tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19456625457241460592024-03-14T03:03:24.042-05:00A Cookie Cutter Diva's LifeRather it be from our journey in extreme couponing, army life, homeschooling, life as a stay at home mom or just simply our AP Parenting styles there is never a dull moment in our house hold of 6!The Cookie Cutter Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16753393664298458360noreply@blogger.comBlogger367125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945662545724146059.post-18804354467206356042015-01-16T13:50:00.002-06:002015-01-16T13:50:36.067-06:00BIG SAVES Motts, Crest, V8 and more!!
My biggest saves this week!
Motts Juice .64 after sale and coupon <br>
Crest Tooth paste $.25 <br>
Dog Treats/Bones B1G1 Free making them $1.50ea after coupon <br>
V8 Juice $1 <br>
Steam Fresh Veggies $.50<br>
Large Pudding Packs $1<br>
Craisins B1G1 Free making them $.90ea <br>
Waffles $.50 <br>
Finish Dish Washer Tablets $1.25 <br>
Jolly Time Popcorn $.20<br>
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I also scored some great groupons this week! <br>
$20 for two to underground a fun place with lazer tag, golf, rock climbing and more (making it buy one get one free basically)<br>
$16 for 4 people to the children's museum in the city! <br><br><br>
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My youngest was sad she wasn't old enough to go so I will have to take her to paint something soon! She how ever had fun finishing up her school work while sissy was there and had to post this cute picture of her.. she has her own style for sure!
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Now you can make homemade meatballs if you like but I cheated since I had a bag of meatballs from a coupon which made this even more easy and fast! So I tweaked the recipe I found a bit<br><br>
2 jars marinara sauce <br>
1 package of spaghetti noodles <br>
3 eggs<br>
1 package of meatballs (or homemade) <br>
1 bag of mozzarella cheese <br>
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Boil a pot of water and cook the spaghetti noodles. While they are cooking layer a baking dish with marinara and meatballs. When noodles are done cooking toss 3 eggs in and mix. Poor noodles over sauce mixture. Top with a bag of mozzarella cheese and bake uncovered for 20 minutes at 350. (note: if you're not using a bag of pre cooked meatballs you will need to cook the meatballs first as well)
<br><br><br><br>The Cookie Cutter Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16753393664298458360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945662545724146059.post-30136951554851510992015-01-11T23:24:00.001-06:002015-01-11T23:26:48.155-06:0030 Days of Meals for Under $100???!!!So being on the freezer meal kick has saved me a ton of money because I'm meal prepping a lot more in advance and using a lot more pantry items all at once on more then one meal that save! A few people have asked how I'm doing my budget so low and I wanted to give an example of what I did this month! This is my meal plan but not in the order of what we eat them of course. I just make the plan and it's what we are in the mood for. We do a few "Fend For Yourself" Nights which have been a wonderful thing for me and started when I returned to work about 2yrs ago and was so busy and so tired that some nights it was nice to just have a night off and fend for yourself rather than spending on eating out or getting junk food so much. We were bad about eating out a lot when I worked as we are during sports season. Which is a huge reason why I picked up the freezer meals! I loved loved loved crock pot meals because they were easy for those nights to have it ready when coming in late but I needed a change of pace and a variety! So a lot of these meals below I made with a lot of things I already had at home. I also use a lot of coupons too and break my meat down in smaller portions and use more "filler" items to cut on cost too. <br><br>
Because I use a lot of coupons and I stock pile so I can only buy items when on sale or with coupons most all of these meals cost me roughtly $3 a meal! So it was more roughly about $75 but we will say under $100 to give or take some!<br><br>
Fend for yourself nights are simply just that! You find what's in the house that you can cook and that's what you get! It might be as simple as chicken nuggets or pasta that night! The only night that didn't count was our eat out night of course! And Pizza is not an eat out night it's Dijornios with coupons lol <br><br><br>
Most of these recipes have been posted and you can find them by searching in the search area on the right. If not ask me about it and I will post it!
