Jaina's first...

McDonald's Cheeseburger!

She likes hers plain just like her big brother! :) Man, can the girl EAT! She had already had an Eggo NutriGrain Blueberry waffle, around 10 graham cracker sticks, a jar of bananas, pears & apples and some Gerber puffs!

ANOTHER ear infection...

Poor Jacen just can't seem to catch a break! He had a double ear infection 4/3/08 and NOW yesterday, was diagnosed with another double ear infection.



Hoping the Augmenten works this time.

Safeway Living Well Promotion #2

The Pampers go back to full price ($16.99 instead of the $14.99 they are now) after today, so I've been trying to get as many as I can before then.
So here are my transactions from yesterday & today (so far)...

Trans #1
2 - Glucerna snack bars ($5.49ea) $10.98
1 - Glucerna cereal $4.99
1 - Pampers Cruisers mega pk size 3 (52ct) $14.99
Total $30.96

Used
$10 Glucerna IP
$4.99 Glucerna cereal FREE cat
$1.50 Pampers
$3 - (3 - $1 Glad OYNO cat)
$10 LW cat

OOP $1.47 ... used a gift card from an Rx transfer, SO $0.00 OOP PLUS received another $10 LW cat
***cashier forgot to give me my doubles, so would have been lower***

Trans #2
14 - Met Rx protein plus bars ($1.01ea) $14.14
1 - Pampers Cruisers mega pk size 3 (52ct) $14.99
1 - Zone perfect bar $1
Total $30.13

Used
$14 - (7 - $2/2) Met Rx
$1.50 Pampers
$1 Zone perfect
$2 - (4 - $.50 doubles)

$10 LW cat
$1 Glad OYNO cat

OOP $.63 ... used a gift card from a transferred Rx ... SO $0.00 OOP PLUS received another $10 LW cat

Trans #3
Same items as Trans #2
Total $30.13

Used
$14 - (7 - $2/2) Met Rx
$1.50 Pampers
$1 Zone perfect
$10 LW
$1 Glad OYNO cat

OOP $.63 ... used a gift card from a new Rx ... SO $0.00 OOP PLUS received another $10 LW cat.

Trans #4
1 - Pediasure chocolate 4pk $5
1 - Pampers Cruisers mega pk size 3 (52ct) $14.99
1 - Children's Claritin 10ct chewable $9.99
1 - Zone Perfect bar
Total $30.98

Used
$1 Pediasure
$1.50 Pampers
$3 Children's Claritin
$1 Zone Perfect
$2 - (4 - $.50 doubles)
$10 LW cat
$5 BBQ cat

OOP $7.48 ... PLUS received another $10 LW cat

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SO, for $7.48, I received...

28 - Met Rx protein plus bars
4 - Pampers Cruisers mega pk size 3 (52ct)
3 - Zone Perfect bars
2 - Glucerna Snack bar 4ct boxes
1 - Glucerna cereal
1 - Children's Claritin 10ct chewable
1 - Pediasure 4pk chocolate shakes

Safeway Living Well Promotion...

This deal has been going since the beginning of April & will end the 29th! So still some time to cash in on it!

This past weekend, I was able to "triple-dip" into 3 different promotions at the same time! The Glad Simply Cooking steam bags were on sale for $2.50 each. If you buy one, a catalina coupon for $1 on your next order (OYNO) prints out. Plus, if you purchase $20 worth of them or other items, you would receive an additiona $5 OYNO catalina coupon . BUT, this item is ALSO on the Living Well promotion where if you buy $30 of specific items (there are a TON of them), you will ALSO receive a $10 OYNO catalina coupon! SOOOO, this is what I did...

Trans #1
8 - Glad steam bags ($2.50ea) $20
2 - Glucerna shakes ($1.79ea) $3.58
2 - Met Rx protein plus bars ($1.01ea) $2.02
1 - Glucerna Strawberry cereal $4.85
$30.45 Total

Used
$3/2 Glucerna items
$2/2 Met Rx
$4.85 FREE Glucerna cereal cat
$1.50 (3 - $.50 doubles)
$10 LW cat

Out Of Pocket (OOP) $9.10 PLUS I received a $10 LW catalina, $5 BBQ catalina, 8-$1 Glad catalinas AND another FREE Glucerna cereal (up to $4.49) catalina!

I ended up doing this deal OVER & OVER & OVER again! Each time, I "rolled" my catalinas to make my OOP very low. I should have used more to make it free, but I kept forgetting. So my next transactions, looked like this...

Trans #2
Purchased same exact items as Trans #1
$30.45 Total

Used
$3/2 Glucerna items
$2/2 Met Rx
$4.49 FREE Glucerna cereal cat
$2 (4 - $.50 doubles...cashier took all of them off)
$10 LW cat
8 - $1 Glad cat

OOP $.96 PLUS received $10 LW cat, $5 BBQ cat, 8-$1 Glad cat AND another FREE Glucerna cereal (up to $4.49) cat! PLUS I still have my $5 BBQ catalina!

Trans #3
Purchased same exact items as Trans #1
Glucerna cereal was $4.99 instead of $4.85
$30.59 Total

Used
$3/2 Glucerna items
$2/2 Met Rx
$4.49 FREE Glucerna cereal cat
$2 (4 - $.50 doubles...cashier took all of them off)
$10 LW cat
8 - $1 Glad cat

OOP $1.10 PLUS received $10 LW cat, $5 BBQ cat, 8-$1 Glad cat AND another FREE Glucerna cereal (up to $4.49) cat! PLUS I still have 2-$5 BBQ catalinas!

