The SmotherFAM!

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

The best deal yet!

Richard is such a wonderful husband! Tonight he accompanied me on a trip to CVS and patiently waited while I assessed the merchandise and executed my plan!

Here's what we got:

1 18-count box Playtex Gentle Glide Tampons $4.99

1 Maybelline "Colossal" mascara $6.00

6 bottles Revlon nail polish $3.99/ea = total of $23.94

2 bottles Garnier Fructis Shampoo, 1 bottle Conditioner $10.00

1 16-count package Kotex Lightdays $1.49

2 Zipfizz Energy mix $5.99/ea = total of $11.98

Grand total = $58.40 worth of stuff

How much did I pay for it all???? $4.73

And the best part of it all-- I got 3 coupons back, today! 5.00 Extra Care Bucks, 5.99 Extra Care Bucks, and $3.00 off my next purchase of $15.00 or more!

Saturday, August 23, 2008

No, Richard and I did not die. We have just been SUPER busy the last few weeks. I remember thinking right before the wedding, "I can't wait till this wedding is over so I can just RELAX." Well, the wedding ended and LIFE began!

I just finished my first week at the Academy. Boy, oh boy! I remember hearing how tough of a job teaching really was, but I didn't believe it until I tried it out for myself. Being completely ON for 12 seven-year-olds from 7:45am-3:15pm is a challenge! Leaving the apartment at 6:30am and staying at school till 6:00pm makes for one exhausted me, too!

And poor Richard is so patient and considerate. Though he's ready to go places and do things when he gets home, all I want to do is sleep... and he lets me! I hope I'll be able to get myself on a better schedule so I'm not bringing so much work home and getting so little sleep.

We've had some more CVS runs... I've started buying 4-6 papers a week now. (This is getting SERIOUS.) On Tuesday, the "hurricane" day when it never rained, Richard and I went to CVS and got 2 boxes of 120 count Puffs tissues, 2 bottles of 50-count Fish Oil gel caps, 4 boxes of 40-count Band-aid brand bandages, and 2 aerosol cans of Glade air freshener (a value of $35) for...................................... $7.23!!!!!!! (Although, I forgot to use four $0.50 off 1 box of Band-aids coupons, which would have brought the total to $5.23.) After the purchase, my receipt printed with $5.00 Extra Care Bucks (a coupon to use on anything in the store) and $3.00 off a purchase of $15.00 or more!!! I love CVSing!

Oh, and in other news... We're currently in the process of looking for two used cars. I want a Kia Sportage, and Richard wants a hatchback that gets good gas mileage. Last Saturday, we went to some dealer and test drove a '92 or '93 Mitsubishi Expo. It smelled old, had a little rust on the roof, and the air wasn't running cold. Richard loved it, though. They wanted $1800 for it, but I don't know if we're going to get it or not. There were a few other things that needed to be done to it (realignment, being the primary concern). We'll see what happens. If you see a really cool car you think we'd like, send the ad our way!