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Candy Deal at Meijer!

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Today the kids and I RAN (quite literally, we had a very short amount of time) to Meijer because I had not quite gotten all the Halloween candy we needed for trick-or-treat at Emily’s house tomorrow night. AND we were out of chicken nuggets which means she was in immediate danger of starving to death. SO! Off to the store we went. I did two transactions to minimize my out-of-pocket.

Transaction #1Z:

4 bags of Nestle fun size candy $2 each – $8

-two $1/2 Nestle printables

-two 50 cents off two Nestle Meijer Mealbox printables

=$5 cash, and I got back catalina for $3 off my next order!! WOOT!

So then I got Transaction #2:

Two bags of Tyson chicken nuggets $7.98

coupons:

Two 55 cents off any Tyson bagged chicken from recent insert (both doubled to $1, so -$2)

-$3 catalina from first transaction

=$2.98!

So I got out of there w/ 4 Halloween candy bags and 2 bags of chicken nuggets for $7.98. YAY!  If you are a Halloween candy slacker like me, run out and getcha some!  This is a great deal!

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I am all for year-round school.

Joshua has a “fall break” of sorts yesterday and today.

And I want him to go BACK TO SCHOOL.

Because at 8:30 a.m. he’s wandering around the house with his “I’m bored” look (he doesn’t DARE say those words to me out loud), NOT playing with any of his THOUSANDS of toys, OR his sister, who by the way, would LOVE to play with him.

We need to get to the library today and check out every book you suggested yesterday!

Because right now, I am about to call my mom and figure out how she refrained from locking my brother and I in our rooms every school holiday. (Notice, Charles, I am leaving you out of this equation. Pretty sure you were not a problem.)

Oh wait, I do know. SHE GOT A JOB.  And sent us elsewhere.

Brilliant!

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Babies Sleep Stylishly & Safely with aden + anais

Almost exactly a year ago, I hosted a joint baby shower for my bloggy buds Erin and Tricia. I could not have even imagined that a year later I’d be having another baby of my own!  At that baby shower, I gave Erin and Tricia both some swaddlers from aden + anais.  Although a big fan of swaddling, I had never tried aden + anais’ muslin swaddlers, but I’d heard great things about them so that’s why I got them for my friends.  Since then I’ve heard praises for aden + anais from several other moms, including my friend Maria.

And now I get to try them out on my own little guy!  I’m so excited!  These swaddlers are super-soft muslin, and are just the perfect size for a nice, snug swaddle.  And of course, the patterns are adorable!  There are SO many benefits of swaddling, and like I said, I was already a believer.  (Sophie NEEDED to be swaddled!) Now, I am glad to have another great swaddling resource to use on baby Jonah.

Another thing I like about aden + anais is that they are committed to the fight against SIDS, which swaddling is shown to help prevent.  Since 2009, they’ve been donating a portion of their profits to the CJ Foundation for SIDS with their Sleep in Safety, Grow In Style campaign.   The SSGS campaign educates parents about how to set up a safe sleeping environment that is cost-effective, comfortable for baby, and most importantly, reduces the risk of a sleep-related death.

Thanks, aden + anais for the beautiful muslin swaddles you sent for my baby boy, and for working to prevent SIDS deaths!

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