He has Finally Arrived!

Our 5th and final bundle of Joy decided he was ready to join us.. well he wasnt but the dr said otherwise lol

Joshua Lee Hawkins was born 7/22/15 weighing 9 pounds 9 ounces 1 day after his due date which was also the 2 year anniversary of my brothers passing, bittersweet to say the least. Finally a month later Im starting to feel like a normal human being again! School has started and we have somewhat of a routine, Breastfeeding has been rough but here we are still going strong!

Ive been out of the loop for a good year, 2013 was a bad year 2014 was off to a rocky start but ended on a good note, we are expecting baby #5 July 21 2015! A wonderful surprise for us he is due on the 2 year anniversary of my brothers death, we will name him after my brother we are very excited for him as now I will have 2 sons and 3 girls and of course my nephew Jakey who I love as my own.

With all the excitment Ive figured it is indeed time to get back to my blogging, couponing, and all things frugal!

Getting Back into the swing of things

Well where to start, July 2013 life changed forever for us, I gave up the couponing and blogging deals everything! Losing my brother took alot out of me, we all still have days but it is getting better as time goes on. Sooooo with that being said Im getting back into the swing with the couponing, and blog reporting! I have done a few small hauls and boy I cant believe all the savings we have been missing out on!! not to mention the PENNY Items at dollar general my own treasure hunt its an awesome feeling!!

Shutterfly!

I have always used Shutterfly but recently after the lose of my baby brother I have found that they have been my go to for everything! I have ordered cards and photo books and prints and a tshirt! In Loving Memory

Honey Bunches of Oats with a Twist!

As a Purex Insider, I was given the opportunity to Sample Honey Bunches of Oats Tropical Blends!

I have to admit that I actually liked this cereal :) Im a Cheerios and Rice Krispies Girl, and even my kiddos they like the same cereals. Im glad we had the chance to try it out as it has become one of our favorites.

The Honest Company

So I admit Im a sucker for these types of try before you buy deals, I have debated for months and finally took advantage of this deal from The Honest Company, Free Trial  if your interested. Now there were 2 different trial packages one for baby ( diapers and wipes ) and the other household items I bought both bundles for a total of $5.98 here is what I got 10 diapers,  trial pack of wipes and trial sizes of lotion, balm, laundry soap, handsoap and shampoo/ body wash

Honestly for me a diaper is a diaper these are no better than any other diaper on the market except for the fact they "claim" to be more eco friendly, I cloth diapered my youngest daughter almost exclusively until about 5 months  old she kept getting horrible rashes so we went back to disposable these are the next best thing to cloth diapers. Again with the wipes nothing special they do the job.

The handwash is lemongrass scent I do not like it at all it honestly stinks and it doesnt get very sudsy, laundry detergent I like because it is free and clear no perfumes or dyes, I have one daughter who is very sensitive she has eczema so for me this was a plus, the other products I have not used yet, now as far as this deal goes you have 7 days to cancel after receiving the trial items, if you dont you will be charged now to me I dont feel the price of these bundles is worth it, but I believe I will be buying the laundry soap and just the laundry soap

With your free Discovery Kit you will become enrolled as a MEMBER of The Honest Company. You have 7 days following receipt of your Discovery Kit to cancel your membership at any time, for any reason. We will remind you several times about your membership options. If you choose to not cancel your membership, you will be charged $79.95 plus $5.95 shipping and handling for your monthly supply of Diapers, or $35.95 plus $5.95 shipping and handling for your monthly supply of Family Essentials.

We guarantee your complete satisfaction!

Enter to Win a Shopping Spree from FlipSize!

If you have kids as I do ( 4 of them ! ) and your always buying clothes dont buy new and pay full price FlipSize! They are giving away a shopping spree to 1 lucky parent this week click here to enter!

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Squishies!!

And these  are Squishies! You may ask what are they, well honestly they are squishy, soft, smell like a loaf of bread and my girls love them! Kawaii ( Cute ) Cell phone charms although  mine use them for a variety of things... Pillow for monster high dolls lol  they really have no use at all except they are cute and Squisshhhyyy!

The New Flipsize!

As a parent of 4 kids I know just how costly clothes are and how fast they outgrow things! I have tried many different programs, local buy sell groups, consignment, swapping and finally this last one that I will be sticking with Flipsize!

They just had a major overhaul and relaunch and Im pleased to provide my readers with a coupon to try them out!

