Fruit Tales....

My oldest kiddos were raised on Veggie Tales. 

We loved the movies.  As Hockey Player grew up, he discovered Larry Boy and then Bible Man.  So naturally, the younger two boys grew up on Bible Man and eventually Star Wars....  My warriors.  Every once in a while, they get to watch Veggie Tales in the children's ministry at chuch. 

The years have passed and references to Veggie Tales will illicit some groans from my olders.  They are older and so much more mature and cool now.  So imagine my suprise, when I selected my produce at the grocery store and heard, "IT'S LARRY!!!!   IT'S LARRY!"

 

Once home, there was some embellishments. 

 

 

And then Bob's fans became hungry !

 

 

And a little violent!

 

 

 

Looking good Bob!

 

 

 

 

 

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Dillons coupons for whoever wants them...

I have Dillons coupons I would like to pass onto someone. There are some really high dollar ones. Some are for items on sale this week. I will break up the bunch, if need be, but if you are taker who would like me to mail them to you, I would prefer you take the whole bunch or at least a good portion of them. I don't want to mail out a bunch of one coupons per envelopes. I think my hubby would strangle me for all the stamps that would mean I go through. :) I will try to update the list as coupons are spoken for.
If there are no takers, I will happily toss them into the recycling Monday. Our recycling buddies come on Tuesday morning bright and early!
So here goes...
Some expire 1/24/2010 but Dillons takes them up to 2 weeks after exp. date (so that would make them really expire 2/7/2010)
exp. 1/24/10
2.00 on 2 Gatorade 8 pack
1.00 on Velevetta 32 oz cheese

exp. 2/14/10
2.00 on Theraflu or Triaminic (theraflu on sale this week)
2,00 on Nature Made product (vitamins, etc.)
1.50 on Nyquil/dayquil

exp. 2/21/10
2.00 on Farm Rich Snack
75 cent on Dole Salad
1.00 Pretzel Crisps
1.00 on 4 Philadelphia cream cheese on sale this week.
50 cents on Bertolli Pasta Sauce product
1.25 on Private Selection Prepackaged or Prepared Deli Party Tray, any size, any variety
10.00 on one Private Selection Standing Rib Roast fully cooked
1.50 Private Selection Frozen Meal, any size, any variety
1.00 Butoni Refrigerated Pasta or Sauce
1.00 off 2 boxes of Pepperidge Farm baked Naturals snack crackers
75 cents off Private Selection Frozen Appetizer
40 cents off Kroger Nice n Elegant Napkins
50 cents on Heinz Cocktail sauce
1.00 on 2 Triscuit crackers (on sale this week)
3.00 on one Private Selection Tiger Shrimp Ring, 20 or 30 count

Free Food from Schwan's

Wendy emailed me with this great offer from Schwans. Just signed up, and my total out of pocket cost is 7 cents. I have always been curious about Schwans but hesitant to try. For 7 cents though, I will break down and give them a try!
Thanks Wendy!

Because I am Mom! and other Quoteables

It has been one of those days. Definitely a MONDAY!

I went on the war path. I had to change my demeanor to that of Mean Mom.
They really didn't believe anything I said.

Just weren't going to go with the plans and comply.

Then, I had a hard time maintaining my composure.

Leaving the doctor's office I caught him out of the corner of my eye.

To Daddy's Buddy, "give me the key!" Just as he dropped it down in his lap trying to hide it.
In total dismay, "How did you know?" "Because I am the MOM!"

He handed the key over. He smirked but showed more wisdom than his years, he did not laugh and he quickly wiped the smirk off his face. He wasn't buying my reason for knowing.

Didn't matter, he complied. There was silence and awe among the rest of them. One of them had been caught red-handed. I had to do my best to not giggle or smile, or it would be all over. They were slowly coming to the realization mom was not to be tested today. SLOWLY! But there was now a glimmer of hope. At that moment, success! sweet success as I finally get a bit of compliance.

My other favorite line today was at Dillons. A grandpa stops to chat up my rambunctious and rowdy younger two while I try to pay. They were driving their older siblings nuts at home. Noone could get any school work done. I somehow thought taking them grocery shopping was a good answer to the problem. Been raining, can't go to the park and we needed milk.

I love my olders, enough to go to Dillons with these two. But I have wandered off from my story.

Dear Grandpa in Dillons says in all seriousness, "I love active kids."
I swallow my initial response, "great, they are all yours for the next 2 hours."
Instead very sweetly, I say, "I do to when they are sleeping!"

Military Commissary Shoppers!

Awesome Schik Quatro deals to be had. While at the Commissary this morning I discovered many were marked $4 and $5. I had $4 Manufacture Coupns with me. FREE RAZORS and some for $1.
Kraft Cheese 2% is on sale 2/$4. After the Kraft $1/1 coupon, bags of shredded cheese for $1.
Country Time Lemonade is on sale for $1.50. Use your manufacture coupons $1.50/2. Like buy one get one free! ! 75 cents each.
Our commissary still had a lot of case lot deals. My favorite was the Dove bar soap. 14 bars for $9.49. I am lucky to find it on sale for a $1/bar and have a coupon. This bargain was 68 cents a bar. Only soap my crew uses!

The Grocery Challenge!!

So dear sweet Dara over at Dara's Deals has asked me join her in her challenge.
Why she couldn't wait a month I don't know... Here are my reasons why this is going to be soo hard.

*Cause my a/c went out and who wants to cook (Please don't remind me the temps dipped and it has been fabulously cool~ These are my excuses...oops I mean reasons..)

*Dear husband had a birthday and well he should get to eat what he wants

*We are going on a trip

*And drumroll here.....I have already spent money!

So we haggled on this deal. At first I was to spend no more than $200. Well, that might be a stretch for my hungry brood. Though I am stocked. We have agreed anything less than the $600-700 we spend is Fabulous. So I will shoot for $200 but be happy with any success. We comprised and also included a food budget of $100 for our trip. A short little sanity breath of fresh air kind of trip. Blink and you won't know we were gone.

So here's for accountability. Dear husband is humoring me, he hasn't said he is on board yet he hasn't said he isn't.

Since it was delightfully cool today. I baked 2 pumpkin pies, 1 birthday cake, 1 batch of happy tummy cupcakes, half a batch of cookies (there's more to cook tomorrow). I skipped the cranberry bread. Maybe tomorrow. Cupcakes are in freezer for when D needs some cake. He ate 2 1/2 without asking. He got another 1 plus the other 1/2 when we cut the birthday cake. So there's for eating out of the cupboards!