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1) Deluxe Chicken Casserole <br>
2) Lasagna & Salad <br>
3) Burritos & Rice <br>
4) Steak Stir Fry On Rice <br>
5) Chicken & Dumpling Stew <br>
6) Lemon Pepper Chicken & Veggies <br>
7) Spaghetti & Salad <br>
8) Taco Bowls & Beans <br>
9) Fajita Chicken Bake <br>
10) Parmesan Crusted Chicken & Rice <br>
11) Chicken & Tomato Pasta & Salad <br>
12) Crock Pot BBQ Chicken & Veggies <br>
13) Pizza Casserole <br>
14) Teriyaki Chicken On Rice <br>
15) Creamy Pasta Bake <br>
16) Chili Mac <br>
17) Chili <br>
18) Pizza <br>
19) Teriyaki Chicken On Rice <br>
20) Creamy Pasta Bake <br>
21) Chili Mac <br>
22) Lasagna Roll Ups <br>
23) Chicken Fried Chicken Patties & Rice <br>
24) Chicken & Dumpling Stew <br>
25) Burritos & Beans <br>
26) Eat Out - Date Night <br>
27) Chili Cheese Dogs & Fries <br>
28) Fend For Yourself Night<br>
29) Fend For Yourself Night<br>
30) Fend For Yourself Night <br>
The Cookie Cutter Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16753393664298458360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945662545724146059.post-19933226534513007582015-01-11T22:47:00.000-06:002015-01-11T22:47:11.741-06:00We're Made Of Slime And Pooping Out Babies!!!!?????Well this has been one fun interesting week for school needless to say! lol My husband even came home one day and had a nice BIG WTH are you teaching my 5yr old moment when she walked up to him and said <b>"Today mommy showed us lots of no no spots and people pooping out babies!!!"</b> <br><br>
I had to explain that we were learning about women having larger pelvic areas and they said so they could have babies and she didn't understand because I was not able to have my babies the right way and they were cut from my stomach via c section and she thought I was lying that babies were delivered the other way so we watched a nice educational video lol I never had to explain this to the other two because TLC's baby story did that for me all on it's own and I walked in on them with their mouths dropped in front of the tv! They also went to all of my prenatal appointments so nothing was ever kept hidden. It's a fact of life! lol <br><br>
Her art work for science this week..
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So to top it off my 2nd grader then proceeds to tell my husband later that evening about how we are made of slime and our bodies are full of it! Of course this is not at all what I said but that's what the 2nd grader took from it and I got another mouth dropping reaction from my husband! What I said when we were learning about the digestive system was "Well, the inside walls of your stomach are covered in a thick layer of mucus and This mucus protects the walls of your stomach from the acid."
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And to end my week up she proceeded to tell me while picking up a few things at the grocery story tonight really loud after coming out of the bathroom at Walmart <b>"Mom!!!! My pee's the right color yellow because I drank all this water at the babysitters last night!!!"</b> Gold help me.. lol
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On the lighter side of things one of their art projects this week was getting to make little cupcakes and paint them with a really neat craft kit my youngest got for her birthday! They had so much fun with that and she was very excited to share it with her sister! I love when they get neat little stuff like that for their birthday! <br><br><br>
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I had an exciting weekend as well and was very anxious to weight in this weekend and see how I have been doing since trying to get back on track with the start of the New Year (isn't that when we all do it? lol ) I've been doing really good with exercising and calorie counting and I'm down 3lbs and 3 inches on my waist!!! So excited!! I don't ever expect to be super skinny again but if I could even lose 20lbs and 10 inches I would be on cloud 9! <br><br>
I scored a $10 Walmart e gift card today when shopping when I picked up some batteries on y trip out to refresh my healthy snacks to keep me doing good so that was a huge plus for my night! I also scored the toy I've been eying up for the little one I nanny $25 off online this weekend!!<br><br><br>
And my husband and I FINALLY got out for a date night for the first time since this summer thanks to some good timing finally and my best friend being so wonderful and taking my two youngest so we could have some time! We went to see the new Taken 3 movie and then headed out to the city to have dinner at Outback with a gift card given to him when he coached this last fall for soccer combined with a 15% off coupon!! Gotta love when you get to relax even more on date night with some goodies like that! <br><br><br>
