Coupon Deal...If you are interested

Thought I would share this good deal I got on deodorant with my couponing friends in case you are interested.

At Walgreen's this week they have a deal going on Dove products. One is if you buy one Dove shampoo or styling product for $4, you get a $4 Register Reward back to use on a future purchase. The other is if you buy $12 or more in Dove soap, body wash or deodorant, you get a $4 Register Reward.

In this last Sunday's paper (3/28), there were coupons for all of these Dove products. Plus, there are a couple of high dollar coupons you can print from your own computer for an even better deal. Go here to print them if you are interested: http://athriftymom.com/category/stores/walgreens/
Scroll down to Walgreen's deals 3/28-4/3 to find a list of this week's deals along with links of where to print coupons. You can print each coupon twice from each computer. (If you have more than one computer, you could print several!)

Anyway, if you want to get going on taking advantage of Walgreen's Register Reward deals, here is how you could start: Buy the Dove shampoo or styling product and use a coupon to bring the price down to $2-$3, then get back a $4 RR. Go back into the store, pick up $12 or more of the other Dove products that are on sale and use coupons (either from the paper or printed) along with the $4RR you just received. Pay for those products and get back another $4RR. You could potentially pay like $4-$6 out of pocket for a shampoo and 4 deodorants, plus get $4 back! Good deal, huh?! One key thing to keep in mind though. At Walgreen's they require that you purchase at least as many products as you have coupons. So if you use coupons on all the Dove products you buy, you may need to buy a pack of gum or candy as a filler item to match up with the RR you use. Make sense?

I'm probably making this sound more complicated than what it is! If you want more instructions, read more on the other coupon blogs.

Just wanted to share this tip, because I thought it was a good deal. I bought 8 deodorants this week and paid $.50 each! My Walgreen's was totally stocked on this stuff. Even after the sale had been going for a few days. I guess people were focusing on other deals this week or something. I thought this was a good one!

Lizette's "Pink Blanket" is and always has been her absolute favorite. Luckily, we received two as gifts when she was born. So, when one is dirty or lost, we have a back up. She loves it when she manages to find both of them. It's like winning the blanky lottery for her.

Lizette is a sponge as all three year olds are. Preschool and her Sunbeam class at church are so good for her. Getting comfortable in social situations still takes quite a bit of time for her. I'm glad that she is making friends that she sees all the time.

The other day we were tickling each other. She gets a kick out of it when I scream and tell her to stop tickling me. When I finally calmed down, she said "I'm proud of you, mom." It struck me as so funny. I couldn't stop laughing. We both sat there and laughed together for so long.

Without knowing it, she completely flipped Jeff off the other day. She was showing him her owie that happened to be on her middle finger. You really had to be there, but we both had to laugh at how she was so blatantly "giving him the bird".

Lexi fell asleep this way the other day. So funny and cute.

Lexi is getting to be more and more playful every day. She loves, loves, loves her toys. She grabs them and shakes them around like nobody's business. She also enjoys grabbing and pulling my hair. Ouch! She's a strong little thing.

Now that we are past the colicky, fussy, whatever that was stage, I think she is the best baby ever. Sleeps through the night consistently. Wakes up happy. Is almost always smiley unless she is hungry or tired. She loves to laugh and play. Totally cooperative during bath time, changing time, feedings, trips to the grocery store...I can't even believe it! After what we went through the first few months, I thought for sure she was going to be my "difficult" child. (Sorry Lexi!)

I tried...

This is my attempt at getting a cute picture of the girls in their CUTE Easter dresses that Aunt Abby sent them. Seriously, they looked adorable. I'm not even being biased here. ;) Thanks Aunt Abby!!

Since we won't be attending a church service on Easter Sunday, I dressed them up this past Sunday. About five minutes before we had to leave for church, I sat them in a chair and tried to coax one cute picture out of them. Not the best planning! Of course, I think they are cute no matter what, but the photography skills are a little lacking here. Okay, majorly lacking.







