Publix Penny Item 4/28/10

The Mystery Penny Item at Publix for Wednesday 4/28:

Publix 1/2 gal Deli Tea

This week's penny item is available with a $10 purchase (before coupons) and is only available on Wednesday 4/28 for the Nashville area.
Please remember that at most stores you will have to have the coupon to get the penny item.

Happy Shopping!!!

Coupon Preview ~ Sunday 4/25/10

This Sunday 4/25/10, you can expect 2 inserts in your Sunday paper:

1 SmartSource
1 RedPlum

Also...remember that there may be regional variations, so the larger the paper distribution the better chance of getting all the inserts :-) So pick up the paper with your area's largest distribution (I buy the Tennessean) as papers with lower distribution do not contain as many coupons.

Publix & Walgreens in Spring Hill has the Sunday paper for $1.19 each. Also some CVS are running the paper for $1.00 and the Dollar Tree always has the Sunday paper for $1.00 :-) Be sure to check around for the best paper price this week!

Planting The Garden ~ Part 2 "Whadya Do?"

Part 2 ~ Next step was to plant the garden :-) I found a wonderful website that offers a FREE garden layout and it was so easy to use and even told me the correct spacing for planting, as well as let me design a layout...I used http://www.growveg.com/ and I really liked it!

Here's a snapshot of what the layout screen looks like...

Once we determined what we were planting and how many of each thing we needed, we headed back out to Lowe's for the plants. I decided to go mainly with plants that were prestarted instead of starting everything from seeds, though we did do about 40% in seeds. After we got home with the plants, we started stringing off the rows per the GrowVeg.com layout...Then we got busy planting and sowing :-)

So, as you can see we are trying to get the most out of our limited space...We planted four tomato plants in the 4X4 box and then planted 2 strawberry plants in the box in between the tomato plants..thought being, that the tomato plants will grow tall and big and the strawberry plants will grow low and cover the ground. Now, I'll be honest, I'm not sure if this will work...I may wind up with strawberry flavored tomatoes for all I know...LOL But I'm not skeert...'cause if that happens I'll be RICH!!! I mean, can you think of a better way to get your kids to eat a 'mater? I think not...the strawberry flavored 'mater in a thing of the future...trust me on this one ;-)

And VOILA! The completed garden :-)

To Be Continued...
Stay Tuned for Part 3 ~ "What Did Y'all Plant?"

Publix trip ~ 4/21/10

Publix ~ 4/21/10
Spent $26.74 (includes $4.43 tax) ~ SAVED $41.59

2 ~ Toaster Strudle $2.29 BOGO - $1.00/1 MQ = $0.15 each
1 ~ Turkey lunch meat $3.49 - $1.00 MQ = $2.49 (not a good price...but needed)
2 ~ Nabsico Chips Ahoy cookies $2/$5.00 - $1.00/2 MQ = $2.00 each (not a good price, needed for school)
2 ~ Oreo Cakesters $3.39 each - $3.39 MQ (free cookie wyb another cookie & milk) = $1.69 each
2 ~ Publix milk gal. $2.59 each - $1.50/1 tearpad (wyb oreo cakesters) = $1.09 each
4 ~ Eggbeaters $1.67 each - $1.00/1 MQ = $0.67 each
3 ~ Snuggle softener $3.87 - $3.00/1 = $0.87 each
2 ~ Midol $3.69 - $1.00/1 MQ & $2.00/1 Publix = $0.69 each
1 ~ Publix wheat bread - no coups = $1.79 (not a great price, needed)
1 ~ Egglands Best eggs doz. $2.49 - $0.50/1 MQ = $1.49
1 ~ Publix paper towels (3 pack) $2.39 - $2.38 (penny item) = $0.01

Nashville Provisions ~ new FB page

Yeah...I'm so happy to share with you that Kelly over at Faithful Provisions has started a fan page on Facebook for a NEW Nashville group...

If you are local to the Nashville area, you will want to become a fan and start getting updates that are Nashville area apecific :-)

Go HERE to become a fan!

Harris Teeters ~ TRIPLES start 4/28

It's that time again!!! Southern Savers is reporting that Harris Teeter is starting TRIPLES on 4/28 - 5/4 ... Be sure to check Southern Savers as you can see a list of FREE and CHEAP match ups, she should have the list up by Monday :-)

Also, be sure to check out www.FaithfulProvisions.com as Kelly always does a great job posting HT matchups :-)

Happy Shopping!!!

