Link of all you Mom to be's!

This is a helpful link for all you Mom-to-Be's out there. There are so many of you I know of! Congrats! Maybe us moms can comment on what we found extremely helpful for the first year!

http://assets.babycenter.com/ims/Content/baby_registry_product_checklist.pdf

I know that I couldn't live with out my Jumperoo made by Fisher Price! Once the kids turned about 4 months old, it was the thing to have. They like the excersaucers also, but you will love the jumperoos! When they are fussy, put them in and let them fuss, hyper? they jump around and scream with Joy! I don't have many door jams to hang a jumper, and they scare me anyway, but these jumperoos are mobile and safe!

For diaper rash creams, desitn is great, but Boudreaux's Butt Paste  is the best yet! It still smells a bit, but it dosen't seem to sting as does the desitin. For my Breast Pump, I much loved my Medela Pump in Style. It worked well, stayed steady, and replacement parts were very reasonable! I just recently sold it, but, if in a few years, Jason and I are blessed with another baby, we definatly plan on investing in another, hopefully the Freestyle which actually allows you to walk around!

Anyway, I hope this is helpful to you Moms-to-Be!

Turn To Spartan, Neiman's Matchups and Ideas

Thanks to Stephanie Wilds and this lovely storm we are currently having, my day has opened up wide and clear! Well, not so clear, but nothing going on, that's for sure! Stephanie Wilds had sent me a message Via Facebook (what an awesome site!) that she has found a ton of luck with Turn to Spartan.com in order to get some decent deals at Neimans on the Spartan products! I finally had a chance to check this out and figured I would share some of my findings with you for this week.

Meat Counter

• Split Chicken Breasts $0.88 a Lb

Produce

• Grapes, $0.99 a lb

Boxed Goods

• Post Cereals $1.99
• Printable coupon for $3 off 4 boxes, equals $4.96 for 4 boxes.. Deal!
• Taco Bell Dinner Kits 2/$4
• $1/2 Taco Bell Product, exp. 4-30-11  
• Total OOP 2/$3
• Taco Bell Shells and Sauce 2/$3
• $1/2 Taco Bell Product, exp. 4-30-11  
• Total OOp 2/$2
• Tomb Stone Pizza 3/$10
• $1.50/3 Printable Coupon
• Total OOp 3/$8.50
• Spartan Dressings
• BOGOF!
• General Mills Cheerios 2/$6
• $1 off 2 Printable.
• Vitamin Water
• 10/$10
• Gatoraid 2- 8 packs for $10
• Spartan Breakfast Blend Coffee $2.89
• $-1.00 Printable Spartan Coupon
• $1.89
• Viva Paper Towels $7.49
• $0.50 Printable Coupon
• International Delight $1.79
• Printable coupon for 0.55 off,
• $1.24 oop
• Milk, $2.89 a Gallon
• Spartan Biscuits 2/$1
• Coke Products 10/$10 on the 2 L
• Ballpark Hot Dogs 2/$6
• $0.55/1 Printable
• Print2, Get $1.10 off
• Keebler Townhouse Crackers 2/$5
• $1 off 2 Printable Q's

Well, That's Pretty Much it for this week.. Nothing really special, but those chicken breasts.. good deal there! And the grapes! Yum!

New Excell Document Shopping Predictor

Hey Everyone! Here Is my work in progress.. My Shopping List helper! I put in my item, the price, the amount of coupons I have, what RR is earned, and  Whala! Everything is figured out for me! my Total Out Of Pocket, My RR earned, everything. It may need some edits here and there, but let me know what you all think!

Equestrian Coupons and Deals

So for today, I thought maybe my equestrian friends would like to have some hints, tips, and savings passed there way. So here we go!
 
Here are some excellent coupons for Farnam Products.. I know one girl (Mary Miller) who could defiantly benefit with the Brite and white Shampoo! But all these coupons are a great value to help us stock our Vet boxes for spring, our bath boxes for bat season, and even get our saddles ready!

Got to Horse.com and use coupon code CTHRDW11. Get $10 off your order of $100 or more! also use coupon code for CJHSH129

Use those with  This and get your horses new weatherbeeta blankets at even more of a deal!

Prefer Valley Vet Equine? Here you Go! They have lots of decent deals, like, who uses Cortaflex? Well, if you buy 1 Gallon, you get a free quart! Or my favorite deal I saw, buy select Ariat boots, get a free gift. There was a $40 breyer horse for free!

What About State Line Tack? I signed up for Upromise, which gives me coupons, points, and money back. I can get 3% of my order back, which I can then deposit online into a college savings program for the kids..so not only do I get stuff for the horses, I also am saving, while spending money, for the kids education.  And they have a ton of stuff in their winter clearance section!

Smith Brothers, as a barrel racer, is one of my favorite sites. Here are some of the coupon sales they have going on now.. be sure to look at the clearance too!

So, My horsey friends, I didn't forget you! Here is some fun stuff to look at today while we wait for spring to finally arrive. Maybe it is here seeing as it is raining? April Showers bring May Flowers! Talk to you All soon!

Walmart's New Coupon Policy

Walmart officially released a new coupon policy yesterday! There are a few changes that are pretty fun. Please remember that this will take time for cashiers to learn, so it is best to print the policy and keep it with you if you are a regular Walmart shopper.

Two big changes:

You should now be able to use Walgreens Register Rewards (they are a "Catalina" manufacturer coupon)! This may take a while to catch on.. best bet is to print off the coupon policy and take it with you.

"Coupons may exceed the price of the item. Change may be given or applied toward the cost of the basket purchase."

