Eldon has been super fun the last few days! He has been exploring and laughing and has just been great. He loves jumping on our soft down comforter, but most of all he likes running back and forth on the couch! He is definitely a summer baby! He loves the outdoors and always makes us keep the screen sliding door open! he runs in and out all day. I can't wait to have a home and just leave the door open so he can run outside and play whenever he wants. living 3 stories up definitely is a downer for going on walks with a stroller and going outside a lot. Here are a couple videos of El being silly and running around growling and laughing at Dad!



Free Coupon Winner

By a random device, the winner of 20 Sunday 8/22 Smart Source inserts is...... Drum role please....
Mistie Boully!!!!
Congratulation! Make sure to cliam your prize by emailing me your information by Sunday so I can send you your inserts! Email me Here
If you didn't win, don't worry I plan to give away one freeebie a month. Be sure to check back it could be even greater next month!
Thanks to all who participated!
Steph

Smith's deals rap-up and freebees!!

The new week of couponing started today, I don't know about you but I am tired after the amazing deals at Smith's this week. I hope everyone else was able to get some amazing deals also.
I was able to get free Colgate toothpaste and tooth brushes, I got 30 of each... I think I may put together a humanitarian aid package with all of them. I may not have use for 30 things of tooth paste but someone does and when it is FREE I am all for passing on the word!!! Another sweet deal that I was stoked about was my bounty paper towels. I ended up with 55 by the end of the week.
Random Percentage: Did you know that only roughly 5% of all coupons are used in Utah.... that mean there are another 95% of Sunday inserts being thrown out every week!!! trust me that just makes me mad : -/
OH well all we can worry about is ourselves! :)
Just a friendly reminder to get some awesome Walmart freebies and great deals:

Shout Wipes .97 (trial size)
use (8/8 SS) save $2.00/2
Final Price FREE

Schick Disposable Razors $1.97

use (8/22 SS) save $2.00
Final Price FREE
( these are hard to find... they sell quick! Good luck let me know if you have any!)

Clean and Clear .97 (trial size)

use (8/1 SS) save $1.00
Final Price FREE

Post-its $1.00 (Back to School section)
use (8/15 SS) save $1.00
Final Price FREE
( plus I believe there is a rebate for this one also!)

Huggies Wipes 40ct $1.24
use (8/22 SS) save .50
Final Price .74

Maruchan Yakisoba $.48

Use the .50¢/1 Coupon from the 8-29 SS
FREE Item


These are just a few that I have managed to bring home... I really enjoy these little travel sized they are great for on the go, and of course traveling but they work perfect for 72 hour kits also!

All right that's it for today! hope you have been inspired to coupon!
Happy couponing
*Steph*

Giveaway... 20 sunday SS inserts!!!

Many of you that read know that I have really started to dive head first in couponing! I am really excited to see if I can start updating my blog with some of the amazing deals I find, and to kick off the whole thing I am giving away 20 Smart Source inserts from 8/22!!! How amazing is that! All you have to do is follow my blog and then leave a comment  and on Friday I will randomly choose a winner! It doesn't matter where you live, just follow then comment and you are instantly in the running it is that easy. Happy couponing!!

*Stephanie*

July and August update

Wow this summer has flown by and it seems I havent really posted much of anything. I forgot to post pictures from El's birthday. He had a blast and thank you so much to everyone who showed up you all made it just perfect! I wouldnt of had it any other way! Thank you everyone for spoiling my son way too much.
Right after Els b-day me and him left pappa to finish up school and we headed to charleton and Atlanta, we went with grandma love and we were gone for 18 days! we had a blast and we went to the beach and the coke factory and the market and a braves game and the aquarium... pretty much we had a blast!
When we got back mark graduated and now we are waiting to hear back from jobs he has applied for... we are really crossing our fingers.
Here are a few pictures from out summer adventures:

Ella knows how to party!

Are you married to a fireman??

I AM!!!!!!!
Don't be too jeleous! Seriously though I am so so so excited Marky man graduated today and I am seriously the most proud wife ever! I am a fireman's wife!!! Yeah, this has been a long time coming and I seriously never thought this day would come. But it has and Yeah is all I can say!
Mark made the movie for graduation and it was so so amazing. He is so talented and I am so glad I am blessed with him as my partner in life, in crime, and in fun!!! He is so my other half and I love him.
During his graduation The instructors talked about a "brotherhood" and a "bond" and then Marks Class officer came up and talked about some of their time in RCA this summer. He ended with a quote from the bible and it really hit me and made me so happy to have Mark. He said that Their bond will carry them through and it will grow when they get on their own departments. " Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friend." John 15:13
Then Mark put this prayer up on his video

This Prayer holds so much meaning in my heart and I am so blessed to have a husband who wants to go out their and help others... all though I know half the reason may be that he reall just loves to play piro like the little 15 year old boy that is inside, but either way he is my hero!
Thankyou to everyone involved in the UFRA program and congrats class 57!!!!

I am inspired...COUPONS!!!

Most of y'all know that I went on a vay-kay this July with momma and my son! well for the first week we stayed at my Aunt Kim and Uncle Pat's home in Charleston. Let me tell you my Aunt Kim is amazing she does it all, mom, wife, and homemaker, along with crazy coupon lady. She was seriously a kick in my butt, she did so much and I really learned a lot, but what she did is she bit me with the coupon bug! I did something that I never thought I would ever ever do..... drum roll please... I dumpster dove for Sunday paper coupon inserts, not once, but 3 times, and I scored on my last dumpster and got over 90 Sunday papers each with 4 inserts a piece... it was freakin fantastic... okay so my aunt Kim planted the seed and now I have just been having so much fun, I scored my first deal... I got 29 sticks of deodorant for $10!!! Crazy I saved Like 85% I would have gotten them free but I missed double coupon seriously by only 1 day... oh well. I an so excited for more.

How to coupon- What I have learned!

Step one- dumpster dive for newspapers

Step 2- bring them up 3 flights of stairs

step 3-separate inserts from all the stacks of papers

step 4- stack all inserts, step back marvel and take a picture!!

step 5- separate P&G, RP, RP #2 and SS

Step 6- find a sweet deal and cut the coupon and go get 30 of whatever it is

Step 7- this is my amazing deal with $10 spent on 29 speed sticks!!!! Yeah I'm not a coupon virgin anymore

Thanks so much for inspiring me Aunt Kim
I hope I can be as great at couponing as you!