my couponing score today....

Today I went shopping, I have to admit I did go to three stores. I saved a total of about 25 dollars today.
First stop was dollar general-

Got a 2-liter of coke
a package reeses peanut butter minis
wheat thins

had a coupon to save 2 on buying three of above and I got all three( got the coupon at dollar general about a week ago...was a peely)

I also got three reezits for free

Coupon was buy three and get three free...got the coupon from the dollar general website.

Saved 5.oo total there.


Then on to Walmart and I got :

3 hormel microwave dinners- coupon save 1.00 for each one.
Plus I got a frozen pretzels- coupon save .50 on one box.

I got those coupons from allyou magazine and from coupons.com

Then to our local grocery store---Town and country. They double coupons up to .50 everyday!
I got---:

Hiland ice cream, 56 oz square, on sale for 2 for 4.00----coupons for .45 off one, used 2 coupons ( hiland website is where I got the coupon)
Tony`s pizza sale 5 for 10.00 ---two coupons .75 off 2

Hiland cottage cheese- sale price 2.18 a piece---coupon .50 off 1, I had 2 coupons ( hiland website again)

Grands biscuits--sale- 3 for 4.00 --coupon- .40 on 3 ( don`t remember where I got that one at....I think sunday paper inserts)

Pillsbury crescent -sale 2 for 4.00--coupon .50 on 2...( don`t remember where for this one either)

Town and country also has a meat sale 5 for 25.00 I saved there as well..

I am very happy about the savings. Just had to brag alittle , I know 25.00 isn`t much to all those extreme couponers out there, but hey I live in a rural area and only have a limited number of stores to go to unless I plan on going to the bigger city near us , then it is a different story. Our small town only has Walmart, dollar general and of course town and country supermarket , but soon we will be having a walgreens as they bought our local drugstore , in which you can get a scoop of ice cream for .05 .
I am happy with the savings!!!!!
Everyone have a wonderfulllll day

some clowning around....

 The kindergardeners at the local school made me, at least the clown part of me , some valentine`s cards....so I kn ow valentine`s day was last month, but I just got the pictures yesterday....my gifts

  Here is another pic from the valentine`s party....I am handing out some Brown-E`s....I told the children they were alittle chewy....they had to try for theirselves though....I really didn`t know what to say...after all they were brown-E`s

           They all loved their balloon animals.....even though they are guareteed to pop

  They was explaining to me the different picture that they put on the cards....I was swinging on the swing set on one..... they all are wonderful artists in the making . They also taught me how to hula hoop,at least they tried...they said I couldn`t move just right....some of them could hula hoop pretty good.

 This is my Hubby aka Mr. Skit-tales...he was a trooper and did a magic trick with me ..I have been dying to do for a while....This was tooken yesterday at the Easter Day party. He voluteered to help me do the trick...one class loved  it , but thought he was alittle weird...he didn`t know his colors when it came to the balloons . We did the yellow bandana trick....it is on youtube...I really don`t the address.....the children didn`t know what to think when he put the yellow banana in his pocket.....I wish I could have had someone tape it somehow , so I or rather we could watch it back....The teachers were also laughing so hard and love it !

 These are our gifts besides the above pics a pencil holder with a pencil that needs to be sharpen and a scrap book page that says to skittles.

We had so much fun...clowning is a blast!!!!!!!

We got snow

ahhhhh Spring

 Sorry this pic looks little blurry, it really don`t capture the beauty.

 I think these daffodils look like they are saying Hello Spring, or rather Hello sunshine

                                                                   One of pale yellows

                                                  double one

 These ones have not bloomed since we lived here...looks like they will be double ones...so excited. I think after they get done blooming I will replanted them in a better location. Looks like they were planted in front of the house that used to be here. I am planning on replanting my peony s as well...so my hubby wont mow them down. I have radishes and green onions planted as well as garlic( first time planting this).

 When I was outside taking these photos...cocoa the mini had to see what I was doing

he tried and got his nose in it

The above sign is one of oldest drew out. I have been invited to do balloons in clown the local Easter Egg hunt...I so Eggcited about it. I have also been invited to do another event this summer in clown.

busy,busy, busy....

It has been really busy around here.March winds are howling today.....

One more game then basketball season is over for the youngest daughter...we have had two tournaments, the first one the team got 4 th place and the second one they got 3rd place. One more game to go. The second tournament had to be rescheduled because a leak in the roof at that gym. One game was cancelled because of weather, as far as I know it will not be rescheduled.

