Food Pyramid Sales and Coupon Match-Ups 8/19

Here are the sales and coupon match ups for Food Pyramid.

Chef Boyardee Pastas 5 for $5.00 -.35/3 from (8/2 SS) doubled = $2.30/3
Wishbone Dressing 16oz. 2 for $4.00 -$1/1 from (6/28 RP) = $1/1
Peter Pan 13-16.3 oz. 2 for $3.00 -50./2 from (8/2 SS) doubled- =$2.00/2
Deli Ham-$1.99/lb
Superiors Hot Dogs-2/$1
Best Choice Mac & Cheese-29 cents
Ground Chuck-$1.89/lb
Assorted Bone in pork chops-99 cents/lb
Country Style Pork ribs-99 cents/lb
Dutch Farms American Singles-12 0z pkg-5/$5

Reasors Sale and Coupon Match Up 8/19

Here are some sales and coupon match ups for Reasors for the week of 8/19. They are having a pretty good 10 for $10 sale going on :) YAY!

10 for $10 Sales:
peaches-10 lbs for $10
Dole Iceberg Salad-12 oz bag
Ball Park Meat Franks
Tony's Pizzas $1.00 each- 1.00/2 (6/7 SS)= .50 each for 2
Tostinos pizza-$1.00 each-$1.00 off 5 (in one of the August inserts-will have to keep searching and update)=$4.00 for 5 pizzas
Birds Eye frozen Veggies-10-16 oz
Best Choice Sour Cream-16 oz
Best Choice Raisins or Applesauce
Chef Boyardee $1.00 each- .35 off 3 (8/2 SS)= $2.65 for 3
Bar-S Bologna-16 oz-$1.00 off 2 here = $1.00 for 2 pkgs.
Right Guard Deodorant $1.00 each- $1.00 off 2 (8/16 SS OK)= .50 each for 2
Soft & Dri Deodorant $1.00 each- $1.00 off 2 (8/16 SS OK)= .50 each for 2
Roma Tomatoes-10lbs/$10
Green Leaf Lettuce-10lbs/$10
Baby Pelled Carrots-10lbs/$10
Mushrooms-8 oz pkg

Others:
Colgate Total $2.50 each- $1.00 (8/9 SS OK)= $1.50 each
Post Cereals $3.00 each- $1.00 off 2 (7/26 SS)=$ 5.00 for 2

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Goal Setting Sunday--on Monday :)

I totally avoided doing this yesterday-yes, I admit it, I avoided it!! LOL! Just was not too sure what I would set as goals this week-but it came to me. We are starting back to school this week, so my goal is to get everyone settled into some schedules, new goals, etc...

I straightened all the books and organized them according to each child. I put all our school supplies (crayons, markers, etc..) neatly away (and hid some :).

Im thinking the garage will have to wait until the spiders are less active....sorry, but they really do freak me out!!
Have a blessed week everyone!!

Crocheting for Christmas

Last week, I started sharing ideas about things you can do to get started early on Christmas presents. This week, I found some really great sites for crocheting. I love to crochet-more so when it is cooler outside. I have done it for years. Am I really good at it? Nope--but I try and I have made each of my kids baby blankets while I was pregnant with them. Im not very good at things like sweaters, but I did make each of my girls a poncho one year. I still find projects that are for beginner or intermediate. Maybe one day I will feel good enough to move on to advanced :)
Here are some neat sites I found. Instead of listing individual projects, I am listing the main pages. You can then look through what might interest you.

Free Crochet Patterns : Lion Brand Yarn Company  This is one of my go-to crochet pattern sites...I use this most often-stitch tutorials, lots of neat patterns, and good info. They list projects in easy, intermediate, etc...

FREE Crochet Pattern Index Dolls and accessories, kitchen patterns, etc...

SMART CROCHET - free crochet patterns  More free patterns-Christmas crocheting, curtains, tablecloths and runners, etc...

Free Patterns for Crochet - Indulge Your Love of Crochet!

Free-Crochet.com You can search through the free patterns here-quilts, wearables, religious and inspirational....plus, there is a Free Pattern of the Day

Free crochet patterns.  neck warmers, booties, socks, learn to bead crochet, ponchos-I can go on and on...

Free Crochet Patterns and Tutorials - Learn How to Crochet With Easy Beginner Patterns and Step by Step Instructions  Learn to crochet or try one of the many different patterns here-cute hats, dishcloths, and there is even a tips and troubleshooting area.

Crochet Pattern Central - Free, Online Crochet Pattern Link Directory - Beginner Crochet Instructions - Crochet Tips, Tricks,..  Site has lots of great free patterns plus tutorials as well as instructions for many different stitches

Goal Setting Sunday

My house was nice and clean by the time my youngest daughter's party started--then, well, let's just say it is amazing the mess 4 little girls can make :) They had a blast and that is all that mattered!!