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I got 8 lotions and 7 shower gels all for $2.00 after the sale plus my $10 off coupon!!<br><br>
Don't miss out and go get yours while it's still going!<br><br>
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6 - kids 2 in 1 wash $.38ea after coupon<br>
20 - Gillette shaving gel $.38ea after coupon<br>
23 - Hormel wraps $.60ea after coupon <br>
24 - chow me in noodles $.33ea after coupon <br>
90 - cans of cat food $.17 after coupon <br>
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These are just my "best" saves! I had 2 carts full of groceries ..after coupons some other deals <br>
Bushes beans $.50ea <br>
Check mix $1ea<br>
Apple jacks $1.50ea<br>
Lance cracker packs $1ea<br>
Orville popcorn box 10pk $2ea<br>
Tea bags $1.75ea<br>
Bags of white rice $1ea<br>
Skippy peanut butter $1ea<br>
Squeezable Motts apple sauce $1.50ea<br>
Cookie dough $1.50eA<br>
Frozen pizzas $.55ea<br>
Tyson chicken $4ea<br>
Deodorant $1.79ea<br>
Axe gel. $2.79ea<br>
Ax deodorant $2.78ea<br>
Toothpaste aqua $1ea<br>
Proglide shavers $3.00e<br>
Schick hydro shaver $1.40ea<br>
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Good To Go Packs $1ea<br>
Cup Of Noodles $.08ea<br>
Granola Bars $1ea<br>
Fruit Loops $1.50<br>
90ct Finish Tablets $4ea<br>
Kitty Litter $3<br>
Ziplocks $.90<br>
Babyfood $.50<br>
Oatmeal $1.50<br>
Caress Soap $.22<br>
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The Cookie Cutter Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16753393664298458360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945662545724146059.post-32670901966261766342015-01-02T12:24:00.001-06:002015-01-02T12:24:46.387-06:00More Freezer Meals! I'm Addicted!!!! One thing I can't stand is left overs or reheated food so I was really leary about trying freezer meals and didn't think it would go well. I had tried a few in the past and wasn't to pleased but my latest few have turned out to be a success! Not only have I liked them so far but thankfully everyone in the family has too!! Now I haven't tried the ones I'm posting just yet and they are in my freezer but the last blog I did try them all and they were amazing! Here is a picture of the red pepper chicken from the last blog made! YUUUUUMMM!!! <br>
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So this is my last round of freezer meals! I made 6 this time! I found these on pinterest with gracefullittlehoneybee <br><br><br><br><br><br>
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Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken and Veggies (makes 2 meals)
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2 green peppers, chopped <br>
1 zucchini, chopped<br>
3 onions chopped<br>
6 red potatoes, chopped<br>
4 garlic cloves, chopped<br>
4 frozen chicken breasts<br>
1 15 oz. can of tomato sauce<br>
1 tbsp. brown sugar<br>
1 bottle of BBQ sauce<br>
(Split ingredients into two bags and freeze)<br>
Cook in slow cooker on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours<br>
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Teriyaki Chicken (make recipe x 2)
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3 frozen chicken breasts<br>
1 cup Teriyaki sauce<br>
1 cup water<br>
2/3 cup brown sugar<br>
3 cloves of garlic<br>
Cook on low for 4-6 hours.<br>
Serve over rice.<br>
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Creamy Baked Pasta (make recipe x 2)
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16 oz pasta, cooked and drained<br>
1 jar pasta sauce<br>
8 oz tub sour cream<br>
1/4 c parm. cheese<br>
1 onion, chopped<br>
1 bell pepper, chopped<br>
1 cup shredded mozzarella<br>
Saute Onions<br>
Mix all ingredients in pot over medium heat until all ingredients are combined.<br>
Pour in casserole dish. Sprinkle cheese on top.<br>
Bake @ 350 for 30 min (45 min – 1 hr if frozen)<br>
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Chili Mac Casserole (make recipe x 2)
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16 oz pasta, cooked and drained<br>
1 can chili beans<br>
1 packet chili seasoning<br>
1 onion, chopped<br>
1 can Rotel or stewed tomatoes<br>
1 15 oz. can tomato sauce<br>
1 cup shredded cheddar<br>
Mix all ingredients in casserole dish.<br>
Sprinkle cheese on top.<br>
Bake @ 350 for 30 min (45-1 hr if frozen)
The Cookie Cutter Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16753393664298458360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945662545724146059.post-37449655799385178272015-01-02T11:58:00.002-06:002015-01-02T11:58:46.438-06:00Great Money Saving Apps That You Don't Want To Miss!!!I love that not only can I coupon now but I can save even more money with these great money saving apps! Some give me money back on purchases, some earn points that I can exchange for gift cards and walmarts savings catcher compares all the prices for me and makes sure I got the best price and if I didn't deposits it back on a gift card for me! <br><br>
