Save A Lot: Deals for the week of July 24 – 30, 2013
The Save A Lot weekly ad deals are listed below for your convenience. It is a great time to stock up on some Save A Lot deals. Sign up for the Smart Shopper Club, by doing so you will get a $5.00 off of $25.00 coupon!
Meat and Seafood
Country Style Pork Ribs – $0.99 lb
Chicken Drum Sticks or Thighs – $0.99 lb
Ribeye Steaks– $6.99 lb
Port Side Tilipia Fillets (12 oz) – $3.19
Produce
Tomatoes – $0.69 lb
Cucumbers – $0.39 each
Lettuce – $0.69 each
Potatoes (5 pounds) – $1.69
Fridge and Freezer
Save A Lot Milk (1 gallon) – $1.99
Coburn Farms Eggs (1 dozen) – $0.99
Home Churned Spread (45 oz) – $1.99
Mocha or Iced Coffee (64 oz) – $2.99
Mocha or Vanilla Iced Coffee (9.5 oz) – $1.19
Cinnamon French Toast Sticks – $1.99
Ore Ida Potatoes (16 oz) – $1.69
Kraft Shredded Cheese (8 oz) – $2.50
Hillshire Farms Sausage (12 oz) – $1.99
Fairgrounds Sliced Lunch Meat – $2.99
Fairgrounds Bologna – $0.99
Sugardale Hot Dogs (3 pounds) – $3.99
Port Side Fish Sticks or Fillets $2.99
Fairgrounds Corn Dogs (40 oz) – $5.99
Grocery
Portmann Mayonnaise (30 oz) – $1.99
Mantia Pasta Sauce (24 oz) – $0.99
Diane Garden Tomato Sauce (8 oz) – $0.25
Save A Lot Today Soda (12 pack) – $2.50
J Higgs Potato Chips (10 oz) – $1.49
Panner Peanut Butter (18 oz) – $1.99
Mantia Spaghetti Noodles (16 oz) – $0.89
Wylwood Corn or Green Beans – $0.49
Tipton Grove Apple Juice (64 oz) – $1.99
Kiggins Frosted Flakes Cereal (11 oz) – $1.99
Summerset Family Size Tea Bags – $1.49
Happy Drinks (6 pack) – $0.99
Fun Pops (12 pack) – $0.99
Maruchan Ramen Cups – $0.25
Gatorade (32 oz) – $0.88
Crystal Drinking Water (24 pack) – $1.99
Save A Lot Soda (2 liter) – $0.89
Port Side Chunk Light Tuna (5 oz) – $0.69
Ginger Evans Granulated Sugar (5 oz) – $1.99
Household
Charmin Bath Tissue (12 double rolls) – $5.99
Use $0.20/1 coupon from insert 7/7 Protector & Gamble (Expires 7/31/13)
$5.79 each after couponRemember you can use the $5/$25 printable coupon to sweeten these deals! Plus you can earn up to 5 additional $5 off $25 coupons for sharing the coupon with your friends. For more information about Save A Lot’s coupon policies go here. If you find additional deals or savings please let me know and I will add them to the list. Please make sure to check with your local Save A Lot store, the ads do vary per region.
Intentional Living: Weekly Goals
I am hoping to get through a bunch of the tasks, but with the girls at home I am not going to stress about it too much if something else fun comes along the our way. My biggest goal for the summer break is to have fun, create memories, be flexible, and enjoy the little moments together!Last week’s goals
Family Goals
Read White Fang by Jack London to the girls– read a good chunk of it while walking a sick goat and finished the last couple chapters this past week
Plan one special activity with the familyPlay a board or card gamePrepare for Upcoming Summer EventsSpend some time Monday – Friday having the girls read & do workbooksPrep for a big weekendRide bikes with the kidsTake the kids to Horse Camp– they had a blast and always love going to “Welcome Ranch”!
Personal Goals
Drink 8 glasses of water each day- Continue my YouVersion plan(s) – I have gotten a little behind with everything going on this summer but hoping to catch up this week
Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals
All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one dayPay all upcoming bills- Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week – with all the activities this week I didn’t plan the whole week out in advance, but I did plan out at least the day to day menu so I was prepared before dinner time arrived.
