Watch those coupons....

Yesterday I went to Publix for big shopping trip.  My mom and aunt gave me their coupons from their papers from the past few weeks, so I was armed with savings!  Also, Nick wasn't with me, so I was able to spend a full hour in the grocery store matching my coupons with the store deals!

I saved $60 and spent $63.  However, after examination of my receipt when I got home, I noticed my $4 off 4 Beggin Strips coupon was only calculated as 40 cents.  UGH...that burned me up! 

Since I now have a pregger belly, people tend to distract me with the typical questions asked of a pregnant lady (When are you due, What are you having, Is it your first.....????).  The bagger had the line up of questions flying, so I wasn't paying attention to the screen. 

Next time, I will need to follow the tips of the trade.

-Stack coupons highest to lowest value.  If one pops on the screen out of order (40 cents instead of $4), you know that is an immediate red flag of a possible error.

-Hand the cashier coupons one by one.  I am sure this ticks them off, but if you want full savings, it is worth it!  If I would have done it, I would have saved $3.60 more yesterday!!!

Just lettin' you know....

So, keeping up two blogs is becoming a little tough.  Some days, I just don't know what to blog about.  I'm still going to post every day, but it might be less frequent on this blog and more on Mrs. Pregnant in the Lowcountry.  Little Tillman is starting to take over my thinking these days.  I read one of my many emails I subscribe to about pregnancy, and it said I was entering the 3rd trimester...yikes! 

I still going to blog on this one, but to catch my daily read make sure to check out Mrs. Pregnant!

Just getting back into town from....

Our First Baby Shower in Ohio with The Mr.'s Family

You can actually sit outside and not sweat to death in Ohio!

Yes, people...The Mr. is an Indy fan.  Went to the Indy 500!

Hottest race on record (96 air temp and 130 race track temp)

Me!

(taken before the sun was beating down on us)

Our seats are in turn 2, so we see turn 2 & 1 and the back straight away. 

The best seats in the house. The Mr.'s family has had these tickets since the 50's.

Yes, we got to see all but the last wreak!

Mom 2 Mom Sale this Saturday, Mt. Pleasant

The MOMS Clubs of Mount Pleasant are holding their bi-annual Consignment Sale at the Mount Pleasant Armory.

This Saturday, May 15th from 7 AM to 11AM with a 50% off sale from 12:30 until 2:00.

There will be TONS of new and gently used clothing, toys, books, DVDs, furniture, baby equipment, outdoor toys, riding toys, to purchase at amazing prices!

This is a CASH ONLY sale and there is a $1 admittance fee that goes directly to charity. And 100% of the profits will also be donated to Low Country Orphan Relief.

There will be 100 consignors selling their new and gently used baby and kid stuff.  Shop early for the best selection!

For more details visit  http://www.m2msale.webs.com/
 
*info from the Moms 2 Moms sale facebook page!

Looking forward to TONIGHT!

There's no doubt that I love a great deal!  I'm attending the Charleston's first Divine Children's Show. Today is the preview sale that is open to those who volunteered and blogged about the event.  Starting at 7PM, it opens up to grandparents too! 

The public sale starts tomorrow (9:00 am - 8:00 pm) and will be at the North Charleston Convention Center! 

Spring 2010 Overstocks List has a lot of nice children's brands at discounted prices.  Here are some of the brands they will have at the sale: Castles & Crowns, Three Mommas, Kate and Libby, Wish Upon a Star, Dolce Mia, and Baa Baa Clothing Co. Boutiques are also sending previous seasons inventory from Anita G, Tea Collection, E-Land, Charlie Rocket, Sweet Potatoes, and MORE!

Most items are under $35!

Needless to say, I can't wait until 6PM!  Got to start shopping "little bro" style for Tillman!

Hosting a Give Away

Head on over to Mrs. Pregnant in the Lowcountry for my first ever give away! 

Don't Forget: Rite Aid Coupons Expire Wednesday

Do you remember this post?

Rite Aid's $3 off $15 and $5 off $25 expire on March 31st (Wednesday), which is the day before my BIRTHDAY!!

WoooHooo for Birthday week.  I am looking forward to some cake!

Have a great Monday!  Off to my second OB appointment.  Follow me on Mrs. Pregnant in the Lowcountry for the latest!

Are you wearing GREEN? If not, you should be PINCHED!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!   

What kind of green shenanigans are you getting into tonight?  Any of you going to a green soirée?

It's pretty much a wordless Wednesday for me! 

If you haven't yet, make sure to check out my new pregnancy blog: Mrs. Pregnant in the Lowcountry!

A Flip Clip of My Ultrasound

Here is a "clip" from the "flip" of my ultrasound.

Yes! To my readers who have never seen me before, here I am (anonymity is now over)!! 

I had my ultrasound (lst Trimester Screening) at the MUSC Prenatal Wellness Center.  More to come on the 1st trimester screening.  I should know some results by the end of the week.

Learning How to Work This Bad Boy!

Since Thursday, I have been trying to figure out the Flip Ultra HD.  On Friday when we filmed my ultrasound, the Flip kept showing a low battery, so we kept plugging it in (it charges by the USB on a computer).  Finally on Saturday (after some internet research), I find that we are not the only ones that have had trouble with the Flip Ultra HD.  There are charging difficulties with it.  Here are the directions I followed to make it work (It took 7 hours to charge fully).

If your battery pack is not charging properly, please try the following (go here to see e-user001, the smarty that figured it all out!):
1) remove the battery pack from the camcorder
2) connect the camcorder to a powered USB port on your computer
3) when the "Connected" indicator comes on, insert the battery pack into the camcorder
4) safe eject your camcorder from your computer
5) reconnect your camcorder to your computer
6) the battery pack should now begin to charge within the camcorder

Our Little One

Everything went really well at the lst trimester screening today, and everything looks normal. We'll have the full results when my bloodwork comes back in about a week.  The ultrasound tech at MUSC Prenatal Wellness Center, Juli, was AWESOME!

Our little one had its legs crossed the whole time (very proper just like its mom!!), so we don't know what it is yet! Juli tried everything to try to get it to move, but he/she was comfortable where it was!

Two BIG pieces of NEWS!

If word on the street hasn't gotten to you yet, I have some BIG NEWS!  We're expecting September 21, 2010!  We have our 1st Trimester Screening Ultrasound today.  Some say that we may be able to tell what sex the baby is today! 
I hope I am not getting my hopes up too much, but we are looking forward to seeing the baby and knowing more about him/her.  We are about 12 to 13 weeks along.

The next BIG NEWS is I am thinking about starting another blog to record my pregnancy.  How about those shenanigans?  Would you follow me there too or would you rather me post on here once a week?

Update: Here is the link to my other blog, Mrs. Pregnant in the Lowcountry: http://mrspregnantlowcountry.blogspot.com/