1) Snap groupon<br><br>
https://snap.groupon.com/app?ref=25a91b9c3093f0e6
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2) Jingit<br><br>
https://www.jingit.com/?ref_id=393094&s=e
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3) Berry cart <br><br>
https://www.berrycart.com/rf/UkjtojJp
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4) Shopmium<br><br>
Shopmium.com/en/app<br><br>
Use my referral code! YEAGKUPM
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5) CheckOut51
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6) SavingStar
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7) target cartwheel
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8) Ibotta<br><br>
https://ibotta.com/r/hpgycq
<br><br><br><br>The Cookie Cutter Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16753393664298458360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945662545724146059.post-70214122375156227222015-01-02T11:45:00.000-06:002015-01-02T11:45:57.675-06:00Here's to 2015!We ended up a wonderful Christmas with a visit from my father in law and his new wife! He recently got married this year after his wife passing away who had been sick since my husband was a teenager. He loved her so much and lived his every moment for her and grieved greatly when she passed but it is nice to see he was able to move on when many can't find happiness again. Both my husband and I are so thrilled to see him happy again and to see someone who cares for him so much and takes care of him too! It is his turn to be taken care of and I know his late wife would agree and would be so happy to see he is cared for so well!
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Though I couldn't convince my husband to go out for New Years Eve and even wound up having 2 of my kids get sick early in the day.. I did convince him to let me sneak out for awhile with some friends! I haven't been out in a long time on New Years Eve so it was a long over due much needed night of fun! Maybe a little to much fun haha
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I'm not making new years resolutions because you know that whole stigma of having to resolute and stick to them just kills it and makes you not stick to them half of the time lol but I do have a few things I hope to accomplish and focus more on this year! <br><br>
1) Lose 10-20lbs by summer! <br>
2) Start Christmas shopping in January! That's right I want to start now so I can get deals all year round and pull off what I did this last Christmas but even better!! <br>
3) Get more swag! I slacked off swagbucks for awhile and when I really put the effort into I reaped some nice benifits but can you imagine what i had done had I actually started in January and stuck with it a little more? So I'm going to try my best to do that this year!<br>
4) I got off track with couponing last year and my check book could totally tell! It was hard managing couponing, working and being a busy mom of 4 but I started back up over summer and stock piled again and I will stick faithful to this! I need to get better about keeping up with my stock pile and finding the best deals! <br>
5) More one on one time with the kids! I do a lot with my kids but I really want to focus more on getting independant time with each kid! Yeah that's a joke with 4 kids lol but I will do this as much as I can rather it be a board game with just that kid or taking that kid with me to the store! I need that bonding time! They are all so different and with a teenager in the house I'm feeling myself get a little mopey that I don't have much more time and I love learning more about the little man he has become!The Cookie Cutter Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16753393664298458360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945662545724146059.post-89416365333981344442014-12-29T13:12:00.001-06:002014-12-29T13:12:52.402-06:00Dr Cocoa! Wow a medicine my child will take! A little while back around fall time I won one of those awesome facebook contest which I thought I would never win but humored myself in entering anyways because I had nothing better to do and I did win! I was actually excited about this one because I wanted to try this new product but not waste my money on it and it be no different! <br>
