SWEET!!

I feel so giddy when I know that I just finished getting a SWEET DEAL!! I try to do lots with coupons but only if it is something that I buy normally or if I get something practically for free. Store brand items are great because usually they still are cheaper then name brands products even after a coupon, but there are exceptions where store brand just doesn't cut it, like saltine crackers, I have to get the Premium Brand and if I am after an OREO it had better be and OREO!! So here is my trip to Walgreens

See what I spent $48.94 See how much I saved $81.38!!!!!!!!!!!

I got all of this for only $48.94 that includes taxes!! The diapers only would have cost close to that much!
The breakdown of what I got:
2 Ocean Spray Cranberry Pomegranate Juice
3 Nestle Semi-Sweet chocolate chips
1 Jif Peanut Butter
1 Smuckers Jam
6 Progressive Soups
2 50FT rolls of wrapping paper
1 ACT TOTAL Mouthwash
2 Kleenex boxes
2 Cover Girl Lip Slicks
1 Maybelline lipstick
2 Rimmel blush
4 instant chocolate puddings
2 strawberry Jellos
4 packages of Huggies Diapers!!

Now this not even close to the deals I here about back in the west, but for Chicagoland its pretty good.

Again matching Items on sale + coupons + Walgreens coupons = me pretty giddy!

Halloween Bash

Halloween is so much fun and this year we hosted a Halloween Bash!! After the must do Trick-or-Treating even in the cold we had some friends come over for some good food and one last trick-or-treating for all the kids to do from each of the families. It is so much fun to see everyone and the awesome costumes that came through our door. Nathan claimed he had on his regular costume which is a nudist on strike but I told him he has to wear a sign that said that for it to count!

My good friend Melissa was a great help for the party and she came Trick-or-Treating along with her hubby and two fun boys Ethan and Blake who were a knight and dragon combo!!I am the accessory to Justin's Costume his Pirate Slave!! Every now and then I think his beak looks like a horn but I still like how it all turned out! His very First Halloween !!

Hayden is the Incredible HULK!! And something happened as soon as we put on his green face...He turned into the Hulk, seriously he thought that he had clearance to smashing everything and use his Hulk hands to do some punchin . That kid cracks me up!

Optimus Prime didn't last too long Trick-or-Treating. It's a little difficult to run to the next house with boxy tire legs. Clay would come to me after getting a treat from the candy bowls and say "Can you help me put this in my bag I can't reach?" Towards the end we had both legs off and one shoulder cap broke off! He loved the costume but I will remember to make sure he can be as mobile as possible next time we go trick-or-treating he he he

Everyone brought really good dishes to share and the kids had fun with their own party tables to eat on in the basement all to themselves. So glad everyone could come and have a good time. Melissa has a great camera that she used to get pictures of the party so we will have to see those later!! Hope everyone had as good of a time as I did!!