KNOXVILLE, This is the season for giving!

Hey all the Locals here that read my blog. I have a HUGE favor to ask, and I need you all to pass the word to everyone you know in the area as well. One of my dear friends runs a mission in Knoxville off Rutledge Pike, and they are in desperate need of donations.. Anything, food, HBA items, Clothing, Toys, whatever you can spare... maybe even a few dollars if you have that to spare. They need things to be able to help the needy. They help people in need pay their utility bills, they help with food, clothing, they are just there to help.. Period. So I know all you couponers out there have a great stock pile, and probably got alot of toys or clothing that you want to get rid of before the new rolls in this holiday.. well nows the time. James has a facebook page, so you can go HERE to leave him a comment and ask about the mission. You can also go HERE and see the missions facebook page, Or if you want, I can come get the stuff and deliver it to him. Guys, this is what its all about, and I have been on the receiving end of the generosity of others, and it is truly appreciated when you need something and you can go to a mission and they help you so lovingly. Please guys, pass the word, Jennifer if you read this, please blog about it on your blog.. these guys really need help!!

Kroger Rocks

I had forgotten how much I LOVED Kroger until yesterday. It was their mega event, so we went in to get a good load of groceries, since I had depleted most of my stock pile assisting another family in need. Boy did I make out like a bandit... and many many people were amazed. I gave them all the CouponMommie.com blog site to go to, cause she keeps up with her stuff alot more than me, but I was so proud.... I got 450.and some change worth of grocery's for 207.00. That's taxes and all. I got 25 pds of butter for free plus made 12.50 on them... That's right, I had a bunch of I cant believe its not butter sticks coupons for 1.50 off, and its on sale for .99 so that was a profit of .51 each... They actually paid me to take it. Bryan is going back this evening to try and get some more of that, cause we cleared the shelves... after I asked everyone else in there around me if they wanted some, and gave them coupons to get it free... so I wasn't being too bad by clearing it! Oh, and if you can not find the carnation milk at your Kroger's, Wal-Mart will price match it! And Wal-mart's in our area has turkeys on sale right now for .40 a pound, limit of 2. I got me two yesterday, and going back today for 2 more, lol. Happy Couponing guys!!

Free Carnation Milk at Krogers

With the holidays right around the corner, and all the baking I will surely be doing, this one is heaven sent you can go here to see our ad... It has carnation canned milk on sale for .50 a can with there buy 10 get 5 off sale. Well you can go here and clearly see, we have that coupon coming out this weekend. That alone is enough for me to want to rush out and buy 5-10 papers, lol. Happy Couponing guys!

The Feisty Foodie is having an awesome giveaway!!!

Hey guys, I just wanted to let you all know that this totally awesome blog that I have followed since day one of my blogging life, is having a great giveaway. She is from New York, and her blogs are awesome. I love reading about all the cool things she gets to go and try out. With us being from hicksville Tennessee, we do not get to do things like this, because there are not places like that here... Its like a little vacation everyday I get to read a new post of hers. Anyway, you can go HERE to see the giveaway, and while you are there, give her a little bloggy love, and make sure to poke around abit on the site, you will not be disappointed!!

I need help

Okay guys, I have gotten off the couponing bandwagon... and I need a boost to get back on. I had just went out and spent over 60 dollars getting this nifty binder put together... you know the zipper one with the baseball card holders, and the dividers for the categories.... yeah lets just say that cost a LOT of money... and then I got really depressed, was not on the right meds, and just stopped doing it... in my mind state I thought it was a waste of time..So I started getting all my HBA stuff at Teresas (which I plan on continuing unless I can get it free with the coupons) and I have two gigantic freezers filled to the gills with meat... I mean seriously, my hubby even says okay thats enough for now... (they are filled like that cause I get the meat REALLY cheap, like 30 dollars for a 275 dollar load of meat.... yeah, see thats why I do it). I need to get back to couponing though for the "other" stuff... the stuff I didnt think I would miss, but now that I am running out of it, I miss getting them for almost free... you know like the A-1 sauce to go with all those free steaks I scored, and the mustard that hubby eats on EVERYTHING including salads, and the salad dressing that I eat on everything... and the endless supply of snacks like rice cakes and chex mix, and all the other wonderful food scores you get with coupons. I have to start back, and I have to do it tomorrow... Period, no excuses, no fussing about it, it HAS to be done... so come on guys, can ya give me a LITTLE bloggy love here... I mean NOONE ever even says Hi anymore??? Whats up with that... arent you all suppose to encourage me so I go out and find the deals for you, lol.... Okay, enough of that stuff... bye for now.

