Saturday March 21st

So today we had a busy day! First we went to Toys R Us for the little people birthday party and to get the free Thomas trains! The kids got to color and play with the little people toys! They had the school bus, castle and race track out for them to play with! Well we already had the castle and school bus but Jaxon loved the race track wich was good to know since we contemplated buying that for his birthday and did not so we figure we will get it next go around when hes 2 or something lol! But its really cool the 2 cars and people race around the track and it has a pit stop with real noises super cute and fun! So the kids played for about 20 minutes or so then they colored and then when we left they gave them a little goody bag with a little people activity book and dvd! So the kids got 3 free trains to share and then each got their own little people activity book and dvd! After that we had to go to a birthday party! The kids both had tons of fun! Then on the way home we stopped at best buy where my husband bought me Twilight! I was so excited!! I can't believe he bought it for me! He hated those books as they consumed my life for 6 days! (Yep I read the entire series plus the partial book she wrote online in 6 days!!) But anyways sweet as he his he bought me Twilight and then he bought the kids Horton hears a who. OMG that is the cutest kids movie I have seen in a while! My oldest who is 3 loved it!! So all in all the kids had a fun eventful night and are now ready for bed and so is mommy lol!!!

Free Thomas the Train at Toys R Us!

http://trus.imageg.net/graphics/coupon/927219.pdf?EDID=3B1PMZ-HD8SK-X8PQMH-IYNQ7O-THM6N-v1

This is only good tomorrow so hurry and get it! Can only be used on the trains mentioned! I printed 3 off and me and my husband and my daughter all went in and each got one today! When I went they were out of the lights and sounds percy (bummer) but they had the other 3 so score!!!

Meatballs with Mushroom Gravy

I make this and my hubby goes crazy. This is one of my favorite cheap and easy meals to make! We love it over mashed potatoes but can be eaten over rice or noodles...

Meatballs With Mushroom Gravy
1 pound ground beef
1/4 cup bread crumbs (dry)
1 egg, beaten
2 Tbsp. finely chopped onion1
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Mix all ingredients together and form into small balls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. (I form mine in a teaspoon.)
Bake at 400° for 10 -13 minutes. This makes about 40 meatballs.

1 can of cream of mushroom soup

1 soup can full of milk

Whisk soup and milk together and pour over the cooked meatballs. Bake for about an hour at 300°. Serve over mashed potatoes.
I have also made this with cheddar cheese soup. Just as good, only a different taste.

Toys R us little people party

Toys R Us little people birthday party

This will be a fun activity for the kids this weekend!
On Saturday, March 21st from 12 to 2 pm, Toys R Us will be celebrating Little People’s 50th Birthday! You’ll get a Free Little People DVD,Coloring Activities,and playtime with toys!
*Free gift and activity materials available while supplies last and are distributed only to participating children. Parental Supervision required at all times. **Offer ends March 21, 2009

Toys R Us offers these all the time my daughter loves these! We have done the easter one the Thomas one the halloween one and a few other ones as well. To find out about these partys sign up for their email list.

Save-a-lot coupon only good for save-a-lot

I got this in my email today! I think its a pretty decent coupon. Use a $2 luvs coupon or the $1 one in this past weekends P&G insert for even sweeter savings. This is buy a pack of luvs at save a lot get a free diaper cream ointment! As soon as my luvs coupons get here from ebay I am headed there to buy a pack lol!

http://image.exct.net/lib/fefc1372726407/d/1/BWB-March-Coupon.pdf

Smores

So tonight I made the soy sauce chicken (recipe in one of the posts form last week) and it was really good! Then we took the kids out and had a small bonfire where we roasted marshmallows and had smores with a kit I got clearance after Christmas! Everything was still fresh! We have enough for some more another night too! Super fun cheap night!!!

