (we aren't planning on going till 2011 - so that shows how much confidence he has in me finishing our vacation in a timely manner lmbo)

Till tomorrow!

Vacation Day 5 - Animal Kingdom

Day 5 - The Animal Kingdom :)

We had to get up extra early to visit the animal kingdom. It was early hours for resort guests so we got to enter before the rest of the crowd for the day...


Isabel waiting for the bus





Mike riding the bus


Andrew riding the bus


Me and the kids at the gate to the Animal Kingdom


Mike and the kids at the front of the Animal Kingdom


Once we got inside we got to see the opening show - the kids loved it!




Me, Mike, and the kids in front of the tree of life


The first ride we did was the safari - the kids got to see lots of animals






From there we grabbed fast passes at Expidition everest (for Mike) and then headed over to let the kids ride the Triceratops spin...actually Andrew rode it once then Mike and him headed over and rode Dinosaur, but since Isabel was too small, we rode the Triceratops Spin 3 more times.

Andrew riding the triceratops spin


Isabel riding the Triceratops Spin


After riding the TS - we went and got in line to meet Goofy and Pluto -

Andrew and Isabel waiting in line


Isabel and Goofy


Andrew and Pluto


All of us with Goofy and Pluto


All of us in front of Expedition Everest


A little later Andrew and Mike rode the Kali River Rapids...I warned them they might get soaked, but amazingly enough they both stayed pretty dry.




We then headed to the Flame Tree BBQ for lunch

Isabel waiting on lunch


Andrew waiting on lunch


We then went over and let Mike ride Expedition Everest. Afterwards we headed over to see Festival of the Lion King

Isabel waiting to see the Lion King


After the Lion King the kids met another character





That night we had reservations at the Contemporary Hotel at Chef Mickey.

Isabel and Donald


Andrew and Donald


Isabel and Goofy


Andrew and Goofy


Andrew and Pluto


Isabel and Pluto


Isabel and Minnie


Andrew and Minnie


Andrew and Mickey


Isabel and Mickey




Stay tuned - tomorrow we head to Hollywood Studios :) Lots of pictures from there too!

Sew-saturday

I have a handful of sewing projects that must be finished by October. Miss Eve is going to make her appearance then, and I know things will come to a complete stop once she arrives.

First up is Eve's cradle bumper. Her actual crib is done in flowers and matches Iz's bedding because once she gets older she will share a room with her, but when she first arrives she will bein our room and in the cradle. I made a bumper for Iz, but it is long gone so I am now sewing a new one. This one is a leopard print with hot pink trim. I got everything cut this morning, I just need to get it pinned and sewn.

Next up I am making some crayon rolls for the kids to take to the hospital when they come visit Me and Eve. I also am making them I-spy bags...I have all the material but I still need to get some more objects for them to find...

Lastly I need to sew Iz's halloween costume. Andrew has decided to be Buzz this year, it's a costume he has had for a while.....I didn't make it, I bought it from the disney store...but he loves wearing it so that makes him easy to please. Iz however is going to be Snow white....I have bought the pattern, I'll probably buy the material in Sept and bust it out a few days later... (note back up plan here is to buy one from the disney store...lol) As for Eve....we have Iz's pea pod costume...so she'll wear it for pictures...I am pretty sure she's not going out trick or treating this year...lol