Summer Recipe: Cucumber Water
Fresh Garden Cucumber in a Pitcher of Water You probably have had a glass of water with a lemon wedge in it for extra zest, but have you tried Cucumber Water? Instead of adding a lemon to your glass of water today try adding a couple slices of cucumbers. During the summer months when we have fresh garden cucumbers we like to slice them up and add them to a pitcher of water for extra flavor. It is a great drink variation you can bring to the dinner table. It’s especially fun to serve when you have guests. If your family enjoys cucumbers this is a refreshing drink to try. Add a few slices to your pitcher of water today.
- 1 sliced Cucumber
- Water
Slice up the cucumber and add it to a pitcher of water. Allow the cucumber to remain the water about an hour before serving for extra flavor.
Pampers Gifts to Grow – 5 Free Points
Receive another 5 free points from Pampers with the a new Gifts to Grow code!This code is different from the previous codes I have given.
Use Code: BABYISDUEANYDAY
The code didn’t have an expiration date but they usually expire in a few days so be sure to add it to your account soon!
You can save up the rewards to purchase gifts!
For more information about the Pampers Gift to Grow Program and how you can start earning Pampers “Gifts to Grow” Rewards for your family go to Pampers Gifts to Grow!
Fresh & Healthy: Our Garden – Cabbage, Okra, Green Beans, Cucumbers, Purple Beans,Tomatoes, Peppers and More!
We are enjoying the fresh vegetables from our garden! We didn’t have to travel this week so we had the opportunity to enjoy the veggies even more. Our garden is slowing down a little with all the heat. I didn’t get a chance to take a picture of all the vegetables because a couple neighbors came over to get some produce.
Here are some of the fresh veggies we were able to eat and share this week:
Green Cabbage and Purple Cabbage from our garden We made green and red coleslaw out of our two cabbages.
Red and green cabbage heads ready to be sliced for coleslaw! The cabbage made great coleslaw!
Fresh Garden Produce Fresh vegetables and fruit from the garden – Big Tomatoes, Cherry Tomatoes, Roma Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Green Beans, Purple Beans, Okra, Banana Peppers, and Strawberries.
We have had a lot of great tomatoes the last couple of weeks. We had a friend made some delicious salsa from our tomatoes and peppers. It has been neat seeing and hearing what others have been able to make with our vegetables.
What are you eating out of your garden this week?
Family Outings: Picnic at Legacy Park
Karlie and Brina finishing their picnic lunch! Every once in awhile we have the opportunity to meet Daddy for a quick picnic over his lunch hour.
Karlie about ready to blow her bubbles on Mommy! The girls like to blow bubbles when we go to the park and luckily for them I usually have some in the van. Bubbles have come in handy quite often in our adventures.
Now it's Brina's turn to blow bubbles my direction! Somehow I get plenty of fun bubbles blown in my direction!
Karlie having fun on the play ground. It’s the little things in life that can entertain for hours!
Brina flying away on a jet plane, always plenty of entertainment on the play ground. The girls enjoy exploring and playing at the variety of parks in our area. Thankful for some time to spend with Jake and allow the girls some play time as well.
Save A Lot: Deals for the week of August 3 – 9, 2011
The Save A Lot weekly ad deals are listed below for your convenience. Save A Lot continued their sale on “Save A Lot Today” brand products. Sign up for the Smart Shopper Club, by doing so you will get a $5.00 off of $25.00 coupon!
Meats and Seafood
Oscar Mayer Wieners or Bologna (16 oz or 12 oz) – $0.99
Use $1.00/2 coupon from insert 6/19 Smart Source (Expires 8/14/11)
$0.49 each after couponBeef Eye of Round Roast – $2.99 per lb
Eckrich Smoked or Skinless Turkey Sausage (14 oz) – $1.99
Use $0.55/1 coupon from insert 6/26 Smart Source (Expires 8/27/11)
Use $1.00/2 coupon from insert 6/26 Smart Source (Expires 8/27/11)
As low as $1.44 each after couponBoneless Chicken Breast – $1.49 per lb
Ground Beef 73% Lean (3 lb or 5 lb packages) – $1.99 per lb
Fresh Half Boneless Pork Loin – $1.99 per lb
Fresh Pork Tenderloin – $3.49 per lb
Shaner’s Boneless Chicken Breast – $5.99
Holten Quarter Pound Beef Patties (32 oz) – $3.99
Pick 5 for $19.99 promo on going: Pick any 5 specially marked packages of your favorite cuts of fresh, frozen or smoked meats and pay just $19.99 (about $2 per pound).
