Freebies and Walgreens sales - get mailables ASAP

Free Suave - today only (thanks to Felicia for the reminder!) You have to sign up and they'll send you a coupon in the mail. Go get 'em!

Walgreens:

Quaker oatmeal is 2 for 2.79. It's the smaller sized cylinder. With the 1.00/1 coupons that are out, it makes them .79 (plus applicable tax) for 2. If you are local and need some, lemme know... I'll grab you some.

Also, if you use Equal 100ct. pks are 2/5.00 this week. Some areas got 1.50/1 and some got 2.50/1 newspaper coupons. Makes the equal 2/2.00 or free. Our area only go the 1.50 coupon, but I ordered some from Dede. We don't use Equal, but I figured this will be a nice donation to the church coffee table! Shh... don't tell 'em.

Dark & Lovely haircoloring is 5.00, get a 5.00 RR. Decent deal if you use these.

Some cleaners are bogo, so good deals after q's. Oust is bogo at 3.79, and there are b1g1 coupons out for a free oust up to 3.49. Makes it .40 for 2 after coupon.

Pepsi products are spend 20.00 get 10.00 RR. If you are already going to buy chips and pop, may as well get back 10.00 to spend on other stuff... Pepsi 12 pks are 3/15.00. Some chips/dips are included in the sale.

Halls cough drops are BOGO - combine with BOGO coupon to get free cough drops. (who doesn't need those!?)

I'm sure there's a few more great deals, but that's what I thought ya'll might like.

Next week doesn't look terribly exciting yet for Wags. If you have or can order coupons, the ragu and/or skippy may be a decent deal (there's other things included in the promo - dove, lipton, hellmans.) It's buy 8, get a $10.00 RR. Ragu/Skippy is 1.99 each that week. If you buy 8, it comes to 15.92. Subtract q's, and see what the oop is /8. Some folks will also figure the RR into their cost. i.e. 15.92 - 10.00 RR = .74 an item (assuming no manufacturer q's.) Unless I'm rolling RR's from one deal to the next, I count my actual out-of-pocket. I *might* do this deal if I can find the good q's. There's various ones available, so look around.

Here's a list of included items in this Unilever buy8 get 10.00 RR sale:
Dove Haircare 2/$7
Dove Deodorant 2/$7
Degree Deodorant 2/$7
Dove Body Wash, Caress Body Wash, Lever Bar Soap, Q Tips, Pond's, Dove Lotion 25% off
Lipton Tea $2.99 (might be decent with 1.00 q if you have any)
Skippy $1.99
Ragu $1.99
Hellman's $3.99
Bertolli $5.99


Bayer aspirin will be 2.50 a pkg. If you spend 20.00, you get back 10.00 RR. I may do this deal too, since I know some folks who use this stuff. There are 1.00/1 coupons out, so if you buy 8 pkgs for 20.00 - 8.00 in mq's, you spend 12.00 oop, get back a 10.00 RR. You may have a challenge finding 8 Bayer aspirin - especially if you go later in the week, so good luck!

If you have any of the .50/1 newspaper coupons, the dawn dish soap will be .49 each.

If you have the Walgreen's coloring book coupons, you can get Wags brand bandaids for .50 a box. I saw some in the clearanced section at one store, but haven't seen them in other places. May have to ask at the pharmacy. The coloring book runs about .99 or less, and has several q's in it that are good for another month or so.

This may be a better week to do the Pepsi deal since the Dorito chips are 2/5.00.

I'm also not overly impressed by the 1/25 ad, but I've only perused the ad once. Well - there looks like they may offer a $25.00 gift card when you transfer/fill new RX coupon in the ad - so THAT may be a good thing if you need to do it! You can then use the gift card to start you free-after-rebate things or build up your Register Rewards for rolling.

The one thing I noted is that reynold's foil will be .89. If you check the clipping sites, you can probably pick up some 1.00/1 foil coupons to get it free. I haven't decided if I'll do this yet or wait for the next go-round. It's a common sale at Wags. Also, Wags brand ziploc bags will be .99 with in-ad coupon.

8/1.00 valentine's gift bags, 6/1.00 plastic valentine tumblers, and 5/1.00 valentine pencils - may be a good little thing for you teachers or mom's looking for a little something for the kiddo's. Although, there may be an 8/1.00 in the following weeks ad - sometimes that happens. Some candy on sale (surprise, I know...)

