Pennies
What a great week I have had at Target, CVS and even Michael's. Check out the 4 dresses at Target that I got for $3.48 a piece, and they are dresses I can wear to work. I saved my dollar off clothes coupon Target offered in their printable coupon section a while back, and I hit the clearance section.
My Target loot...
Also, check out the loot I got at CVS for $5.55: one greeting card (not pictured because I already put it in the mail), 5 dry erase Leap Frog money teaching boards for 5 cents a piece, 6 Cars multiplication flash cards for 29 cents a piece, two normal flash cards for 20 cents a piece, Aim toothpaste, Life Savers 85 count (had a free coupon), rhinestone bobby pins, 5 bottles of vitamin C on clearance for $1.37 a piece and Suave professionals two-in-one (had a free coupon).
I also got make your own place mats on clearance at Michael's for 50 cents a piece.
I then went to CVS again to do the buy $30, get a $10 gas card deal.You can see my deal below: 3 packs of Huggies diapers, a pack of Huggies wipes and a package of Cottonelle refills.The magic coupon machine even gave me a $2 off of $10 baby item purchase to make the deal even sweeter! I got all this for $19. With the gas card, I paid $9 for all that! And, no, I am not pregnant--my best friend just had a sweet little boy. I won't show him, but I will show you the most precious feet ever!
oh--i also got my $50 Doryx RX for free by calling their 800 number and getting a savings card!
Oh--for those of you waiting to hear about the Harris Teeter super doubles trip, well, it didn't happen. Let's just say my mind was not able to function properly to even think about couponing. :)
Puppies
As you know, allergy season is hitting everybody hard, including Laci Bear. She has been really sick and down with her allergies and an ear infection. She has gnawed raw spots all over herself. Good thing I coupon because there are no coupons for her medications! We have a medicated shampoo, a medicated conditioner with an antiseptic that doubles as an ointment, two ear meds, more benadryl, more zyrtec and prednisone. She did eat tonight, but it came back up. I'll save you the details. :) So, she gets a bath in the medicated conditioner every other day and has to sit in it for five minutes. That is a lot of fun, let me tell you. And, Miss Little Princess, Belle, gets so jealous. I have done so much to Laci and been the bad guy with all her medicines that she is scared to come to me. She stays glued to her daddy, and it makes me so mad! :) She is very lethargic and not herself, and it makes me so upset!
All of Laci Bear's meds
Poor little thing. She got a vanilla frosty as a treat for her vet visit today!
Ponderings
So, we were lucky enough to spend last weekend in Charleston, and my brother-in-law and his awesome girlfriend came from Raleigh to join us. I have been pondering about being back in paradise all week. We had a freaking blast! We all stayed at my uncle's hotel, the Andrew Pinckney Inn, overlooking the market. It is the best location to stay in downtown Charleston. I am very funny about hotels and germs, and I have no problems with that here. I even took a shower with no flip flops on, and that is a big step for me. Let me tell you---those pillow top mattresses and the softest sheets on earth--insure you will have a good night's sleep the minute you hit the pillow. Warren and I stayed here on our honeymoon night, but this time we were lucky enough to stay in the most coveted room there---the St. Phillip's Suite, which overlooks the market and has an awesome balcony. Shameless plug--visit http://www.andrewpinckneyinn.com/ and take a look. If you are interested, call and talk to my uncle, Barry Hutto, and tell him Mel sent you :) I promise you WILL not be disappointed!
My brother-in-law's girlfriend had never been to Chucktown, so we did all the touristy stuff--went to the market, ate at Hyman's, visited Kaminsky's and River Street Sweets, ate on the patio at AW Schucks and even had drinks on the rooftop of the Crabhouse. On Saturday, we relaxed at the Isle of Palms in front of the Citadel House where we got married. It felt so weird to be there. I have discovered my heaven on earth--a lounge chair, towel, radio blaring country music, trash magazines, sun and the beach. That is the most relaxed I have ever been in a long time!
Also, I have always LOVED the sweetgrass baskets, but I can't pay two to three hundred dollars for one. We went to Hyman's General Store, and they had knockoff sweetgrass baskets. It made my night! I got 4 baskets of different sizes for $36!
Enjoy some of our pics...
The balcony of our suite
Vicki Lawrence sat at our table and made Wendell's night. We took a street poll, and no one knew who she was :) That made Tay and me pretty happy. Oprah also sat at our table--we won't go there.
Me and Tay Tay--3 is better, and tic tacs are the bomb. :)
Superdell and Taylor
Our wonderful day at Isle of Palms
I woke up to a bottle of wine in out bathtub, and I didn't even want to ask!
The nice, plushy robes they provide!
Our suite!