I have been working on a new clown costume...spring themed...butterfly/flower outfit. I have been invited to twist balloons at the local Easter Egg hunt...I really don`t want to wear my apple theme costume to that...besides the school`s Easter party with the children. I am super excited about that, and so are the children. My hubby has volunteered to be my assistant so, I can do the yellow bandana trick, at least for the kindergarten class...( you go to YouTube and look up this trick or skit).
I think the children will love it...last month ..they told me the clowns do magic, so in a way the trick is like a magic trick with a twist.

I have started thinking about getting the incubator up and going as well, as soon as the chickens start laying more.
I have started downloading my cassettes( in which I have alot of them) on to the computer and gonna try and burn a cd with them on their , so I can put them on a mp3 player...
My oldest daughter has this rash of sorts , that we have been dealing with for over a year now and Friday she goes and sees a doctor again for it, hopefully we will find out something...yes ,she has been to doctor`s before with it...about 3 in fact, one was a dermatologist -but not in person, so Friday is the day....I pray we find out something and what causes it and what we can do to make it go away for good. Well  everyone have a good day!

Block 4

I have been very busy with basketball and of course clowning a wee bit.

This block number 4.
It has a multiple of 8 ch sts.

With b, ch 42 for lower edge.
Row1-- right side--work 1 dc in 4th ch from hook, 1 dc in each of next 4 ch,* ch 4, skip next 4 ch, 1 dc in each of next 4 ch; repeat from * 3 times more, 1 dc in each of lat 2 ch.
Row 2 --ch 3, turn, skip first dc, 1 dc in each of next 5 dc, * ch 4, skip next ch 4, 1 dc in each of next 4 dc; repeat from * 3 times more, 1 dc in next dc, 1 dc in top of turning ch.
row 3 --ch 3 , turn skip first dc, 1 dc in  each of next 5 dc,* ch 2 , insert hook under both ch-4 loopes and work 1 sc, ch 2, 1dc in each of next 4 dc; repeat from * 3 times more, 1 dc in next dc, 1 dc in top of turning ch.
Row 4--ch 3, turn, skip first dc,1 dc in each of next 5 dc,* ch 4, 1 dc in each of nect 4 dc; repeat from * 3 times more, 1 dc in next dc, 1 dc in top of turning ch.
Row 5--ch 3, turn, skip first dc, 1 dc in next dc, * ch 4, skip next 4 dc, working in 2 loops of ch, work 1 dc in each next 4ch; repeat from * 3 times more, ch 4, skip next 4 dc, 1 dc in next dc, 1 dc in top of turning ch.
Row 6-- ch 3, turn, skip first dc, 1 dc in next dc, * ch 4, 1 dc in each next 4 dc; repeat from * 3 times more, ch 4, 1 dc in next dc, 1 dc in turning ch.
Row 7-- ch 3 , turn, skip first dc, 1 dc in next dc, * ch 2, work 1 sc under both ch -4 loops as before, ch 2, 1 dc in each of next 4 dc; repeat from * 3 times more, ch 2, 1 sc under next 2 ch-4 loops, ch 2, 1 dc in next dc, 1 dc in turning ch.
Row 8-- Repeat row 6.
Row 9--Ch 3, turn, skip first dc, 1 dc in next dc, working in 2 top loops of ch as before, work 1 dc in each of next 4 ch. * ch 4, skip 4 dc, 1 dc in each of next 4 ch; repeat from * 3 times more, 1 dc in next dc, 1 dc in top turning ch.
Repeat rows 2,3,4,5,6,7 and 8--about 9 ins from beg. Fasten off.

My hubby seen a hula hoop bag on some talk sho and told me that my clown character needed one. The above in my finished bag with my clown name on it.Of course the one that I have found the internet was sprayed black and of course , had white fabric on it...but clowns are colorful...right.

First off, I had to wait until my local Walmart got the hula hoops in...who knew they was a spring /summer item...I thought you could hula hoop in the house. Like you see I chose two different colors.

I first layed a paper down and made a pattern with newspaper of course, as can`t find a pattern for this anywhere. then I sewed up one side at a time and quilted each side

the above picture shows both sides done and the bottom then I sewed it up and then made the flap and decided my name needed to be on it on the flap. Then I sewed the flap on bag and sewed the bag to the two hula hoops and found some real cool duck tape and taped on top of the bag.