A Cookie Cutter Diva's Life

Absolutely loving the summer deals we are finding this year! We signed the kids up for the free summer bowling program where they can bowl 2 games a day for free with Halmark Lanes and just pay for shoes!

I've been meaning to get around to it sooner but things have been crazy pushing in appointments, helping friends out and enjoying the pool a few times that we just now got around to going bowling tonight!

I didn't bowl since I didn't think I could manage with the baby but she didn't do to bad for the first game so I might have been able to get by with it! She was more so pissed off she couldn't bowl with us and wanted to do it herself and not watch haha

Aidan, my oldest won both games!

Ingredients
3 eggplant, peeled and thinly sliced
2 eggs, beaten
4 cups Italian seasoned bread crumbs
6 cups spaghetti sauce, divided
1 (16 ounce) package mozzarella cheese, shredded and divided
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
Directions
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2.Dip eggplant slices in egg, then in bread crumbs. Place in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven for 5 minutes on each side.
3.In a 9x13 inch baking dish spread spaghetti sauce to cover the bottom. Place a layer of eggplant slices in the sauce. Sprinkle with mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. Repeat with remaining ingredients, ending with the cheeses. Sprinkle basil on top.
4.Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes, or until golden brown.

Yesterday my son Keagan got a wonderful opportunity provided by a group called Flying Vikings! They provide an opportunity for children with special needs/chronic illness between the ages of 6-18yrs old a chance to get to be a pilot or a passengers and a sibling be a pilot for them if they are not able to physically do it free to them and their families.
They had partnered up with our church and Keagan got to go be a pilot and daddy and brother rode along as passengers! He hasn't been able to stop going on about this since yesterday! Just seeing the pictures and knowing what a wonderful memories it is for him really brought tears to my eyes!
They had a lot of wonderful sponsors there with food and crafts for them as well. I am very very thankful to these people. They are truly blessed for what they do and I am blessed to have them offer this to our family. I hope that many others have the opportunity!

Well I started couponing about 2 months ago I believe? I did the HEB coupons for close to a year now but just started checking sales, matching up and using manufactured coupons and building a stock pile! It has really grown and grown for nothing more then my normal grocerie budget (if even that)

I'm running out of room to put things so I'm going to have to take a break on a few things! My deep freeze is completely full as well as all the pictures I'm about to show! I remember a time when we lived pay check to pay check and did well on our great budget and got plenty for our family of 6 but would run out before the next pay day! Now we can't choose what to eat and have over a months worth of dinners I know off the top of my head.. more if I played around with some recipes!

First stop today was Target! I went to get the special going on with the batteries where you buy 16ct and get a free cars movie ticket.. only I guess I didn't see that it said buy 3 packs and get a movie ticket! BOO!! I was hoping to get batteries in which we could use and get all the tickets we needed as well!

Target

Tide Stain Release
2 Kraft Dressings
Coffeemate Creamer
Greek Yogurt
2 Special K Kellogs Chips
2 Koolaid Mixes (the plastic tubs where you just add water)

Saved $11 spent $24


2nd Stop

Wallgreens

2 packs of 6 double rolls of charmin
4 cans of slk shaving cream
2 packs of aa batteries
3 palmolive dish soaps
2 colgate toothepastes
2 nabisco oreo packs
6 jello packs
2 pudding snack packs
6 hunts tomato sauces
3 reynolds wraps
1 pack of fig nuetens

spent $29 saved $37 after wallgreens coupons, manufactur coupons and sales!


last stop Kmart for their double couponing event!! found a few more sales that started today and had some new match ups compared to yesterday!

Kmart

2 speed deoderants
1 oxiclean spray
2 curade bandaids
10 hamburger helpers
10 big sunny d's
2 chex mixes
1 box of cereal
4 fruit snacks
5 cake mixes
5 cake frostings
2 cans of hormel chili
2 off sprays
1 coffeemate creamer
3 suckers

saved $100 after sales and coupins and spent $60

I scoped out Kmart today because well I wasn't paying attention and thought the double coupon started today lmao and here are a few things I found that were a decent deal on match ups if you have the coupons for them! Now there may be some more that I didn't have c oupons on me for that you might be able to match up or in the sales ad tomorrow!

I wasn't impressed with a few thigns because as always I think kmart drastically jacks up their prices and noticed a lot of items that were priced $1.00 to $2.00 more then what I would pay at HEB, Walmart, Commissary.. etc leaving it not even worth it after the coupon was doubled.


So remember the coupons will be doubled for what I put them for!

Colgate on sale 2 for $6
use 2 $.75 off coupons = $1.50 ea

Speed Deoderant on sale 2 for $4
use 2 $.75 off coupons = $.50 ea

Skinmate Shaving Cream $3.19
$.55 off coupon = $2.09

Curade Bandaids $2.19
use $.50 off coupon = $1.19

Off Insect Spray $4.49 on sale
Use $.75 off coupon = $3.00 ea

Betty Crocker Cake and Icing $1.99 ea (I believe this was actually on sale less)
Use $.75 off 2 coupon = $2.50 for cake and icing

Hormel Chili 2 for $3.00
use $.50 off 2 = $1.00 ea

Chex Mix 2 for $4.00
use $.50 off coupon = $1.50 ea

Fruit Roll Ups/Gushers/Fruit Snacks from Betty Crocker $2.79 ea
use $.50 off coupon = 1.79 ea

Reeses Cereal $3.79
use $.50 off coupon = $2.79

Snuggle Fabric Softner 2 for $8.00
use 2 $.75 off 2 coupon = $5.00

Kmart is running one of their Double Coupone Events!!

Now through June 25th, you can get double coupons up to $0.99 in value – meaning anything $0.99 or less will be doubled (sorry – but your $1 off coupons will not be included this time around).

You will need to be a Shop Your Way Rewards member in order for your coupons to be doubled.... If you are not yet signed up, you can so right here. There are also specific details for this event:

Double Manufacturer Coupons Up to .99¢!* A valid Shop Your Way Rewards (SM) member number must be entered at time of purchase to participate in the double coupon event.

Shop Your Way Rewards members are subject to program terms, available at shopyourwayrewards.com. *Participating stores only. Kmart will double manufacturer coupons with a face value of .99¢ or less. Amount of credit from doubling a coupon cannot exceed the current retail price of a single item. No cash or in-store purchase credit will be awarded for any amount exceeding the retail price of the item. Limit 1 coupon for each item purchased. Only 1 coupon will be doubled per item.

You may only purchase 4 of the same item using double coupons. Excludes Buy One, Get One offers, Kmart Savings coupons and Kmart Store coupons. Coupons do not apply to sales tax. Offer excludes products prohibited by law, including but not limited to alcohol, tobacco, and prescription medication. Not valid on non-merchandise, federal or state regulated items, prior purchases, Lands’ End, Sears merchandise rung on Sears registers within Kmart and kmart.com. In the event of a return, coupon savings may be deducted from the refund. Exclusions apply.

Please see store associate for details.

Sears Holdings (Kmart) reserves the right to modify or cancel this program at any time.
This offer is valid only at select stores, so you will want to check out this list and make sure yours is on it before you head out to shop. Make sure you check out the Coupon Database for coupons on all sorts of prodcuts so that you can stock up and save during this event.

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