Great Deal!

I just had to pass on this information.

Last spring I read a blog about Zaycon Foods.  It's a great company that takes pre-orders for meats in bulk to give you the best deal possible.  You actually pick up your meat straight from the processing plant.  Another great thing is that they don't use fillers, antibiotics, hormones, etc.  It's just solid, good stuff.

I had checked into the system back in the spring but saw that they didn't have any available pick ups in my area.

I just got an email that you can order skinless, boneless, chicken breasts for only $1.69 a pound!!!  That is incredible.  You buy in 40 lb. cases so your minimum order would be $67.60.  I got 2 cases and will stock pile for sure.

Go to www.zayconfoods.com and you can see a small video about how the system works.  You can also see if this offer is available in your area.  This deal is available in all the main cities in my state of TN but they also have it around the US.  The order closes soon and sometimes they sell out, so check it out fast!!  My pick up date is October 22 at a local church.  When you sign up, they will send you updates on other meat deals available to you. 

Check it out!

This Week's Deals

 I went couponing early this week and wanted to share my deals with you. 
At CVS I got:
* 3 packs of Hershey's snack size candy bars - 3 for $3 with $1 in ECB back so they were only 67 cents each.  There are 6 in each pack - a perfect number for my 6 Fish Sticks
* Colgate toothpaste was $2 each with $2 in ECB when you buy 2.  Coupon for 75 cents off in 8/26 SS so they cost 25 cents each.
* Hershey's simple Pleasures chocolates were 67 cents each with 67 cents in ECB so they were FREE!  My CVS was out of stock but check yours.  They might be in.  Who can pass up free chocolate??
*  Right Guard body was was $3 each with $2 in ECB when you buy 2.  There was a $2 off 2 coupon in Sunday's paper making them $1 each.
*  Pert was BIGI and there was $1.50 off 2 in Sunday's paper - final cost was $2.40.  That might not sound like a super deal but that is My Man's favorite shampoo so I try to keep it stocked - and these were the large bottles - not bad.

Walgreens had a few good deals:
*  Suave was 99 cents each with $2 RR when you buy 2, making them both FREE
*  Carmex was $1.50 each with $1 RR when you buy 2, making them $1 each.  I had to buy these for a service project at school or I wouldn't have caught this deal.
*  Pert Plus was $4.99 each with $3 back in RR and this Sunday's paper had $1.50 off 2, making them $2.74 each - Now I feel stocked with My Man's main shampoo.  :)

Just Thinking

Ya know what I love?  I love fresh, warm laundry just out of the dryer.  I just wish it would fold itself and find it's own drawer.  I love the smell of a clean house.  I just know that it doesn't last long.  I love mud rooms where the shoes are put in the shoe bench and there is no mud on the floor, despite its name.

But I also know that it seems like yesterday that I became a mom and not 13 years ago.  And I know that as much as I love the things I mentioned, there will come a day when I don't love those things as much any more because it will probably mean that my house is empty.

Our job as a mom can be taxing.  It can be overwhelming.  It can just make me want to cry some days because it's not easy.  But what am I here for?  I am here to glorify God with the task that He has given me.  He made me to be a wife.  He made me to be a mom.  I will give it 100% even if it makes me crash in bed every night from exhaustion.  Because I know I do it for Him.  And one day, I pray, that when my house is clean, my laundry is little, my door knobs are not sticky and my windows are clear of fingerprints and nose prints that there will be 8 warriors for the Lord,  fighting the good fight and keeping the faith.  Life is short.  What really matters is the dash on our tombstone between the year we were born and the year we died.  Let's make our dash count for eternity.

Ordering in Bulk

 I showed you my bulk foods in my pantry a while back.  I mentioned Bread Beckers and their local co-op that I participate in.  I've also discovered 2 other co-ops for bulk foods.  Not only do these companies provide great prices, but high quality, nutritious and organic foods.  I started ordering fresh fruits from Bulk Natural Foods last year.  They take a truck load of orders and travel across the USA stopping along the way to deliver.  They also offer dry foods.  My first dry foods order came in today.  I drove to the closest town and picked it up at my specified time.  I got pinto beans, black beans, kidney beans, couscous, alfalfa seeds and banana chips.  I stored them in gallon buckets that I labeled and can't wait to use it for feeding the Fish Sticks.

Check out Bulk Natural Foods and Azure Standard to see if they deliver close to  you.  I used to buy a gallon of food grade glycerin to make my herbal tinctures from Azure Standard.  I would have to pay just as much for shipping from WA state that I did for the glycerin.  Now they deliver to my area and shipping is less than my state's local tax.  Can't beat that.  They also offer dry goods, health foods, and produce.  It's as simple and signing up.  I felt the need to pass on a good thing or 2.  Hope you can benefit.

Walgreens Deals

Walgreens had some pretty good deals this week.  Word is out that Walgreens will no longer have Register Rewards in a couple of weeks but have a rewards card that will also take the place of their in ad coupons.  I hope it continues to give good savings when matched with coupons.  Time will tell if I am still a Walgreens fan.

So for now I got:

*Ateril Sleep Shots - $4.99 with $4.99 RR so they were FREE
*Scope mouthwash - $3.00 and $3 RR when you buy 2 - $1.50 off coupon from 8/26 PG so using 2 coupons, I got them both for FREE
*Crest Rinse - $3.99 with $3 RR so matched with a $1 coupon from 8/26 PG it was FREE
*Mitchum Deodorant - $3 and $4 RR when you buy 2, matched with a 75 cent off coupon made them 25 cents each
*Aussie hair products - $3 each with $2 RR when you buy 2 matched with a $3 off 2 coupon from 8/5 RP made them 50 cents each

Total for above items: $1.50

You've got 2 more days to grab these great deals yourself!!

Kroger Deals

I got some good Kroger deals this week.  They are having a Mega Event - when you buy 10 participating items, you get $5 off your total.  I got 2 of the $5 deals by purchasing 20 participating items.  With coupon match ups, I got some great savings.

I purchased 9 bottles of Kraft BBQ sauce.  They were 49 cents with the Mega Event and I had $1/3 coupon from 8/19 SS so they were only 16 cents each!

I bought 8 boxes of General Mills cereal bars.  They were $1.49 with the Mega Event and I had 8 coupons for 50 cents off which doubled making each box only 49 cents each.

In order to get 20 items for the total of $10 off, I purchased 3 2-liters of Sprite which were $1 each.

Grand total plus tax was $9.85!

Walgreens Run

I went to Walgreens late this week and missed CVS altogether.  Bummer.

But here's what I got at Walgreens. 
*  Stayfree was $2 and there was a $2 off coupon in Sundays paper making them FREE!
*  Renew Life Heartburn relief was $10 with a $10 back in RR making it FREE!
*  Crest Pro-Health was $3.49 with a $2.50 RR back and I had a 75 cent off coupon from 7/29 PG and so it was 24 cents!
*  Help I have cut myself was $3.99 with $3 back in RR making it 99 cents!

All the things in the photo cost about $1.25!