On To the Next Project

Johnny spent the day yesterday painting the new baseboards and caulking all of the imperfections in the new floor. It looks amazing! I hope tomorrow to move the furniture back to the walls (instead of in the middle of the rooms where it's been for a week.) The next project will be painting 3 of the Living Room Walls (one is already painted, and will be the accent wall), and the Hall. After that, Johnny is talking about painting the bedroom doors and frames. I am being amused that we have switched rolls - he is now the one that is ready and anxious to get going on the next project, and I am the one trying to get him to slow down, even if it is just a little bit. Truthfully, I am really enjoying seeing all of this come together. Our house looks very little like it did when we moved in 5 years ago, this week. And it's been fun to get to work together on all of these things. Johnny is getting really good at this Home Improvement stuff!

Oh, by the way, the kids are both fine and back to normal. And I'm doing just fine. Unfortunately, I think Johnny might be getting a cold - here's to hoping it's just allergies! At least he remembers to cover his mouth when he coughs!

Sick and Tired of Sick and Tired

Sheesh! We are into our third week of passing illnesses to and from each other! I thought we were on the mend, but apparently, I was mistaken! Spencer started with "bad stinkies" this morning. I hope they don't last, nor get passed on to anyone else.

At least Johnny has been spared thus far.

Anyways, the sale highlights for this week are milk for $1.47 at Fry's, and eggs for $0.77 (a phenomenal price!) also at Fry's.

Safeway has milk for $1.57, and I think it's also on sale at Albertson's, but I'm not sure. I haven't taken two seconds to look at the Basha's ad, but it's probably worth checking out on their website.

They're in!

Friday, I canned 20 pints of beef, 20 pints of chicken, 8 pints of green beans, and got the house ready for baseboards.

Saturday, Johnny put in the baseboards. They look wonderful - he did such a great job! (By the way, I don't know what the funny shadows are on the baseboards in the picture. Maybe I need to clean my camera lens...)

Memorial Day Grocery Sales

The sales this week are much better than they have been. That is typical when there is a holiday during the sale cycle. Also, Sprouts will have their boneless, skinless chicken breasts on sale through tomorrow for $1.77. I just made room in the refrigerator so that I can go get some tomorrow, and can it on Friday.

Fry's - this week only, they are Tripling & Quadrupling Coupons!!!
50% off all hot dogs (Ball Park Coupon $1 off of 2 RP-4/26 or RP-5/17)
Strawberries - $1 for a 16oz container
Cool Whip - $0.99
Dreyer's Ice Cream - $2.37
Dixie Paper Plates - $2 ($0.35 off 1RP-3/15 or $0.50 off 1 RP-5/10)
Coke Varieties - 4 for $8.88 (must buy 4), plus FREE popsicles or ice cream sandwiches
Milk - $1.99
Dial Soap - $1 (Free after Tripled Coupons! $0.35 off 1 SS-3/8 or SS-5/17)

Albertson's - coupon in ad for $10 off your $100 purchase. (I honestly can't remember the last time I spent $100 at the grocery store with the exception of Sam's Club!) Also, they will Double and Triple you coupons this week only!
Sweet White Corn - 5/$1 (not great, but not terrible)
Coke Varieties - 4/$8.88 (must buy 4) and a FREE 2-liter of Cherry Dr. Pepper
Nestle Pure Life Water - $3 ($0.50 off of 1 RP-4/5)


Safeway
Their ad pales in comparison with Fry's and Albertson's

Bashas
Will be posted online tomorrow - it will probably be pretty good, so be sure to check it out!

Really Slim Pickin's

Sheesh - and I thought the ads were wimpy last week! The highlight of this week is the really cheap dishwasher detergent from Fry's.

Safeway
Nothing worth mentioning...

Fry's
Bryer's Ice Cream - $2.50
Milk - 1.99
Electrasol Dishwasher Tabs - $2.99 ($2.50 coupon in the 4/19 SS - expires 5/17!)

Fresh & Easy
Milk - $1.57 (limit 2)

Albertson's
Bryer's Ice Cream - $2.50
Wheat Thins - $1.88 ($1 q available from coupons.com)

Basha's
won't be online until tomorrow

Grocery Ad's for the Coming Week

Fry's
Pork Half Loin - $1.77/lb
Kellogg's Cereals - $1.97 (a lot of $1 coupons at coupons.com and kelloggs.com, also $1.50 coupon in the 4/5 PR insert)
Milk - $1.47

Albertson's
General Mill's Sale
$1 items - Betty Crocker cake mixes and frostings, Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers, Betty Crocker Brownie mixes
$1.50 items - Cereals (coupons are available all over the internet - remember that Albertson's doesn't double your coupons)
$2 items - none worth mentioning
Milk - $1.47
Blue Bell ice cream - $2.99

Safeway
Beef Chuck Cross Rib Roast - $1.98/lb

Basha's
*won't be posted on their website until tomorrow

All in all, it's slim pickings this week. I'll probably make a trip or two to Fry's for milk and cereal.

Wedding Pictures

Anne's not to sure about her "Princess Crown". Spencer's thrilled to be at a party.

Spencer caught the bouquet. Well, he actually picked it up off the floor when none of the five little girls standing there (Anne included) caught it, and declared, "I WIN! LOOK DAD - I GOT IT! I WON!"

We have better pictures of than this one - but none of them are turned the correct way, and I'm too tired to figure out how to try and flip them around. You get the point - the bride was beautiful, the groom was handsome, and my kids were pretty dang cute!

You don't see flowers like this in Arizona! Tulips and daffodils were everywhere.

We drove up to Alta Ski Resort, about 15 miles west of Johnny's aunt & uncle's house where we were staying. (They were sooo nice to let us stay there! We just love them!) There was still plenty of snow to entertain the kids, and they even build a snowman with dad.

Someday, I hope to have flowers that look like this! I couldn't get enough of them!

This was the afternoon that we got there. It was 55 degrees, and overcast with a fairly strong wind. The kids thought they were going to freeze to death, and put on some snow gear that Aunt Kathy had.