Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Call Me Crazy.......


21.44$ worth of stuff for 2.31$!  I saved 91%!
Yup......I caught it....I am officially hook-line-and sinkered.  Couponing....it's ridiculous.  I now understand why these people become hoarders of hand soap, collectors of deodorant, gatherers of canned goods, and squirrels of fabric softener.  In a word, it's: ADDICTING!  I literally had heart palpitations tonight as I scoured the shelves for what makes my 4th shopping trip since Sunday.  (I hit Meijer AND Kroger today)  I look at these people on these coupon shows and mock them!  I point my finger and laugh!  I make fun of how crazy they.........oh crap........I guess "we" are.  Ok ok...I'm not the crazy lady with a room dedicated to toilet paper........yet.  But I completely understand the thrill of paying next to nothing for stuff you'll actually use!  So go ahead....call me crazy....say I'm wasting my time.  Tell me I should find better things to occupy my time.  Maybe you're right.  But in an economy that seems like we're paying more and more for every little thing....well....sometimes it's nice to win one.

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Just a nice little Saturday...

It finally happened...the first yard sales of the season.  I think Jon looks forward to that day as much as he does the first day of hunting season or Christmas!  He. Loves. To. Yardsale. Period.  And even though he didn't get home until almost 3AM, we were still up at 8 to start the day!

...and what a day it was.  We hit about 8 different sales and were amazed by all the JUNK people were trying to sell!  The highlights were:
  • a half-(eaten?) jar of baby food:  50¢
  • VHS tapes:  3$
  • Erotic fiction novels:  1$/each
  • a bag of condiments (ketchup, mustard, mayo, relish, etc.):  2.50$
  • a bucket of clumped-up rock salt:  50¢
  • styrofoam meat trays (like from Kroger):  2.50$/5-pk.
...just to name a few. 

We did get some neat things though.  Jon bought the Adam Sandler CD (1996-ish) and was super pumped about it!  I got a few big vases.  Jon got a new gun rack and I got a nice oval stand mirror.  And no....we didn't buy any meat trays....



John and Mikaila at prom

Aaron and Andrea at prom

Last night was Amanda-Clearcreek's prom.  Both boys went and looked so nice!  And their dates were so pretty!  They both had beautiful dresses and their hair looked adorable!  However, neither of them were carrying a quarter in case they needed to make an emergency phone call...I was a little disappointed...just sayin'...


It was neat to see all the kids arrive.  Our proms weren't near the *production* that prom is today.  There were limos, Hummer limos, a Mercedes limo, and the General Lee.  But by far, the entrance of the evening had to go to these people:


Yup...it's a combine!
These girls sure were troopers...I can't imagine climbing into a combine--in a dress--on prom night--in heels.  Wait...I don't even wear heels, so nevermind...

It was so cute though.  They had a catwalk and introduced each person/couple as they entered.  Some of the dresses were gorgeous!  Some of the dresses made Jon and I vow to never let our daughter dress like a skank.  And other dresses made us vow to never let our son DATE a skank!  (Ok...I "vowed"...Jon just got excited that our son would be going with someone who could wear one of those skanky dresses).

So all-in-all, not a bad Saturday.  Today's newspaper is supposed to have over 370$ worth of coupons, so I'm trying to rouse Jon out of bed to go buy the paper!  I'm hoping to stock up on styrofoam meat trays to sell at our yard sale this summer...