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Couponing Misadventures

So I have to admit that usually my problems couponing are my fault. Either I haven't planned well or I forget a coupon at checkout and then have to go back to the store and refund and re-buy. Anyway, I am getting better. So today I go to Walgreens and have everything written out on a notecard to organize myself. The less-than-enthusiastic cashier rings me up and and rings up the 5 coupons I give him (or so I thought). I get to the car, buckle Elizabeth in and promise her we are headed to the library. I get in the driver's seat and look at my receipt. He forgot to ring up my $3 coupon!!!! Plus I was $2 shy of spending $25 which would've gotten me another 1200 points. So.....I pull Elizabeth out of her carseat with her screaming "library! library!" and go back to the register. I tell the cashier that he forgot my coupon. He opens his register and finds the coupon. He returns my product and re-rings it up with the coupon. Well, he tries. The coupon is no longer scanning. He calls a manager. There is now a line of people behind me. The manager can't figure it out. I look down and realize he has only rung me up for 2 items and the coupon requires 3. I tell him and he "fixes" it. Back to the car, buckle Elizabeth again, again tell her we are headed to the library. Get in the driver's seat and look at my receipt. (You would think I would've learned my lesson the first time.) Because he only rung me up for 2 items I didn't get my 3000 points, not to mention I have no idea if he refunded me 3 items in the first place or only 2! So here was my dilemma; go back in the store a third time? Or lose out on 3,000 points and pay $6 for a product I don't have. So I take my screaming toddler ("noooooo! library!) back into the store with all my bags. I tell the cashier what happened and he calls a different manager. Thankfully she takes me to a different register away from everyone so I am not as embarrassed! We decided to just refund everything and start over from scratch. She rings me up and we add some candy bars to bring my total above $25 so I get more points. After all was said and done I ended up earning close to 7,000 points (equivalent to about $7) and get two coupons for $3 off my next visit! I just hope everything was refunded to my credit card correctly. When I got home I realized that she forgot to ring up a store coupon I had used that would've saved me another $1.50...but I'm not going back!!! Live and learn I guess. Oh, and I gave Elizabeth one of the candy bars for her trouble.

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She's A Big'un!

Today was my 35 week check-up and when the OB looked at the ultrasound he said, "Well, she's not going to be small." I knew it! I keep telling Josh that she is going to be a "big'un".  I asked if he could tell if she had dropped yet. He said that with first time moms that usually doesn't happen until a couple weeks before, but that he would check. Well, we found out she has dropped a little. I told him that I could sometimes feel her brushing up against my cervix. Also, I am already 30% effaced...so hopefully she comes a couple days early...because she is only going to continue to get bigger!!!!! We went to Babies R Us again today (we go like twice a week and use a 20% off coupon each time to get more things we need). Today we looked at bouncers and bought a diaper pail. At Motherhood Maternity we exchanged a maternity sweater for a nursing camisole. So we are getting there. The pack and play is set up, her room and closet are almost ready. I need to pack our bag for the hospital and then we will be ready for her whenever she decides she is done baking! We also went to the grocery store and bought 2 filet mignons on sale (only $11 total) to cook on our anniversary in one week ;)

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It's a Girl!

We found out that our baby is a girl. Elizabeth will be her name. More than likely Elizabeth Ann Zaffos. The original plan was for her to be Elizabeth Jane after my great great grandmother. We like Ann though because Josh's grandmother is Anna, Josh's middle name is Andrew, and my sisters name is LeAnn. So we thought we could incorporate a lot of family that we love in to one simple middle name! I was so used to the idea of a boy that it is taking me a minute to get used to the thought of a girl. I had a dream about her a week or so ago (before the ultrasound) and she was really beautiful, so hopefully that comes true! Josh has been offered a lot more interviews. He is taking Step 2 of his medical boards right now! He was so nervous last night. He just wants to do really well so he can get more ophthalmology interviews.

Oh my goodness!

My last post was October 2009?! Ludicrous! I guess wedding planning got the best of me last winter and now pregnancy has kept me busy. I am halfway through this pregnancy finally! I still don't feel good. I have been waaaaaaaaaaaay too tired so they finally drew some blood and found I was slightly anemic. So hopefully the Iron I have been taking will give me some energy back. The baby is pushing on my spine and so I have had terrible coccyx (tail bone) pain for the last couple of weeks and about two days ago sciatica kicked in. =(  In good new though, Josh did EXTREMELY well on his Surgery shelf (exam) and has already received 3 interview offers for residency. So we are super excited about that. The locations, so far, are Augusta GA, Gainesville FL, and Akron OH.