National Promo Code:  NEWFS15 

Gets you and your fans with 15% OFF all order all weekend. (offer ends 2/4/13)

www.flipsize.com

I have been using Flip size for a few months and have been very pleased with the process they send me a HUGE prepaid bag I stuff it send it off and in turn cash out for Amazon cards, I have not purchased any clothes yet because my 2 oldest like to pick their own and they dont carry my oldest daughters size so really Im only looking for my 2 youngest and out of the 4 they have the most clothes lol so we are set for the entire winter and summer season  for them, but overall Im pleased with the speedy process and the customer service and I would recommend this service to anyone looking to save time and earn $$ towards new clothes! Clothes dont grow but kids do!

"Jim" excuse me Jif

Thanks to a heads up from an Awesome Lady ;) Sparkle has these for .99 cents a jar this is the most eaten food in this house

Haleigh calls this "Jim" peanut butter we only eat "Jim" LOL cracks me up but to  get this for such an awesome price just makes my day!!

Purex Crystals for Baby!

Im a proud Member of the purex insiders

 and I was given the opportunity to try out the new crystals for Baby!

Now my kids are not quite babies anymore ( 7 5 4 and 2 ) I still LOVE that baby smell and I was getting tired of the same old purex crystals the scents even alternating them from time to time I was still tired of them and wanted something new, these are wonderful! Light scent and gentle on skin my 7 year old daughter has Eczema and these do not aggravate it at all.

Purex Insiders!

For a little over a year I have been a proud member of the purex insiders, purex is the ONLY laundry detergent I will use, I have had horrible experiences with Tide, ALL and Gain.

Being a member of this group is an awesome perk and I have actually just won a $25 Amazon Giftcard for my participation!

Neon Tiki Tribe Party

We were selected by momselect to host this awesome party! Unfortunetly It was held later than we had hoped but still had a blast! I even had a set of the books leftover that I donated to the girls school, as a mother of a Kindergartener, and a First Grader I found these books to be very good for young new readers the girls read them weekly.

The New Softscrub

I have to say that I have not used softscrub for years, and as a member of the Purex Insiders I was sent 2 of these awesome sprays to try out and guess what they work even when turned upside down! I actually had no idea that they started making products other than the original thick gooey abrasive product I had used so many years ago, and I was pleasantly surprised at not only how well these work but also the smell, I was expecting something overwhelmingly well Gross but that was not the case they had a light pleasant scent! Great products that I would recommend to anyone

This purchase made me very happy!

I havent really used coupons in a year or so It got too time consuming, but now that school is starting back up I wanted to get my kids stocked as well as get some extra to send to the school in case there are kids that wont have any, and all of this was free after coupons :) all it cost me was a couple postage stamps I traded a girl and she sent me the coupons I used for all this.

Time to Get Gutzy!!

My girls and I were chosen to host a Gutzy Gear party, these are pretty cool at first I thought what will they think of next but as you can see once the package arrived my 2 oldest girls who are entering 1st grade and kindergarten this year are super excited to try these out

Let's Be Honest!!

Im a proud Purex Insider member here to let you know about an exciting new promotion!!

On April 30th Purex will launch our new Let’s Be Honest promotional campaign featuring Second City Comedian Molly Erdman

Happy 15th Birthday Build a Bear!!

Having 4 kids of my own I can tell you how much we love Build a Bear in this house! It wasnt until I had my first daughter that I even knew what Build a Bear was but I absolutely love each and every time we visit and my kids are all smiles from ear to ear, Happy 15th Birthday Build a Bear!!  My Oldest daughter of 4 her first build a bear was not brand new it was a handmedown from a total stranger but I will tell you she loves that bear more than her many other new ones that she has something special about the first one :)

100 million Best friends made WOW that is awesome!!


Build a Bear

By publishing this post, I was entered to win a gift card as part of a promotional offer from MomSelect and Build-A-Bear Workshop. All opinions are my own

Target Trip 1/31/12

Target trip, I havent really messed with coupons for awhile and this trip well it was all coupons before coupons and giftcards ( that I earned from surveys ) this would have cost $110.33 after coupons got it down to $40.79 and after my $40 giftcard we paid a whole .79 cents out of pocket, toys are going into the birthday closet for upcoming birthdays and there is a couple things in here for my nephew and bubbz a pair of pants and a shirt as well

Purex Ultra packs!!

As a purex insider I was given the opportunity to test out these new packs! and let me tell you these are the greatest thing since bubble gum, how easy to just toss one in the wash no messy liquid detergent rings on your washing machine and imagine that they get the clothes clean and smell great