Saving Sherry Update

Ugh. Sickness has hit our house again! PLUS we are going out of town tomorrow. Sorry, but I just don't have the time to do the match-ups this week. Please feel free to visit any site listed in my blog list or as part of Deals on Wheels. I'll be back to our regularly scheduled match-ups next week!

Have a safe and blessed Thanksgiving!

Thankful Thursdays

Welcome to another edition of Thankful Thursdays! Please join us by posting your Thankful Thursdays on your blog and linking back up with this blog! Please use the above Thankful Thursday icon, you can grab the code from the bottom of this post. Don't have a blog? That's okay too! Just leave your Thankful Thursday message in the comments section! Thanks for participating! I'm thankful for all of you!

This week I am thankful for sleep. I'm getting less and less of it as this pregnancy progresses and I am VERY thankful for what I get!

I am thankful for my husband. Monday was our 7 year anniversary! 7 years and 2 and 1/2 boys later and I love him more now than I ever did. He is an amazing man. Even after a long day at work he isn't scared to help out around the house whether that means cleaning, doing the dishes (which he does everyday), folding laundry or taking care of the boys. He tends to draw the line at dirty diapers, but he will even do that too! He even sends me upstairs to our room for "Mommy Time" when he thinks I'm stressed out! He's awesome!

I am thankful for my son's preschool. He learns so much everyday that I would have NEVER thought to tell him about. Yesterday they got to tour a firetruck and a REAL (his word!) fireman read them a book, they had an eye test AND they learned about dinosaur fossils; all in 3 hours! His teachers are amazing!

I am thankful for disposable diapers. On a normal day my nearly 2 year old has 3 or 4 dirty diapers. I can't even imagine the work involved in using cloth diapers for that many dirties everyday! So, THANK YOU so very much to whoever invented them!

I am even thankful for all of the dirty laundry in my house. Even though it seems to add up overnight, it tells me that everyone in my house is healthy and active!

There probably will not be a Thankful Thursdays post next week as I will be out of town in the middle of the mountains with no internet service, so please be sure to participate this week!

So, what are YOU thankful for?

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Sports Team Style Crocs for $8.49 Shipped

I stumbled across Deal Seeking Mom's post on this and thought I would share. Croc's has their Sports Team Style Crocs on sale for $9.99 as part of the Deal of the Week. They have kid's, men's and women's sizes available. They include NFL, MLB and College teams. Just go here and use the code SECONDCHANCE and to take an additional 15% off and get FREE shipping, making them $8.49 each, including shipping! I'm sure there are several people who would LOVE a pair of these for Christmas!

Target Shopping List for the Week of Nov 15

Okay, let's start with the bad news. *sigh* Target has now put a limit on their coupons. You will have to load a program to your computer to be able to print them and you will only be able to print 2 Target coupons per computer before you get the dreaded "print limit reached" message. For now, sites like hotcouponworld still have the old coupons on their generators, but will not be able to post the new coupons. From what I hear, they have greatly increased the size of the coupons and the amount of color on them (similar to the coupons.com coupons). I totally understand why they did this, I really do, it just makes me sad. Here in the Cincinnati area, I like to refer to it as "shelf-clearing central." Sometimes by the time I have posted a deal, the shelves are already cleared. It's annoying, yes, and bad for the company in that when people go there to get deals and they are sold out of them many people leave very unhappy and don't want to shop at that store anymore. I can't tell you the amount of times I've heard customers yelling at employees at various stores because they are out of an advertised product. (I seriously think that some people think the employees sit in the back of the store and make some of this stuff by hand or something, it's ridiculous!) So, that's the bad news, now onto the deals! WAIT!! I forgot! Apparenlty the new Target Coupon Printing System is not compatible with Windows 7, so if you have Windows 7, you will not be able to print them at all. Oh, and there is no more printing from the kiosks at Target. That is gone too. :( Onto the deals:

Chinet Plates are $4.74
$1 printable for FF and IE (I hear there are $1 peelies on many of them)
Receive a $5 Target Gift Card wyb 2
$1.24 each after 2 coupons and GC

Ritz Crackers and Crackerfuls are $2.50-ish
$1 in the 11/8 SS
$1 Target Printable
B1G1 FREE in the 8/23 SS
2 boxes for $.50ish after all 3 coupons!