Business Goals
Work on ideas for upcoming blog postsKeep up with the day to day items that need my attentionWork completed for clients– got some projects finished
Ministry Goals
Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch
Financial Goals
- Payoff the Vehicles – made another payment on the car this past week
- Pay medical bills in full – finished paying off one of the medical bills, now only have the big one left to go
My goals for the upcoming week
Family Goals
- Read The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle to the girls
- Plan one special activity with the family
- Play a board or card game
- Prepare for Upcoming Summer Events
- Spend some time Monday – Friday having the girls read & do workbooks
- Prep our next big adventure
- Ride bikes with the kids
- Take the kids to park
- Go on a picnic with the family
- Play in the pool
- Explore a new place or go on a new adventure with the kids
- Go to the dentist (not my favorite place to visit, but kind of necessary)
- Go on a short “road trip” adventure with the kids
Personal Goals
- Drink 8 glasses of water each day
- Continue my YouVersion plan(s)
Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals
- All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day
- Pay all upcoming bills
- Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week
Business Goals
- Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts
- Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention
- Work completed for clients
Ministry Goals
- Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch
Financial Goals
- Payoff the Vehicles
- Pay medical bills in full
I think it is important to share and encourage each other as we seek to improve our lives and the lives of those around us. I want to live intentionally not just hope all my dreams and goals come true. When I focus on small steps of improvement I am able to see results as I get closer to my goals. Some weeks I get closer to the goals I have in my life and other weeks a take a few steps back (life happens, emergencies occur, people get sick). Once the goals are written down and shared it provides a guideline for what I aim to accomplish this week.
Why Share My Goals?
- To keep me accountable
- To share a piece of my life with you as I strive to be a better Child of God, Wife, Mom, Friend, Homemaker, Entrepreneur and the many other roles I have each week
- To have my goals consistently written down so I can gauge progress more accurately
- Create healthy habits in my life
- To encourage you to share your goals with me as you continue to grown and learn
How did you do this week on your goals? Feel free to share or link to your list of weekly goals.
The picture above is one that I created for my own purposes, however, The “SMART” acronym was originally coined 30 years ago by Peter Drucker in his classic work, Management by Results.
Heart Reflections: Conversation Starters
There has been so much that has happened over the course of the week its hard to know how to sift through all that is going on and use those moments, sometimes even times of heartaches to start some tough conversations with our kids. Conversations about life and yes, death too. While it is my preference to focus on the happy and fun moments sometimes God allows something that brings tears to mold my heart as well as the hearts of my kids.
How we handle those conversations can be key to reaching the very heart of our children. As they deal with the death of a precious pet, loved one, or something else they will want to know answers and find peace amidst the heartache. While circumstances (like in our case the death of a family pet) will prompt conversations it’s never easy answering the questions when your child’s heartbroken.
Another great way to start some good conversations with your children is through devotionals. One of the best parts about reading through a variety of devotional books with them is that it really seems to initiate some good conversations. Some of the conversations can extend over several days too.
I pray that Jake and I will seek God’s wisdom so that we know what and how to explain God’s goodness even in the sad moments as well as taking opportunities to share truth during those happy times. May we always cherish the times we have with the ones we love even more.
Save A Lot: Deals for the week of July 10 – 16, 2013
The Save A Lot weekly ad deals are listed below for your convenience. It is a great time to stock up on some Save A Lot deals. Sign up for the Smart Shopper Club, by doing so you will get a $5.00 off of $25.00 coupon!
Fridge and Freezer
Banquet Frozen Dinner (5 to 9 oz) – $0.89
Grocery
Mantia’s Pasta Sauce (24 oz) – $0.99
Portmann’s Real Mayonnaise (30 oz) – $1.99
Rice Town Long Grain Rice (3 pound) – $1.59
Diane’s Garden Tomato Sauce (8 oz) – $0.25
Del Pino’s Pasta with Meat Sauce (14 – 15 oz) – $0.69
Remember you can use the $5/$25 printable coupon to sweeten these deals! Plus you can earn up to 5 additional $5 off $25 coupons for sharing the coupon with your friends. For more information about Save A Lot’s coupon policies go here. If you find additional deals or savings please let me know and I will add them to the list. Please make sure to check with your local Save A Lot store, the ads do vary per region.
