Where can a guy find an understanding wife?

In my daily Bible reading this morning I read Proverbs 19:14.

"Parents can provide their sons with an inheritance of houses and wealth, but only the Lord can give an understanding wife."

Now, of course, us mothers believe that we have to help the Lord find the understanding wife for our son. But as I read this the Lord reminded me that He has everything under control. All I need to do is turn it over to Him with faith that He will choose the best.

Thank you Lord for always wanting to provide the best for us when we least deserve it.

Coupon for Popcorn and M&M'S

Go here for a $1.25 coupon for Orville Redenbacher's Gourmet Popping Corn and one bag of M&M'S candies.

Shopping trip to Walgreens

Total price before coupons and sales $72.91 and total OOP (out of pocket) after coupons and sale $34.36.

4 Nabisco single serve cookies $.50 less $1/2 Nabisco Crackers, SS 5/16 (FREE)
1 pack of index cards $.39 with in ad coupon
1 pack of envelopes $.69 with in ad coupon
2 L'Oreal make up (B1G1 50%) ($12.99 X 2)-($12.99/2)=19.48 less (2) $1 Walgreens July coupon booklet and less (2) $1 L'Oreal cosmetic product RP 5/23 ($15.48)
2 Right Guard deodorant B1G1 $3.99 less $3/2 printable ($.98)
2 Mead 1 subject notebooks $1.99 x 2 less (2) $1 Mead Walgreens July coupon booklet ($1.98)
Knife set clearance price $3.59
Foam slippers clearance price $7.49

Total including tax = $34.36

Kellogg's Pop-Tarts

For those of you who have been waiting for a good deal on Kellogg's pop tarts, listen up. This week Target has the 12-ct pop-tarts on sale for $2. Use this printable coupon for $1.25/3 for a final price of $1.58 a box (a 12-ct box). I will be matching this price at my local Wal-Mart to snag a sweet deal on pop tarts.

Now if they will only have the blueberry muffin flavor in the 12-ct box. That is my youngest son's favorite.

Pantry Organization -Before and After

I converted my upstairs linen closet into a stockpiling pantry. As you can see my family really loves Del Monte cut green beans and Bush's baked beans. So I made sure I stocked up when they were on sale. I have been eying those can organizers and recently found some cardboard ones you can order that are not as expensive as the plastic or metal. I used those to organize my canned goods in a way that is better for rotating.

I purchased the smaller size of organizer since my cabinets were not deep enough for the larger one. All of my regular and small size cans would fit. Since I buy the larger cans of baked beans, they would not fit.

My local Wal-Mart has the the Kraft mac & cheese boxes on sale for $2.50 for a 5-pack. With a $1/2 printable coupon, I was able to obtain them for $.40 a box. I purchased the Velveeta shells and cheese at Walgreens last week with the $3 RR when you purchase $10 deal. I ended up with ten boxes for $1.20 each. They are on sale at Wal-Mart for $1.75 right now and I have seen them as low as $1.50 at some stores.

Now I am waiting for the Velveeta block cheese to go on sale with a coupon to go along with my Rotel.

Budget Update

Monthly Update

Well, for the month of June I was over budget by $21.91. I spent $521.91 on $784.01 worth of groceries. I saved $199.32 with coupons during the month.

Due to the sales at Walgreens and CVS recently, I was able to obtain about 12 bottles of body wash for FREE. My boys should not need any body wash for awhile.

Kellogg's cereal recall

Kellogg's has issued a recall on several of their cereals including certain boxes of Fruit Loops, Apple Jacks, Corn Pops and Honey Smacks. Go here for a complete list of which products are included and a phone number to call and request coupons for replacement.

Since I have probably 25 boxes of cereal with almost all being Kellogg's, I did find five boxes included in the list. I have called the number and had to leave my information. I will be calling back tomorrow to verify that my information was received. You will need to call between 8:00 am - 8:00 pm to talk to a real person. They did not state which time zone this was.