I lied. I have one more thing to post before my break. Western is having their quarterly warehouse sale today through Saturday. You’ll find great prices on meat. Go here for more information.

Friends, thanks for the emails. I am not sick just a bit overwhelmed with life.  Several things are going on this fall that I didn’t expect. One of them is more part time work.

For those of you that don’t know, I’m a nurse and have been working part time the last few years. With this unusual flu season has come opportunity for me to work more. This is a blessing for my family as my husband is trying to finish his doctorate and we would like to have it paid in full by graduation.

Unfortunately, this has cut into blogging time. I’m going to take a blogging break for a few weeks. I will be visiting Michelle at iheartpublix for my Publix deals and ya’ll might like to do the same. I’m a huge Michelle fan. She has been very generous to share coupon links with me over the last few months.

I have a few classes scheduled this fall that I will post on Facebook and plug into the calendar soon. I know at least one of them will be open to the public.  I’ve also got a notebook full of blogging notes that hopefully will be put into posts as things settle down. 

I will try to get some more meals and recipes up sporadically. We do still have to eat around here! Thanks for all of the positive feedback from those that have known this break might be coming. I’ll be back soon.

Holly

note: I know the picture makes no sense…I’ll explain later!

There will be five manufacturer coupon inserts in tomorrow’s paper – three Smart Source and two Red Plum. To see the preview click here ( use the list to help you determine how many papers to buy).

Remember, the actual coupons vary by region. The larger papers generally have the best coupons.

© Publix Stores

Here are the Publix BOGOs with coupon match ups starting tomorrow (Thursday in some areas). Don’t forget to use the Kellogg’s Fuel for School WYB coupons when you purchase the Keebler products. They make good deals on fruit and milk.

Thanks to Michelle and HCW for help with the coupons.

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Don’t forget that this Sunday there will not be any coupons in the paper.

Thanks to Colleen for sending in this info…Western Supermarket has several coupons in this weeks sale ad  that will stack with Publix sales and manufacturer coupons. To see the Publix sale ad go here.

It is my understanding that the Greensprings Publix does honor Western coupons as competitor coupons. I’m not sure about Vestavia and Overton Road. Please leave comments and let us all know if your store will honor these coupons.

Note: the matches to the current sales are italicized.

$2/2 Oscar Mayer meat or beef franks (1lb or larger)
$2/2 pkgs Oscar Mayer Meat Bologna or Cotto Salami (16oz)
$2/2 Oscar Mayer Lunchables complete lunch combinations
$1/2 pkgs Kraft Singles
$1/2 pkgs Kraft or Cracker Barrel Shredded or chunk cheese
$2/2 Digorno Pizzas (12oz) or California Pizza Kitchen crispy thin crust pizza (Digorno on sale 2/$10) makes it $3 each
$1/2 boxes of Capri Sun
$2/2 pkgs Oreo cookies (15-18oz) or Oreo Fudge Rings (free milk with 2 bags oreos tearpad in Publix)
$1/2 boxes of Ritz crackers ( not sure if this will match with the 2/$4 baked Ritz or not)
$1/2 Kraft Dressings
$1/2 bottles A1 Steak Sauce
$2/2 Planters Peanuts, Mixed Nuts or Cashew Halves
$2/2 containers of Kraft Mayo or Miracle Whip Dressing

One of my goals for the summer was to do a series of blog posts on charitable giving.  I failed to get those posts up in June as I had hoped, but I am excited about the giving opportunities in September and thought this would be a good time to get the ball rolling.  

I’m a firm believer in plugging into your local community. I want my children to see a model in our home of me and my husband regularly considering the needs of others. Whether it be giving financially and serving in our local church, taking a meal to a neighbor or supporting local organizations,  there are ways for all of us to reach beyond ourselves to help people in need.  That’s why I was so excited to learn of a way I can support one of my favorite non-profit organizations this month - The Children’s Hospital of Alabama (TCHA).

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I have two words - H1N1 flu! Those of you that know me know that my job puts me on the front lines dealing with this nasty little bug and I’ve been seeing quite a bit of it lately. Once again the blog has gotten booted for real life. Consequently,  the meal plan is late.  If you’re shopping the Publix sale that ends tomorrow (Thursday in some areas), you’ll enjoy the coupon match ups listed.

We ate Shrimp Primavera for dinner tonight and will be eating take outs tomorrow night thanks to a nice treat from my Mom.

I hope you all are staying well and that I don’t get any calls from you about having the flu! Don’t forget to check out this meal plan and other great meals ideas here on Menu Plan Monday.

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