But I have a coupon!!!!

We had this project/ field trip in 4 th grade to make a list and shop for a Thanksgiving turkey dinner. We could use sales and coupons to try and come up with the cheapest meal in the class.

The class took a trip to the local grocery store to shop and pretend purchase the items for our dinners. Now, I can barely manage to take my 2 kids to the grocery store let alone a WHOLE 4th GRADE CLASS. That's 30 nine year olds!

I remember one kid in our class kept wanting to buy whatever he had a coupons for. "We don't need that, it's not on our list."

"But! I have a coupon!" His team lost.

I recently started couponing. And I'm super excited for Extreme Couponing on TLC to air next week.

I have been reading and printing and organizing and calculating. I feel like I am starting to get the hang of it. I haven't saved hundreds or have a massive stash.

But here's my latest round-up. Over $33 retail value for $6.

12 items. That's only 50 cents an item! In case you can't see everything (I'm also new to blogging and documenting my coupon scores), here's the run- down:

3 boxes of Nature Valley granola bars

2 Axe shower gels

1 Axe hair gel- that thing is normally $6 on its own!

2 Ajax dish soaps

1 tube of A&D ointment

1 Suave Kid's shampoo

2 loaves of Aunt Millie's Heathy Goodness bread

I just want to cut my grocery bill by atleast $100 a month. Something to build our savings up faster. Because car repairs, dental bills and Consumer's Energy are NOT our friends. Ever.

Anyone have any good tips? Here are my favorite sites...

www.hip2save.com

www.sundaycouponpreview.com

www.iheartthemart.com

Hello there new friend....

Chai Tea.

Half Tazo Cahi Tea and half Silk Vanilla Soy. Froth the top with a "frother". Put your kids to bed, send your husband off to work. Enjoy.

The name sake

I should probably talk a little bit about where the name of the blog came from. I'm not a vain person, at least I don't think I am. So I'm not trying to define myself in the blog world as some super model. Let's get real. I was a size 8 when I got married and that was almost 7 years ago. Two kids later, one weighing in at a hefty 9 lbs 14 ozs, my metabolism (and hip structure for that matter) have never been the same since. I am NOT what I used to be. Where that skinny chick is I have no clue- just some general idea about what sent her running crazy mad out of my life. Smile Jess. ( 2007: A look my husband is accustomed to seeing, I'm sure.) Around Christmas one year, we decided to go to the Ladie's Christmas Tea at the church. And by we, I mean my mom and sister and I. My mother was seated next to her friends across the room. So much for Bucinski girl time, or for sitting with SOMEONE you know time. Atleast my sister and I had each other. What is born next is probably one of the funniest inside jokes of all time. The sweet, loopy old woman next to me tried to make conversation. She wanted to know if I had children, where I lived and what my husband did for a living. Although sweet and innocent, I couldn't help but notice her inability to keep her dentures in her mouth. And I knew why. They were too big. Like serveral sizes too big. Completely prepared that these horse teeth just might end up on my plate, I waited to answer her next question. "What do you do? Do you work?" Ahhhh, the million dollar question for every mother. "Yes I ansered, I have a catering business. " Her response is pricless. Dentures bulging and spit spraying, "Well, you're not very fat for a caterer!". Oh really?!