My goal this week is to get our school books all in order for the official start of our new school year the following week. I have a nice bookshelf that a friend passed along to me-more of a pantry type piece of furniture, but it will keep our books nicely contained. I also want to arrange all these school supplies I was able to stock up on! I have so much notebook paper-20 packets-that I will be amazed if my kids go through it all by the end of the year :)

 I also would like to get my garage cleaned all the way out...wasn't this one of my goals last Sunday? Hmmm...well, I will give it a go this week :) I tried some this past week, but the spiders chased me away. Im thinking of treating in there and trying again. I do not like spiders..even Charlotte freaks me out!! LOL! Plus, there are some boxes of clothes in there and I need to figure out what I can keep for the future or give away, or perhaps even sell and put it toward some new clothes.

Have a great week everyone!!

Food Pyramid Sales and Coupon Matchups 8/5

There is not a whole lot going on at FP this week. Some good school sales, but not alot on coupons that I could see:

Ground Chuck-$1.49/lb
Tyson box chicken or Anytizers-2/$4-$1.00 (SS 5/19) = $1.00 per box
Crayola Crayons-24ct pkg-5/$1
Elmer's Glue-5/$1
Spiral Notebooks-70ct-10/$1
Hunter hot dogs-12 oz-79 cents

Reasor's Sales and Coupon Match Ups starting 8/5

lue-5/$!he sales and coupon match ups for Reasors this week :)

Crayola crayons-24 packs-5/$1
Elmer's Glue-5/$1
Tomatoes in the vine-97 cents/lb
Kellogg's Cereal-select Varieties-1/2 off (could be a good deal and especially if you have coupons-I found a coupon for Mini Wheats-$1.50 off 2 from RedPlum -maybe it is still active :)
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts-$1.88/lb
1 subject spiral bound notebooks-10/$1
Michelina's Frozen Entrees -$1.00- $1.00/5 Here= $4.00 for 5
Tyson Skillet Creations -$6.98 - $1.00 (7/26 SS)= $5.98
Pilgrim's Pride Whole Cut-Up Chicken -$1.29/lb- .55 Here = .55 cents off total price of package
Sobe Lifewater $1.00- Buy 1 Get 1 Free Here: = $1.00 /2

Tide Detergent 20-40 use -$5.99- $1.00 (8/2 PG)= $4.99
Ziploc Evolve Sandwich Bags $1.66- $1.50/2 here: = $1.82/2
Dove Deodorant $1.59 - $1.50/2 Here= $1.68/ 2

Goal Setting Sunday

Once again, this last week did not go as planned...so hopefully this week will!! I need to prepare for a birthday party my youngest dd is having, so it will be a clean, clean ,clean week :) I will get to those dusty baseboards while I am at it. Last week, we got the garage cleaned out. It was nice and I have been working little by little on it to make room for one of our cars :)

Also, I stopped by a cute little shop in our town yesterday. I was not looking for anything in particular-maybe something sort of vintage neat :) I found a nice, big armchair! For $20!! One seam on the front of the cushion is popped, but it should be an easy fix...if not, a nice blanket will cover it-lol!! I have it sitting near our fireplace...not sure about the position as of yet, but, I think if I can find another little piece of furniture over there, or maybe two-another chair and a small side table or something...it will help tie it all in :) I have always thought it would be nice to have a bit of a seating area near the fireplace and I am frugally on my way to achieving that :)

Thinking Ahead to Christmas!

Last year, I made quite a few things for my kids' for Christmas presents. All my girls have American Girl dolls and I was able to make each of them something for their dolls to wear. It was pretty easy, fast and greatly enjoyed by them :) But, this year, I would like to get started earlier. I started most of those items in December, in my spare time, and wanting to get it all finished was frustrating. I think they are some things I could have spent more time on-maybe making a certain seam more sturdy, etc...Not just that, I know my sons enjoy getting homemade things from me as well and I would like to find some ideas for them. I did make my oldest some jammie pants and my youngest got a homemade stocking-I drew his name in our family gift exchange and that is what I did for him :)

So, I will send other links to different homemade projects later on, but today, I am going to focus on a few sewing websites. There are so many out there and if you are blessed with a stash of fabric, even pieces that won't make much of anything, you can make some cute things!!

Sewing.org  I was going to list links from here individually, but there are SO many neat projects I thought it best to send the main page-check them out-even help for those learning to sew!
About.com:Sewing  Lots of links to various projects-aprons, dolls, home decorating, etc..
Bella  Lots of links to many different sewing projects
Free Sewing Projects pot holder patterns, sachets, and others-would be great additions to gift baskets too!
AllCrafts  many projects here as well as well as some learning to sew projects.