Intentional Living: Weekly Goals
Our family enjoyed celebrating July 4th and spending some time with long time friends over the weekend which was a wonderful blessing and a lot of fun. We also had to say “goodbye” to one of our sweet pets “Toasted Coconut” last week too which was very difficult. We had the vet out earlier in the week to treat him and then brought him back in late in the week. The vet was really surprised that he made it so long with all the problems he was having. We spent hours last week playing, walking, feeding, watering, and taking care of him the hardest part is there was nothing we could do to help him any more other than to let him know how much we love him. The girls (myself included) had a tough time, but it also opened up many conversations about life, death, and taking the time to enjoy what we have been given if only for a season. One of Karlie’s comments made me both laugh and cry – “I think Jesus has a field of beautiful dandelions up in heaven just for all his pet goats”. Brina’s comment “At least when we get to heaven there will be no pain, death or goodbyes, instead we can celebrate and have fun together.” Although last week didn’t go as planned I am thankful we had time to cherish moments and memories with loved ones, friends, and even our pets. I am hoping to get through a bunch of the tasks, but with the girls at home I am not going to stress about it too much if something else fun comes along the our way. My biggest goal for the summer break is to have fun, create memories, be flexible, and enjoy the little moments together!
Last week’s goals
Family Goals
Read Superfudge by Judy Blume to the girls
Plan one special activity with the familyPlay a board gamePrepare for Upcoming Summer EventsSpend some time Monday – Friday having the girls read & do workbooksPrepare for a big weekend- Ride bikes with the kids – it rained every day last week and every time we could ride it was raining, but we did run and splash in the puddles for a couple hours one day (the kids loved it)!
Celebrate July 4th with Family & FriendsGet upcoming plane tickets
Personal Goals
- Drink 8 glasses of water each day – it was a stressful week and I spent a lot of extra time outside with the furry critter who was sick so although I didn’t track my water amount I know by how I was feeling it wasn’t enough
Continue my YouVersion plan(s)
Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals
All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one dayPay all upcoming bills- Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week – last week didn’t go quite as planned
Business Goals
- Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts – several items got put on hold last week
Keep up with the day to day items that need my attentionWork completed for clients
Ministry Goals
Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch
Financial Goals
- Payoff the Vehicles – made another payment (with a little extra) on the van last week.
- Pay medical bills in full – paid off one bill now have to get the bigger one paid down
My goals for the upcoming week
Family Goals
- Read White Fang by Jack London to the girls
- Plan one special activity with the family
- Play a board or card game
- Prepare for Upcoming Summer Events
- Spend some time Monday – Friday having the girls read & do workbooks
- Prep for a big weekend
- Ride bikes with the kids
- Take the kids to Horse Camp
Personal Goals
- Drink 8 glasses of water each day
- Continue my YouVersion plan(s)
Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals
- All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day
- Pay all upcoming bills
- Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week
Business Goals
- Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts
- Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention
- Work completed for clients
Ministry Goals
- Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch
Financial Goals
- Payoff the Vehicles
- Pay medical bills in full
I think it is important to share and encourage each other as we seek to improve our lives and the lives of those around us. I want to live intentionally not just hope all my dreams and goals come true. When I focus on small steps of improvement I am able to see results as I get closer to my goals. Some weeks I get closer to the goals I have in my life and other weeks a take a few steps back (life happens, emergencies occur, people get sick). Once the goals are written down and shared it provides a guideline for what I aim to accomplish this week.
Why Share My Goals?
- To keep me accountable
- To share a piece of my life with you as I strive to be a better Child of God, Wife, Mom, Friend, Homemaker, Entrepreneur and the many other roles I have each week
- To have my goals consistently written down so I can gauge progress more accurately
- Create healthy habits in my life
- To encourage you to share your goals with me as you continue to grown and learn
How did you do this week on your goals? Feel free to share or link to your list of weekly goals.
The picture above is one that I created for my own purposes, however, The “SMART” acronym was originally coined 30 years ago by Peter Drucker in his classic work, Management by Results.