Thomas the train

So I baby sit this little boy for about 3 hours a week and hes an only child so he gets alot of stuff! Well through out this time watching him I have bought and traded out for items for my kiddos with her so far I have gotten Gymboree clothing for my ds 24 months through size 3 2 huge garbage bags (and I mean restraunt style size bags) of little people and accessories shoes other name brand clothing I have kept some and donated the rest ect Thomas wooden tracks a thomas laptop and lots of other goodess so today she brings me over 15 wooden trains 23 diecast metal take along and the bigger ones 2 big plastic ones 2 med. plastic ones and 2 small plastic ones I am getting all this for watching her kid for 4 days for free!! Not a big deal she feeds him before he gets here he keeps my kids entertained watches tv and eats a juice and snack lol so not bad I dont think!! I love the whole idea of trading your time or items you no longer want for items you want and or need! Well just wanted to share my good fortune! On top of the trains I just got I did a trade online for about 8 NIP wooden trains I traded some of my excess stock items for them plus the 5 or 6 my kids already had I say we are doing good on trains now lol!!!

MAIL CALL!!!

Yay today was a good day as far as my mail goes

I got 3 of my trades from Kizoodle I got a Large Flat rate box of unexpired gerber graduates meals and snacks. Beechnut toddler cereal whole wheat mac and cheese and 2 cans of crushed pineapple. The other trade was for a NWT gymboree I love Daddy tank top red bambi skirt gymboree jean skirt snack cup sesame street dvd NIP sauve deodarant NIP natural elements cleaner NIP Huggies disposable washcloths john deere play keys and a free item coupon for Nesquik and the third one consisted of NIP whacky tracks for Thomas the train wooden tracks foam alphabet puzzle princess 24 pc puzzle NIP leap frog talking magnet EUC leap frog letter magnets organic cleaner philosophy lip shines dora easter dvd and number flash cards

Then I also got:

Free white cloud coupon for diapers or training pants ( I will be getting pullups with this woohoo)

5 dreft coupons I ordered off ebay

My walgreens easy saver card for $13.20 woohoo on this one too lol

Camel ciggerette coupons -- will be kizzing these have to go through my pms someone wanted these

eat better america coupon book with some yummy looking recipes in it!

Kraft food and family magazine love this thing!!!

I also got a dr. bill for ds for 109.90 for shots!!! But thats okay lol I got a ton of good stuff too!!! Yay!!!

Kroger Trip for 3-15-09

KROGER IS HAVING THEIR MEGA EVENT THING BUY 10 PARTICIPATING ITEMS GET $5.00 OFF PAIR THIS WITH COUPONS FOR MEGA SAVINGS!!

2 boxes Capri sun (the bigger ones)
4 boxes betty crocker fruit rollups and gushers
2 boxes betty crocker instant potatoes
1 box fiber one bars
1 box nature valley bars
1 bag rice cakes
2 bags cheetos
2 32 oz. powerade
1 Kroger chipmates cookies
2 Sargento cheese
1 Purex
1 bag Tyson chicken nuggets

ALL THIS FOR $22.99 AFTER MY COUPONS AND THE KROGER MEGA EVENT! TOTAL SAVINGS $42.58!! I PLAN ON SHOPPING AGAIN LATER THIS WEEK I HAVE COUPONS COMING TO ME I BOUGHT OFF EBAY FOR THE EGGO AND POWERADES!!!

Coupons I used were: (db means doubled)

1.00 off 2 capri suns

.50 off 2 BC fruit snacks rollups ect X2 (these doubled to 1.00 off 2)

.50 off one fiber one bar (db to 1.00)

.50 off one nature valley bars (db 1.00)

.50 off two BC potatoes (db 1.00)

.50 off quaker rice cakes (db 1.00)

1.25 off two cheetos

.55 off any one chipmates]

1.00 off 2 Sargento cheese

1.00 off any Tyson product

(I had one for the purex but she did not scan it thus loosing out on .70 cents but thats okay the other ones all scanned and my total was not that bad!!)