Road Trip

All the makings of a good road trip

The People

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The Reason

The Destination

The Luggage

The Map

The In-Route Entertainment

The Dr. Pepper

Light Reading

The Snack Bag

More photos from this trip here.

This could be boring

Some images from my life while running errands with Ryan last week. You know you've always wanted to see Gage Blvd from the perspective of a passenger. :)

Look at the beautiful blooming tree across the street.

How exciting... I know!

Blooming

The tulips in front of our house were so close to blooming this morning...

And the red one did! How beautiful!

I love shopping

Especially when I "get paid" to do it. Here's what I picked up at Walgreens this week:
Used:
1 $2/1 Jane coupon
2 B1G1 Extra coupons
Walgreens easy saver Extra coupon 2/$.99
7-day Walgreens coupon 3/$2
2 $1/1 Aveeno coupons (Don't ask why I didn't use 4, I have no idea.)
Paid:
$16.97 on Gift Card
Received:
$10 Register Rewards
$8.97 Rebate + 10%

That's right! I spent $17 and get back $19.

CVS was fun too:
Used:
$3/$10 CVS brand purchase
$2/$12 hair product purchase - CVS Cert
$1.50/1 Dove lotion
$1.50/1 Sunsilk shampoo - didn't get the B1G1 coupons :-(
2 $1.50/1 Sunsilk styling product
Paid:
$15.97 ECBs
$.95 Gift Card
Received:
$16.97 ECBs

I have been doing the coupon & deal finding puzzle for about 3 months now. Maybe surprisingly, I've been learning a lot about trusting God to provide and joyful giving! The Lord works in many ways.

We had some friends over Friday evening. Their son had a blast playing with the dog - safely of course. Seventy pounds of excited puppy is no match for a toddler.

Finally,a willing human subject for some photos! His incredible cuteness is an added bonus. :)
And must say before I close, because I'm a fan by default.

Rock Chalk Jayhawk! Go KU!

This one's for my family

Every time I make bread now, I think of you crazy people... and smile :) I guess that's a good thing.

Look Dad... I put everything in and push the button...

...the machine gets to work...

And viola! Bread.

(Well, actually the oven was involved in this one. The bread comes out prettier that way.)

Yummm!!!!