I sorta wrote off this week’s Meijer ad, since so many of the sale items were Meijer brand. At the beginning of the week, I didn’t find any Mealbox coupons to match. Well, there still aren’t any Meijer brand coupons, but I did find a few good match-ups for other sale items. (Though most of them are just so-so.) Just in case you wanted to head to Meijer before midnight on Saturday!

• Fruit2o - on sale 5/$4 - use $1/4 Mealbox coupon AND $1/2 manufacturer’s coupon = $.05 each! *Edit - These manufacturer’s coupons can also be found in the 6/14 SmartSource insert (SS)
• Splenda - 30% off - use $1/1 Mealbox coupon AND various manufacturer’s coupons = price varies
• Ken’s salad dressing - 3/$5 - use $1/2 Mealbox coupon = $1.17 each
• OFF Power Pad or Lantern - 15% off - use $2/1 Mealbox coupon AND $2/1 manufacturer’s coupon = price varies
• Starburst or Skittles - Buy Two Get Two Free - use two $1/2 Mealbox coupons = price varies
• Keebler Chips Deluxe - 2/$5 - use $1/2 Mealbox coupon AND $.55/1 manufacturer’s coupon = $1.45 each
• Carapelli Olive Oil - 30% off - use $1/2 Mealbox coupon = price varies
• Hormel bacon bits - 25% off - use $1/3 Mealbox coupon = price varies
• Hormel Breast of Chicken - 2/$4 - use $1/3 Mealbox coupon = $1.67 each
• Minute Maid Enhanced OR Simply Lemonade or Limeade - 2/$4 - use $1/3 Mealbox coupon = $1.67 each
• Silk Soymilk - $2.79 - use $1/2 Mealbox coupon = $2.29 each *Edit - Buy two and combine with $1.25/2 manufacturer’s coupon in the 6/14 SS = $1.67 each!

I will try to make time tomorrow to post next week’s deals. I saw a sneak peek at next week’s ad, and it looks like there are plenty of deals to be had! Thanks, Clair!

Here are some things to know:

• You must purchase at least $25 worth of items in order to participate in coupon doubling.
• Kmart does not give overages. For example, if you buy an item for $3.50 and use a $2 coupon, it’ll take off $3.50, not $4.
• You can only use 4 identical coupons, and you can only use up to 10 coupons per trip. (My cashier today did not impose these limits.)
• Kmart does accept Internet printables.
• Click here and enter your zip code to find out if your Kmart is participating. If the ad has a big red box that says “Double Manufacturer Coupons $2″ in the bottom left corner, then you’re in luck!
• Check out MoneySavingMom for a list of things you can get for free at Kmart this week. She also has links to other bloggers’ posts with Kmart shopping lists!

My haul today - spent $4.95, earned $3 OYNSO, got 9 FREE items!

Have fun, and let me know if you participate!

Cute little ring bearer and flower girl!

The newlyweds at their reception, where we thoroughly enjoyed food from Olive Garden. YUM!

Kind of making a funny face, but he looked handsome anyway! I was thankful that the little suit I bought him at the Moms’ garage sale fit!

We had a great time at the wedding, and now we’re thankful to be home.
On a side note, we dropped off some leftover Olive Garden food from the wedding at our friends’ house tonight. They just had a beautiful baby boy, Seth, who had some medical issues shortly after birth. Many, many people were praying for him, and he is a little miracle baby! We’re praising God for Seth’s health!

Here’s a picture of Seth and Jaden, who are four weeks apart in age and will someday be best buddies…

Here’s a nearly-finished bridesmaid’s bouquet. Emily did a great job choosing beautiful flowers!

The beautiful bride with her daddy at wedding rehearsal.

Grace, the flower girl, at the rehearsal dinner. Since it’s Independence Day weekend, the dinner was red, white, and blue themed. The kids had fun with the festive hats and balloons.

Caleb, the ring bearer

Ava Joy

Jaden with Uncle Tobin. It’s a treat to visit with Tobin and Erin, since they live in Florida and we’ve only been seeing them during big family events or holidays.

So, that’s “part one” of the wedding festivities. The actual ceremony is this afternoon at 4pm.

Well, the beef and salad deal worked! THANK YOU again, Andrea!

I ended up with 9.96 pounds of Naturewell ground beef and 20 bags of Dole iceburg salad for FREE! I wish I would’ve been as cool as Andrea and figured out that the u-scan machine would actually give you back your overage in cash! Instead I used filler items that we need and/or will use.

I’m often so thankful for God’s provision!

Just so you know, there’s no way in the world we could eat 20 bags of lettuce before they spoil, so I will be taking most of them to church to give away tomorrow.

Deelseekingmom.com has an AMAZING deal posted where you can actually MAKE money by buying Naturewell beef and Dole iceburg lettuce! I haven’t tried it yet but will head to the store shortly to try to score some free beef! I’ve never seen free beef before - hooray!

Let me know if it works for you!

Highlights:

Kool-Aid deal

Lysol wipes - $1.50 each - use $1/2 Mealbox coupon AND $1/1 manufacturer’s coupon (”MQ”) or $1/2 MQ to get them for FREE or $.50 each!

Mueller’s pasta - $.66 each - use $1/3 MQ to get them for $.33 each!

Skippy Naturals peanut butter - $1.33 each - use $.40/1 MQ from newspaper insert - spend $.93 each - buy two per transaction and and get back $1 OYNSO!

Sara Lee pound cake - 1/2 price ($1.84 - this may vary by region) - use $1/1 MQ from newspaper insert - spend $.84 each - buy two per transaction and get back $1 OYNSO!

Dannon Activia yogurt and DanActive yogurt drinks (4-packs) - $2 each - use $1/1 MQ from newspaper insert - spend $1 each ($.25/yogurt)

Ritz Bitz - $1.75 each - use $1/1 MQ from May’s Kraft coupon blitz - spend $.75 each

Rhodes Warm ‘N’ Serve Rolls - $2 each - use $1/1 MQ from newspaper insert OR $1/1 MQ from coupons.com - spend $1 each!

Quilted Northern 6-double-roll toilet paper - $2.50 - use $1/1 Mealbox coupon - spend $1.50 each!

Sun Chips - (*not a GREAT deal, but a good deal for Sun Chips!) - $3 each - use $1/2 MQ AND $.50/2 Mealbox coupon - spend $2.25 each!

Kellogg’s cereal (large boxes) - $1.99 - use $1/1 MQ from newspaper insert - spend $.99 each!

That’s all for now, folks! I can’t wait until these posts can be moved over to Frugonomics.com! Then I will make sure to post the deals much earlier in the week so you have the best chance at getting the most for your hard-earned money!