Red, White, & Blue Smoothie
Are you ready for a smoothie now? Here’s a picture of the one the girls call our “red, white, and blue” smoothie. It is tasty, healthy, and easy to put together! Perfect for the July 4th Holiday.
Red, White & Blue Smoothie
- 1/4 cup Blueberries (fresh or frozen)
- 1 cup whole Strawberries (fresh or frozen)
- 1 Banana
- 1/4 cup Vanilla Yogurt
- 1 cup Milk
Blend all the ingredients together and enjoy. You can add more or less of the fruit or dairy if you prefer. This recipe is for a single serving so if you want it to serve more you will want to double or triple it.
Save A Lot: Deals for the week of July 3 – 9, 2013
The Save A Lot weekly ad deals are listed below for your convenience. It is a great time to stock up on some Save A Lot deals. Sign up for the Smart Shopper Club, by doing so you will get a $5.00 off of $25.00 coupon!
Fridge and Freezer
Banquet Frozen Dinner (5 to 9 oz) – $0.89
Grocery
Mantia’s Pasta Sauce (24 oz) – $0.99
Portmann’s Real Mayonnaise (30 oz) – $1.99
Rice Town Long Grain Rice (3 pound) – $1.59
Diane’s Garden Tomato Sauce (8 oz) – $0.25
Del Pino’s Pasta with Meat Sauce (14 – 15 oz) – $0.69
Remember you can use the $5/$25 printable coupon to sweeten these deals! Plus you can earn up to 5 additional $5 off $25 coupons for sharing the coupon with your friends. For more information about Save A Lot’s coupon policies go here. If you find additional deals or savings please let me know and I will add them to the list. Please make sure to check with your local Save A Lot store, the ads do vary per region.
Intentional Living: Weekly Goals
Jake is home from his month long work trip to India!!! YAY!!! I am “over the moon” excited to have him back home again. Last week I accomplished a lot, but I did take some time off from blogging since it was so busy with my man being back in town. There are many fun activities as well as long list of projects on the agenda this week, so I am hoping to get through a bunch of them while having fun along the way!
Last week’s goals
Family Goals
Read Imagination Station: Secret of the Prince’s Tomb by Marianne Hering and Paul McCusker (Book 7)
Plan one special activity with the familyPlay a board gamePrepare for Upcoming Summer EventsSpend some time Monday – Friday having the girls read & do workbooksGo to Science Camp– the girls LOVED WeDo Lego’s robotics camp at Roper Mountain Science CampPrepare for a big weekendRide bikes with the kidsTake the kids to VBS
Personal Goals
Drink 8 glasses of water each dayContinue my YouVersion plan(s)
Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals
All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one dayPay all upcoming bills- Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week – this week was a little crazy with Jake getting home from India and VBS in the evening
Business Goals
Work on ideas for upcoming blog postsKeep up with the day to day items that need my attentionWork completed for clients
Ministry Goals
Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch
Financial Goals
- Payoff the Vehicles – made payments
- Pay medical bills in full – making payments
My goals for the upcoming week
Family Goals
- Read Superfudge by Judy Blume to the girls
- Plan one special activity with the family
- Play a board game
- Prepare for Upcoming Summer Events
- Spend some time Monday – Friday having the girls read & do workbooks
- Prepare for a big weekend
- Ride bikes with the kids
- Celebrate July 4th with Family & Friends
- Get upcoming plane
Personal Goals
- Drink 8 glasses of water each day
- Continue my YouVersion plan(s)
Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals
- All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day
- Pay all upcoming bills
- Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week
Business Goals
- Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts
- Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention
- Work completed for clients
Ministry Goals
- Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch
Financial Goals
- Payoff the Vehicles
- Pay medical bills in full
I think it is important to share and encourage each other as we seek to improve our lives and the lives of those around us. I want to live intentionally not just hope all my dreams and goals come true. When I focus on small steps of improvement I am able to see results as I get closer to my goals. Some weeks I get closer to the goals I have in my life and other weeks a take a few steps back (life happens, emergencies occur, people get sick). Once the goals are written down and shared it provides a guideline for what I aim to accomplish this week.
Why Share My Goals?