Triscuits are $2.50-ish
$1 in the 11/8 SS
$1 Target Printable
$.50 after both coupons

McCormick Cinnamon and Chili Powder are $.99
$1 in the 10/18 RP
FREE after coupon

I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Tubs are $1.87
$.75 Target Coupon on Red Plum
$.75 printable IE or FF
$.37 after both coupons

Del Monte Canned Vegetables are $.45
$1/8 from the 11/15 RP
$.33 each after coupon

Gold Medal Flour is $2
$.50 printable
$1.50 after coupon

Swanson Chicken Broth is $.49
$.35/4 in the 11/8 SS
$.40 each after coupon

Betty Crocker Potatoes are $.79
$.35 in the 11/15 GM insert
$.44 after coupon

Stove Top Stuffing is $.79

Heinz Gravy is $.79
$1/3 printable
$.47 each after coupon

Up & Up Tub Wipes are $1.57
$1 Target Printable
$.57 after coupon
(Good luck finding these, this is one of those "shelves already cleared" items in this area and rumor has it managers aren't reordering or restocking until the coupon expires!)

See anything I missed? Please let me know!

Kroger Shopping List for the Week of Nov 16

(I meant to post this yesterday, but I had a doctor's appointment and it was my anniversary, so I forgot, SORRY!)

Meat

Save $8 when you buy any fresh or frozen 10-16 lb Turkey
Save $14 whey you buy any fresh or frozen 17 lb (or larger) Turkey
$2 Butterball printable
$1 Honeysuckle White printable
You must spend $10 on other purchases before you will receive the discount, limit 2 with each $10 purchase (so spend $20 and you can buy 2)

Cook's Shank Portion Ham is $1.39/lb
Cumberland Gap Semi-boneless Ham is $1.49/lb
Perdue Roaster Whole Chicken is $.99/lb
Boneless Pork Loin is $1.59/lb
(have the butcher chop it into pork chop thickness for some CHEAP boneless pork chops!)

Produce

Celery is $.79
California Naval Oranges 3 lb bags are $2.68
Baby Carrots 1 lb bags are $1.50
Sweet Potatoes are $.49/lb
Fresh Cranberries (12 oz) are $1.49
Kroger Yellow Onions 3 lb bags are $1.48

Coupon Match-Ups

Philadelphia Cream Cheese is $1
$1/3 in the 11/15 SS
$.67 each after coupon

Cool Whip is $1

Kroger Brown 'n Serve Rolls are $1
(anyone else call these Brown 'n Burn?)

Dole Canned Fruit is $1
$.50 printable
$.35/2 pineapple in the 11/8 SS
$.55/2 mandarin oranges or tropical fruit from the 11/8 SS
$1/3 in the 11/8 SS
FREE, $.65 or $.67 each (depending on what you buy) after coupon

Stove Top Stuffing is $1
Buy 5 and receive $2 off a Butterball Turkey printable and in the November All You

Heinz Gravy is $1
$1/3 printable
$.67 each after coupon

Kroger Broth is $.50

Duncan Hines Cake Mix is $1
$.55/2 in the 10/11 SS
$.50 each after coupon

Gold Medal Flour is $2.49
$.50 printable
$1.49 after coupon

McCormick Grinders are $1
$1 in the 10/18 RP
FREE after coupon

Purex Laundry Detergent is $2.49
$.35 in the 10/4 SS
$1.79 after coupon

Clorox Bleach is $1.99
$1/2 in the 10/4 RP
$1.49 each after coupon

Duracell Batteries (1-4 ct) are $1.88
$.75 in the 11/1 P&G
Buy $10 receive a $2 OYNO Catalina, buy $20 receive a $5 OYNO Cat

See anything I missed? Please let me know!

FREE Money This Christmas

Okay, the title is kinda misleading. Because I'm not really helping you get free money, I'm just telling you how I did! I'm so very excited!