Fridge and Freezer
Coburn Farm Eggs (1 dozen)- $0.19*
*Valid with $10 minumum purchase.
Limit one purchase customer. Must present coupon at time of purchase.
Valid at local store (states the address of our local store)
Expires August 13, 2011Kraft American Singles (12 oz) – $1.88
Use $0.55/1 coupon from Kraft Food & Family Booklet (found at Bi-Lo & Food Lion)
$1.33 each after couponFerratto’s Fully Loaded Pizza (21.5 to 24.4 oz) – $4.99
Coburn Farms Mozarella String Cheese (10 0z) – $2.99
Take & Bake Pepperoni & Supreme Pizza – $5.99
Reser’s Potato and Macaroni Salad – $2.99
Produce
Black, Red and White Grapes – $0.99 per lb
Peaches, Plums, and Nectarines – $0.79 per lb
Strawberries (1 lb package) – $2.00
Cucumbers – $0.33 each
Peppers – $0.33 each
Summer and Zucchini Squash – $0.49 each
Cantaloupe – $1.49 each
Grocery
Ideal Bread (20 or 24 oz) – $0.19*
*Valid with $10 minumum purchase.
Limit one purchase customer. Must present coupon at time of purchase.
Valid at local store (states the address of our local store)
Expires August 13, 2011General Mills Cereal (20.5 to 21.5 oz) – $2.49
Use $1.00/2 coupon from insert 7/10 Smart Source (Expires 8/20/11)
$1.99 each after couponKellogg’s PopTarts (14 to 14.7 oz) – $1.66
Use $1.00/3 coupon from insert 7/24 Red Plum (Expires 9/18/11)
$1.33 each after couponHi-C Juice Drink Boxes (10 Count) – $1.79
Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks (4.5 to 5.4 oz) – $1.88
Use $1.00/3 coupon from 7/17 Smart Source (Expires 9/10/11)
Use $0.50/2 printable coupon from Betty Crocker
As low as $1.55 each after couponSplash Out Juice Drink Pouches Fruit Punch (10 pack) – $1.79
Mantia’s Tri Color Rotini – $0.89
Tipton Grove Apple Juice – $1.69
Panner Peanut Butter – $1.59
Bramley’s Concord Grape Jelly (32 oz) – $1.8
Fairfield Farms Mini Raisin Boxes – $1.49
Nature Trails Chewy Granola Bars – $1.99
J Higg’s Potato Chips – $1.19
J Higg’s Cheezie Puffs or Crunchy – $1.39
Portmann’s Salad Dressings – $1.39
Crisp Lemonade – $0.99
Summerset Green Citrus Tea (6 pack) – $2.89
Albany Bakery Creme Sandwich Cookies – $1.99
Vitner Multi Pack Snacks – $4.99
Mrs Freshley’s Buddy Bars or Oatmeal Creme – $1.00
Chef’s Finest Croutons – $0.99
Tree Ripe Lemonade – $1.99
Bakery
Fresh Apple or Cherry Pie – $2.99
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.
Free Audio Book: “Hannah Coulter” by Wendell Berry
FREE Audio Book Download
For the month of August Christian Audio is offering a free download of their audio book . This month the audio book is “Hannah Coulter“ by Wendell Berry. If you have been wanting to read the book then this is a great opportunity to listen to the book for free when you download it from Christian Audio in August. Make sure to submit your order by August 31, 2011 to get your free audio book. Thanks Christian Audio!
CVS: Spent $0.85 and Got $9 ECB’s Back!
CVS Weekly Deals CVS has a few good deals this week, several of the deals I went in for were already gone so I stocked up on other items that were available. I was happy to stock up on some items including lipstick and deodorant this week while utilizing a few of my coupons. Today I was able to get the items for $0.85 including tax and received $9.00ECB’s to use on my next CVS purchase. Here is what I purchased this week.
