Couponing

Over the last year and a half, I have been slowly getting into using coupons and try to save money on our grocery and household bills, and I've been amazed at the savings available through rebate programs like what Rite Aid has. Below is a Rite Aid shopping trip yesterday that totaled $5.50 after coupons and rebates. What a blessing to be able to purchase all these things we will use for so little...



What I never have been into is clipping coupons for food items, figuring I was saving more money just shopping at Aldi and finishing my trips at Bi-Lo or Bloom. But for fun I tried using coupons for triple coupon week at Harris Teeter, and below is what I was able to get for $1.15 after coupons and vouchers. I was floored. And the neat thing is that it's items we will really use, like pasta, yogurt, frozen veggies, brown rice, biscuits, tuna fish, fruit snacks, among other things. I think I might be convinced...

A few more pics...

Abi Lechner and Daniel. Hmmm, future rehearsal dinner picture?

Hmmm, I think they are a little big for this. Kathryn thought it was so funny to both be swaddled up (the funny thing is that they are each wearing the blankets they wore in the hospitals...how they grow quickly!!)

Mr. D taking pride in his double chin. He's what you'd call, "solid"

.little miss.

Sorry for the lack of posts of late...life has been keeping us busy! Between church meetings starting back up, preparing for a women's ministry meeting, playing with the symphony this week, coupon clipping, potty training, reading library books and snuggling on the couch with the kiddos, blogging has taken a bit of a back seat this month. But here are a few recent pictures of Kathryn. As you can tell, she is full of personality!

"Bunny" and "Pink Blanket"...heaven forbid if something ever happens to them!

She was practicing dressing herself with my shirts that were sitting in a nearby clothes basket...I think she had 6 or 7 of my shirts on at the same time. What a booger. She makes me laugh! (Note Nick's socks on as well)