My 4 year old son has been saying for 2 months now that all he wants for Christmas is Handy Manny's Repair Shop. Every time there is a commercial on for it, it tells me (and we watch the Disney Channel, so we see it A LOT anymore!) and every time we go to ANY store he tells me we should buy it then and we went to the mall the other day and he saw that they were setting up Santa's chair and he told me he needed to see Santa so he could tell him that he wanted Handy Manny's Repair Shop for Christmas! He said "Mommy, he HAS to know! I HAVE to tell him!" So, unless I want a disappointed boy on Christmas morning, I was going to have to buy this toy. Have I mentioned that it's $100?!?! Ugh. I mean, even if we hadn't been on such a tight budget because of lack of employment for most of the year, $100 is still A LOT to spend on a toy for a 4 year old! I knew he would really play with it because he almost exclusively only plays with his other Handy Manny toys and fixes everything in the house! We thought about just asking everyone for money for him before Christmas and compiling it all to buy it, then I had a stroke of GENIUS!!

I've told you before about Swagbucks, but let me tell you again! It's a search engine, not unlike Google or Yahoo that gives you bucks (points really, they just call them bucks to be cute!) when you search. You do not get them every time you search, but they do add up. The best way to earn bucks? Refer your friends! If a friend signs up because of your referral, you get a point every time they do, up to 100 points per referral! Most of my points I actually earned myself, but I think I have about 300 points from my friends using Swagbucks! That really helps your total add up! I also added the search bar to my browser so that I don't have to go to Swagbucks.com every time I want to search, it makes it MUCH easier to earn those Bucks!

Okay, I told you that to tell you this: I cashed in my Swagbucks and now have $80 in gift cards to Target! (I've been using Swagbucks for about about 8 months now, so you won't be able to get much before Christmas, but if you start now you will be able to do it next year!) So, Target actually had the Repair Shop on sale online (it works out to be a discount equal to the amount of shipping, basically making it have free shipping) AND has a coupon that is for $10 off the Repair Shop, taking the price down to $90 (after shipping). Just to do the math for you, I'm going to be able to get this highly requested toy for only about $10!!! I told you it was a genius idea! I'm ordering it through Ebates, so I get 3% of my purchase price back (not a lot but you get $5 just for signing up and with the rate that I use Ebay, it really adds up for me!)

So, long story short, my son's Christmas morning will be VERY happy and I couldn't be more thrilled! I just needed to share with you my excitement!

More Great Artscow Deals

Looking for that perfect Christmas gift for the person who has everything? Well, here it is! Artscow is offering their personalized Christmas ornaments for $1.99 for the first one and $2.99 for any addition ones with FREE SHIPPING!! Just use the code XMASONMT at checkout. Some are 1 sided and some are 2 sided! You have to check them out!

I'm so very glad that my grandmother doesn't know how to use a computer, because now all of her Christmas presents will be surprises! Artscow guarantees delivery by Christmas if gifts are ordered before November 30, but this deal expires on the 29th, so get on it and make someone a very special Christmas present this year!

Check out other Artscow deals here.

Meijer Shopping List for the Week of Nov 15

Meat

Save $8 when you buy any Grade A 10-16 lb Hen Turkey
Save $14 whey you buy any Grade A 16 lb (or larger) Tom Turkey
$2 Butterball printable
$1 Honeysuckle White printable
You must also be spending $20 on other purchases, only limit 1 per transaction

Sugardale Whole Boneless Ham is $1.59/lb
Cook's Spiral Sliced 1/2 Ham is $1.68/lb
Center Cut Boneless Pork Loin is $1.79

Dairy

Meijer Gallon Milk is $1.75 (limit 4)

Produce

Russet Potatoes 15 lb bag is $2.69
Apples 3 lb bag are $1.50
California Naval Oranges 4 lb bag are $2
Clementines 5 lb box are $4.99

Coupon Match-Ups

Philadelphia Cream Cheese is $1.18
$1/3 in the 11/15 SS
$.85 each after coupon

Pillsbury Simply Cookies are $1.99
$.55 in the 10/4 SS or here
$.99 after coupon

Sara Lee Oven Fresh Fruit or Cream Pies are $2.50
$1 printable here
$1.50 after coupon