Publix, Walgreens & Target...oh my! Oh and Kroger too!!!

Here are my shops from yesterday... Be sure and check out my $0.74 purse!!!!

Publix: Spent $7.21 (includes $4.46 tax) SAVED $58.50
My total was only $2.75 BEFORE tax...man that stinkin' tax gets ya every time...lol

3 ~ All liquid $2.99 each - $2.00 MQ = $0.99 each

2 ~ Scrubbing Bubbles shower $7.99 each - $5.00 MQ & $3.00 Publix Q = $FREE

2 ~ Snuggle Fabric Softner $3.87 each - $3.00/1 MQ = $0.87 each

2 ~ Benedryl cream $4.19 each - $5.00/2 MQ & $1.50/1 Publix Q = $0.20 each

1 ~ Finish Quantimatic Dishwasher Kit $4.99 - $3.00MQ & $3.00 Publix Q = $FREE+

1 ~ Bayer Aspirin $2.19 - $1.00 MQ & $2.00 Publix Q = $FREE+

Walgreens: Paid $1.74 (includes $0.27 tax) SAVED $4.50

3 ~ Dawn Dish liquid $1.99 each - $1.00 Wags Q & $0.50/1 MQ = $0.49 each

Limit was 3 on these!

Target: Spent $1.25 (includes $0.93 tax)

2 ~ Benedryl sticks $2.29 each - $5.00/2 MQ = $FREE+

1 ~ Merona purse $5.74 - $5.00/1 Target Q = $0.74 (BEST deal of the day!!!!)

And because I am behind in posting, I have 3 more shops to share from last week...

This is a Publix & Kroger combined... Publix: Spent $11.40 (includes $1.80 tax) SAVED $30.76

1 ~ Immaculate Baking Co cookies $1.55 - $1.00/1 Publix Q = $0.55

2 ~ Strawberries 4/$5.00 - no coups = $1.25 each

2 ~ Heluva Good dips $ 1.59 each - $0.50/1 MQ = $0.59 each

2 ~ SunChips $3.79 each - FREE bag Q = $FREE

2 ~ 7Up 2 liters $1.79 BOGO - $1.00/1 MQ = $FREE+

4 ~ Ken's marinades $2.79 BOGO - $1.00/2 MQ = $0.89 each

2 ~ Chapstick Strawberry Shimmer $0.50 each (closeout) - no coups = $0.50 each

1 ~ Mt Olive Pickles individual picnic pak $1.00 (closeout) - no coups = $1.00

Kroger: Spent $5.99 (before tax) SAVED $6.00

1 ~ Deli Chicken $4.99 - $2.00 Ecoup & $1.00 Kroger coup = $1.99

4 ~ Sunday papers $1.00 each (after Sunday price) = $4.00

And here's the last one...(no picture...SORRY!)

Publix: Spent $8.01 (includes $2.57 tax) SAVED $38.90

2 ~ Synders Pretzels $1.50 each - $1.00/1 MQ = $0.50 each

2 ~ Smucker's Whole Wheat Uncrustables $2.00 each - $1.00/1 MQ = $1.00 each

2 ~ Benedryl cream $4.19 each - $5.00/2 MQ & $1.50/1 Publix Q = $0.20 each

1 ~ Bayer aspirin $2.19 - $1.00/1 MQ & $2.00/1 Publix Q = $FREE+

1 ~ Alka Seltzer $2.49 - $1.00/1 MQ & $2.00/1 Publix Q = $FREE+

2 ~ Glade candles $3.49 BOGO - $1.00/1 MQ & $1.00/2 Publix = $0.24 each

2 ~ O.R. Cheese popcorn $2.99 BOGO - $0.75/1 MQ & $1.00/2 Publix = $0.24 each

2 ~ Quaker True Delights oatmeal $3.89 BOGO - 1.00/1 MQ = $0.94 each

1 ~ OM Deli Creations $2.50 - 1.00/1 MQ & $1.00/1 Publix = $0.50

Making the Garden Beds ~ Part 1

We have spent the last two weekends working on our raised garden beds...we decided to go with raised beds this year since we just moved into this house last summer and the soil is really still not up to par yet (we have a TON of clay...hard clay). We spent some time researching what we wanted to do and also took a "fieldtrip" to a friends house to view their bed setup (Thanks Joe & Allison).

