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Winners of the FREE Purex Coupon!

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February Meal Plan, Groceries, and Budget

**update - We spent $470.42 for the month of February.

Budget - $500 

Here is my list of February Meals.  

Our family monthly budget is $500 (just raised this in December to allow a little more freedom in our groceries for hungry teenagers) but I am going to try my best to stick with $400 each month.  So far, for December and January I haven't been able to do that.  

Our breakfast and lunch menus stay pretty much the same and breakfast foods are always available as a backup dinner option too!

I don't elaborately plan but like to have an idea of what is on hand and what is needed. 

ham steaks x 3
pasta x 4
oven bbq chicken
rotisserie chicken
chicken and rice
chicken pot pie
veggie beef soup x 2
enchiladas
tostadas
pork roast x 2

eMeals ideas x 4

I'll add in the videos as I make them and update the budget overage/shortage.

Giveaway - Coupon for FREE Dial Vitamin Boost Body Wash

Winter is so ROUGH on my skin!  I normally have very dry skin to begin with but these cold temperatures we've been having around here have my skin extremely dry so I can't wait to give the new Dial Vitamin Boost Body Wash a try! Once I've tried it out for a while, I'll report back and let you know my thoughts.

The new body wash is infused with lotion and gives your skin a daily boost of vitamins.  I'm trying the Kiwi Vitamin Boost with Vitamin Complex Amazing B.

Vitamin fact:  Vitamin B is a natural humectant that helps draw in moisture and keep your skin hydrated.

The Dial brand has provided me with 2 coupons for a FREE bottle of 11.75oz or larger Vitamin Boost Body Wash to giveaway.  This time, I'm going to give them away to my Youtube Channel Subscribers. So, be sure to subscribe if you haven't already for your chance to win!  Giveaway begins at 12:00am 02/06/14 and ends at 12:00am 02/12/14.

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*Disclaimer:  The Dial brand provided me with a sample of Dial Vitamin Boost Body Wash in exchange for a product review.  However, all the opinions expressed here are my own!

Weekly Wrap Up - Week 18 again

Can we say déjà vu??

In my life this week…

You are not seeing things, we pretty much are on the same week as last and did the exact same things!  We had snow again!!  2 weeks in a row for us is awesome and rare so we had to enjoy it, right?!

In our homeschool this week…

A little math, some reading, and more Chess :)

I’m cooking…

Here is a video of our dinners for the week.

I'm loving the snow but next week has got to get back to some sort of routine!  The beauty of homeschooling though is will still got some work done and played in the snow all we wanted as well!  Love the flexibility!!

In case you missed it, I'm also giving away 2 coupons for Free Purex - you can enter to win here!  

Linking up with The Homeschool Mother's Journal,  Collage Friday, andWeekly Wrap-Up!.

Purex - Bright Washes Bright Wishes

Laundry is fun!  Wait, don't leave!!  Ok, so maybe it's not fun to all.  It's really not fun to me either.  It's mundane and never ending but there is the blessing of actually having laundry to do!  So, perspective can be a great thing!

To make laundry even better, Purex will pay $.05 per bottle to Make-A-Wish for the first 4 million bottles of 75oz+ liquid detergent sold from February 1st - February 28th, 2014 and will increase the payment amount to $.10 for every bottle above 4 million, with a minimum guarantee of $200,000 and a maximum of $300,000.    

Purex brand will also pay $.08 per bottle to Make-A-Wish for the first 620,000 bottles of Classic and Ultra Lines in Mountain Breeze and Sweet Lavendar fabric softeners sold from February 1st-February 28th, 2014 and will increase the payment to $.10 for every bottle above 620,000, with a minimum guarantee of $50,000 up to a maximum of $100,000.

So, now laundry can include giving!  How awesome and fun (see told ya :)!  If you are not familiar with Make-A-Wish, they grant wishes to children with life threatening medical conditions.  We have several families in our area who have received Make-A-Wish wishes.  It is such a uplifting and strengthening time for families to be able to share in the joy of of a child they've watched be so sick and brave.

I have more great news!  Thanks for reading this far.  I will be giving away 2 coupons here on my blog to 2 subscribers!  The coupon entitles you to a free bottle of Purex Mountain Breeze detergent!  Just fill out the rafflecopter details below for your chance to win!  Contest starts at midnight on 2/1/14 and ends at midnight on 2/8/14!

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You can learn more about the Purex Bright Wishes, Bright Washes campaign here.

*Disclaimer:  Purex Laundry Detergent provided me with Purex coupons in exchange for sharing the Purex Make-A-Wish campaign.  However, all opinions expressed here are my own!

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