Trans #4
Need to find this receipt

Trans #5
Purchased exact same items as Trans #1
1 - Gerber Fruit puff $2.20
$32.65 Total

Used
$3/2 Glucerna items
$2/2 Met Rx
$4.49 FREE Glucerna cereal cat
$2 (4 - $.50 doubles...cashier took all of them off)
$10 LW cat
$5 BBQ cat
3 - $1 Glad cat

OOP $3.16 PLUS received $10 LW cat, $5 BBQ cat, 8-$1 Glad cat AND another FREE Glucerna cereal (up to $4.49) cat! PLUS, I still have 2-$5 BBQ catalinas AND 5-$1 Glad cats.

Trans #6
8 - Glad steam bags ($2.50ea) $20
2 - Glucerna shakes ($1.79ea) $3.58
2 - Zone perfect bars ($1ea) $2
1 - Glucerna Strawberry cereal $4.99
$30.57 Total

Used
$3/2 Glucerna items
$1/1 Zone perfect
$4.99 FREE Glucerna cereal cat
$2 (4 - $.50 doubles...cashier took all of them off)
$10 LW cat
$5 BBQ cat
3 - $1 Glad cat

OOP $1.58 PLUS received $10 LW cat, $5 BBQ cat, 8-$1 Glad cat AND another FREE Glucerna cereal (up to $4.49) cat! PLUS, I still have 2-$5 BBQ cats & 10-$1 Glad cats!

Trans #7
Purchased the exact same items as Trans #1
3 - Right Guard deodorants clearanced ($1.50ea) $4.50
$35.09 Total

Used
$3/2 Glucerna items
$2/2 Met Rx
$4.49 FREE Glucerna cereal cat
3 - $1 Right Guard
$2 (4 - $.50 doubles...cashier took all of them off)
$10 LW cat
$5 BBQ cat
3- $1 Glad cat

OOP $2.60 PLUS received $10 LW cat, $5 BBQ cat, 8-$1 Glad cat AND another FREE Glucerna cereal (up to $4.49) cat! PLUS, I still have 2-$5 BBQ cats & 15-$1 Glad cats.

Trans #8
1 - Pampers mega pk size 3 diapers (52ct) $14.99
10 - Met Rx Protein Plus bars ($1.01ea) $10.10
1 - Glucerna cereal $4.85
1 - Zone perfect bar $1
$30.94 Total

Used
$1.50 Pampers
5 - $2/2 Met Rx ($10)
$4.49 FREE Glucerna cereal cat
$1 Zone perfect bar
$2 - ($.50 doubles)
$10 LW cat
$2 - (2 - $1 Glad bag cat)

OOP -$.05 used this towards my other purchases! PLUS received another $10 LW catalina & a FREE Glucerna (up to $4.49) catalina!! PLUS, I STILL have 3-$5 BBQ cats & 21-$1 Glad cats!!

So, here are some pictures of my "loot"...

Missing are:
2 - Glad simply cooking bags
8 - Met Rx bars
2 - Zone perfect bars

Added are 4 - Suave shampoos from Walgreens on Saturday (total OOP $1.64 total OOP , plus I received a $6 Register Reward (RR) with the 4 bottles of shampoo!)

I spent $18.45 OOP and received the following...

48 - Glad steam bags ($2.50ea) $120
12 - Glucerna shakes ($1.79ea) $21.48
7 - Glucerna Strawberry cereal ($4.85eaX5, $4.99eaX2) $34.23
20 - Met Rx protein plus bars ($1.01ea) $20.20
3 - Zone Perfect bars ($1ea) $3
1 - Gerber fruit puffs $2.20
3 - Right Guard deodorant ($1.50 on clearance...$2.89 reg price) $4.50
1 - Pampers Cruisers mega pk size 3 (52ct) diapers $14.99

Still have...
1 - $10 LW cat
3 - $5 BBQ cat
21 - $1 Glad cat
1 - FREE Glucerna cereal (up to $4.49) cat

So, it breaks down to around $.19 per item and that's not counting the "money" (cats) I still have to spend!!

Not TOO bad! :)

Random thoughts...

* Jaina 10 Months

Jaina turned 10 months old on the 11th. The time is just FLYING by! I can't believe she's almost one already! Thought I'd post a few new pictures of my "big girl"...

* Jaina's teeth

She now has 2 that have FINALLY popped thru. Her first tooth came thru on 3/28/08 (her bottom middle left) and then her 2nd came thru on 4/7/08 (her top middle left). She still has about 4 others that are "right" there! Poor girl!

3/26/08...see ALL those teeth just right there!

4/7/08 top right tooth JUST popping thru!

* Jacen playing on HIS laptop

We got Jacen a laptop and he is LOVING being just like Mommy & Daddy.

Carnival fun...

Yesterday, was the annual carnival at the local elementary school. Jacen had a great time playing the different games. His favorite was the "candy walk", like a cake walk. He won EVERY time he played! They didn't do cakes, but bags full of snacks & candy. He also won a fish at the fish toss game and got his face painted. Afterwards, we went to Outback for dinner and then to the pet store to get his fish a home & food. Jacen decided to name his fish, "Fish" like the name of the fish in Chicken Little! Can you tell he's been watching that movie lately! LOL!

With Daddy doing the "fishing" game (like in "Pollyanna")

Getting his face painted with a snake on it...

Doing the "candy" walk...


Jacen with his fish he won...sadly, he didn't make it more than 2 days! :(