After weighing all our options and calculating the costs, we came up with a plan. After a few trips to Lowe's (shameless plug, that's BigDaddy's day job) we were all set. BigDaddy (aka the hubby) and Daddy (aka my dad) got started building the boxes :-)


In the end (for costs sake) we decided to go with one box that is 8ft wide by 16ft long by 12in deep and one box that is 4ft wide by 4ft long by 12in deep. I had checked and compared prices on the boards and found that it was cheaper to buy the 2X6X8 boards and stack them to get the 12" height, then we ran them side by side for 16' length...so that's what we did...doing that saved us about $40.00 overall :-)

Now, you'll notice though that our ground was really not level and rather than have a lopsided bed...the guys (being the geniuses that they are ;-) decided to build the bed up and make it level...and I LOVE IT! But you'll see that it took more boards than it would have if the ground had been level. (The original plan was to build two 4X16 boxes...but that all changed).

The next step was to get the soil to fill the majority of the bed...I had called around and priced four different places and the "dirt" was gonna cost a small fortune...go figure, I mean it's DIRT for goodness sakes. To be honest, I thought my garden project was over...BUT then God intervened :-) See there's a lot right next door to us and they are building a new house there...so the morning that we are to start building the boxes...I hear a tractor next door...I say to BigDaddy "hey, go ask that man what he would charge us for some of that dirt he's moving around". Well......you see, we live in the country and everyone out here sows their garden in the ground...that's what farmers do...and apparently I'm bucking the system...soooo, the hubs feels the need to explain the situation and proceeds to tell the man that his wife has him building a fru-fru garden bed and we need some dirt for it. His little plan worked like a charm 'cause the man felt sorry him...I mean it's not everyday that a fellow country dwelling MAN has to build a "fru-fru garden" ;-) Not only does the man say "sure, you can have whatever you want" but he also uses his scoop to bring it to us :-) By now I'm sure you've guessed that BigDaddy is doing the "favor dust dance" again (oh...you can read all about that HERE see #4)...lol

Anyway...as you can see the guys went straight to work filling up the boxes...

Okay, so the dirt was basically the same thing that was in our yard...clay...but it would serve the purpose. Now we just needed a tiller...but I really didn't want to pay to rent one...hmmm, what to do??? You guessed it...another God intervention :-) In the excitement of getting our FREE dirt, we hadn't even noticed that our neighbor had started working on his garden too and he's TILLING. So BigDaddy strolls over, shoots the breeze, explains the whole "my wife is making me do this fru-fru garden" thing and then proceeds to ask if we could borrow the tiller for about an hour and it worked again! The neighbor is like "of course, that's no problem", I could see the compassion in his eyes...lol! So the guys get back to work...breaking down the clumps of clay and making the dirt workable...it's getting there...Now all it needs is a little help from the Lowe's garden center :-) See what I mean...

A great mixture of soils, composts, soil conditioners and some sand for drainage (we used more than is shown in the picture). Making the top several inches perfect for growing!

We added the mixture and then tilled it all in again...making a final pass by hand, to get it all smoothed out...

And the final product = B.E.A.U.Ti FULL dirt...if I do say so myself :-)

I made one last trip down the road to the local corner store where I bought 2 containers of night crawlers...BIG worms...I carefully added them into the soil and they went to work making the bed their own happy little home. They will be a great benefit to the garden as they multiply. Go be fruitful little worms...do as the Lord commanded ;-)

To Be Continued........Stay tuned for Part 2

Publix Penny Item ~ 4/21/10

The Mystery Penny Item at Publix for Wednesday 4/21:

Publix Greenwise Paper Towels

This week's penny item is available with a $10 purchase (before coupons) and is only available on Wednesday 4/21 for the Nashville area.
Please remember that at most stores you will have to have the coupon to get the penny item.

Happy Shopping!!!

Coupon Preview ~ Sunday 4/18/10

This Sunday 4/18/10, you can expect 2 inserts in your Sunday paper:

1 SmartSource
1 RedPlum

Also...remember that there may be regional variations, so the larger the paper distribution the better chance of getting all the inserts :-) So pick up the paper with your area's largest distribution (I buy the Tennessean) as papers with lower distribution do not contain as many coupons.

