~SOME GREAT NEWS for ONCE~ $39.09 for $7.34 at ACE HARDWARE

A BIG SAVINGS AT ACE HARDWARE TODAY

$39.09 worth of products for just $7.34 oop (out of pocket, tax included)

YEP....ALL OF THAT PICTURED, plus 4 kinds of screws that Bob needed for the snow blower, for just $7.34 which includes tax!!!
I used to coupon all the time when I was a single mom, then I just stopped doing it after Maddi was born and don't really know why. I saw a blurb on Good Morning America a few weeks back about BeCentsAble (click on the highlighted area & check them out) and thought, "OH AMY, you had so much fun doing that, you need to start doing that again." So here I am....totally excited about it and going to show you how I do it!!!! It's tons of fun and you don't even have to buy the Sunday Paper (although I strongly suggest you do) as you can print coupons right from your computer from a huge data base online. A FULL CUP. It's a wonderful website. Also, ask your friends and neighbors if they aren't keeping their Sunday Paper coupons to save them for you. I have some family members doing so for me, so I will have extras on hand.

I also went to CVS Pharmacy this week and ended up with over $78.00 in products for only $14.00. YES!!!

I got 10 BIG scented Suave Beauty Bath Soap Gel Bottles

2 Purex Laundry Soaps Big bottles 2x

1 Hormel Turkey Dinner

3 bottles of Dove (expensive) Therapy Lotions

300 Cotton balls

1 bottle of Fingernail Polish Remover

Aspirin

2 tubes of Crest Toothpaste (ended up paying me $1.50 each to buy them)

There was more but I have already forgotten...LOL (I will take pictures from now on and show you)

It had me doing the HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY DANCE FOR SURE!!!! Walgreen's is another great place for savings along with Target.
If you have ANY QUESTIONS at all, don't hesitate to e-mail me and I will be happy to tell you how I am doing this!!!!

Happy Weekend and Don't forget to buy your local Sunday Newspaper tomorrow!!!
Hugs, Amy

~UPDATE on KRISTI~

Well, I finally heard from Kristi after emailing and calling down to San Antonio yesterday. They were really nice and I thank 1st SGT Smith for his help. He informed me that he "Wished I had 400 Soldiers like Kristi".
It's NOT GOOD.
She has a completely torn ACL
Contusions and bruised
Meniscus
MCL
Bone
and Ligaments
She sees an Ortho doctor on Wed and only then will they decide on surgery. They will graph from her Achilles Tendon for the surgery and then here is the tricky part; she will have 3 options.
30 days leave time to heal and get back to her tech school and pt training or
3-6 months of physical therapy here at home and then go back to San Antonio or
if it looks like the recovery will take longer than 6 months (which by the way with this injury, it usually takes 18 months) they will release her from active duty and have her come back when it is healed and finish up.
So there you have it....nothing I can do, I feel so helpless and just wish she could get out of the Army and come home.

As my sweet brother who is an Army Veteran himself said to me last night, "That is socialized medicine at it's best". Isn't that the truth!!!! And my cousin just emailed me and said WHERE IS THE MONEY for OUR SOLDIERS and VETERANS in the STIMULUS PACKAGE...THERE WAS NOTHING IN THERE FOR THEM and THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN!!!! If there is any type of a "stimulus" package they should be at the top of the list receiving "benefits". Amen on that one Jeannie!!!
Have a good weekend, Love and Hugs, Amy

~10 Days and STILL NOTHING from the ARMY~

It has been 10 days....YES TEN DAYS since Kristi hurt her knee and they gave her a wrap and crutches. They did x-rays and nothing is broken but they FINALLY did an MRI on Monday. She has to walk on crutch a mile and a half to these appointments. They told her to come back TODAY and they would tell her what they were going to do. I AM MAD AS HELL!!!! WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? HOW CAN WE TREAT OUR MILITARY MEN AND WOMEN LIKE THIS???? This is OUR MILITARY, OUR MEN and WOMEN WHO RISK THEIR LIVES TO KEEP US FREE and SAFE. IT'S A CRYING SHAME!!!! A BIG BIG HUGE CRYING SHAME!!!!

Her Drill Instructor told her 3 things will happen....she will either chapter out on a Medical Discharge, they will do surgery, because they believe she has a torn ACL or meniscus or both, and have her recoup there, then start all over again. OR, they will do the surgery there, have her come home to recoup and then she will have to start all over again. She is just 7 weeks from graduation, receiving her $10, 000.00 sign on bonus AND FREE COLLEGE. She is so upset and sad and I can't blame her. To go thru boot camp and tech school only to have this happen just weeks before she graduates is so disheartening.

Please continue to pray for her and if you get a chance to write a note of encouragement to her, I know she would appreciate it and SO WOULD I!!!!

On a HAPPY NOTE: Alli's B-Ball Team is well on it's way to STATE, they won this week, first game in the semi-finals and play again Saturday night. I will keep you posted. She had 9 points and tons of rebounds. YEAH ALLI!!!!
Love to all of you, I am feeling better and stronger everyday...YIPPY SKIPPY!!!!And I am SO THRILLED to have those DAMN IMPLANTS OUT!!!!
Have a wonderful weekend, Amy

E1, O'Neill, Kristine

DELTA 232 MED BN, CLASS #03-09 6th PLT

2950 KOEHLER RD. STE 1350

FORT SAM HOUSTON, TX 78234

~PLEASE WRITE & PRAY for KRISTI~

~MY SILLY SOLDIER GIRL KRISTI~~GETTING READY TO GO BACK TO THE ARMY NEW YEARS DAY NIGHT with BIG SISTER ASHLEY~
~KRISTI NEEDS OUR PRAYERS and IF YOU CAN WRITE, PLEASE DO~

I got to finally talk to Kristi this weekend, she is still on crutches and waiting for an MRI on Tuesday. She is in a lot of pain and can't take the pain meds because they still have her on watch duty at night. They are pretty sure she tore her ACL and Meniscus. She is so down and sad because she is afraid, not sure of what is going to happen and worried that they won't let her finish or graduate.
PLEASE if you have time, WRITE HER and give her some ENCOURAGEMENT!!! She is such a sweet, smart and fun girl and was really looking forward to serving her country as a Combat Medic.
Here is her address and most of all, say a little pray for her, to keep her spirits up and that hopefully it's nothing bad. WE KNOW EVERYTHING HAPPENS for a reason, and someday we will know why this happened. Tomorrow is my check up day at the plastic surgeons, I am hoping to get my drains out.
ALL MY LOVE and THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, Amy
E1, O'Neill, Kristine
DELTA 232 MED BN, CLASS #03-09 6th PLT
2950 KOEHLER RD. STE 1350
FORT SAM HOUSTON, TX 78234