- 4 – Suave Deodorant “Powder” Scent for $4.00 ($1.00 each)
- 3 – Suave Deodorant “Tropical” Scent for $3.00 ($1.00 each)
- 3 – Suave Deodorant “Vanilla” Scent for $3.00 ($1.00 each)
- 1 – Revlon ColorBurst Raspberry Lipstick for $5.79
- 1 – Revlon Moon Drop Lipstick for $5.79
- 1 – Softlips Mint Vanilla for $1.07
- 1 – Softlips Very Berry for $1.07
- 1 – Dawn Ultra Dish Soap for$0.99
- 1 – Dawn Jasmine / Lavender Dish Soap for $0.99
- 3 – Puffs Plus with Vicks Tissues for $2.64 ($0.88 each)
- 1 – Potting Soil for $1.00
- 1 – CVS Lotion for $0.97
Here are the coupons I used on the items.
- Used $1.00 Revlon Manufacturer Coupon (PG 7/17)
- Used $1.00 Revlon Manufacturer Coupon (PG 7/17)
- Used $0.25 Puffs Manufacturer Coupon (PG 7/31)
- Used $0.50 Dawn Manufacturer Coupon (PG 7/31)
- Used $0.50 Dawn Manufacturer Coupon (PG 7/31)
- Used $3.00 CVS Kiosk Coupon (Revlon)
- Used $3.00 CVS Kiosk Coupon
- Used $2.00 CVS Kiosk Coupon
- Used $17.00 CVS ECB’s
I received $9.00 ECB’s back today:
- $6.00 ECB’s for Revlon Products
- $3.00 ECB’s for Suave Products
Today I was able to save $70.91 at CVS by purchasing these items and using coupons.
When you shop the CVS sales regularly and have ECB’s that you can roll over toward future purchases the bonus ECB’s start adding up (Green Bag Tags and Beauty Club). As you can see from my shopping trip today you don’t have to purchase a lot to save money when shopping at CVS. Plus you can use the additional ECB’s you receive towards your next purchase. You can pick and chose what is best for your family.
I would love to hear your CVS shopping story for this week! For those of you who shop regularly at CVS please share how you were able to save this week! Although the weekly ad sales are similar every family and situation is different so you may have found items better suited to your household. In your comment please feel free to share a link to your blog article showing us how you were able to save shopping at CVS.
Song: “My Savior My God” by Aaron Shust
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVlzwEsYezw&feature=related
Thankful for a Savior who gave his life for me. “My Savior Loves, My Savior Lives, My Savior’s Always There For Me….” love this phrase in Aaron Shust’s song. No matter what I am going through he is always there for me! How refreshing it is to know you are not alone!
New Upromise eCoupons for August 2011
Upromise has posted their new eCoupons for the month of August 2011. Remember to activate your eCoupons to get additional savings. If you have not yet signed up for Upromise you can get more information regarding on our experience or directly at the Upromise website.
This month they have 27 coupons you can activate for bonus savings. Once you activate your eCoupons all you have to do is scan your rewards card or purchase the items at the store and the cash will be added to your account. You don’t even have to carry any coupons to get the rewards!
You can go to their website for more information on the Upromise program, it’s free to join.
Giveaway: $10 Staples Gift Card
I am doing another giveaway on Blessings Multiplied!!! The winner of this giveaway will receive a $10 Staples Gift Card! School is approaching and it is time to stock up on school supplies again. As a Mom of fraternal twin daughters I am always looking for ways to save a little extra when buying school supplies for the family. Our family uses supplies from Staples for school, crafts and the office.
- Sign up to follow my blog (if you haven’t done so already) and leave a comment below telling us how you follow Blessings Multiplied.
- You can get a bonus entry into the drawing if you leave a separate comment below sharing one of your favorite school / office supplies you like to get at Staples!
All comments must be made by August 31st at 10:00 PM EST to be entered into the drawing. On August 31st I will randomly draw a winner from those who have entered the giveaway.
