CouponMommy

Yes, Oprah Winfrey rides my kids’ bus.  My 8-year-old son, Benji, informed us a few weeks ago that Oprah Winfrey rides his bus.  Turns out Oprah is a fifth grade BOY!    This little darling “role model”  decided to mess with my son.  My son does not know the  Oprah that we all know because we do not watch TV in our home.  So my son does not know he is being messed with.  In fact, “Oprah” has given my son the dubius task of introducing him to other kids on the bus.  I think Benji has come to realize that Mom and Dad are telling him the truth and he has since found out that Oprah’s real name is David.  

One day when Benji had stayed home because he was sick, Oprah/David was  looking out the window for him at our stop.  Seems as if he was genuinely concerned for his new friend.  Maybe he’s a nice kid after all.

My husband is promoting this  website to sell sleep apnea pillows that were designed by a friend of mine in Kentucky.  They are made proudly in the USA!  Check out the website!  CPAP pillow-sleep apnea

Look at the cute Message Center the kids can make!  Go to Home Depot on Saturday August 1 between 9 am and noon and make this free Message Center. 

For those of you who attended my coupon class, this is the link for the Couponing Powerpoint.  My suggestion is to “right-click” on the link so you can download and save it to wherever you want it.

And what a great turn out to my class tonight!  Thanks, y’all for coming out.  I had a lot of fun! Please let me know of your success stories!  I’m here for you too, if you should have any questions, just let me know. Now go out there and make me proud!

Couponing……….. in Lehmann’s terms!

How would you like to start saving over 50% on your grocery and health/beauty budget?

 Hi! I’m Susan Lehmann.  I’m a wife, mother, teacher and I’m coupon crazy!  I started couponing 2 years ago and have cut our family budget over 50%!  I’ve saved money on food, cleaning supplies, health and beauty products. 

 I want to show you how to become a Proverbs 31:18a woman!    Proverbs 31:18 says “She sees that her trading is profitable, and her lamp does not go out at night.”

 Who: Anybody who wants to start saving lots of money!

Where: Central Presbyterian Church (Fellowship Hall)

Why: To be good stewards with the resources God has given us

When: Thursday, July 16, 2009  6:30 until about 8:30

Cost: $10

light snacks will be provided & prizes!!!!

 You will learn about these principles at my class:

 The Grocery Game – what it is and how to play

• Great Resources/websites – where I find my deals!
• How to speak the language of Couponing
• Where to get coupons
• Coupon organization & storage (binder, file box)
• CVS 101 – how to get lots of products free or nearly free
• Using coupons with sale items
• Manufacturer’s Coupons + Store Coupon = a great deal!
• Stockpiling when an item is at “Rock Bottom” price
• Sharing your bounty / buying things YOU don’t need (but someone does!)

Please come prepared with questions if you want.   Also, please feel free to email me at CouponMommy1@ymail.com with questions before and after the class!

Yes! We did it! We all dressed like cows for Cow Appreciation Day at Chick-fil-a.  And Chick-fil-a gave us free food for our efforts!   Even though my youngest was actually a dalmation, but hey, spots are spots, right?

I wanted to include some witty remarks in this post, but I’m just too tired.  So instead here is a direct quote from my friend Tony that he posted on facebook:  ”That’s a very moooooving idea. I think you were “spot” on with this one. If you ate icecream would that be considered a “cow-lick”? Okay… I’m gonna stop milking this one.”

There, I feel much better about this post.  Thanks, Tony.

So my son Benji’s 1st grade teacher, Miss Cohron, issued a challenge to her students for the summer. She gave each one a one dollar bill and challenged them to make it grow over the summer.   So I looked for a coupon deal that could help him in this venture.  One dollar. How to spend it wisely.  It just so happened that a Kool-aid and sugar coupon came out soon after summer started, imagine the timing.   The coupon was for $2.00 off sugar when you buy 10 packs of Kool-aid.  I found a Kool-aid printable coupon for 50¢ off 10 packs.  My Krogers doubles coupons up to 50¢ in face value so it would take $1.00 off of a 10 pack purchase.  Kool-aid was on sale at Krogers 10 packs for $1.00.  Dixie crystals (4 pound bag) was on sale for $2.09.  So we have Kool-aid (free), 4 pounds of sugar (.09)  and we found a 51-pack of styrofoam cups for $1.09, our biggest expense!  His receipt shows a total of $1.30, so I loaned him 30¢ which he will pay me back.  A savings of 79%!

We hastily set up a Kool-aid stand today just when the Peidmont lawn service guys were taking their lunch break under some shady trees.  We sold 4 cups to them.  Then the one passerby we had bought 2 cups.  (We live in a cul-de-sac in the back of our subdivision – not a lot of traffic).  But he has paid me back the 30¢, made a slight profit and he still has 9 packs of Kool-aid and most of that 4 pound bag of sugar…………. let’s see how much more  we can make that dollar grow……………  we’re planning a yard sale so we can set up another stand then. Stay tuned.

Dress up like a cow from head to toe and get a free combo meal (breakfast, lunch or dinner) at Chick-fil-A this Friday, July 10th.  If you dress in partial cow attire ( a hat, a tie, a headband, etc) you will be rewarded with an entree.  If you don’t come in costume you will get  a cow pie in the face  a warm welcome anyway.   Have fun with this and be sure and take pictures.  There is a photo contest as well. More details click here:  Chick-fil-A Cow Appreciation Day

Ok, that is not a commentary on any of my students – past, present or future. I had my eyes checked and dilated today! Wow, I don’t know that I’ve had that done since I was a child.   I really haven’t had any problems, except when I passed 40 and had trouble reading the fine print.  Especially on kid’s medicine bottles.  Since that started around 6 or 7 years ago, ahem,  I’ve been using reading glasses, or cheaters as some have called them.  I definitely need them all the time for reading now.  But my eye test today showed that I am farsighted and not 20/20 anymore. But he said 20/30 is not so bad, and I must agree, quickly approaching 50 years of age.   The eye doc said I can get by with readers for now, unless I want to shell out about $220 + frames  for progressive lenses – no-line BIFOCALS.  Yes, I said BiFocals.  That sounds like something for old people and I refuse to think of myself as old. Plus, does anyone have  a coupon for that?