I’m all out of my $5/$30 Winn Dixie coupons from the Enjoy The City books so I just made a small trip today while I wait for the books to come in. The kids will be happy with this trip today and I’ve just changed my dinner plans – tonight we’re having sausage, scrambled eggs and hash browns.  Today I bought $23.76 worth of groceries for $8.87, or 63% off after coupons. Here are the deals:

Luigi’s Real Italian Ice or Premium Ice Swirls, 24 to 36 ct, BOGO $3.59
-$0.50/1 Luigi’s Italian Ice
-$0.50/1 Luigi’s Italian Ice 05/12/2013 RP Insert (exp 06/14/2013)
-$1/1 Luigis Italian Ice 05/12/2013 RP Insert (exp 06/30/2013) (I used 2 of these)
Final Price: 80¢ each

Fruttare Ice Bars or Frozen Fruit & Milk Dessert Bar, 10.8 to 12 oz, 2/$6
-$1/1 Fruttare Frozen Fruit Bars, 4 or 6 pk, TARGET coupon Target.com (exp 06/15/2013)
-$1/1 Fruttare, multi-pack
-$0.75/1 Fruttare, Any (DND; Maximum Of 2 Identical Coupons Allowed In Same Shopping Trip) tearpad (exp 9/15/2013)
-$1/1 Fruttare Publix Digital Coupon
Final Price: $1 each box

Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage or Polska Kielbasa, 13 to 14 oz, 2/$5
-$1/2 Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage Products, any (Limit 1 coupon per person and transaction) (Not redeemable at thrift or outlet stores) (DND) – 05-12-13 RP Insert (exp 6/23/2013)
-$1/2 Hillshire Farms Smoked Sausage Target Coupon
Final Price: $2.00 each

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I haven’t been to CVS in so long that I actually had a $5 Beauty Bucks reward expire – that was a bummer but then there just haven’t been that many interesting deals lately. I was pleased to pick up these few things today and I’ll be sure to get back to the store before the ECBs expire this time. Today I bought $45.21 worth of stuff for $12.26, or 73% off. Here are the deals:

Get $7 ECB WYB $10 ANY Physicians Formula Cosmetics (limit 1)

Get $5 ECB WYB $15 ANY Caress, Dove, Lever, Degree, Vaseline or Clear products (limit 1)

Dove body wash 18 to 24 oz, cream oil lotion 13.5 oz; Dove, Caress or Lever bar 6 to 8 pk 2/$13
-$1/1 Dove Men+Care Body Wash or Body & Face Bar printable
-$2/1 Dove Beauty Bar printable (I used 2 of these)
-$2/1 Dove Bars or Dove Body Wash printable
-$2/1 Dove Bar or Body Wash printable
-$0.50/1 Dove beauty bar 6 bar pk+, exp. 6/16/13 (RP 05/19/13)
-$0.75/1 Dove body wash 12oz+, exp. 6/16/13 (RP 05/19/13)
-$0.75/1 Caress body wash 12oz+ or 6 bar+ (RP 05/19/13)
-$0.50/1 Lever 2000 2 bar pk+, exp. 6/16/13 (RP 05/19/13)
Clear Hair Care (ets) 2/$10
-B1 Clear Men Scalp Therapy G1 Scalp & Hair Beauty Therapy free (RP 05/19/13)
-B1 Clear Scalp & Hair Beauty Therapy shampoo G1 conditioner or mask free (RP 05/19/13) (I used 1 of these)
Vaseline lotion 20.3 oz or Spray & Go 6.5 oz 2/$12
Caress body wash 12 oz; Vaseline body lotion 10 oz; Dove shampoo or conditioner 12 or, hair spray 7 to 9.25 oz 2/$6
-$0.75/1 Caress body wash 12oz+ or 6 bar+ (RP 05/19/13)
-$1/1 Vaseline Lotion or Spray & Go Moisturizer printable
-$1/1 Vaseline Lotion or Spray & Go, exp. 5/26/13 (RP 04/28/13 R)
-$1/1 Dove Style+Care Product printable
-$1/1 Dove hair care product, exp. 6/2/13 (RP 05/19/13)
Dove or Degree Clinical AP/Deo. $8
-$1.50/2 Dove Various AP/Deo., exp. 6/16/13 (RP 05/19/13)
Select Dove or Degree AP/Deo. 2/$7
-$1/1 Dove Go Sleeveless Deodorant printable
-$1/1 Dove Men + Care Antiperspirant or Deodorant printable
-$1.50/2 Dove Various AP/Deo., exp. 6/16/13 (RP 05/19/13)
Final Price: $8.01 or $2.00 each

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The list below contains current, no purchase necessary sweepstakes with great prizes – all in one handy spot.  Take a few minutes to enter some of the sweepstakes and contests below that sound interesting to you and you could win some fabulous prizes! Many of the sweepstakes and contests listed have daily prizes or take daily entries so come back and enter often. If you know of any great sweeps that are missing from this list, please feel free to enter them below using the following format…..

Name of Sweepstakes ~ Grand Prize Information ~ End Date

This week I bought a total of $113.42 worth of groceries and toiletries for $47.92, or 58% off. I love to see the deals that other frugal shoppers come up with because it’s so inspiring and I really dig having a visual way that we can all share our deals and Show Off Our Shops! Please post a link below to any or all of the deals that you’d like to show off this week. If you don’t have a blog to link up, just leave a comment and tell us all about your deals or upload a picture to Flickr or PhotoBucket and link to that

My 5/15 Publix Trip – $53.47 for $20.93 or 61% Off

My 5/13 Walgreens Trip – $59.96 for $26.99 or 55% Off

Don’t forget to also enter my Publix Running Out, Run In $25 Gift Card Giveaway – ends 5/24

I spent last weekend at the Brandcation conference in Destin, Florida getting to know many of the local attractions and businesses and bonding with my blogger friends. We stayed at the beautiful Emerald Grande at Harbor Walk Village and there was so much to see and do there that we rarely rested.

