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Free Ice Cream This Saturday!!!

All Cookeville residents, head over to the Jefferson or Algood Wal-mart Saturday, May 30th from 11 a.m to 4 p.m. for free ice cream! Click Here for details and to check if your Wal-mart is participating (if you do not live in Cookeville).

My $55 Shopping Trip

Yesterday I ventured out for my weekly grocery shopping trip with list and coupons in hand. I was able to get my groceries for the week for $55!!! That total also includes 2 packs of diapers...woo hoo!! I am trying to re-work my blog, so stay tuned for some new posts coming soon!

Menu Plan Monday

Here is our menu for this week!

Monday: Chicken Santa Fe (click here for recipe)

Tuesday: Taco Ring

Wednesday: General Tsao's Chicken, Broccoli and Rice

Thursday: Pork Tenderloin and Veggies

Friday: Spaghetti

Saturday: Chicken Crescent Rolls (click here for recipe with pictures)

Sunday: Leftovers

Head Over to Orgjunkie.com for more menu ideas!

Frugal Friday

Taking Our Own Pictures

Since we have had a baby, and I have become a stay at home Mommy, we have had to find creative ways to save money. About a year ago, I saved my money and invested in a good digital camera, lens, and flash because photography has become a hobby of mine. My husband also recieved a version of photoshop for his birthday. When it came time to have our daughter's 6 week pictures taken, I decided to make my own "studio" in our living room and take them myself. I wouldn't be out any money if they didn't turn out good. I ended up being very pleased with the results and we ordered all the pictures we needed for us and our family for $27.oo!! I also spent $4.00 on black fabric for the back ground. I was very proud of my pictures, and incredibly proud of the price! Here are a few of the ones I took!

I am already searching photographer's blogs and wbsites for more picture ideas for her 3 month shots! Don't be afraid to try this yourself. There are lots of ideas out there and great technology to make your pictures look professional and save you money!

Check out Biblical Womanhood here for more frugal ideas.

Menu Plan Monday

This week I am trying to use up some things I already have so I can plan ahead for next week and get some good deals on food!!

Monday: Leftovers from the weekend

Tuesday: Pancakes and Sausage

Wednesday: Beef and Pasta meal (frozen meal from Blake's Mom)

Thursday: Salmon, rice, and broccoli

Friday: Chicken and rice

Saturday: Dinner on the road

Sunday: Baked Ziti (frozen from last week)

Check out orgjunkie.com for more menu ideas!

Headlights and Taillights

The right tail light on my car has been out for several months now. I went to Auto Zone to purchase a bulb and have them install it; however, they could not get to it to put it in. So, needless to say, I've been driving around without a brake light (praying I don't get pulled over when a cop is behind me) for a while. (Of course I did have a plan to pull out the bulbs I had purchased and plead my case with a new baby and all if I did get pulled over). Well, last week some time, my left head light went out. I decided it was time to take some action and get my car back in order. I went back to Auto Zone and purchased the bulb for the head light. Big shock... they were unable to put it in! I broke down and called the dealership and was told that I have to bring it in because they have to take the entire bumper off to replace the head light! How ridiculous is that??? But, I need to see when I drive at night, so off we go to Nissan. Do you know how much it costs to replace both headlights and brake lights? Eighty-four dollars!! I went ahead and had them replace both of them so I wouldn't be back in a week with another light out. On top of that, they informed me that my rear brakes are down to 10% and my A.C. line is leaking. Ughhhhh!!! There goes some money out of savings!! That took most of my day today. I did manage to cook dinner tonight and do a couple loads of laundry while DH held my baby girl and watched the Kentucky game. So, a pretty productive day! Now, I'm hoping for some sleep tonight!