Saturday Splendors

Today has been a good day. I managed to get my shopping done yesterday - broke my own goal of only getting what was on my list but stuck very close to it. When we were out, I realized we could stock up on a few items on discount so I grabbed those to. I did very well - usually my trips mean a one time $120 and then several small 10-20 dollar stops. The first one was only 59 bucks - and that was the big one! I felt so proud as I used my 8 dollar off formula coupons for 2 containers of powdered formula - I am using it to supplement my breastfeeding. Totally awesome deal! Then I came on a consignment sale and got a baby carrier for 7 bucks. All in all, I managed to spend a whole lot less than I usually do - thanks to the stocking up in my pantry. My deep freezer arrived today - yep, I ordered it and got it delivered. I had to do the dance of joy as I had also found some ground beef, chicken and steaks on sale during my travels(travails too) yesterday and needed to get them out of the fridge as quick as possible. All in all I had a good shopping time. Even managed to do it with the newborn and her 11yo brother in tow - only meal we ate out was lunch. I had cut it too close to picking up the others so we had to eat on the fly and even that was cheap b/c we had a coupon from the consignment sale that gave us a lot for a little price at Long John Silvers. Excellent shopping I would say! One thing I learned yesterday - 10 cents off per gallon really only adds up to about a buck on a fillup. I was thinking I was doing something great by doing my mandatory 100 bucks/month at an area store but it didnt make a dent really in the gas - but I did get a free soda thanks to their current promotion. Well, duty calls and I have to start preparing dinner for tonight and load my deep freezer with my shopping palooza!