not so extreme couponing update

Hey there & Happy weekend!!!

well just a few updates from the crazy world around here.
First up my "extreme couponing' shopping trip was a tad lackluster.
First was a stop at Target...where they had NOTHING that I went in after!!   I was so aggravated that I wasn't even tempted to shop. No kidding, I walked in and out of Target and bought nothing..nada..zilch!
First time for everything I suppose!!

Second stop Office Depot. SCORE....Walked in with 3 empty color cartridges and walked out with brand new HP 920 color set. Retail price 27.99 +tax.  OOP for me...$0!!! Thanks to my Office Depot rewards certificate and a mail in rebate for paper!  Take those empty cartridges in to your office depot and they'll send you a rewards certificate for recycling those bad jamas.

Third stop...Walmart. Yeah....hubster says it was a good job for a first try at "real" couponing but I was disappointed. This is what I got for $27.08.  It was a 57% savings on my total. Not bad, everything we would normally buy at some point but now I just have some on hand.  In case you are wondering about the efferedent.... that stuff is amazing for retainers and night time mouth guards!  The Aboggs orthodontist told us to use it, just drop the retainer in the cup with the denture cleaner after you take it out in the morning and come bedtime...a minty fresh retainer for your mouth!  Hubster uses it for his bite guard.

Meanwhile I've been busy as a bee around here. Finally getting my honkus in gear and getting some stuff finished.  First up I cleaned off that nasty little hotspot by the calendar.  I can actually see the calendar AND we are in the correct month!!  That's progress folks!!!

I know it's not perfect but this is pretty much as good as that area gets.







                                                                                                          

Now for the breakfast bar!!!
Ta- da!!!!!!  It's all nice and clean.
And no, there is no fruit in the fruit bowl, there is medicine for Kiss dog and the Mere bear.   Hey but my counter is clean and I like that!

 

the calendar hotspot area by the phone

(Don't look Mim....there is a razorback item there for you that I need to ship :0)

Of course what we cleaning up be if you didn't make a whole other mess in the process??

This was my kitchen table until about 11 pm last night.  I switched from a small 3x5 index card box to the binder system for my coupons.   Boy was that a mess and then my stinking label maker ran out of labels.  Talk about tragic!!!  Any who I've got that mess all cleaned up today, my checkbook balanced and I'm about ready to head to the cost of co. and see how bad the damage will be there.  yeah, they don't take coupons ;0(

In the meantime, here is a little teaser about the next recipe you'll see.

Peace, Love & Yummies!!!

Raspberry Lemonade pie

Well it's Friday folks!!   Yep and it's now noon and I haven't showered but I HAVE been getting my first real coupons only trip together.  I have a short stop at Target and then a pretty good stop at Walmart then a small stop at Kroger (if necessary).  I'll take my Kroger coupons in with me to wallyworld and if there prices are the same or better I'll just get the stuff there.   Cross your fingers but my goal is to go in and ONLY buy and look at the things on my list.  :0)  yeah, right huh??

Ok..so I've made this pie before and it was super yummy but super dee duper tart.  This time it wasn't tart enough so next time I'm halving up the lemonades and maybe it'll be just right.  Call me Goldilocks.
Seriously this pie is so easy there's no reason not to cool yourself off with one of these babies!

This is all you need

1 tub of cool whip

1 can eagle brand

1 can frozen lemonade (your choice)

1 graham cracker pie crust 

(you can make your own pie crust but that involves the oven and when it's this hot..not worth it!)

This moves quick....

Mix the eagle brand and cool whip together

Quickly add in the frozen lemonade. 

Don't unthaw the lemonade before using....keep in freezer until ready

Mix that together

Dump into the graham cracker crust

And pop in the freezer for about 6 hours

Take this little ole' beater and lick it!!

Yes you want to ..you know you do and besides the cooking police will show up if you don't always lick the beaters clean.  At least that's what I've been told and I don't take chances with the law.

After that pie is good and frozen ( we might have cut ours a tad too soon) cut yourself a big slice and laugh at that summer heat because you are cool as pie!!! 

Gotta run peeps...have a super weekend and I'll be back with my couponing trip.

don't get too excited, it won't be anything close to the extreme couponers!!!

Peace, Love & Yummies