Ikea = Heaven !

This weekend we went to my favorite store !!!  IKEA!!!   Since we bought a new TV, we had to get a new TV stand.  My first thought was ... IKEA!!  So, we went to look around {hubby's words -- my words -- To Buy !}

I have not been able to go to IKEA and not have their swedish meatballs!

Don't they look yummy!!!  They are soooo good!!!

After a few hours of walking around, taking measurements, drooling, and considering.  We were on our way to check out with the small items I managed to get in the cart when we saw a dining buffet, and both my hubby AND myself really like it.  It was about $150 more than we had planned on spending, but we both really like it and that in itself was amazing!  So, we decided to get it!!!

It looks great, perfect size and everything !!

$$ JC Penny savings $$

Saturday we went to the mall and JC Penny's was having an awesome sale! One of the reasons for the mall trip was to get my daughter some new jeans.  Well, JC Penny's had a great clearance!!  Look how much I saved:

 

Yes !  That says Total Savings $230.83 !!!

I bought 2 jeans, 2 shirts and a winter coat {the coat was for me}.

School shopping part 2

I am happy to report that I am done shopping for 2 of the 3 kids !!!!

I did pretty good today, me and the kids went to the Outlet Mall....

Pac Sun ... I got:
6 t-shirts ( 4 for Shelby and 2 for Kaleb)
2 jeans (for Shelby)
1 wallet (Kaleb)
Total paid = $81.12 !! I saved $60 by using my pac loot I had earned, and another $30 for sales they had going on !!

Converse ... I got
2 shoes ( for Hayley)

Total Paid = $40!! They had buy 1 get 1 50% off

Gap .. I got
1 dress (Hayley)
1 pair leggings (Hayley)
3 pairs of flip flops (Hayley)

Total paid = $37.95 I got 10% off of everything cause I bought a reuseable bag.. the flip flops were 2 for 10, the leggings were 9.99 and they had an additional 30% off and the dress was on clearance !

Columbia.. I got for Rik..
3 shirts

Total paid=$20.54
2 of the shirts were 9.98 each and they were 50% off that price.
1 of the shirts were 17.98 and 50% off that price too.

All in all I think I did pretty good today! I only need a few things for Kaleb still and I will be totally done !!

School shopping

I really do hate school shopping, when the kids went to a school that required uniforms it was much easier, or when they were just young enough to let me pick their clothes!!
Since we have had some changes in the last few months (bought new house, laid off, ect.) I have been trying to be thrifty with my shopping.

When we were down South at my parents, we went to the mall and Aeropostale had a great sale. We also got coupons for 40% off online. I ordered Shelby and Hayley some shirts.

Last weekend I had a 40% off coupon for Old Navy so I took Hayley shopping and got some great things. As we were leaving Old Navy, I spotted a store I had never been in... so we stopped in. The store was Justice for Girls -- how could I have missed this store, it has mostly NEON clothes!! Hayley was in heaven, I was in shock .. how could girls where some of the clothes?? Ekk .. anyway, after looking a the prices, I went straight to the clearance rack. I did find Hayley 2 skirts, that were normal colors!!

Soo, tomorrow we are going to the outlet mall to spend our PacLoot from Pac Sun . I hope that will be the end of school shopping, at least until October when the kids seen to out grown everything from the beginning of school !!

Shopping today...

Well, I had to go shopping today. I learned some things on my little adventure today. Here is what I learned....

1. 18 ct of egg is $1.98, but a 12 ct is only $1.00 so it is cheaper to by 2 12 ct cartons. HMM
2. Herbal Essences shampoo was $4.69 @ CVS but at Wal Mart is was $2.97 --- WHAT?? However, I got it from CVS before I realized it was much cheaper at Wal Mart. I did have a $3.00 off coupon when you buy 2 (not that it was much help), there was also a $1.00 each CVS buck's back... soo in the end, I only paid $2.47 each instead of $4.69. But from now on I think I will be getting it from Wal Mart!!!
3. Blockbuster does not open until 10am!!! I got there at 9:30am!!
4. Academy obviously caters to the rednecks ( see picture below)