Our feedback on this product has been wonderful so far! My 5yr old won't take any medicine and spits it right at me and makes me so mad! It's a fight! We even have to hold her down at the ER! But she took this with no problems and said it really does taste like chocolate! It has helped her cough as well and is doing it's job! I give this one a huge thumbs up from our house and we will buy more of it! <br>
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A lot of people ask me how I have the patience for listia or swagbucks and they don't see the benefits of it! It can be very challenging since swagbucks can take awhile so it's not an immediate reward and listia it just depends on what you are looking for and what you have to offer as to what kind of credits you can get! But I wanted to blog about how I paid for Christmas this year to give a little break down of how I did things for those who keep asking for more information and how they can possibly do it! <br><br>
Swagbucks <br><br>
www.swagbucks.com/refer/CrazyFamilyof6
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I did this once before and gave up on it because the process was slow but hearing some of my friends have it be very rewarding I decided last summer when I was off from the school I would take some time to put into it and see if I could get anything out of it. I didn't start til summer but had I started the beginning of the year and planned it out even better it would have been even more rewarding! But even just from summer time it helped quit a bit for Christmas! I will check in daily and do the daily pole, encrave, etc to get some immediate points but they are low. I try to remember to do all of my searching through their site because you can earn swagbucks for this as well. Also when I make online purchases I make them through there or sign up for offers through them when I'm planning to do something such as when we started xbox live because we didn't already have it and that helped with some swagbucks. One of the easiest ways to earn swag is by printing my coupons I already use on my grocerie trips to save from swagbucks and then I earn for each one redeemed! <br><br>
I trade all of mine in for things like Walmart gift cards or amazon gift cards which I then in return use for Christmas. <br><br>
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Lista
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https://www.listia.com/signup/6620313
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I am a total barter girl so I loved when I stumbled across this online trade site where I could get things for free by trading my unwanted items! I was on cloud 9! You can either chose to have the person pay for shipping or cover shipping. You tend to get more points and it goes faster if you cover shipping. I know I favor free shipping! <br><br>
However! Who has money for that all the time? So I covered shipping on low weight items or things I got a lot of credits for. But would charge a low shipping rate for others. I set a monthly budget as to what I was willing to spend. This in the long run was still way less then what I would have paid for shopping and I got rid of my unwanted crap to make room for more! <br><br><br><br>
Now it was a little harder shopping for the teen of the house this year because of course his list is much pricier but I managed to even please him on a great budget this year! <br><br>
Star Wars Toy Set FREE LISTIA <br>
Skate Board Shirt FREE LISTIA <br>
Dinosaur Molding Set FREE LISTIA <br>
How To Train A Dragon Lego Toy FREE LISTIA <br>
15 Dr Suess Books split between kids Roughly $2 a piece BOOK CLUB (swag bucks because I signed up through swagbucks)<br>
Monsters Inc Dvd $1.99 DISNEY MOVIE CLUB (signed up through swagbucks, got swag)<br>
Duck Dynasty Puzzle FREE LISTIA <br>
Fishing Pole FREE WITH AMAZON GIFT CARDS FROM SWAGBUCKS <br>
Tackle Box full of Fishing Supplies FREE WITH AMAZON GIFT CARDS FROM SWAGBUCKS <br>
Duck Dynasty Xbox Game $14.99 BlACK FRIDAY AMAZON
Alice and Wonderland DVD $1.99 DISNEY MOVIE CLUB <br>
Stompeeze $5 NEW FROM GARAGE SALE SITE
2 Pamper Bags (3 nail polishes (all free with coupon), lotion and perfume $1) <br>
Horse String Puppet FREE LISTIA <br>
Littlest Pet Shop Set FREE LISTIA <br>
Lego Friends Car Set FREE LISTIA <br>
Build A Bear Kit (2 stuffed animals and stuffing etc) FREE LISTIA <br>
Ever After Doll FREE LISTIA <br>
Monster High Doll FREE LISTIA <br>
Butterfly Costume CLEARANCE WALMART AFTER HALLOWEEN $.99 <br>
Horse Books $2 GARAGE SALE SITE <br>
Tangled DVD $1.99 DISNEY MOVIE CLUB <br>
Lalaloopsy crocheted hat FREE LISTIA <br>
Princess Sophia Amber Toy FREE WALMART GIFT CARD FROM SWAGBUCKS <br>
Sophia the first Royal Tea Party Figure Set FREE WALMART GIFT CARD FROM SWAGBUCKS <br>
Peppa Pig Family FREE AMAZON GIFT CARD FROM SWAGBUCKS
Princess Costume CLEARANCE WALMART AFTER HALLOWEEN $.99
