Saren had an eye appointment, so we went and took care of that. Then we went to see if the thrift store was open (it wasn't) and went to lunch. Then we went back to WalMart to do our shopping and get haircuts. The boys got a LOT of hair cut off, and Nikki and I got bangs trimmed and then some cut off the length. The boys' hair would make any woman jealous, I think. It grows super fast, and has a tendency to waviness when it gets long. Aimee didn't go with us, she was working, but she needs a haircut, too. I think I will see if Catherine can do it. She's awesome at cutting hair. Maybe Aimee can trade her some daycare over Spring Break for it.
Since our IRS refund came, we did some shopping for stuff we really needed. I hit the clearance racks in all the family's sizes and got everyone some shirts, and Nikki and Larry each a pair of jeans (Larry's weren't on clearance, but he really needed them). I also got some mixing bowls, and two more laundry baskets. I found some bakery bread on clearance, so I bought a bunch of that to go in the freezer. I didn't hit the meat because we had already been waiting a LONG time to get into the hair salon and I wasn't sure how long the cuts would take. We finally got out of there at 3:30, and by then we were just done. The babies did great throughout, despite the fact that they had to have been exhausted.
When we came home we had our traditional tax refund pizza feast, ordering pizza from Adamo's here in town. I did add a salad. We also hit Ringos Market, to stock up on some stuff there, including cereal for $2.00/box (I know, but sometimes, we just need cereal for a quick breakfast). Earlier in the week I had gotten blsl chicken breasts there for $1.69/lb.
After dinner we got some kidlets to bed, and I sat down to work on the work laptops. Did some stuff on those, and then just relaxed. Read some interesting blogs, including this one called $5.00 dinners, and then bought some coupons. Well, I didn't actually buy the coupons, I paid someone else to clip them for me. We don't get a lot of coupons in our Sunday inserts, and sometimes, by the time we get up to the store, the Sunday paper is already gone. And, honestly, in the winter, sometimes we just don't get in to the store.
Looking at $5.00 dinners made me think about how else I can save my family money. She was talking about going to Walgreens and getting about $30 worth of stuff for less then $3, after coupons and their rebate program. That sort of thing is just not possible for us to do. Our nearest Walgreens is an hour away, and we only get there once a month if we're lucky. But I do need to be more judicious about our use of coupons. I manage to do pretty well on our grocery budget but could do better.
Which is what made me decide to get some coupons in bulk. I got quite a few from the coupon clippers, and then this morning I got some on ebay. I think, on Sundays when we're home, we'll start walking down to Ringos and getting the Sunday paper there for more coupons. I can always sell the ones I can't use. Plus there's ones I can print online-I know Safeway at least will take those. I think I'll call Walmart later and see if they still take those. I know a lot of stores don't.
Today's agenda is laundry, and going through crates again because for some reason I didn't pull out 3T pants for Roan. Between thrift store shopping, going through crates, ebay shopping and now Walmart clearance, I have a LOT of laundry to do. Plus, with Larry and Aimee gone, I can bleach to my heart's content, so I'm going to bleach the bathroom, the kitchen, and all the floors. Maybe the fridges, too.
OK, I'm off to get everyone breakfast.
Here's the link to the coupon clippers
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