Mommin' It Up!

November 10, 2008

One Step Ahead special offer and GIVE AWAY!

I heart One Step Ahead. They have the most interesting stuff! And they are a parent-owned company, which makes them even better. So I was veeeeery excited when they contacted me about doing a promo here at Mommin’ It Up, and I was even MORE excited when the UPS man delivered this to my door (right in the middle of Trick-or-Treating – the Mr. DeliveryMan was loving life that night, for sure):

This is the cutest stacking toy I’ve ever seen. It’s 18 inches tall, and each ring is a toy in and of itself – the plush rings have face, make sounds and are made of different textures. They are great for a curious baby!

If you’d like this lovely toy to be yours, simply leave a comment on this post before 5:00 p.m. EST on Friday, November 13. We’ll pick a winner using the random number generator.

Only one lucky reader will win this particular toy, but thanks to One Step Ahead, everyone is a winner – use this coupon code and save!
Coupon Code – BLOGSAVE
Valid now through 12/7/08
15% off orders of $85 or more

Good luck!

November 9, 2008

Weekly Winners November 2-8, 2008

The weather was beautiful and unseasonably warm this week, so I took the opportunity to play with the kids outside and got some fun shots.

Fall comes to our front yard

Air Joshua

Bristle-y

Peek-a-boo

Sunny Days

Pretty Sophie

Well, that is it for me this week! For some real photographic feats, check out the Weekly Winners HQ at Sarcastic Mom!

November 8, 2008

I Heart Kroger and other stories

Ok, so I was a total CVS slacker AGAIN this week! I only went ONCE for myself and once for my BFF Luanne. Here’s what I got for me. It was kind of a weird transaction which I only did to make $$ and because we needed milk:

Milk $2.99
10 Icebreakers gum $10
Crest $3.49
Total = 16.48
Coupons:
CVS $3/$15
Five $1/2 Icebreakers manufacturer q’s
$1/3 Icebreakers gum CRT
$1 off Crest manu q
Total = $6.48

I can’t find my receipt, but I paid with 6 ECB and some change and got back 8.49 ECB! 5 for the gum and 3.49 for the toothpaste. YAY!

My BIG coupon excitement of the week was at Kroger. They were having a big 10 item Mega-Event, where if you bought 10 qualifying items (there were many to choose from) you got $5 off your order. You could do this 3 times per transaction. So, I got all this:

for $28.91!!!! My total before coupons and the Kroger promo was $78.08! That’s almost 50 bucks I saved, and Kroger says with my plus card I saved over $87. OOT OOT! I was very excited to get some of the things (ice cream and icing) I will need for Sophie’s birthday party, plus things we use all the time (ADVIL! Peanut Butter!), all the other groceries we needed for the week and some fun items (Toaster Strudel! Glade Scented Oil Candles!) for such a bargain. I came in way under budget, as this was the only grocery shopping I did this week since we are well stocked on everything else. YAY and thank you Lord!

Well that is all for me this week. Hopefully CVS will have some more sweet deals next week and I will get off my butt and get them! For more great money saving adventures, check out The Centsible Sawyer and Money Saving Mom!