Dog Clay Craft Set FREE LISTIA <br>
Pony Set Dollar General $10 <br>
Thunder Basketball FREE WALMART GIFT CARD FROM SWAGBUCKS <br>
Bedtime Stories DVD $1.99 DISNEY MOVIE CLUB <br>
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Uno Game FREE LISTIA <br>
Nerf Basketball Hoop and Ball FREE MAIL IN REBATE FROM GRANOLA BARS <br>
Skateboard lights FREE LISTIA <br>
Skateboard book cover FREE LISTIA <br>
Airplane model set FREE LISTIA <br>
Remote Control Angry Birds Balloon FREE LISTIA <br>
Captain American DVD FREE <br>
Ducky Dynasty Beard CLEARANCE WALMART AFTER HALLOWEEN $.99 <br>
Kindle Fire XP 6 $79 BLACK FRIDAY AMAZON <br>
Diary of Wimpy Kid Book $8 scholastic book order <br>
Duck Dynasty Costume Set $.99 AFTER HALLOWEEN CLEARANCE WALMART <br>
Bag full of Princess Sophia Toys From Dollar Tree $4 <br>
So the break down of this.. even though I got free items from listia I spent some shipping right? The out of pocket I paid for shipping on the ones I charged came out to be $75 over the summer. <br>
All Amazon and Walmart orders were free. Amazon I did a free trial of prime to try it out. Walmart has free site to store delivery on items that I want to order online which are often cheaper when you order online then in the store!<br>
So over all I spent roughly $200 for everyone's Christmas making it $50 a kid! Not to bad considering the things I got and about half of that was on the kindle fire! <br>
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My goal this year is to start off the bat doing my swagbucks and listia religiously so I have an even BETTER turn out this coming Christmas and be able to use more towards stuff for the oldest! <br><br><br>
I hope this helps give a little idea for everyone and help them get started and save for their family too!
The Cookie Cutter Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16753393664298458360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945662545724146059.post-71878755055123214182014-12-29T12:31:00.002-06:002014-12-29T12:31:34.238-06:004 Freezer Meals in Less than 20 Minutes!Some new quick freezer meals I tried for fun! Can't wait to see how the family likes them all! So far the lemon pepper chicken was a big hit! Of course that's a family favorite as always too! But I made it differently this time! <br><br>
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1) Bean Burritos <br>
3/4 cup rice (brown or white) <br>
2 tbs olive oil <br>
2 medium onions, chopped <br>
4 garlic cloves, chopped <br>
1/2 tsp ground cumin <br>
salt and pepper <br>
3 tbs tomato paste <br>
3 cans pinto beans <br>
1 bag frozen corn <br>
8 burrito size flour tortillas <br>
2 cups shredded Monterey jack cheese <br><br><br>
directions:
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cook rice according to package <br>
meanwhile, heat oil in large sauce pant. Add onions, garlic, cumin, season with salt and pepper. Stirring occasionally til golden about 10-12 minutes. Add tomato paste and cook stirring for about 1 minute. <br><br>
Add beans and 1q 1/2 cups water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook over medium heat and simmer. Stirring occasionally. <br>
Assemble 1/4 cup rice, 3/4 cup bean mixture and 1/4 cup cheese in tortilla. Roll up and wrap in foil and freeze. <br><br><br><br>
To reheat from frozen, remove from foil and cook for 40 minutes at 450. <br><br><br>
2) Red Pepper Chicken
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1 lb boneless chicken breast <br>
1 medium size red bell pepper, sliced <br>
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil <br>
4 large garlic cloves <br>
1 small onion, diced <br>
1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes <br>
1/2 tsp black pepper <br>
1/4 tsp salt <br>
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Combine all ingredients in a gallon sized plastic freezer bag. To thaw just add to the crock pot and cook on low 3-6hrs <br><br><br>
3) Chicken and Dumpling Stew<br><br>
2 lbs boneless chicken breast, cut up or you can use chicken strips <br>
1 cup yellow onion, chopped <br>
1 cup celery, thinly sliced <br>
1/4 cup all purpose flour <br>
10 cups chicken broth <br>
2 cups carrots, sliced <br>
1/2 tsp ground thyme<br>
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For Dumplings <br><br>
2 cups all purpose flour <br>
1 tbsp baking powder <br>
3/4 cup buttermilk
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Directions:
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In large soup pot, sauté chicken and onion over medium heat until chicken is browned. About 6-8 minutes. Add celery. Add 1/4 cup flour and then slowly add chicken broth, carrots, and thyme, stirring well. Bring to a boil and heat for 20 minutes simmering.
