Our month in review~

March has just flown by so fast I can hardly believe it will be April next week, Say What?! It's already past the beginning of spring and yet again, we are expected to see snow this week...*sigh*, ugh!

This month was a busy yet, exciting month for us. Not only did I celebrate my 13 year wedding anniversary with the most amazing man on the planet, but my sweet little Ky-monster turned 12.

Ty had been out of work for several weeks, which prompted me to start browsing "frugal living" websites looking for ways to save a buck here and there and now I have developed a passion for this way of life. So much so, that I have been approached by 2 coupon sites offering to pay me money for signing up with their sites and hosting there advertisements on my own site..wow! Luckily for us, Ty has been working for the last 3 weeks and work remains steady but I will still continue to live frugally and shop for deals to ensure more money is always is my pocket! I love it! By the way, in the last 4 weeks, I have saved a total of $682 off my normal grocery bills buying things I would have normally bought prior...woot woot! I haven't hit a $100 grocery weekly bill in the past 4 weeks!!!! (we used to average around $200 week)

The weather has been ablsolutely stunning these past 7 days! I love to see my kids being able to play outside and enjoy the beautiful weather. We borrowed some bikes from Ty's Parents (for us) and we took a family bike ride both days this weekend, just awesome! Never knew how out of shape I really was until I almost died halfway through the bike ride!!!

My best news yet, I have commited to working ou 5 days a week and so far I feel phenominal!! We have a beautiful gym at our community center and Ty's mom & I have been working out there...what a great feeling to give back to myself for a change!

How has your March been? I hope you have all been able to get out and enjoy this beautiful weather and have fun with your family!

Meet, HIM...

His name is Justin Beiber, not beaver as I have accidentally called him. This boy, ahem, heart throb,has stirred my household up over the past few months. I have NO idea who he is or what songs he sings besides the infamous.. "I'm like baby, baby, baby..Ooohh like baby, baby ooohh" (I know right, what a cool song) but now I am officially in the mix to sit about 20 rows away from his stage in a few months and be in the middle of utter chaos, surrounded by hundreds of little teenage girls screaming "I Love you's" and crying at the sight of this bonefied stud muffin.

Kyla wakes up every morning to his poster, RIGHT smack dab next to her pillow might I add. hehe. She almost cried when she watched me hit the submit button on the ticketmaster website, THIS is how much she LOVES this boy...kinda scary right?

She has been grinning ear to ear for the last 4 hours, guess mama did good on this one..YAY!!! PS, had it not been for the fact is was her 12th birthday present, I would NOT be subjecting myself to such torture..lol.

Ya' think their excited??

Just had to snap a few pictures of the chillens on their way to see the newly anticipated: Diary of a Wimpy Kid. They have been anxiously awaiting to go to the theater, Ty was nice enough to snag us up some tickets earlier this morning for the afternoon show (has been selling out quickly).

Aren't they so dang cute??!!

BTW, the movie was SO cute! I personally really liked it...it's a must see for the kiddos, very funny.

Just a suggestion

Alrighty, I've gone off the deep end and made myself a new blog site! Can you guess what it's for??? YEP!! You got it! This way I don't have to bore my family & friends anymore who come to my site to read about our family, not my savings...lol.

You can check it out if this sorta stuff interests you:

One Frugal Momma

13 yr Wedding Anniversary

Yesterday was our 13 year wedding anniversary. I am married to the most amazing man alive and he has blessed me with an incredible, fortunate life with 4 of the most wonderful kids ever!

We've been on this journey to "Forever Together" for the last 18 years, I realized the other day that I have been with this man for literally HALF of my life! WOW! There is no other person in this world who gets me more then him, who knows my strengths and weaknesses and who can read my every thought! We are so much alike, yet we are so different.

When I think back on all the past years we have had and all the many experiences we have shared as a couple, it makes me know that we were just..''meant to be''. He's the other part of me, that I could never live without.

Happy Anniversary Ty!! I love you!!

Spending my dollars with sense

A few new favorite sites to share with you that helped me save BIG. Here's just a list of things I bought at the stores today for FREE: (or almost free)

*6-boxes of barilla wheat pasta (frys) FREE
*4 boxes of J&J dental floss (frys) FREE
*5 Reach toothbrushes (Frys) ~I paid $1 for all of them
*6 boxes of Dial Soap (frys) ~I paid .90 for them all
*4 bottles of suave kids' body wash ~I paid .25 for each (safeway)
*3 boxes of quaker oat squares cereal (safeway) FREE
*6 degree deodorants (CVS) I paid $1 for all 6 =0.15 each
*4 sub lunchables (safeway) FREE
*2 reeses PB cups packages (safeway) FREE

Now, walgreens has so many great deal...I was able to buy all my things at walgreens today for FREE, PLUS I got back another $4 in free shopping money. Hense, notice I keep buying things at walgreens every week rolling my register rewards over and over and never have to pay out of pocket. LOVE IT!

~~My hubby thinks I've gone crazy!!!~~ Yah, crazy for saving money!! I did so good this week that even Ty was somewhat excited (I said somewhat!)

Check out these new sites:

The crazy coupon lady
My frugal adventures
Saving Cents with Sense
Saving for someday

Another great deal

Starting this weekend (3/14) CVS is having a sale on degree products.

Click HERE to be directed to the webpage to print the deodorant coupons. According to the fine people at BeCentsable here is the deal:

Buy 6 Degree Deodorants at $2.50 Each

Use 3 ($3 off 2 degree coupons)

Total Due: $6

Get Back: $5 ECB (just like registar rewards)

Final Price for EACH deodorant: 0.15

***WORKS FOR DOVE & DEGREE***