Got sunscreen?

I have verrrry fair skin.

I burn easily.

I have what I call a "perma-burn" from getting sun burnt so many times while living on Guam.

When I burn, I burn fast.

Sunscreen is this girls best friend.

After a trip to Rite Aid, I think I am now stocked up for summer!

Here's the deal...

Banana Boat is on sale Buy One Get One Free. For every two that you buy, you get a $5 register reward back. Add in coupons from yesterdays paper and...you have some free sunscreen.

There was a limit of 4 offers, and as much as I wanted to "roll" this deal, there were hardly any BB left on the shelves. So I grabbed it while the getting was good.

I paid $44.03 for 8 cans of Banana Boat sunscreen (these are regularly priced between $9.99-$11.99 each). I also grabbed 2 pkgs of Sixlets (on sale 2/$3 and get $1 in RR back) and 2 pkgs of fun sized peanut butter M&Ms that were on clearance for .74 each.

And then I recieved...$21 back! So really I got all that for $23.xx (or the cost of 2 of those sunscreens!)

Woot, woot!

3/8-3/15 Meal plan

While I have been pretty good about planning meals the past couple of days...I haven't been great the past few...well, weeks.

I also notice when I WRITE IT DOWN (big shocker!!) that I eat/serve a more varied menu. A normal week in our home looks like this:

Monday--->husband leaves at 5ish for school

Tuesday---> husband home & Ethan and Connor have scouts

Wednesday---> husband gone & Harmony has church

Thursday---> husband gone & Ivan has Cub scouts

Friday---> husband doesn't get home at a regular hour, it varies

Saturday--->normally home

Sunday---> normally home

I really, really want to make sure that our family is able to sit down together for dinner on Tues, Friday, Saturday & Sunday.

So here is what I am planning for this week:
FRIDAY (aka today) : Panda Express (this is a fundraiser for the kids school)
Saturday: bbq ribs, mashed potatoes, vegi's (all these are coming directly from my freezer/stockpile)
Sunday: lasagna (freezer), garlic bread, salad (bread & salad on sale at Albertsons)
Monday: fettuchini alfredo
Tuesday: making a chicken in the crockpot, pasta salad
Wednesday: chicken tortilla soup
Thursday: pizza/leftovers
Friday: Mom & daughter date so it is up to the boys :)

shopping cart show & tell

You know, I try to never go shopping with my kiddos.

I always end up buying more than I had planned. Falling for their pleas and begging. Please tell me I am not the only one who gives in!

Yesterday I ended up taking Mason to the store with me, and it worked in my favor! While he was still in his car seat, I wanted to do a double check on a deal I wanted. While sitting there, using my Vons app, I checked my "personal deals" and was excited to see THREE free offers!

A free cafe salad, a Knorr Roaster (new product) and a packet of Guacamole mix!

Once I got home, I realized I forgot the guacamole packet! Oh well, I will get it next time. I am there a lot...

So here is what I got for $30:
-3 salads (1 was free, but they had a deal that if you buy 3 or more they were only $2.99. I got two more, so my hubby could have one)
-Knorr Roaster (a roasting bag which includes the seasonings. Normally $3.xx and I got it for free.)
-DVD of Veggie Tales, The House that Stood ($9.99 less a $4 coupon= $5.99)
-Wreck it Ralph DVD/Blu Ray combo ($26.99 less a $7 coupon = $19.99)
-box of Jolly Time popcorn (free with puchase of Wreck It Ralph)
-box of Fiber One Chewy bars for kids (free with purchase of Wreck it Ralph)
-box of squeezable apple sauces (free with purchase of Wreck it Ralph)
-a bunch of bananas (just because we needed some)

While I don't remember how much the bananas were but after all coupons (including $6.50 in Catalinas) I paid a mere...$30.05 for a savings of 58%!

Have you had any good deal lately? I would love to hear them!

Good deal alert!

Do you have a little one that you are filling an Easter basket for? Right now you can score a nice deal on the newest Veggie Tales movie!

My kids (even the older ones!) love Veggie Tales. I love them because they always have a good message.

Right now, there new movie, " The Little House that Stood" is on sale at Vons for $9.99.The latest issue of All You magazine has a coupon good for $4 off!

You can find the coupon in this issue towards the end!

 

$9.99 -4.00=
$5.99!!

That isn't all though...

On the cover of the movie is a coupon for a free box of Capri Sun Super V's. Not bad for $5.99! Throw one of those juice boxes in an Easter basket as well!

Mason couldn't wait for Easter! He laughed his way through it!

What do you normally put in Easter baskets? Do you go all out or just keep it simple?

The Tropics

**As a member of Purex Insiders, I recieved a full sized box of Honey Bunches of Oats, Tropical Blends. However I have not been paid for this review, and all opinions are my own.**

With Spring just right around the corner, I am having visions of warmer weather, longer days, kids playing outside and of my husband starting "my garden".

Of course whenever I  complain about it being cold in So. California, I don't get a lot of sympathy. True we don't have frigid temps or snow, however there was a time (about 2.5 years ago) that I lived on a tropical island. Where it never got below 88*. For 3 years. After living on Guam, anywhere else is cold!

How about you? Are you dreamng of a tropical vacation? I wish I coud tell you that I could send you on an all expense paid trip to some warm, sunny tropical island...alas, I can't. If I could send you to one, well...I would send myself!

However, I can do something to take your taste buds on a vacation, with Honey Bunches of Oats
Tropical Blends!

Thanks to being a Purex Insider, I got a free box to sample. Mmmm, it was so yummy! There were the yummy flakes and bunches that we all know and love BUT, you could also taste the chopped mango and the coconut. Yum, yum and yum!

I also had a bowl and topped it with a banana! Just a little bit more tropical flavor.

My hubby and boys (maybe it is a boy thing?!) don't like coconut. So they were not interested in trying it. But my daughter and I were all over it. Delish!

Have you ever tried this flavor? Honey Bunches of Oats have come out with a lot of new flavors, have you  tried any of them? What is your favorite flavor? Or do you just like the original?

If you would like to try these for free, head over to my FB page and enter to win 2 coupons good for a free full sized box!

Ivans baptism

In the LDS church, children are baptized when they are eight. This is such an important time in their lives.

When Ivan turned 8, I was so excited for him to be baptized. My 3 older kids were all baptized on Guam, so it was a different experience for us. No baptismal font outside, no pouring down rain...

The program started with each Mom being able to introduce their child and being able to talk about them for a bit. I being a total cry baby, was hardly able to get through it! Thank goodness for kleenex!

We watched as Ben was able to baptize Ivan. Once again---> more tears from me.

 

 

 

Afterward we were able to go into a different room and had Ivans individual program. Again, more tears!! I just couldn't help it!! I love this kid and his choice to be baptized.

In the evening, we invited friends over for an open house to celebrate Ivans baptism & that it is great to be 8.

What a wonderful weekend. My heart was so full I thought it just might burst. I love my family. I love my life.

Done and done

February is the most inSaNE month for my family. Just thinking about it makes me want to cry...or go sleep for a month. One of the two. Heck, maybe both.


Birthday Boy #1

 

Birthday Boy #2

Birthday boy #3

3 birthdays. 14 days of love. Valentines Day. We then added a baptism and a visit from family into the mix.

Valentines Day tulips

14 Days of Love mailboxes

 

It was a great month. Busy & full of wonderful things. It was also really tiring.

Lots of Grandma Lovin'

I am so looking forward to getting back on a routine. I like to be nice and scheduled. Not running around like a chicken with my head cut off. Some people thrive on crazy. Me? It just makes me more crazy.