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While simmering, prepare dumplings til dough forms. One it is finished simmering, drop dough into spoonfulls into chicken mixture. Let cool and freeze.
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To reheat just thaw day of and reheat. <br><br>
4) Lemon Pepper Chicken <br><br>
1lb boneless chicken breast <br>
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil <br>
the juice from one lemon <br>
1/2 tsp freshly cracked black pepper <br>
1/4 tsp salt <br>
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combine all ingredients into a gallon size freezer bag. To thaw place in crock pot and cook 3-6hrs.
The Cookie Cutter Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16753393664298458360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945662545724146059.post-85252956924443545112014-12-29T12:04:00.000-06:002014-12-29T12:04:04.602-06:00Apple Cinnimon Up Bakegreat for breakfast or desert! Loved this!!!<br>
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Ingredients <br>
1/4 cup butter <br>
5 small cored, thinly sliced apples <br>
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese <br>
1/2 cup powdered sugar <br>
1/4 cup milk <br>
1 can (17.5 oz) Pillsbury™ Grands!™ refrigerated cinnamon rolls with icing<br>
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Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9-inch (3-quart) baking dish with shortening or cooking spray. In 12-inch skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add apples; cook 10 to 12 minutes, stirring frequently, until softened and beginning to brown. Remove from heat.
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2 of 4
Meanwhile, in large microwavable bowl, microwave cream cheese and powdered sugar uncovered on High 1 minute, stirring every 30 seconds, until softened. Stir until smooth, then slowly stir in milk. Stir in apple mixture.
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3 of 4
Separate dough into 5 rolls; return icing to refrigerator. Cut each cinnamon roll into 6 pieces, and stir into apple mixture. Pour into baking dish.
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4 of 4
Bake 26 to 32 minutes or until bubbling around edges and dough is baked through. Let stand 10 minutes. Transfer icing to quart-sized resealable food-storage plastic bag. Cut 1 corner with kitchen scissors, and drizzle over mixture.
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The Cookie Cutter Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16753393664298458360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945662545724146059.post-46090267104191943152014-12-29T11:58:00.001-06:002014-12-29T11:58:57.818-06:00chocolate chip banana bread recipe
Chocolate chip banana bread<br>
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4 bananas <br>
1/4 cup melted butter <br>
1 egg beaten<br>
1 cup sugar <br>
1 1/2 cup flour <br>
1tsp baking soda<br>
1tbs vanilla <br>
1/2 cup chocolate chips <br>
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Bake at 350 for 50-60min <br><br>
These are great as muffins too!<br><br>
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The Cookie Cutter Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16753393664298458360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945662545724146059.post-43192901401483155682014-12-26T11:53:00.000-06:002014-12-29T11:56:12.072-06:00A Merry Christmas! We all had a wonderful relaxing Christmas around here this year! It was a bit different! We normally travel back to Oklahoma to visit family and do our Christmas early or we go after Christmas but this year we decided to stay put and save some money with all the recent changes going on and just have a nice relaxing holiday at home and let family come to us if they wanted! <br><br>
Bryan wound up having to work staff duty on Christmas day so we requested santa come one day early! Which worked out great and his dad and new wife came to visit the day after Christmas for a few days which was a wonderful visit! <br>
The kids all got something they asked santa for and much more! They seemed to be happy with everything they got which was great because the oldest is at that age you wonder if he will be disappointed or happy lol
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The elf has been busy around here the last few weeks! But has headed back to the North Pole til next year! I think the elf was exhausted and ready to go lol <br><br><br>
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I can't believe my baby is 5yrs old today!!! Here's a little flash back of her over the years! Our life has been nothing but full of adventure since she has been born!!