The rooms were gorgeous and had incredible views of the beach and the pool. There was a perfect spot for weddings or celebrations overlooking the beach and lighthouse shown above and we even witnessed two weddings during the weekend while we were there. So many restaurants are located in the Harbor Walk Village that you’re sure to find any type of food you’re in the mood for. We ate at the Grande Vista inside the hotel a couple times for breakfast and lunch, had an Italian family style dinner at La Famiglia, lunch one day at Harry T’s, and dinner with music and dancing at the Cantina at Crab Island. The food was scrumptious everywhere we went and I was thrilled to have fresh local seafood for several meals.

In addition to lounging around by the pool or on the beach, there are many activities to choose from. We enjoyed the Buccaneer Pirate Cruise one night with dinner catered by Jim and Nicks Catering and Restaurant. We went snorkeling and snuba diving with Destin Snorkel, cruised around Noriega point to a private beach for sunbathing, shopped at some terrific stores along the harbor and even played laser tag one afternoon when the weather kept us from visiting Big Kahuna’s water park.

The entire trip was so much fun that I can’t wait to go back and take the whole family with me. Almost everything was within walking distance, including a couple of nightclubs that several of us ladies visited. The staff were all very friendly and welcoming everywhere we went and we never lacked for exciting activities and fun stuff to do. This trip proved that it’s not just about the journey, it’s the DESTINation!

The Gro Project from Miracle-Gro would like to help take you beyond the desktop so you can go from green to green thumb. The weather has turned so pretty lately that I'm more than ready to get out in the yard and get started on some fun garden projects.

At The Gro Project Facebook page you'll find all sorts of fun ideas like the Toyrarium shown here, an Origami Garden, Ukulele Garden and lots of others. My five kiddos would have a blast building their own Toyrariums and they're super simple to put together. The site even has step-by-step pictures for each project so you can't go wrong!

I've got lots of flowering bushes, roses and shrubs around the house and they can be difficult to mow around so I'm also planning to use the Miracle-Gro Shake’n Feed All Purpose Plant Food tohelp prevent weeds and feed the plants. One jug will treat at least 135 square feet and will help prevent weeds from popping up for three months. 

I'm also a big fan of the Miracle-Gro Moisture Control Potting Mix for both my indoor and outdoor potted plants. Now that the weather has become so nice outside I can't wait to get out there and make some pretty container gardens for the back patio using this potting mix because it absorbs more water than ordinary potting soil and helps prevent overwatering. I'd love to hear about any gardening projects you've got planned! Please let me know about them in the comments below.

Enter these low entry giveaways and your odds of winning are much better since there aren’t a lot of other entries.  So check out the list below and enter any that catch your eye, or add your low entry giveaway below for some extra traffic.  Good luck!

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I’ve got a super busy day planned today so I went ahead and bought some ranch fried chicken for dinner, but I also feel compelled to point out that I have a freezer full of home cooked meals since I bought mostly snack foods today. I typically buy 40 pounds of chicken or beef at a time from Zaycon Foods because they have fabulous products at great prices, then I prep it all at once and freeze it in meal sized portions. That makes meal time and menu planning pretty easy, but the chicken smelled so good this morning at Publix (and was on sale) so I’m going to be extra lazy for dinner tonight! Today I bought $53.47 worth of groceries for $20.93, or 61% off after coupons, $5/$30 Winn Dixie q and $7 RR. Here are the deals:

Nabisco Cookies Chips Ahoy, 4.5 to 13 oz, BOGO $3.49
-$0.50/1 Package of Chips Ahoy Cookies (9.5-13oz) (zip 30187) (I used 2 of these)
Final Price: $1.25 each

Russet Potatoes, 5 lb, $2.99

Doritos Tortilla Chips, 10 to 11 oz, BOGO $4.29
-$1/2 Doritos Tortilla Chips, any flavor/variety 10oz or larger bags (limit one coupon per customer) – found on product peelie (exp 8/16/2013)
Final Price: $2.15 per bag

Tampico Punch, gallon, BOGO $1.99

8 Piece Mixed Ranch Fried Chicken, $5.99

Publix Premium or GreenWise Ice Cream or Frozen Yogurt, Half Gallon, 2/$7
-10% Cash Back Any Brand Ice Cream Endorse Offer
-$1/2 Market Pantry ice cream Target coupon (I used 1 of these)
Final Price: $3.00 each

While you’re here why don’t you also enter to win my $25 Publix Gift Card Giveaway!?!

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When my quadruplets were born I had several nursing pillows because they were so convenient to help keep the babies propped up for feeding and to keep them positioned properly while I had my hand full with another baby or other tasks. Those nursing pillows were super helpful, but now there's the mombo nursing pillow which really steps it up a notch!

The mombo nursing pillow for babies has a slightly different shape than the ones I used, but the really exciting part is that it has both a firm side and a soft side so you can switch from nursing time to tummy time, plus it has a vibration function that soothes your baby while lounging.

There's a large assortment of pillow styles and slipcover fashions to choose from, so you can get a look that will suit your style and you can even change it out for different looks as your heart desires! There are standard, deluxe and nude varieties available so you're sure to find something that's perfect for you and your budget. I really like the Lion King one above that I found at Toys 'R Us (you can also get Mombo products at Babies 'R Us), and I love the idea of being able to change out and wash the cover anytime I'd like.

Check out the fabulous line of Mombo products online or visit your local Toys 'R Us or Babies 'R Us store to see them. You should also check out Comfort & Harmony on Facebook and Comfort & Harmony on Twitter to keep up with the brand.