- To keep me accountable
- To share a piece of my life with you as I strive to be a better Child of God, Wife, Mom, Friend, Homemaker, Entrepreneur and the many other roles I have each week
- To have my goals consistently written down so I can gauge progress more accurately
- Create healthy habits in my life
- To encourage you to share your goals with me as you continue to grown and learn
How did you do this week on your goals? Feel free to share or link to your list of weekly goals.
The picture above is one that I created for my own purposes, however, The “SMART” acronym was originally coined 30 years ago by Peter Drucker in his classic work, Management by Results.
Save A Lot: Deals for the week of June 26 – July 2, 2013
The Save A Lot weekly ad deals are listed below for your convenience. It is a great time to stock up on some Save A Lot deals. Sign up for the Smart Shopper Club, by doing so you will get a $5.00 off of $25.00 coupon!
Meat and Seafood
Chicken Drumsticks or Thighs – $0.99
Fridge and Freezer
Save A Lot Milk (1 gallon) – $1.99
Coburn Farm Eggs (1 dozen) – $0.99
Chicken Nuggets, Strips or Dyno Bites (7 oz) – $1.00
Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls (5 count) – $1.00
Eckrich Bologna (12 oz) – $1.00
Popsicle or Fudgsicle (8 count) – $1.00
Tropicana Fruit or Berry Punch (59 oz) – $1.00
Fairgrounds Hot Dogs (12 oz) – $1.00
Sunny D (64 oz) – $1.00
Banquet Dinners, Assorted Varieties (4 – 9 oz) – $1.00
Produce
Tomatoes – $0.69 lb
Cucumbers – $0.39 each
Grocery
Save A Lot Today Soda (12 pack) – $2.50
Crystal 2.0 Purified Drinking Water (24 pack, 16.9 oz each) – $1.99
Ginger Evans Granulated Sugar (4 pounds) – $1.99
Libby’s Canned Pineapple (20 oz) – $1.00
Mrs. Freshley’s Mini Donuts or Honey Buns (16 count / 4 count) – $1.00
Mondo Fruit Squeezers (6 count) – $1.00
Gatorade (32 oz) – $1.00
Golden Baked White Bread (20 oz) – $1.00
Hormel Sliced Pepperoni or Hard Salami (3.5 oz) – $1.00
Splash Liquid Water Enhancer – $2.79
Thirst Quench’r Drink Sticks – $1.00
Fruit Fizzers Flavored Sparkling Water – $0.65
Splash Out Juice Pouches (10 count) – $1.99
J. Higgs Potato Chips (10 oz) – $1.00
Wylwood Canned Vegetables – $0.49
Kurtz Ketchup (32 oz) – $0.89
Kurtz Mustard (16 oz) – $0.69
So Cheesy Shells & Cheddar (12 oz) – $1.39
Remember you can use the $5/$25 printable coupon to sweeten these deals! Plus you can earn up to 5 additional $5 off $25 coupons for sharing the coupon with your friends. For more information about Save A Lot’s coupon policies go here. If you find additional deals or savings please let me know and I will add them to the list. Please make sure to check with your local Save A Lot store, the ads do vary per region.
Life on the Farm: Pigs, Cows, & Planting Tomatoes….Oh My!
The girls had to go check out the pigs. Thankfully they were really tame because they were pretty big!
Our girls love animals and always enjoy spending time with ANY animal they come in contact with…yup including the pigs, ha! During our recent trip to the Midwest to see family the girls spent some extra time on the farm. The guys happened to be working cattle so they got to watch some of that process as well as hand feed the pigs. The girls quickly discovered that there was only one barn cat (out of the 15) that would even let them get close enough to pet it!
My cousin Renelle was in town from Colorado so in between hand feeding the farm animals and exploring with the kids we planted tomatoes for Grandpa Verlyn and Grandma Doris to enjoy later this Summer. I am thankful that the girls got an opportunity to spend time on the farm as well as some time getting to know their grandparents and great grandparents a little better. We have a lot of great memories of our time in Kansas!
To Brina hand feeding the pigs and petting at the same time.
This pig’s got it made….lounging in the shade being hand fed grass from Karlie! What a life!
Hand feeding the pigs
Giving the cows a special snack!
They couldn’t feed the cattle fast enough as soon as they brought a handful the cows pulled it through and were munching away on it.