Pillsbury Brownies are $1.29
$1/2 in the 11/8 RP
$.79 each after coupon

Pillsbury Frosting is $1.29
$1/2 in the 11/8 RP
$.79 each after coupon

Ragu Pasta Sauce is $1.29
$.60/2 in the 11/15 RP
$1/2 Meijer Mealbox
$.29 each after MQ and MM

Jell-O Gelatin is $.50
$.50/2 printable here
FREE after coupon

Nestle Toll House Morsels are $1.99
$1 in the 11/1 RP
$.99 after coupon

All Liquid Laundry Detergent is $3.49
$2 in the 10/4 SS
$1.49 after coupon

That's all I see for this week. I'd like to buy my turkey at Meijer this week, but I might be hard pressed to spend $20 on other stuff. . . wonder how many Clementines my hubby can eat in a week?

Walgreens Shopping List for the Week of Nov 15

Crest Extra White Plus Scope Outlast Toothpaste (4oz) $2.69
Submit for SCR to get back $2.69
Use $1.00 from the 11/1 or 10/11 PG
Final Price=FREE and moneymaker of $1.00!

Renuzit Adjustables, $0.99
Submit for SCR to get back $1.00 when you purchase 2
Use Buy 1 Get 1 FREE from Coupons.com
Use Buy 2 Get 1 FREE from the 11/7 SS
Final Price=as low as 2 for FREE!

Kotex Pads (14-24ct), Tampons (18ct) or Liners (34-64ct) $2.99
Submit for SCR to get back $2.00
Use $1.00 IE or FF printables
Final Price=FREE

That's about all I'm seeing this week. Thanks to Coupon Journey for her help with this ad!

CVS Shopping List for the Week of Nov 15

Spend $12 on Glade Products
Get $4 back in ECBs (limit 1)
*Best Deal*
Buy 2 Sense and Spray Kits for $6 each
Use 2 $4 coupons from the 10/18 SS
FREE after 2 coupons and ECBs

Spend $15 on Energizer Batteries
Get $5 back in ECBs (limit 1)
$1 in the 11/1 P&G

Scope Outlast Rinse or Toothpaste is $3.49
Get $2 back in ECBs (limit 1)
$1 Rinse in 11/1 P&G
$1/2 Toothpaste in 11/1 P&G
FREE Rinse or $.49 each for Toothpaste after coupon and ECBs

That's all I see that is worth mentioning this week. Did I miss something? Please let me know!

Saving Sherry Warning!

Okay, before I get into the deals for the week, let's all take a deep breath and remember that it is the week before a holiday AND a week before Black Friday. So, you don't REALLY want to spend any money this week do you? I mean, you want to keep it all in your wallet so you can score some good Black Friday Deals, right? Well, even if you don't, I believe this is going to prove to be a pathetic week all around. Just giving you an FYI. From what I've seen, it's going to be kinda bad. Sorry. Hopefully some Black Friday Deals will make you forget all about this week that you just get to sit at home and skip most of the stores!

Thankful Thursdays

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First, I am VERY thankful that it seems everyone in my house is on the mend! Drew's new meds seem to be taking care of the ear infection and Jake's nasty cough is finally quieting down. I'm also thankful that Rob, Drew and I didn't catch the flu from Jake!

I'm thankful that my new son appears to be doing well. He likes to put pressure on the nerves of my back, so I take that as a sign he's growing well!

I am thankful that I have friends that I can call on whenever I need help and they will come through for me in a pinch!

I'm thankful my Children's Choir Fall Performance went smoothly! They scared me in dress rehearsal by forgetting the words to almost every song, but they pulled it together for the performance just like they always do!

I am thankful that I can take a week off from blogging like I had to do this week and not receive hate mail from my readers! Thank you so much for understanding! I got several e-mails from people praying for a speedy recovery for the boys and I really appreciated them all!

I'm thankful that I'll finally be able to get back to blogging this week! I've already started CVS deals and it feels good to be back!

