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Pre-Thanksgiving Deal Fix

I am pretty much saving all my coupon skillz for Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, when I GIVE THANKS that drugstore deals start on Thanksgiving Day and I do NOT have to shop on Black Friday.  I never shop on Black Friday, I am far too claustrophobic to try and beat the crowds.  Can you say “there are no savings worth a panic attack??” I CAN!  But anyhoo, I did want to get to Rite Aid to get myself some of my fave Viva paper towels today and also to get this good deal on the “toy of the week” – a Nerf Gun which I bought for Sophie to give Joshua for Christmas.  It was on sale for $9.99 with a $2 +UP reward back, which is a really good price!  Here’s how I worked my deal:

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Viva $6.99
Nerf Gun $9.99
Motrin PM $4
Lime Crush 2 Liter $1.34 (this was totally and impulse buy and it is SOOO GOOOOOD. I had never seen it before! It is going to become my new carbonated obsession!)
AMO contact solution $7.99
total = $30.31

coupons:

-$5/$25 Rite Aid printable

-$2 Motrin PM from this Sunday’s inserts

-$1 Motrin PM Rite Aid video values printable

-$6 +UP Rewards from last week

=$17.31

I got back $2 +UP Rewards for the Nerf Gun, $1 for the Viva, and will get back a $7.99 Single Check Rebate for the AMO contact solution and a $2 Single Check Rebate for the Motrin PM.  Making my net expense a little over $5 for all that!  Not bad for a Christmas present and my must-have paper towels!!

I can’t wait til Black Friday when there are tons of good deals!  Crystal at the Thrifty Mama has them posted here. What are YOU planning to get??

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Unprepared

In approximately 30 days I am going to have a baby.

30 days.

In 30 days I will go from two kids to three. I will have an almost-7-year old, a 4-year-old, and a newborn.

I know it, but I can’t really comprehend it.  On the outside we’re ready; crib, diapers, clothes, car seat – all ready.

But on the inside?  I don’t know.  I’m fairly terrified.  I’m so excited to meet my baby, and so TIRED of being uncomfortably pregnant, but I’m scared.  There’s so much I don’t remember about having a baby.  I have two children who already need, need, NEED me.  How can there be anything left?  Who will meet their needs when I am constantly breastfeeding for the next zillion months?  Will they resent the baby?  Will they resent me for spending so much of my energy on him?  Will they understand that I love them as much as ever?

It wasn’t that hard for Joshua to accept Sophie into our family.  But for Sophie, I think it’s going to be much more difficult to accept Jonah.  She’s been the baby for four years.  And I’m still not convinced she “gets” it – I don’t think she will get it until we bring him home.

Transition scares the pants off me.

But, it’s coming.  Like a freight train with failed brakes!  Jonah has already made his way into our hearts and soon he will be in our HOME.

I just hope I live to blog about it!

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Robeez at Diapers.com for $10.99 Shipped!!

I just did some more Robeez shopping at Diapers.com!! I love these little shoes! They last for-ev-er and neither of my kiddos could ever get them off. 🙂  I posted a deal on them a couple weeks ago and now prices have dropped even further and there is FREE shipping on Robeez!  You can get these adorable pink t-straps for just $10.99 shipped, and I picked up these truck Robeez for my new baby boy for just $11.49 – I couldn’t resist!

If you shop thru Ebates you can get 4% cash back on this deal plus $5 for signing up if you are a new customer! Just sign up here at Ebates and search for Diapers.com, then click thru the Ebates link. AND if you are a new customer at diapers.com, you can use code JENN9409 to save an additional 15%!!! So this can work out to be a REALLY sweet deal!!

To find the Robeez, just go to Diapers.com and click on “Clothing and Shoes”, then choose Robeez from the drop-down menu, then sort by price Low to High to find the sale shoes.  There is a GREAT selection!

Happy Robeez shopping!!

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