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Nothing really new in the House of Controlled Chaos, but I feel inclined to share a few pictures.

In an earlier blog, I showed some cupcakes that Id made for the kids. Over the weekend I took the cupcakes a step farther, and made a large batch for the kids' school "lemonade stand". I think they turned out really cute.

All I did was seperate the cake batter and tint it with my Wilton icing tints... (the first time I just used food color)


Then, I randomly dolloped spoonfuls of whichever color suited my fancy into the paper lined muffin pans. I forgot to take a picture of this step, but it was by far the most fun and I made a huge mess (that my husband cleaned up!! See why it was fun!?) Some of the muffin batter I swirled with a toothpick, others I splattered and on some I tried to create designs... alas, Im no artist, but had a great time and Im really pleased with the way the muffins turned out. The kids LOVED them as well.



They kinda looke tie-dyed, huh? Food art = good fun :) I hope no postal employees happen by and see that I defiled a priority box... I think thats jail time! ;) Hey, cut me some slack, it was for a good cause and I broke the handles on the cake carrier!

Also, my one of my lovely rose bushes had about 30 purple blooms on it so we picked some of them. Here is my gorgeous Ella Bella with the roses.


And lastly, no picture, but Id like to share one of my GREAT deals of the week! Four boxes of cereal for $4.01. General Mills cereals were B1G1 this week at Food Lion with a limit of two free. Cinnamon Toast Crunch, a fav around here is $3.71 a box, Honey Nut Cheerios is $4.01 a box. Four boxes, two of each, = 15.44. Minus one CTC and one HNC and that total comes down to $7.72. I had FIVE coupons for this deal. Two Q's @ .55 cents off one box of CTC, and two Q's @ .55 cents off one box of HNC (.55 cents off each of the four boxes) and then a $1.50 off four boxes of General Mills cereals. $7.72 - (.55)4 - 1.50 = $4.02. $4.02/4 boxes = $1.005 a box. WHOOOfreakingHOOO! I so LURVE a deal!!


See ya next time ~ Wendy ♥

Just checkin' in!

The Eder household has been up to alot lately... we've had a trip to Great Wolf Lodge, which is always a ton of fun!


We've been to a Norfolk Tides game, which was fun too... woulda been a whole lot MORE fun if they didnt lose!


ELVIS was there!


We've had tons of baseball and some school activities as well. We've had dentist and doctor's appointments. We've had trips to the flea market to sell our unneeded stuff! Hannah has had many youth meetings. Ive finished two consecutive semesters of school!! We stay very busy, but love our lives together and usually have a great time!

I have recently gotten more great deals... I SO love a deal! I now get text messages from Food Lion offering me great deals that I can take or not. If I choose to use them, they are sent straight to my MVP card, which I had to register, and when i go in and have my card scanned, i get the deals. Its kind of like an electronic coupon, I guess. Ive gotten a FREE box of cereal and a FREE bottle of ketchup so far and several super coupons.

Here is a picture of my free box of cereal and 4 pounds of Ronzoni elbow & spagetti noodles that I got for a grand total of .24 cents after a B1G1 deal and coupons! (Noodles were $1.12 a box, that = $4.48, thats a savings of $4.24!)


Another recent deal we got that has been AWESOME is the first Alvin & The Chipmunks movie. Several weeks ago at Target, the movie was onsale from 15.99 to 6.99, and I had a $3.00 off coupon (making the dvd $3.99) so we thought we'd check it out! The kids ADORE the movie and I saved $12.00 :) I love saving a whole lot more than I spend!


The only other thing worth a mention is the BIG THUMBS UP I got from the kids (and their classmates!) for the multi-colored muffins I made recently. I put them in the kids lunch boxes and they and their friends were impressed. Hannah requested that I make them for the school bake sale this weekend.


I promise to try and keep up more with this blog! ♥