Publix & Walgreens in Spring Hill has the Sunday paper for $1.19 each. Also some CVS are running the paper for $1.00 and the Dollar Tree always has the Sunday paper for $1.00 :-) Be sure to check around for the best paper price this week!

Ultimate Coupon Workshop ~ TOMORROW

Hi guys...
I've been advertising this on our Facebook page for a few days, but thought I would get the word out via the blog as well in case you missed it :-)

I have been asked to co-teach a one night Ultimate Coupon Workshop class tomorrow night with the fabulous Deana Marcum from FabuLESSly Fruitful...so come join us tomorrow night from 6:30-9:30pm at Thompson Station Church...$10 per person and ALL proceeds are going to missions (see below)!!! This is a wonderful opportunity to come out and meet both Deana and myself and to learn everything you need to know to get you started couponing right! We'll have a Q&A time at the end of the class too! I would love to see you there :-)

Space is limited and TODAY, April 15th is the last day to register.
You can register online HERE OR contact Erin Allen at erin_k_allen@hotmail.com for more information or help with registration.



Join us for the Ultimate Coupon Workshop!

Friday, April 16th from 6:30-9:30 p.m. in the Equipping Center.
Appetizers, desserts, and drinks will be served from 6:30-7:00.
Childcare will not be provided.

Tickets are $10.00, and all proceeds go to the summer mission project in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

TSC's own Deana Marcum (FabuLESSly Fruitful) & Angel Kennedy (Faithful & Frugal) will share techniques for smart shopping and using coupons for getting the most out of your grocery budget. There will be door prizes and a discount offered on ‘All You’ magazine subscriptions.

Publix Penny Item ~ 4/14/10

The Mystery Penny Item at Publix for Wednesday 4/14:

Publix Deluxe Mac & Cheese OR Shells & Cheese

This week's penny item is available with a $10 purchase (before coupons) and is only available on Wednesday 4/14 for the Nashville area.
Please remember that at most stores you will have to have the coupon to get the penny item.

Happy Shopping!!!

Reminder ~ AngelFood Ministries Deadline TODAY!

Just a reminder that today is the deadline for placing your AngelFood Ministries orders for this month!

Please note that The Bridge Church in Spring Hill is your local pick up location and their email address has changed...be sure to make a note of the new email address: angelfood@bridgesh.com

Deadline for April is Sunday, 4/11/10
Pick-up the following Saturday, 4/17/10
Visit http://www.angelfoodministries.com/ to place your order and select The Bridge in SH for your P/U location.
**Remember, even if you do not need to order a box of food for yourself...please consider buying a box for The Well food pantry in Spring Hill :-) Just be sure to designate the box to The Well when you order....THANKS!!!!

Be sure to keep an eye out for a great article in the local "The Informer" on The Bridge and their AngelFood ministry :-)

Coupon Preview ~ Sunday 4/11/10

This Sunday 4/11/10, you can expect 1 inserts in your Sunday paper:

1 SmartSource
1 RedPlum

Also...remember that there may be regional variations, so the larger the paper distribution the better chance of getting all the inserts :-) So pick up the paper with your area's largest distribution (I buy the Tennessean) as papers with lower distribution do not contain as many coupons.

Publix & Walgreens in Spring Hill has the Sunday paper for $1.19 each. Also some CVS are running the paper for $1.00 and the Dollar Tree always has the Sunday paper for $1.00 :-) Be sure to check around for the best paper price this week!

Publix penny item ~ 4/7/10

The Mystery Penny Item at Publix for Wednesday 4/7:

Publix Bleach

This week's penny item is available with a $10 purchase (before coupons) and is only available on Wednesday 4/7 for the Nashville area.
Please remember that at most stores you will have to have the coupon to get the penny item.

Happy Shopping!!!

Coupon Preview ~ Sunday 4/4/10

This Sunday 4/4/10, you can expect 1 inserts in your Sunday paper:

1 P& G insert

Also...remember that there may be regional variations, so the larger the paper distribution the better chance of getting all the inserts :-) So pick up the paper with your area's largest distribution (I buy the Tennessean) as papers with lower distribution do not contain as many coupons.

Publix in Spring Hill has the Sunday paper for $1.19 each. Also some CVS are running the paper for $1.00 and the Dollar Tree always has the Sunday paper for $1.00 :-) Be sure to check around for the best paper price this week!

Happy Shopping!!!