Big Turkeys are disgusting!

I waited until the day before thanksgiving to pick up a turkey, and when I was at Costco there were two left, so I decided I better get it since I wasn't going anywhere else to shop(It was Madness). So that is how we ended up with a 23 pound Turkey. I was obviously a little tired and incoherent when I purchased the largest bird ever grown.

It tasted fine, but then when I was cleaning it up to put it away. . . Yuck! The tendons and stuff were huge, and it made it difficult to pull the meat off. I was totally grossed out, it might as well have been a cow, ha ha. Needless to say I have tons of leftovers which are about to be made into freezer meals. My family will be lucky to get a turkey next year, I am totally grossed out.

Other than that we had a very mellow day. I cooked alot, and it took 15 min. to eat, and then we cleaned alot. Thanksgiving isn't meant to be with one family. It is meant to be with lots of people sharing the load of work involved.

We did stop by some friends to share dessert. Matt slaved in the kitchen to make his famous from scratch Apple Pie, which was delicious. Gotta love a man in the kitchen.

Albertson's Again?

Okay so I am addicted to getting a good deal, and get excited about it so ignore this if you are tired of reading my grocery list blogs, ha ha.

So last week I hit albertson's again, and spent $40 and saved $75, it was awesome. I was way too lazy to blog about it, But on a smaller scale this week:

I scoped out albertson's yesterday, and the biggest deals are the following:


fresh express bagged green lettuce or mixes is $1 with a .50 cent coupon= .50

land o lakes butter spread $1 - .55 cent coupon from paper or blinkies = .45

buy 10 pillsbury participating items get $5 off at register which makes cake mixes .50 cents, I bought eagle sweetened cond. milk also. There is a coupon for eagle $1 off 2 cans.

And of course green giant steamers are $1, and there is a $1 coupon online or in paper = free



I also used my raincheck yesterday from last week which was if you buy one saralee frozen pie (6.39) then you got 2 cartons of breyers ice cream and another sara lee pie FREEE.

So I got:

2 pies
2 breyers
1 classico alfredo
2 gg steamers
7 pillsbury cake mixes
3 eagle sw. cond. milk
3 pillsbury cresc. rolls

total out of pocket= 20.20
total savings= 26.88

I got a raincheck for butter, salad, and green giant steamers so I can get that next time. Those were the best deals this week and they were gone. You can get up to 40 rainchecks, I am not that crazy, but I will stock up on a handful of frozen veggies. Last weeks sales were definately more advantageous, much more variety than this week.

Sale ends Tuesday

Kanani posts the deals she finds on her www.couponitis.blogspot.com , warning it is easy and contagious!!

Ethan is Eight!!!

To My Favorite First Born. . .

Happy Birthday!!

Some of the things we love about You!!

your energy, smiles, ethusiasm to learn and try everything,

ability to make and be a good friend,

being a good brother, helpful, smart, and

Fun to be around.

You are Awesome!

$51 each way to Salt Lake on SouthWest!!

Book before the 18th, and any airfare to salt lake is half off the wanna get away price. Which currently makes it 51 each way from seattle, But they have black out dates from Dec 18th to Jan 4th.

Gotta act quick if you want to take advantage. Promotion code flyslc

Kayzer turns 2 !!

kayzer going for a ride with sister.


All Boy. . . always looking for adventure.



This is Flashback to last years first cake eating experience.

the trenches

On occasion I have referred to being a mother of four small children as being "in the trenches". I believe I got the phrase from my mom in law. Don't get me wrong, the days I feel like this are far outnumbered by the good ones. I am talking about the days when your voice falls on deaf ears of children that by far outnumber you. When everything and anything liquid lands on the floor. When a smoothie must be blown out the bottom end of the straw across the kitchen and not sucked into the mouth. When cereal bowls lose control and throw themselves on the floor. When arms are wrapped around your legs crying, and no one is happy to just be. And if they are happy it is because they are screaming their lungs out wrestling and running around as fast as their little legs will carry them. When strapping all of the kids in car seats and driving is relaxing just because no one can get out of their seat. These are the days when hopefully nothing has to be done. Because the only thing that helps is to sit and hold kids, and make them feel loved, count blessings, and be grateful that they are still little because that is what every mother of grown children will be quick to remind you that these are the good days.

Free is our favorite four letter F Word!!

My friend Rochelle and I hit this sale at albertson's, and it was so great we had to go back again. We went after kids went to bed. . . hello impossible to shop with children. Besides the fact that we were couponing, and to keep track of all the details is crazy alone.

Anyway Albertson's sale ends tomarrow, and if you look in their add you will see a page full of items that if you spend $30 you get $15 back, so essentially all their sale items are half the sale price. Which means. . . Wahoooooo!!! And if you go to Pillsbury.com and bettycrocker.com you can print off a coupon for most of the stuff which makes some of the items free . . . which is double wahooooo!!! Free is our favorite four letter F word.

I didn't keep track of all my spending details the first trip last week, but the second trip I was out of pocket at $55 total, and then I went back and spent my last $15 in coupons on stuff I needed, and overall I made out like a bandit. My total savings on the receipts were $238.75 , not bad!!! Once you start it is hard to stop.

Tuesday is the last day of this sale, but they are doing another one starting Wednesday which is essentially the same thing, but it is buy 20, and get 10. The key is combining a coupon with a sale!!!

I tried to take a picture but my flash is dead so it is looking funny. Sales like these are perfect for stocking up for food storage.