What are YOU thankful for?

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Saving Sherry Update

(Yawn) Hi everyone. I'm afraid you are going to have to bear with me this week. My oldest son woke up from his nap last Sunday with a 102 temperature. My husband took him to Urgent Care and we found out it was an ear infection (his tube was clogged!) so we started him on antibiotics. Yesterday I took my younger son to the doctor with the same 102 temperature, but flu-like symptoms. Yup, it's the flu. Today I was running a 99.3 temperature (my OB started me on Tamiflu yesterday). This evening my oldest had a 45 minute scream feast while holding his ear and crying until the Tylenol kicked in. After 2 more hours at the Urgent Care he is on a much stronger antibiotic to kill the ear infection that is now worse than it was last week. Ugh.

So, I'm trying to post, but I've been a little busy. And really, really, REALLY tired. Hopefully everyone will be feeling better tomorrow and I can get my work done. Until then, sorry, but my brain isn't working enough to look for deals! :)

12 FREE Photo Cards from Shutterfly

Shutterfly is getting into the Christmas Spirit too! Use the code 12CARDS to get 12 FREE Photo Cards with FREE shipping! Just go here to start designing your FREE cards!

**Edit**
Okay, apparently the FREE shipping they are talking about is only if you spend $30. Ugh. But the shipping on the 12 cards is $5.99, still a great price for really nice cards like these! Sorry everyone!

More Savings from Artscow

So, I finally got around to checking my e-mail and I saw another great Artscow deal! If you are a member (and if you aren't, go sign up, it's free!) you can go to your Credit & Discount section of your profile and type in the code XMASGIFT09 to get access to ALL of these gifts for FREE (you will have to pay shipping):

• Coin Purse
• Digital Camera Leather Case
• Belt Buckle
• Pencil Case
• Jigsaw Puzzle- Rectangle
• Jigsaw Puzzle- Heart
• Hand Towel
• Money Clip Watch
• Business Card Holder
• Large Mousepad
• Face Towel
• Handbag Hanger
• 11x8.5, 18 Month Calendar
  

Remember, all of these gifts are personalized by you! That means you can add photos or messages or basically anything you want to them and just pay shipping!

When you add the code to your account, you will get 30 days to use it before it expires. Artscow's site says that all orders ordered by November 30 are guaranteed in time for Christmas, so that gives you a few weeks to find that perfect picture to put on Grandma's Puzzle or Daddy's Belt Buckle!

Hurry! You have to add this code to your account by tomorrow, November 7 or you will miss out of all of these great deals!

Don't forget about the other great Artscow deals I talked about here!

Thankful Thursdays

Welcome to another edition of Thankful Thursdays! Please join us by posting your Thankful Thursdays on your blog and linking back up with this blog! Please use the above Thankful Thursday icon, you can grab the code from the bottom of this post or go here to get it. Don't have a blog? That's okay too! Just leave your Thankful Thursday message in the comments section! Thanks for participating! I'm thankful for all of you!

I am very thankful this morning for my wonderful husband! I went to my ladies Bible Study last night with the house in disarray and came home to a sparkling clean home! I almost cried I was so happy! (Of course, that probably has something to do with the pregnancy hormones! I cry at cartoons anymore!)

I am thankful that my 4 year old is feeling better. He woke up from his nap on Sunday with a temperature of over 102 and he felt horrible. Apparently one of his tubes was clogged and he had an ear infection. Poor baby! He's all better now and getting into as much trouble as ever!

I am thankful for my crock pot. Dinner is already cooking and I don't have to worry about it all day! I think whoever invented the crock pot deserves an extra star in his or her crown!

I am thankful that I get to teach another coupon class tonight! I love helping people learn new ways to help stretch their dollar further! It's waaaaay too much fun to go to the store and buy $100 worth of stuff for less than $5! I just hope I can keep my energy level up all day long so I don't fall asleep at the class (that would be embarrassing!).

So, what are YOU thankful for?