We'll try this again another day.

Me and Paula Deen

Last night I had the strangest dream about Paula Deen. Somehow, I knew her and we were fairly well acquainted. She had a party at her house and I was there. The only problem was that she couldn't stand me! The entire dream consisted of me trying to impress Paula Deen and failing miserably. I kept going on and on about how wonderful she was and she just kept rolling her eyes and trying to avoid me! I was so obnoxious about trying to kiss up to her that I was really embarrassed for myself. And my feelings were so hurt that she kept giving me the cold shoulder. I woke up feeling so rejected!

Hmmm...I wonder what this dream means? There may be some deep psychological reason for this. Perhaps this is a representation of my insecurities in the kitchen? Maybe I'm secretly obsessed with Paula Deen? Maybe I've watched too much Food Network?

Anyway, it was weird.

Cuteness

They love to play together.

Lexi gives her biggest grins to Lizette.

Our little sweetie is happy most of the time now. Whew!

Lizette loves her "chicken coat" that Aunt Abby sent her. So cute and stylish too!

We bought a double stroller. Mommy loves it!

I am a mean mom...

This past week and a half or so since Lizette has been sick has been rough on both of us. She has been throwing tantrums, which she rarely does. And I have been slightly short tempered due to a lack of sleep and being confined to our house so much.

I was very understanding of the tantrums the first several days because I knew she was miserable. However, when she got through the worst of the cold and seemed to be throwing tantrums just to get attention, my patience began to wear thin. I've been putting her in time out and getting on her case a lot more than normal.

I guess I didn't realize that she noticed the difference in my behavior just as much as I've noticed the difference in her's...

We went to the post office today. This was a pretty big outing for the three of us given that we've sort of been in lock down here lately. Plus, it's every mom's dream to take their infant and sick three year old to the post office. :) By the time we got back to the car, we were all ready to be done.

Once we were back in the car, Lizette started asking me about something and I didn't understand what she was talking about and probably wasn't listening as intently as I should have been. She got frustrated and started yelling at me. I then got frustrated and yelled back. This was her response:

"But Mom, I said a prayer last night that you would be nice today!"

Wow. Really? Has it been that bad? I could very well be a mean mom. However, I don't think that's all bad. She needs to know that I'm not going to put up with some things, right?

I remember telling my mom she was mean while we were driving down the road one day. I'll never forget that mistake. Her response was, "Mean, huh? I'll show you how mean I can be." As she pulled the car over. Don't get me wrong. There were no beatings involved. Just pure disappointment when I was disrespectful and discipline when it was needed.

I can only hope that by being mean now, I will have to be less mean when she is 16!

Lexi's 4 Month Check Up

Lexi had her 4 month check up a few weeks late because I completely spaced our appointment on her actual 4 month birthday. Ugh! I really am a space cadet these days.

Anyway, her 4 month and almost 3 week check up went great. She weighs 15 pounds 4 oz. (75th percentile). She is 25-3/4 inches long (80th percentile). And her head circumference is 44-1/2 cm. (Off the charts!)

The nurse actually measured her head twice to make sure she got it right. Then she left the tape measure in the exam room just in case the doctor wanted to measure again. It was so funny! It didn't really phase me much. I mean, my maiden name is Widman for goodness sake. We have big heads in our family. Big head...big brain, right?! :)

She handled her shots like a pro, screaming the entire time.

Just as I was telling the doctor how much better her spitting up issue had gotten, she spit up all over me. All the while, Lizette sat miserably with her cold waiting for us to finish. It was pretty much everything all of us could do to get through the appointment. But, we made it!

Lizette got a sucker on the way out. Lexi calmed right down from her shots and fell asleep on the way home. And I came home and changed into clean clothes. All better.

The important thing is Lexi is doing great and tracking right where she needs to be with everything. She's a healthy girl, which is about the hugest blessing any parent could ask for. And we love her to pieces!