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Margaret – “We always eat tomato basil with grilled cheese sandwiches!”
Congrats Margaret!
Geeeez, the things I do for you guys! I HAD to go to Macy’s today and check out the Denim Event so I could report back. When you buy denim at Macy’s through Jan 17th you get a $10 gift card back to use on anything else. I just kept rolling it onto other denim!
This is what I found… It’s a great deal, but there are some exclusions.
I bought 8 pairs of jeans and the little 3 piece outfit on the right. I did each one in a separate transaction. I bought the little boys jeans first and used the 15% off coupon on them. They were $12.99 on sale with 15% off, so I paid $11.25 for them and got back $10, then I just kept rolling the $10.
The men’s jeans were $79, on sale clearance for $19!! So I bought 2 for my husband and 2 for my son, I paid $9.99 + tax for each pair!!!
The outfit on the end is a 3 piece outfit that was $39 marked down to $13. Using the last $10 gift card on it, I got it for $3 + tax.
Total spent: $93
Total saved: $440.95
This past year has really been a wonderful one for us. Although we have the usual ups and downs that everyone has, we are very blessed.
In July, or littlest was born perfect and healthy after being told to “not get attached” from my OB, as they were confident I would miscarry. What a blessing she is to our family. Other good news, my husband has a wonderful job that he loves, after almost 2 years of enduring countless layoffs. Those were my 2 biggest worries of 2010.
Some of my goals for 2010 that I completed were:
I have many goals that I did not complete and a few I never even got to 🙂
In the coming year, I have a few goals for the blog that I am excited to see happen:
Well, theres 2 anyway 🙂 I have a bunch of personal goals that we sat down as a family tonight and talked about. It helps me to be accountable especially to the kids and to teach them the satisfaction of working towards something.
Also, in trying to streamline the time it takes to post and the time I spend everyday on my blog I want to focus more on good matchups and GOOD deals. I already skip a lot of the free samples ( you can get those anywhere) and items that are at least more than 50% off on average. I picked a few good daily deal sites to stick with and not bombard you with the 100’s that are out there. Plus, more of my favorite, reader spotlight (I love these) and continue torturing you with family stories!
Thank you, thank you for taking the time to stop by everyday and for your support and kind comments!
Happy New Year to you and your family from MyLitter!
If you are not sick of shopping yet, American Eagle has some GREAT deals today! Automatically, you can get an additional 30% off selected clearance items. Look for the 30% off tab. Then, you can get another 20% off on top of that with coupon code 32865051 Thanks Hip!
Plus, these deals are available at their sister site for kids 77kids!
If you are new to CVS, you can read my CVS 101 HERE to help you get started. I also have a little video of how to make a transaction HERE if that would help.
I will add more after I go today and do my deals. I just wanted to get something up for you to start with. All the kids have the chicken pox now, so I might need to get out later as I have not left the house in days!
Don’t forget to pick up papers this weekend, there are 4 inserts!
Lego’s can be pricy, if you have kids that are into them, you might want to take a look for clearanced Lego sets at Walmart.
The Star Wars, Harry Potter and Atlantis sets are 50% off.
They had the Harry Potter Castle, but that was NOT 50%, it is still $129.
(Thanks I Heart The Mart)
These are great to feed a crowd, or for staying up late tonight!
I saw this recipe a while ago on another blog VanillaKitchen ( check out her pictures they are much better than mine!) and knew I was going to have to try them!
For my family I made 24 little sandwiches. There were 6 left after dinner.
2 TB dried minced onions
1 TB Dijon mustard (I used 2 TB)
2 TB poppy seeds
I used a couple dashes of Worcheshire sauce
1 stick melted butter
1 dozen dinner rolls (I used 2 doz. Martin’s Famous Dinner Potato Rolls)
1/2 pound ham (I used sweet capicola)
1/2 pound thinly sliced Swiss cheese (I used baby swiss)
Preheat oven to 325°.
In a small mixing bowl mix onion, mustard, poppy seeds, and melted butter.
Leaving the dinner rolls intact, slice them open so that you have one solid top and bottom. Don’t slice each one open, but rather as a whole.
Place the bottom half on a baking sheet or in a 9×13 inch baking pan, the pan size will depend on choice of rolls.
Line the bottom half of the rolls with cheese slices and ham.
Return the top part of the rolls and drizzle the butter mixture evenly over top.
Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Now use a sharp knife to separate the sandwiches.
(I baked for 15 minutes with foil then about 7 with foil off as I wanted the tops to get a bit of crunch).
These can be made ahead of time and refrigerated, may require 5 more minutes of baking. Also can be prepared ahead and frozen. Defrost in refrigerator overnight and bake as directed.
Progresso Soup asked me to make a commercial featuring the can phones (remember those from when you were a kid?) if you have not seen the new Progresso commercials they are really good! My kids being cooped up in the house sick were more than willing to play around with this idea! Here is their video!
Soup is something I always have on hand, because it can be a quick, affordable, healthy meal that stores for long periods of time. My Kids love chicken noodle and my older ones will eat every flavor. I was excited that Progresso has a new Light version of Clam Chowder that is only 100 calories a serving! My husband even says that it tastes terrific, which is amazing!
Win it!
One MyLitter reader will win a Progresso Prize Pack which will include two (2) VIP tickets for Progresso soup, a can rack, spoon rest and soup mug with matching spoon.
The mandatory entry:
1. What variety of Progresso is your (or your family’s) favorite? OR How would you create your own Progresso Soup Can commercial?
For more information about the new and improved varieties of Progresso soups as well as great recipe ideas, visit www.progressosoup.com today! Also, check out Progresso on Facebook to “Like” the brand and keep up with the latest news on your favorite Progresso products, both new and old!
Progresso provided me with the information, prize pack and giveaway through MyBlogSpark.
** From now on, I will only do giveaways from companies such as My Blog Spark, that have proven to blogger’s that they follow through with what they offer. If you have won a giveaway on mylitter and have not recieved it, please email me and let me know.
Kroger has a one day sale TODAY only, these are the deals you can find!
Small Hass Avacados 3 for $1
Dr. Pepper or 7up 5 for $10 ( buy 4 get 1 free!)
Pilgrims Pride Whole Chicken’s $.59 a pound.
Don’t for get the meal deal this week also:
Buy 1 Pack baby Back Ribs get the following FREE
Go HERE to see all the AWESOME Kroger Mega Event Matchups!
Part comedian, part Dad, part athlete. He will boss around your children while they play ball.
Just as angelic as she looks, this girl could easily raise a Village by herself, and all the children would grow up to be President.
Self proclaimed, she would be a webkinz dog. Because, "they're cute, and puppies are too. And they're sweet and they always get along with other puppies."
This mini-Martha Stewart can handle ANY craft you send her way. She isn't all bows and rainbows, she's got karate kid moves!
Not "Pick-Me-Up" like caffeine, she wants you to pick her up! AND NOW!
Anything that can be destroyed WILL be destroyed!
Practically Perfect in Every Way for now! Nicknamed "The Panda" she is rolly polly and lives by the motto, "the little one, is KING!"
The resident Labradoodle, Miller got his name because Mom won and got to name the baby! Need something chewed up? He'll take care of it. Especially if it's expensive..