MENU PLAN MONDAY

I hate cooking in the summer. So this time of year I focus on eating simple, avoiding cooking inside as much as possible as to not heat up our house anymore than we have to. Plus, Hubby and I are always on the go. I need to make dinners that are quick and easy. This is what i have planned this week...
MONDAY-grilled chicken , pea salad

TUESDAY- chicken and noodles, veggie

WEDNESDAY- beef stir fry, rice

THURSDAY- Eat out

FRIDAY- omelets, cottage cheese, blueberry muffins, fruit

SATURDAY-hot dogs on the grill, baked beans, root beer floats

SUNDAY- On our own
Be sure to visit http://orgjunkie.com for more menu ideas!

Free malto meal cereal !

Whoo-Hoo! Malto meal cereal is on sale at Meijer for $1.33 each . Thanks to Megan over at

http://dailyessentialsanddeale.blogspot.com for the heads up on this deal! Keep in mind my

Meijer doubles coupons up to .50. Pair this deal up with MQ at http://www.malt-o-meal.com/special-offers/special-offers.php

and the buy 2 get 1 free MB

at http://widget.mealbox.meijer.com

here .This makes 3 bags of cereal free plus .33 overage. Print the coupons twice by using your

browsers back button and snag yourself 6 free bags of cereal!

Storage solution solved

We acquired this cute cabinet from our neighbors from across the road today. They offered it to us, they said if we didn't want it they were going to disassemble it so to speak.and that would be a shame.My storage solutions are solved! No more not knowing what I have or don't have because of having to dig through boxes and what not or not being able to get to my stockpile half of the time. Not only is this aggravating but can cost unnecessary money out of the pocket. One of my goals I promised myself this year was to get myself more organized. Not only do we have the bookcase we bought at the garage sale yesterday but, we have this really cute cabinet As you can see it has all this room underneath besides the 2 drawers. I love it! Plenty of room for my stockpiles. It is definitely what I need.

Our garage sale adventure

I have to say this has been a long tiring day today. We got up at 6:00 am this morning, grabbed a bite of breakfast and coffee and were on our way for a day of garage saleing. Just the hubby and I spending time with each other. We found a few treasures we thought we couldn't live without like a sauder bookcase , new, still in the pkg for $15.00. I will put this in my little storage room to use for some of my extra stockpile. We also found the hubby some neat t-shirts with fish and fishing logos on it for a mere 50 cents. I found a really cool pair of walking shoes for $1.00 they are soooooo comfortable! There was alot of little of this and that. The best purchase hubby bought for us was a brand new still in box 12x20 canopy to use for my yard sales for $50.00 My dad has one he has had for years that he used to park his car under. I cannot stress how nice this will be as whenever i decide to have a sale, it likes to rain UGH! But, this will be nice for shade also. For the most part it was nice all day today. Later this afternoon soon gave way to rain and for the most part put a damper on the sales around town. Most people just started closing up. One place we went to just put everything out at the curb and said it was all free. Geesh.....people can be like vulchers when it comes to something like this! You should have seen all the people grabbing this and that and getting soaked in the rain. It didn't seem to bother them a bit ! Yea, I guess I am one of them. We soon had our little car filled as much as we could fill it and decided it was time to head home. Another day of garage saleling here and gone.

Counterfeit Coupons-Tips and Resources to help you spot them

If you ever received a coupon via e-mail for a free item, or maybe you are hearing about a coupon that you think is too good to be true. Check out http://www.cents-off.com/body_coupon_counterfeiters.cfm# and verify the authenticity of those coupons. Unfortunately, probably due to the economy, it seems there has been a sudden spike on fraudulent coupons going around. A few of them I want to bring to your attention are...

Free one pack of energizer batteries
Free one pack kozy shack product
Tyson product
Charmin
Reynolds wrap
Pepsi co products
Skippy peanut butter
Free riceworks
Nestle Purina pet care
and unfortunately the list goes on...
Remember you can see the current whole list of counterfeit coupons at http://www.cents-off.com/body_coupon_counterfeiters.cfm# If you received a coupon in pdf or jpj form that you think its too good to be true; it most likely is. If you know it is fraudulent, throw it away immediately. Don't use it! Why risk the public embarrassment. Use common sense and honesty!

Loving My Husband Friday

Here's how you can love your husband.....

• Forget the idea that your husband should be like prince charming. Realize that he is just what God made him to be. A regular guy who is your companion through life. Remember that as an imperfect human being, your husband will sometimes fail you, but you can always count on God., for he is the only one who can truly provide strength, happiness, and security.
• Don't allow any family member to treat your husband disrespectfully. You should be the one to defend him to any family member that dishonors his place as your husband. Defend him to anyone who's being disrespectful in their talk about him. Love protects!
• Encourage alone time for him when it is possible. I let my husband go across the road to fish by himself or let him hang out with the other men. My husband likes this. He doesn't need me attached to his hip constantly.
• Thank him for the things he's done around the house ( it means alot to men) Regard him as important and let him know he is important to you.
• Tell him you love him often and pray for him to enjoy God's best in life!
• For more ways to love your husband check out Shannon over at http://mominin-thepeerreview.blogspot.com

Meijer and Walmart shopping trip 6/11

Tonight was not just payday for hubby and our eating out night at our most favorite restaurant but, it is also the night we do some of our shopping or errands. Tonight we went to Meijer and Walmart. I didn't need a whole lot because I bought alot of my groceries last week. There was however some things at Meijer that I needed and it was a very good deal. Walmart had a few good deals I just couldn't pass up.

This is what I got at Walmart. Total: $35.35 Total OOP $5.60 Whoo Hoo! approx. 93% savings?

This is my Meijer shopping trip. As usual the 20 oz Mt. dew is missing because hubby drank it on the way home. He loves his mt. dew. Total: $40.82 Total OOP $15.51 A savings of approx. 57%?

and then this is what came in the mail today....

A big 4 lb bag of dog food! The 4 free mars candy coupons came from a lady in front of us in Meijer at the checkout who gave them to me. She got them and said to use them for the granddaughters that she didn't really need them. Wow! That was really nice of her!