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Monsters Inc $8 Coupon

Here is a GREAT coupon for those of you in the market for a child's Christmas present: an $8 Monsters Inc coupon! Use this link for IE and this link for Firefox. Get it quick before it's gone! (Thanks, Coupons, Deals and More!)

Walgreens Shopping List for the Week of Nov 1

Campbell’s Tomato or Chicken Noodle Soup 2 for $1.00 (limit 4)
Use $1.00/2 printable
Final Price=2 for FREE!

Dial Foaming Hand,Yogurt Soap or Bar Soap (3-pk.), $1.99
Receive $1.00 RR
Use $0.35 from the 10/4 SS
Final Price=$0.64

Hunt’s Tomatoes Sauce 3/$1.00
Use in ad coupon to get sales price
AND
Play game and print $1.00/3 Hunts coupon
Final Price=3 for FREE

Gillette Body Wash & Deodorant 2/$8.00
Use Buy Gillette Deodorant & Get Body Wash Free from the 11/1 PG
AND
Use $1.00 from the 11/1 PG
Receive $2.00 RRs when you buy 2
Final Price=$1.00 for 2 products!

Looks like it's a pretty weak week at Wags! Thanks to Layla for these deals!

More Great Artscow Deals

Here are some more Artscow deals for you just in time for the holidays! These codes are credits, not coupon codes. Before you get that confused look on your face, let me explain. All that means to this company is you need to click on My Account and log into your account then click on the Credit & Discount section and type in the code BEFORE you design your product. That's it, nothing overly complicated about it.

3 FREE 7x5, 20 Page, Hardcover Photo Albums
- use credit code 40PAGEBOOK
- you will have to pay shipping and handling

40 FREE Photo Cards with envelopes
- use credit code 40PHOTOCARDS
- 20 8x4 cards and 20 7x5 cards
- you will have to pay shipping and handling

I'm thinking EVERYONE on my Christmas list is going to get pictures of my boys somehow or another thanks Artscow!

Meijer Shopping List for the Week of Nov 1

Produce

Red or Black Grapes are $.97/lb
3lb bag of Apples is $.99
Bananas are $.33/lb

Dairy

Meijer Gallon Milk is $1.75

Sargentos Shredded Cheese is $1.79
$.55 in the November All You
$.79 after coupon

Meat

Ground Round is $1.99/lb
Cooks Ham is $.99/lb
Center Cut Half Boneless Pork Loin is $1.49/lb
Meier Split Chicken Breasts are $.99/lb

Coupon Match-Ups

Freschetta Pizza is $3.99
$1 in the 9/13 SS
$2.99 after coupon

Hormel Sliced Pepperoni is $1
$.50 or $.35 in the 11/1 SS (depending on where you live)
FREE or $.30 after coupon

Pillsbury Grands Biscuits are $.99
$1 printable
$.30/2 in the 10/18 or 10/25 SS or here
FREE or $.69 each after coupon

Coffee-mate Creamer is $1.49
$1 printable
$.50 in the 11/1 RP
$.49 after coupon

Superpretzels are $1.49
$.50 in the 9/29 RP
$.49 after coupon

Ore-Ida Potatoes are $2.49
Includes: Battered Potatoes, Crunchies, Twirls, Zesties, Texas Crispers, Waffle Fries, Country Fries and Roasted
$1.50/2 in the 9/27 SS
$1/3 Meijer Mealbox
**Best Deal**
Buy 6 Potatoes, use 3 MQs and 2 MMs
$1.41 each after all coupons

Farm Rich Mozzarella Sticks are $1.49
$.75 printable
$.49 after coupon

Honey Bunches of Oats are $1.99
$2 printable
FREE after coupon

Old Orchard Healthy Balance Juice is $1.69
$1/2 in the 9/13 SS or here
$.50 Meijer Mealbox
$.69 after MQ and MM

Egg Beaters are $1.99
$1 printable
$1/4 Meijer Mealbox
Buy 4 and receive a Catalina for $3 on your next order
**Best Deal**
Buy 4 Egg Beaters, use 4 printables (you will need 2 computers) and 1 MM
FREE after coupons and Cat

See anything I missed? Let me know!