Whats for dinner

I am trying really hard to get back into the whole blogging thing, cause it really is nice to have an outlet to the world. Since I do not work, its my socialization. Long story short, I am going to try to start posting a whats for dinner here post every day... along with recipes if one is needed for the meal we eat. I am a down to earth southern lady born and bread, and I cook good old fashion stick to your ribs, and make your ass spread kinds of meals... the ones that makes ya unbutton your britches for a few after your done, lol.

Tonight's menu is:

Homemade Pinto Beans
Homemade Corn Bread
Fried Tators
Salmon Patties


Recipe for Corn bread

My dear father taught me how to make corn bread at an early age, and I have been told by many that it doesn't get much better than mine so here ya go..hope you like it as much as my family does.

Your gonna want to use

about 2 1/2 to 3 cups of corn meal MIX (must say Mix on the bag okay)
about 1 Cup of Self Rising Flour (if you only got plain flour just put a smidgen of baking powder in it)
1-2 eggs, (if they are large or jumbo then just use one, if not use two)
enough buttermilk to get a creamy consistency (you want it to be a little runny, not like biscuit dough, you want this to be a little soupy

Preheat oven to 400-425

Get an Iron skillet and put you about 1/3 to 1/2 cup of shortening in it, and the put in on the stove eye and allow it to melt. Now your going to pour that batter in on top of your shortening (make sure you have enough shortening in there to cover the bottom of the pain, if not... then add some more okay) and when you start seeing bubbles come to the top you are going to remove it from the stove eye and put it in the oven. Let it bake until it is good and brown and you can put a toothpick in it and it comes out clean, just like with a cake...about 15 minutes or so.

The top is gonna be good and crunchy cause you allowed it to fry on top of the stove before you put it in the oven.

Hope you enjoy!!

New bloggy name

Hey there guys, not sure if anyone ever even reads my blog but, if you do you all probably remember that I am a foster mom. Well let me just start out by saying that since the whole first foster son terror began and ended, I lost my desire to be a couponing queen, lol... I still shop frugally, but since I live where I do, its easier for me to do so with the stores around here, and get the same great deals that all the couponing guys get, just without all the hassle of clipping.

Okay so a little bit of an update on our life here. Here goes. We are no longer foster parenting at this current time. The one and only devil of a child I had in my home has made me decide to not do it again ever...or at least not for a very long time. The child has caused me to have anxiety attacks from all the stress I went threw when he was in my home, and the thoughts of another one scares the life out of me.

Bryan and I are still happily together, and for the most part have been able to recover from the 4 months of hell we endured before we finally MADE the agency remove this child from my home. It was ridiculous really, they have a right fighting boss lady over there that is to young to have the job of being over that many children, that loves being a "boss" and is insistent on fighting for all costs of being right, and she was giving me HELL on removing the child from our home. It came to the point of me having to tell them either move him or we will have the police do it... then was told by the agency, well if he isn't hitting you, I don't see the problem... the little shit ATE my Nintendo, my dogs toys, his own game system, and packs of pencils like they were taffy... HELLO this is NOT what we signed up for. So long story short, we no longer have him, or any child in my home... although I want to be a mother really bad, its hard being put down and mistreated by a child that you have opened your home and heart up to, so I do not believe I am the person for that particular job, no thanks.

I had to go to the ER the day before yesterday. I just knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that I was having a heart attack, just knew it.
Turns out I was wrong, I am having Anxiety Attacks, and heart palpitations? from the Anxiety/Panic attacks. Long story short they put me on meds that do not go well with me.. I can not usually function with anything stronger than a Advil in my system, so these pills they put me on, lets just say poor ole Bryan is having a hard time handling me when I take them. He says I cry once they get in my system, and that the other night I beat him up, lol.

I just wanted to let everyone that follows me know that as much as I enjoy getting the great deals, its just not my cup of tea to clip anymore, so that's not what this blog is going to be about anymore... hope that's okay with you all!