Temporarily Away ~ Again

Our family friend has left us today after a long struggle. We had hoped he would get up enough strength to be able to go through the chemo drugs, but that never happened and unfortunately we lost him sooner than we had all wanted.

It has been alot of running around and has been more hectic than would can imagine, but we are glad (as was he) that he got to spend his final weeks at home instead of the hospital.

He will be sorely missed.

Thus, it will be another week before I get back in here.
I have decided, based on recent offers just to do this blog more as a product views study and also keep the freebie listings as an added bonus. I will encourage anyone to comment or email me with their views on any love it or hate it product - new to the market or been around awhile.

Look forward to hearing from you!

Become a Purex Insider!

Taking a moment to pass along a tidbit:

For those interested in getting an inside scoop check this out:

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Let me know if you are one of the lucky ones accepted!

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On a personal note -- I have still been away from my blog because our family friend is still touch and go at the hospital. It seems every time we think they are close to going home, something else happens and we're right back where we started.
Please send some healing thoughts to our friend. And many thanks!

Used a Few Coupons at Walmart Today

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Sorry for no pic, but its late and boy what a weekend its been. For once I wore my 16 yr old out from shopping!

I'll spare you the whole expenditure, but here were the highlights:

Fancy Feast 16 oz was $2.12, used $1 off cpn - pd $1.12
Friskies 3.5 lb bag was $$3.58, used $1 off cpn- pd $2.58
Beneful Dog Food 15.5 lb bag on sale for $13.50 (from $15.50), used $3 off cpn - pd $10.50

Hormel Compleat Meals bought 3 at $1.98 each, used two 75 cent off cpns - pd $4.44
( I remember when these used to be $1.25 each before they "caught on" with the public).

Honey Bunches of Oats with Pecans $2.12, used $1 off cpn - pd $1.12
4 pks pf Bic pens (2 black, 2 blue with 10 in each pk) $1 each, used two $1 off cpns - pd $2 total.

Bunny Bread and Buns on sale for $1.50 each, used two 25 cent cpns - pd $2.50

Glade Soy Candle 2 oz size FREE with cpn - saved $2.97

Ended up saving about $14.50 with the coupons.
Not too bad.

Have a great back to school week!

More Pix of the Space and Rocket Center

More pix of the Saturn V Exhibit. This is the smaller scale model showing the inner workings of this rocket. This particular display as well as many others in this exhibit used to be in the main Museum as far back as the early 1970s. (ask me how I know!) Too bad the monkeys couldn't still be here with us. I really miss seeing them. (yes, real live monkeys, study up on your space history)

Don't know if your state issues the Saturn V rocket car tags, but if they do PLEASE ask for it. For a few dollars more, but less than a vanity tag, you can help restore this rocket as well as many other rockets in bad need for re-painting. The Space and Rocket center is another one of our history museums that we must try to preserve in order to keep educating and inspiring our youth. They are now our future.

U S Space and Rocket Center

Kroger Splurge

Yes, I have been away for quite awhile. Aside from having a nasty stomach bug, I recovered from that (Thank Goodness!) and then had to tackle school orientation stuff, back to school shopping, you name it! Whew!

Ok-- This is just one photo, I left out all the meat, milk and frozen stuff, as I didn't have coupons for those, but I will list some of those sale items anyway without the pic.

Here goes: For this Kroger sales week (Aug 2-8)

Charmin $4.99 (after kroger buy 4/$4 off and $1 off mfg cpn)
Bounty $4.99 (after Kroger buy 4/$4 off and $1 off mfg cpn)
Always 99 cent (after Kroger 4/4 and 50 cent doubled mfg cpn)
Tampax 99 cent (after Kroger 4/4 and 50 cent doubled mfg cpn)
Tide $3.88 (after Kroger 4/4 and $1 off mfg cpn)
3 boxes Puffs $1.37 (after kroger 4/4 and 70 cent doubled mfg cpn)
2 Covergirl compacts $7.58 (after kroger 4/4 and $2.50 off mfg cpn)
2 Covergirl compacts (different) $8.18 (after kroger 4/4 and $2.50 mfg cpn)

Dollar items (10 for 10)

6 Chef Boy-ar-dees (had one extra because of two 35 cent off 3 (mfg cpns) - also doubled= pd $4.30 instead of $6)
8 Banquet frozen dinners
2 Kroger liquid soaps
1 VO5 Shampoo
2 Hunts Pudding 4pks
2 Idaho Potato instant pks

2/$7 Hillshire Farms Select Deli - minus two 35 cent cpn doubled = pd $5.60
Post cereal on sale for $1.88 each - minus $1.00 off 2 cpn = pd $2.76
Rice Krispies = FREE with Vocalpoint cpn. YEA VOCALPOINT!!!
Finish Dishwasher gelpks was $4.39 - minus $2.50 off cpn = pd $1.89 each or $3.78 instead of $8.78!

The rest was milk or hamburger meat that needed to be in the fridge asap and didnt have a coupon for.
Total Splurge was $90.76.
Total Mfg cpns and Kroger savings this trip $64.63.
Total annual Kroger savings $146.97.

PS- The missing cereal, dishwashing detergent and 2 covergirl compacts went to my mom, as well as 2 off the Bounty paper towels out of the big pack. (fyi)

Can't wait for Sunday's coupons and to match up with Krogers new ad!

See ya there!

OMG Peanut Butter Fudge!

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Seeing as how I haven't made it in almost a year and I have received numerous requests for it, I FINALLY got the ingredients today and made it. I always make two batches, the first is more experiment so I can improve the final batch. And because my house is always the hangout place for all the teenagers in the neighborhood, they don't mind one bit being my guinea pigs for anything I am baking.
Oh, and its called OMG Peanut Butter Fudge because everyone that's ever tasted it for the first time says that!
My kids are trying to get me to market this stuff.
I wonder if it will ever make it out of the kitchen without everyone eating it all!