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We did ours during a parents night out that I hosted so it was a lot of fun because they got to do it with several of their friends! I love that all of the kids still get into it! Even my middle schooler!<br><br><br>
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The girls also went to visit santa at the local library for their little Christmas party they did! It was a great time and they did such a wonderful job and put out so much effort! I hope they know just how thankful we are for all of their hard work! There was cookie decorating, ornament making, games, a scavenger hunt, coloring, and of course a visit with Santa who also gave each child a free book! Very thoughtful!<br>
The girls also wrote letters to santa before hand and had santa leave them a letter back on the day of the party!! <br><br><br>
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And my husband threw of the end of the year soccer party for the team he coached and my youngest son got his trophy and certificate! <br><br>
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He also placed first place at his wrestling tournament this weekend! So proud of him! He was having a rough time there for awhile and not wrestling like normal because he was so sick! <br><br><br>
So we had a wonderful weekend filled with fun! The Cookie Cutter Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16753393664298458360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945662545724146059.post-56257481958080272014-12-09T10:17:00.000-06:002014-12-09T10:17:10.399-06:00The Adventures of Bella the Elf On The Shelf! Our Elf Bella has been super busy this year so far! <br><br><br>
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I made a Bob the Tomato cake for our party as well! The kids had so much fun playing games like toss the balloon and see which team could keep it in the air the longest! Pop the balloon! Freeze dance to veggie tales songs! Colored some coloring sheets and did the activity sheets and watched the movie! <br><br>
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I love when I get chosen for these and get to get goodies to surprise my kids and their friends with for fun!<br><br>
The kids have been having fun learning about mammals this week and for some fun craft time projects they made bunny baskets <br><br><Br>
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And they also made kangaroos out of toilet paper rolls! Which also went with the letter K that Peyton is learning!
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We've been practicing more place values and learning about place values with thousands. Working on homonyms, silent letters like silent t, h, b, g, and l. And studying more on Ancient Greece. She's still working on The Littles for reading and really loves the book so far! She loves to read so much and can spend a majority of her day doing it!
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Peyton is working on the letter K this week! She's been practicing writing her name and numbers as well!
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She learned some really cute songs for the letter K too! She's been singing them all week! <br><br>
Ten Baby Kangaroos
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Ten baby kangaroos standing in a row<br>
When they see their mama, they bow just so (bow)<br>
They kick to the left (hop to the left)<br>
They kick to the right (hop to the right)<br>
Then they close their eyes & sleep all night. (Put head on hands and pretend to sleep) <br>
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Continue with Nine Baby Kangaroos, Eight Baby Kangaroos, etc
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Koala Bear
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Koala bear, koala bear, Turn around, (Turn around)<br>
Koala bear, koala bear, Touch the ground (Touch the ground)<br>
Koala bear, koala bear, Dance on your toes, (Dance on tip toes)<br>
Koala bear, koala bear, Touch your nose (Touch your nose)<br>
Koala bear, koala bear, Give a little clap, (clap)<br>
Koala bear, koala bear, Take a nap (Put head on hands like sleeping)<br>
The Cookie Cutter Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16753393664298458360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945662545724146059.post-64387567124698569722014-12-01T21:13:00.001-06:002014-12-01T21:14:31.719-06:00Pizza Casserole<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oocAPODwIMU/VH0s6fjx4HI/AAAAAAAACuM/O6aCiLTepYs/s1600/1507573_10154853239925471_4833154774284715548_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oocAPODwIMU/VH0s6fjx4HI/AAAAAAAACuM/O6aCiLTepYs/s320/1507573_10154853239925471_4833154774284715548_n.jpg" /></a></div>
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One of my families absolute favorite dishes!
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Pizza Casserole
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1 Package of Spiral Pasta<br>
1lb of Ground Beef<br>
1 Jar of Spaghetti sauce<br>
1 Cup Pepperoni<br>
2 Cups Shredded Cheese<br>
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Boil a large pot of water and cook pasta according to package. Brown beef while cooking. Drain and add to sauce. <br>
Pour pasta into a casserole dish. Layer as followed. Pour sauce and beef over noodles. Line the top with pepperonis then sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 350 uncovered for 20 minutes. The Cookie Cutter Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16753393664298458360noreply@blogger.com0