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So here’s Etta Lee playing with a glass bowl. You can find a whole set of pictures on flickr.

I went shopping at CVS today:

CVS Deal #1:
I bought:
Gillete Fusion Razor - $9.99
Schick Quattro Titanium Refill - $9.49
Huggies Jumbo Supreme - $7.99
Listerine Smart Rinse - $3.49
CVS Baby Wipes (160 ct) - $3.99
Huggies Bath/Body Wash - $3.49
2 candy bars - $1.00
Total = $39.44 + tax

I used the following coupons:
$4.00 off Gillette manufactures coupon
$2.00 off Schick man.
$2.00 off Huggies CVS coupon
$1.00 off Huggies man.
$1.00 off Huggies bath man.
$1.00 off Listerine man.
$5 off purchase of $30 CVS coupon

Then I used $19.38 (10.00 + 9.38) in ECBs (Extra Care Bucks) that I had earned in the past.

TOTAL OUT OF POCKET: $4.06

I earned the following ECBs:
$4 Gillette
$5 Schick
$3.49 Listerine
$2 Huggies Bath
Total: $14.49 in ECBs to use toward future purchase.

Then I went in again:
CVS Deal #2:

Huggies Jumbo Supreme - $7.99
Huggies Wipes 232 count - $7.99
Listerine Smart Rinse - $3.49
CVS Cotton Swabs - $3.79
12 pack of Scott tissue - $5.99
2 pack of teethers - $2.99
Total: $32.24

I used the following coupons:
$1 off Huggies man. coupon
$.50 of Huggies wipes man.
$5 off $25 purchase CVS

And paid with the following ECBs: $2 + $3.49 + $4 + $5 + 7.58 = $22.07

Total out of pocket: $3.67

And I earned the following ECBs:
$3.49 LIsterine
$2 Cotton Swabs
$2 Huggies wipes
$7.49 to use in the future

So, grand total out of pocket was $7.73 and I have another $7.49 for next time. I had it all planned out to spend less than $1 total out of pocket for both transactions, but they never have everything that I’m looking for and then I have to substitute things on the fly and do the math while I’m searching.

A good resource on how to do this is A Full Cup.

Cool, eh>

I made Etta Lee this cute bunny dress. Isn’t it adorable? I took the bunny on the fabric and enlarged it and appliqued it to the dress. I used bias tape to hem the dress. There’s a zipper up the back (which I apparently put in wrong, but my momma is going to teach me how to do it right).

I can’t wait for Etta to wear this to church. Too cute!! And I’m so happy to have finished something I’ve started!

Grandpa Wayne is helping Etta Lee & RJ build their Little Golden Book collections. This is a list for him to keep track of what books they have.

Etta’s books:

• 101 Dalmations
• Bambi
• Bambi: Friend of the Forest
• Cars
• Frosty the Snowman
• The Grand and Wonderful Day (Pooh)
• Jingle Bells
• Jungle Book
• The Little Red Caboose
• My Little Golden Book About God
• The Monster at the end of this Book
• Noah’s Ark
• Peter Pan
• The Poky Little Puppy
• Scamp: The Adventures of a Little Puppy
• Thomas Breaks a Promise
• Three Little Pigs
• Tickle Me: My Name is Elmo
• Toy Story 2
• VeggiTales: Where’s God When I’m S-Scared?
• Where Do Kisses Come From?

RJ’s books:

• Peter Pan

Click through to see more pictures of Etta Lee at 6 months.

We had an active week. We spent Easter at Grammie’s house and then Grammie and Luna came here for a week. We stayed pretty busy and even went on Etta’s first overnight vacation to Lancaster. We saw lots of pretty quilts, bought some great fabrics, and Etta swam in a big pool for the first time.

We’re past the 6 month point now. Etta has not only mastered rolling over, but she has figured out that it’s a means of motoring and that she can get somewhere by rolling over and over. She’s clonked her head a couple of times, but she’s a tough cookie. She’s had a few bites of banana, but I’m skipping baby food and not giving her solids until she wants them. She’s teething hard and puts EVERYTHING in her mouth. She’s extremely communicative and tells us when she is hungry or wet or bored. She’s pretty easy to read. I swear she can say the word, “HI!” already.

A meme from Nan:

Write your own six word memoir. Post it on your blog, including an illustration if you’d like. Link to the person that tagged you in your post and to the original post if possible so that it can be tracked as it travels across the blogosphere.

This was hard, but I think most moms would agree:

The smiles make everything worth it.

Here’s Etta Lee at Grammie’s house on Tuesday morning before we drove back home through an ice storm. We’re fine, but I don’t want to talk about it. Ugh.

So, I’ve discovered CVS. Let me introduce you to the wonder.

I’ve always shopped at CVS for my prescriptions and when formula is on sale, but this was my first planned trip. Because of where I live, I’ll only get to CVS once a week. After this initial trip, I hope to not have to pay much OOP (out of pocket) anymore (most people who do this spent no more than $1 each trip after the initial trip).

I went in armed with a list and my coupons.

Today I purchased:
1 Dawn ultra (25c mfg) = 72c
6 12 packs of Pepsi products - 2.99*6 = 17.94
4 2L Pepsi products - 3 for $4 plus 1 free Dew
1 can 25.7oz Similac formula ($5 formula check) = 17.99
2 Mach3 Razors (2 * $3 mfg)= 9.98
5 colgate advance (50c, 75c, 1.00, 1.50)= 11.20
They didn’t have everything I wanted, like the other razors that were on sale, but they will be on sale next week, too.

I used $2/10 ($2 off a $10 purchase )and $5/15 and got .01c off for scanning my triple ECB coupon.

Total OOP (OutOfPocket) = $56.35
ECB (ExtraCareBucks) earned = $24.95 (2*$5 Mach3 = $14.95 Colgate). You can use these like cash next purchase!
I also got $2.50 off CVS purchase of $10 for next time.

In the end, I figure I’m only out $28.90, which is only a couple bucks more than the formula would usually cost! And formula is something that we have to buy anyway. This is what makes shopping at CVS so amazing. Plus, we put it on Discover for the cashback and we also get UPromise cash back. Sure, we bought a few things we don’t need, but they WERE FREE!! The razors and the toothpaste actually earned me money! They are paying me to shop at CVS!

YAY! I can’t wait to plan the next trip.