Listerine is 2/9.00, get back 4.XX (can't read if it's .50 or .99) RR. Use the 2.00/1 printable or mailable coupon (sign up twice to ensure you get 2 coupons), pay 5.00 oop, get back the RR.

Hopefully Feb. will be a great month at Walgreens.

So I've been thinking...

This past year or so has been a challenge to me. I've let myself become weary of the very things and opportunities I've longed for, and developed a rotten inward attitude. I'm just tired of it. Most of it doesn't matter. I worry, fret, or get anxious about the most ridiculous things. I want to go back to enjoying the beauty of life that God has given me now, and long for the amazing life yet to come!

I've done a lot of thinking, praying, and reading. I'm very self-centered and self-focused lately, but I'm not happy with it. In fact, the more I think about and ponder myself, the more anxious, depressed and grouchy I become! So, I've decided to change.

God had been good, merciful, and gracious to me. I want to show that in my life! If my husband, children, and friends see a woman who is worn out, dreary, and un-interesting - what honor does that bring to God??

So, part of changing is actually doing something about what needs changing. I used to be more active in prayer and bible reading, but sadly, I have neglected this more than I care to admit. I need God. I depend on God. My hope, my strength, my joy - it all comes from God! So God is going to get my attention, my love, and my worship. Prayer and study about God is my primary focus!

I've never been organized. I'm at a loss with it. I never learned this skill. So, for my families sake, I am going to work hard at developing this ability. There are so many good resources out there, so I am confident that with Providence and diligence, I will be much better at this come January 2010!

Finally, I have been wishing that I knew how to sew. Oh, I can repair a small rip or sew on a button, but I haven't put together an outfit on my own - ever. So, I plan to figure out this skill this year. No more wishing... time to do. (Was it Yoda that said "There is no try. Do or do not..."?)

Anyway, these are some of the things that have weighed heavily on me for a while. My relationship with God, my relationship with family, my attitude, and my activity. With God's great mercy and His divine will... I'll be working on these goals!

It amazes me how God uses other people to work out good in you. My darling husband emailed me last week with a plan to read through the bible in a year and to read through Calvin's institutes in a year. We got a couple days behind because of some medical stuff, but we're catching up quickly. It has been so refreshing and amazing to hear the word of God. To go through and read, ponder, and discuss as a family the things written in the Bible - things we've sometimes missed or not fully pondered before. With the bible-reading-in-a-year schedule, it helps to not feel burdened or lost. I'm not sure where he found the institutes plan, but I found this one, and it looks similar/exact to what we are doing.

Egads...

What a crazy few weeks.

Christmas morning we found out that Grandpa had passed away. Not entirely unexpected, but still very heartbreaking (especially for oldest DD). The girls and I traveled up for the funeral, stayed a couple days to rest and visit, then came back home.

2 days later - car accident. UGH! Of course, it happens in the evening. So, after all the calls and what not Friday evening and Saturday morning, we had to wait until Monday to get a rental. Thankfully, while I'm a bit sore and banged up, we weren't *seriously* injured.

Then, last week we spent fretting and prepping for hubby's hospital visit. Thankfully, before performing major invasive surgery, doc decided to just double check things out. We ended up with a minor procedure that (so far) seems to have fixed what my hubby has been suffering with for 2 YEARS!!! He's like a new man already.

Things have been stressful and hectic, but overall we have had good news. DH doesn't have to go through major surgery! Another amazing answered prayer is that his cousin Tim was told that his 2nd appearance of leukemia is now gone. They find no evidence of it in his system!

Gotta run and take care of the kidlets... more later.

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Have fun!

Well, it's been a while...

and we've all had some ups and downs physically. My hubby is encouraging me to write, and it'll be coming soon...

In the mean time, here are some funnies - courtesy of my honey... ;-)

OnStar Study Bible
Gerber Christian Baby Food
Your Best Teeth Now OY!
Spurgeon Bubble Gum Cigars
Youth Pastor Halloween Costume
Your Best Wall Now (my husband takes pleasure in sending me links regarding my *ahem* "favorite" televangelist...)
Start a Reformation Early... Moms - this'll have you ROFL!
Barbie Dream Church - Just in time for Christmas!!

And - to top the cake:

Dave's reason for not listening to "Christian" music on the radio... (and just in time for Christmas too!)

What do you *do* all day??

Well, I know this doesn't completely convey what it's like, but it'll give a good idea!

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