One other thing to note: They state that they accept competitor coupons that have an actual price for an item. This is not a $1 off coupon, but a coupon that states that the item costs $1. We get A LOT of coupons like this in the Walgreens weekly ad. This is not technically new, just want you to understand what they mean. An example of this is the ad in the Walgreens that listed Palmolive dish detergent at $0.89, which is a deal, or  the wipes deal.



Walmart Coupon Policy
Walmart accepts the following types of coupons (see guidelines below):

• Manufacturers’ coupons Print-at-home Internet coupons Must be legible, have "Manufacturer Coupon" printed on them, have a valid remit address for the manufacturer, valid expiration date, and have a scannable bar code. Competitors’ coupons that feature a specific item for a specified price for example, $2.99 Soft drink container caps Checkout coupons (also called "Catalina's") that are printed at our competitors’ registers, have "Manufacturer Coupon" with specific requirements printed on them, a valid remit address for the manufacturer, valid expiration date, and a scannable bar code.

Walmart does not accept the following coupons:

• Print-at-home Internet coupons that require no purchase Competitors’ coupons for dollars/cents or percentage off, buy one get one free, and double- or triple-value coupons

The following are guidelines and limitations:

• Only one coupon per item is permitted. Coupons must have an expiration date and be redeemed prior to expiration. Coupons may exceed the price of the item. Change may be given or applied toward the cost of the basket purchase. Walmart only accepts coupons for merchandise that we sell. Coupons must be presented at the time of purchase. We accept the following with Customer Service Supervisor/Management approval: 40 or more coupons Any coupon over $20 or $50 or more in coupons in one transaction

**Information taken from The Coupon Swap Facebook Group and Southernsavers.com with some add in information by me, Rachar!

Deals this week... WAGS

Walgreens (ends 4-30)

These are some deals this week that I have found. Some are for RR, some are for sales, some are for mommas that like deals!

• Nestle Candy Bars.. On Sale for $0.39.. Deal
  
• StayFree Maxi Pads
  
  • $2.99-$2.99 RR on Next Purchase= Free!
    
  • There are also some $1 off q's out there, making it a $1 Money Maker.
    
• NexCare Bandaids..
  
  • Buy 1@ $2.99, Get a $2.99 MIR, Final Cost (after Rebate) FREE
    
  • Luster White Tooth Paste
    
    • Normal Cost $4.99-$4 RR earned -$1.50 SS coupon found in SS 4/3= $0.51 Overage..
      
    • Super good deal on tooth paste. They are paying you!
      

    Here's a good deal if summer ever gets here!

• Hawaiian Tropic
  
  • Regular Cost $8.99, buy 2 bottles at $17.98, Get $5 RR, or Buy $20 worth, get $8 RR!
    

Hair Supplies

• Aussie, Herbal Essence, or Head and Shoulders Shampoos and Conditioners.
  
  • Buy 1 @ $5.99, Get $1 RR, use a Herbal Essence Coupon or Pantene coupon for $1 off 1 product, $3.99 total
    
  • This is the 14.3 to 33.8 Ounce bottles
    

Cosmetics

• Covergirl BoGo50% off, Many Q's to go with this in the inserts. Also, you can find pintables for them. 5 Minutes and you could save yourself 75% off your makeup!
  
• L'Oreal foundation, concealer, powder, blush, or lip cosmetics bogo 50% off
  
  • -$2 L'oreal Infallible Le Rouge Lipstick coupon
    
  • -$2 L'oreal Studio Secrets Magic Perfecting Base
    
  • -$2 L'oreal True Match Roller
    
  • -$2 L'oreal Voluminous Million Lashes Mascara
    
  • These coupons are found in the Spring Savings Coupon Beauty Book. Ask for it at WAGS
    
• Revlon Foundation, Concelor, Powder, Eye cosmetics, or Blush, BOGO50%
  
  • Coupons in Spring Savings Beauty Book from WAGS
    
    
    

Household

• Walgreens Pure Honey, $3.99 with in ad coupon
  
• Starbucks Coffee $6.99 for 12 oz. Decent deal, I also have a $1.00 off coupon. Yumm…
  
• Viva Paper Towels $5.99 for a 6 pack I believe. Also a $1.00 off coupon from the paper.
  
• Red Baron 12" Pizza's, $3. Do not know if this is a good deal, I don't buy them.
  
• Post or Quaker Cereal or Pop Tarts, $1.99
  
• Palmolive Dish Soap
  
  • 10 oz for $0.89 with in ad coupon
    
• Kleenex Facial Tissue, $1.09 with in ad coupon.
  
• Huggies or Pampers Wipes $2.50
  
  • Minus Coupon valued at $0.75 is $1.75 for a diaper bag size wipes package.
    
• Huggies or Pampers diapers, Jumbo Packs
  
  • Pampers $8.99-$3
    
  • Huggies
    
    • $8.99-$2 WAGS Infant Care Coupon-$3 printable q from coupons.com=$3.99 for a package of diapers
      
    • That's $0.12 per diaper for Huggies size 3s.
      

  
   

 

Great Day!.. NOT!

I was really excited today.. See, yesterday was Easter! So today should defiantly be spring, right? Yeah, well in Northern MI Mother Nature is laughing her silly little ass off. Yes I said it. But I'm kind of PO'd at her. She should have given us spring! Not the 5 days of rain she is threatening us with. Doesn't she realize that I want to ride my old girls? See if Rose feels like kicking her heels up? Well, if I can get on them, stupid foot. I am far from normal, even though PT is helping.

And Next Weekend, I am meeting my Aunt Cindy, Sarah, and Adds up in Cheboygan with my mom to relax and have a girls (and Logan) few days. Wine and relaxation. Ahh.. And Adds and Logan to hopefully entertain each other, if they don't get mad. I would love to let him take up his little tykes car so he can run around, but after a week of rain, it's going to be way to muddy. I am quite sad about this weather thing. Just so you now Mother Nature!