And the SAVINGS continue...

Thanks to my neighbor and friend Wendy.  She gave me the heads up to go to the Albertsons Gas Station and use my Preferred Savings Card to purchase gas.  I went today and got 20 gallons of gas for 87 cents per gallon.  

I just about filled my Suburban for $17.58.  WOW!!!

Thanks AGAIN Wendy!!!

Albertsons Sale

Albertsons is having a great sale this week.  I even convinced Greg to go with me this time.  He is amazed at how much money we saved.  

This is what I got:

8 cake mixes
2 bags chips
1 Pot Roasts 
18 Progresso Soups
16 boxes of Fruit Roll Ups & Fruit Snacks 
6 tubs of Frosting
3 Chex cereal bars
6 boxes of Brownies
2 Warm Delights

2 bags Bugles Chips

2 bags Gardettos 

6 boxes of Cereal 

4 Pillsbury Crescent Rolls

2 Pillsbury Grands Biscuits

7 Pillsbury Toaster Strudel

2 pkgs Sliced Cheese

7 bags Cheerios & Chex Snack Mix

6 boxes Muffin Mixes

2 Loaves Grandma Sycamore Bread

2 boxes Nature Valley Granola Bars

Bananas

Oranges

Coupons: $147.76
Preferred Savings: $149.36
Total Spent: $70.70
Total Savings: $297.12

Can you say SCORE!!!!  This program totally helps you to stock up your food storage.

Snow Day

Every year Greg and the boys build a snow sculpture.  Last year, they built a giant alligator and painted it green. 

I didn't think that it could get any better than last year, but I was wrong!  This year we have a 5 foot SpongeBob Square Pants in our front yard.  It was pretty funny watching all of the cars drive by and then stop and back up to get a look at their artwork.  It took Greg, Colton and Cooper about 4 hours to build SpongeBob.  

We even have a spotlight on it lighting it up at night.  

Happy Birthday Grandma Glo

Today is my Mom's birthday.  I just want to wish her the BEST birthday ever.  This morning the boys and I called her at work and we sang Happy Birthday to her over the phone.  

I want to take this opportunity to thank my Mom for everything.  She is a great Mom and Grandma.  She helps me out so much with the boys.  I can always count on her if I am ever in a bind.  

Have a GREAT day...I LOVE YOU MOM!!! 

Coupons, Coupons, and more Coupons...

Four weeks ago, I started shopping with coupons.  I have a friend in my ward who showed me how I could continue to build up my food storage and to save money at the same time.  Check out her blog savysaver.blogspot.com.  

This week I got the following items: 

(26) Hunts Snack Pack Puddings

(4) 48 oz Wesson Cooking Oil

(6) 6 oz Pam Cooking Spray

(2) Half Gallon Ice Cream

(12) 24 oz Hunts Ketchup 

(2) 6 Double Roll Pack Toilet Paper 

(2) Big Pack Pop Tarts 

(4) Kellogg's Fruit Snacks

(16) String Cheese

(2) Package Sliced Mild Cheddar Cheese

(7) Tubes Colgate Toothpaste (rain-check from last week)

Total cost out of pocket $ 70.74

Total savings $ 107.35

I have saved $449.56 in the last four weeks.  I have stocked up on cereal, salad dressing, BBQ sauce, butter, chicken, Totino's Pizza Rolls, juice, Ritz Crackers, Wheat Thins, Mayo and cleaning supplies.  

It is addicting... try it, once you see how much you can save, you'll be hooked.  

Creative Colton

Colton had to make a creative Valentine's box for the Valentine's Day Party at school.  This is what he came up with.  He wanted to make a barbell.  So for the last three days, he has been working with his Dad to make it.  It turned out great!  

Today, I arrived home from the grocery store just as the boys were getting off of the bus, and it was pretty funning seeing Colton carrying his barbell down the street with Valentine's coming out of the top of the weights.  He definitely gets his creativity from his Dad.  

Science Fair

Colton and his friend Zane won second place in their school's sixth grade science fair.  They were able to go to the district science fair and represent their school.  They did not place at the district level, but they did very well and it was a good experience for them.  Their project was called "Duck and Cover".  They were trying to determine at what angle a golf ball would travel the farthest distance.  I am very proud of Colton and Zane, they worked together well and did a GREAT job.  

Fear Factor at the Cypers House

For those of you that know Cooper well, you know that he does not like hamburger.  He will eat any other kind of meat including salmon and halibut.  Anyway, I made Lasagna the other night, and yes, I put hamburger in it.  We have a rule at our house that you have to at least try everything that is on your plate.  Cooper ate his salad, his vegetables, his bread and all of the lasagna noodles.  You can tell by the photo that he scraped all of the meat and cheese off of the noodles.  I quickly informed Cooper that he had not tried everything on his plate.  He was less than thrilled when I informed him that he needed to try the hamburger.  

The photo below was Cooper's reaction to tasting the hamburger.  The best part is the look on Cord's face.  Well to make a long story short.  Cooper ate three bites of the hamburger, and YES he survived.  But OH NO!!!  Next week we're having Turkey Steaks...