Target Trip – 2/23/2011

My CRAZY GOOD shopping deals at Target in Niagara Falls, NY today…

Grand Total Spent: 32.98
2 Boxes of Crunchy Nut Cheerios – sale price 2.50 x 2, used 2 x $1 off Target cpns, used 2 x $1 off Man. Cpn = 2 Boxes for 1.00 total
Box of Honey Nut Chex – sale price 2.50, used .75 Man. Cpn = 1.75
Plaid Shoes for Carter – original price 14.99, on clearance for 3.74
Jeans for me – original price 24.99, on clearance for 6.24, used $5.oo off Jeans from Target online coupon = paid 1.24
4 packs of 3 socks – original price 5.99 each = 23.96 total, on clearance for 1.48 each = paid 5.92 total
2 x Fructis shampoo –regular price 2.99, on clearance for 2.08 each , used 2 x $1 Man. Cpns. = paid 2.16 total
2 x Fructis Body Boost Spray – regular price 3.29, on clearance for 1.64 each, used 2 x $1 off Man. Cpns = paid 1.28 total
Up & Up Mouthwash – 1.39, used $1 off Target coupon = paid .39
Up & Up Floss – .89, used $1 off Target coupon = FREE
2 x Up & Up Pantiliners – .89 each, used 2 x $.75 off Target coupon = paid .28 total
Carefree Pantiliners – .99, used .50 off Man. Cpn. = paid .49
Seventh Generation Dish Soap – 2.69 regular price, used $1 off Target coupon & $1 off Man. Coupon = paid .69
Hot Wheels DVD – on sale for 4.75 (purchased for Carter with some Valentine’s money from his great-grandparents)
Barbie DVD – on sale for 4.75 (purchased for Mykah with some Valentine’s money from her great-grandparents)
Halls cough drops – 1.19, , used $.50 off Target coupon & $.50 off Man. Coupon = paid .19
2 x Wolfgang Puck Organic Soups – 2.29 each/4.58 total, used $1 off Target coupon & $1 off Man. Coupon = paid .58 total
Jet Dry – 2.09, used $1 off Target coupon & $ .75 off Man. Coupon = paid .34

2 x Quantum F1inish Dishwashing Tabs – on sale for 2.50 each, , used 2 x $1 off Target coupon & 2 x $1 off Man. Coupon = FREE
2 x Up & Up Ibuprofen – .99 each/ 1.98 total, used 2 x $1 off Target coupon = FREE
Up & Up Dryer Sheets – 1.37, used $1 off Target coupon = paid .37
Up & Up Bleach – 1.27, used $1 off Target coupon = paid .27
Subtotal: 30.19, TAXES: 2.79
GRAND TOTAL SPENT: $32.98 (Regular prices – at least 119.22!)

Kindred spirits

Ok, I have a confession. I have been living my life and haven’t had much extra time to record the details. Can you forgive me?

Well, of course you can. In fact, since so few people read this blog, it’s probably safe to say I just need to forgive myself and move on!

My dear friend Amy has been visiting from Dallas this weekend. She and I became fast friends when I first moved to Florida in July 2004 and we were both staff wives at Victory church. I think it all started when she came over to my new apartment to help me unpack and we ended up going to Target for Starbucks instead. The boxes did eventually get unpacked, then repacked and unpacked again when we moved into our house. Then, sad for me, Amy had to get her own boxes packed when she and Jeremy decided to move to Dallas in January 2007 to become the new Student Ministries directors for a large church there.

Our kids are the same age but opposite genders and where they are concerned, Chloe WILL marry Carter one day and Ethan WILL marry Mykah. I don’t really see a problem with arranged marriages where my children are concerned as long as I am the one doing the arranging, and choosing of the in-laws.

Last year we both turned 30 and to celebrate we split a ticket and I flew out to Dallas to be together for a weekend of shopping, coffee, and lots of laughing.

Then I moved back to Ontario. And we decided that we needed to keep doing a trip once  a year. Which brings us up to the present…it is our weekend of shopping, coffee and lots of laughing  here in Ontario! The only negative about this, is that her visit is already halfway over…but that’s ok, it’s a long walk to the Buffalo airport and I am seriously considering holding her hostage.