Today's CVSing

I just LOVE it when CVS pays me to take their stuff home, don't you? :)

Today's Freebies:

• Fusion Power Razor: regularly $11.99, sale price = $ 7.99

used a newspaper coupon from my file: -$4.00 = $3.99
received ECB's: +$4.00 = FREE!

• 2 packs Paper Mate black pens: reg. $1.99
  sale price $.99 x2= $1.98
  received ECB's: $1.98 = FREE!

• school glue, sale price $.99 x2 = $1.98
  received ECB's: $1.98 = FREE!

Another good deal:

• Kellogg's Protein Shakes:
• regularly $8.99, sale price = $5.00 x3 = $15.00
  used internet printable coupon: -$1.00 = $4.00 x3 = $12.00
• (you can print this coupon from Coupons.com- see box in my right sidebar)
  Spent $15 on Kellogg's products, received $5.00 ECB
  = final cost $9.00 for 3 ($18.00 savings!)
  

I also stocked up on Mountain Dew & Diet Sierra Mist, as advertised, @ 4/$12, and earned $2 in ECB's. This isn't a fantastic deal unless you're a Mountain Dew addict like I am.... in that case, it's not a bad price. ;)

Check out more great CVS bargains that others have found this week @ The Centsible Sawyer!

Garage Sale Finds

After t-ball this morning we had, literally, just a few minutes before the rain started, but I still managed to hit a couple of garage sales. I spent a grand total of $5.50 and came home with all of this:The basket has a removable Easter liner, and it blends in great with my Longabergers. (Yes, I was quite a Longaberger addict back when I worked full-time and had no kids!) And I have a Pampered Chef flat whisk exactly like this one that I use almost daily, so I was happy to find another... and thrilled when the lady threw it in for free with my other items. :)

I'm still second-guessing myself about leaving behind a big basket with feet for only $2, but it had some broken reeds. I wish now that I would have bought it- I think I could have fixed it. ::sigh:: Do you ever do that... wish you'd have taken a chance on something at a garage sale? It's the curse of the bargain-hunter, I guess!

New Feature: Shared Items

I've been doing some decluttering and organizing around the blog today... you'll notice some new buttons and such. If you're reading via a feed reader, I apologize... you're probably getting some old posts bumped up as new as I edit and reorganize!

I also added a new widget with my "shared Google reader items". That means that when I find great bargain posts elsewhere, I'll add them to my list for you to see. At the moment that widget is in the sidebar (it's green and white)... but it may move, subject to my reorganizing whims. ;) Hopefully you'll find those posts as useful as I have!

As Seen On TV... or in my own cupboard?

One night last week during a bout with insomnia I found myself watching an infomercial, and wanting one of these- the GT Express 101. It grills! It broils! It makes steaks, sandwiches, omlettes, and more! (Hey, wait a minute, so do I!) What is it about those infomercials that just makes me feel like I can't live without whatever they are selling? LOL!

Anyways, it finally dawned on my that I could just dust off "what's in my hand" ... which, in this case, was my neglected Sandwich Maker. Sure, it's a little smaller, and a lot older, but surely it would squelch my desire for something new, right? I pulled it down from the high shelf and DD was fascinated- she couldn't remember ever seeing it before. (Has it really been that long?)

A few days later we had some "girl time" while the "boys", aka: DH & DS, were out running errands, so after painting her nails (pink & purple polka dots) we pulled out the sandwich maker and made my all-time favorite sandwich maker treat: pizza sandwiches. These were just cheese, pepperoni, and sauce... and DD was quite impressed.


So, I started wondering what other culinary delights we could create. Amazon has a whole page of Sandwich Maker cookbooks. And, there are several websites out there with recipes specifically for the Sandwich Maker... who knew? One site I visited suggested taking mini sausages and putting them in the Sandwich Maker well with pancake batter. Another site took defrosted hash browns and poured a beaten egg over top in each sandwich well-- we'll be trying that one soon!

A "new" kitchen toy to play with that cost absolutely nothing... can't beat that! If you have any creative Sandwich Maker recipes, I'd love to hear about them- leave a comment below!

Sunday Scrappin'" rolodex card

Ta-Da: I finally finished off the swap cards for my two spots in the 3x5 Rolodex Cards Scripture Swap at SCS. Now I've got to find a cheap Rolodex card holder somewhere, so that I can display these creative pieces of inspiration- I can't wait to see what everyone else made!

I shared the other card I did earlier in the week- it features II Corinthians 5:17. You can see that card HERE.

To-Do: I don't have any crafty goals for this coming week... actually, I'll be thrilled if I squeeze in any craft time at all!

If you do any sort of paper crafts, I hope you will join us @ Sunday Scrappin'!