Whew – it’s been a LOOONG time since I posted a Meal Plan Monday on the blog. Things have been busy, but I’ve enjoyed taking a break from blogging and am slowly working at it again. Many things have changed for our family in the past few weeks and months. For starters, I have officially graduated my oldest from our homeschool! One down, four to go! My husband has also changed jobs. He still is in law enforcement, but he has moved to a more supportive county instead of where he was prior. I’ve also found a part time job that I’m just thrilled about as well! The kids keep on growing! The year ahead will bring some major changes to our schooling, but we are all eagerly looking forward to those. Next week, we plan to put our house on the market to get closer to where my husband and I are working.

Thank all of you that continue to follow my blog and support our family.

Monday: Buffalo Chicken Casserole, okra

Tuesday: Lentil Soup

Wednesday: Dinner with friends

Thursday: Steak, mashed potatoes, limas

Friday: Pizza

Saturday: Pork, brown rice, broccoli

Sunday: Leftovers

Hurry, hurry if you need lunch boxes and back packs! You can score 50% off Lands End Backpacks and Lunchboxes with code LUNCHBOXES at checkout!! This is the BEST deal for Back to School!

HighSierra.com has a great deal on their backpacks.  My daughter has had one for years and it still holds up well!  Prices are as low as $19.99 and then you can use code BOGO to buy one and get one 50% off.   That means 2 backpacks for just $29.99 or just $14.99 each!  Great deal!

You could also get a  backpack for $19.99 and a lunchbox for $9.99.  After code BOGO, your total will be $24.99 for both!

Shipping is $3.99 per order or free over $79.

Have you run out of things to watch this summer? If so, check out Amazon Prime Video. They are offering a FREE 30 day trial right now to watch movies such as the new Amazon Original Tomorrow War with Chris Pratt. I watched this with my teenagers and it was suspenseful and intriguing. They are already asking to watch it again.

If you’re looking for something more educational, Amazon has lots of options. Here are a few:

• How the States Got Their Shape
• Kratt’s Creatures
• Superbook

We LOVE Gymboree’s Gymmies (Pajamas) for our younger kids. They are so comfy and quite stylish, too! Right now Gymboree has several pairs marked down to $7.99 and FREE shipping on every order!

Sizes are from 12-18 mo-kids 14 on many of them!

Also check out their fun Teacher’s Favorite line! So cute! Reminds me of one of their lines when my 17 year old was little! Precious!

Time for some “Back to School” shopping! Amazon currently has an offer for $5 off a $25 purchase of select BIC items. Choose from pens, highlighters, pencils, and more! Available while supplies last!

Not a Prime Member? Try Amazon Prime with a 30-Day Free Trial

Amazon has taken on the gaming world with their new Cloud Gaming Platform, Amazon Luna. You can request an invitation for early access!

“Introducing Luna, Amazon’s cloud gaming service where it’s easy to play great games on devices you already own. No waiting for lengthy downloads or updates — just play. Request your invitation for early access and help us make Amazon Luna even better.”

Once you have access, you can then join for as little as $5.99 per month! Then just grab a controller and enjoy! This looks like fun! Let me know if you try it!

Head on over right now to Target Circle offers and check to see if you have this coupon! I’m hearing reports of people having either a 25% off or a 35% Off food & beverage purchase. I had a 35% off one and I just made a huge grocery order! This discount applies with other coupons and discounts as well!

Cherries are on sale for $1.99 per pound with same day pickup. After this sale and the 35% Off coupon, I paid just $1.29 per lb of cherries!!

I also combined it with offers like the 50% Off Dannon Oikos offer. After both digital coupons, the yogurt was only $1.23!

Another great offer is Target has 12 packs of Coca-Cola products for 3/$12 if you pick up same day. If you have the 35% off coupon and add the Target Circle 25% off Coca-Cola coupon, plus the 5% off for using a REDCard, your total is just $5.55 for all 3 cases!

Shop around all the different Target Circle coupons and special sales and come up with your own deal! Let me know what you find! I got over $230 worth of groceries for right at $100 after Target Circle coupons, specials, and Ibotta deals!

These DSG Kids’ Grade School Pace Slip-On Shoes are currently on sale for as low as $9.97 depending on color, down from $29.99!  The slip-on style will be great this year so laces aren’t dragging all over the floor.  There are 6 styles available and sizes from 3.5-7.  

You can also get these DSG Preschool Pace Slip-On Shoes in the same colors in sizes 11-3, in prices from $12.97-$13.97.

Head on over to check out the rest of the deals!  You can select to pick  your order up curbside at the store or there is free shipping on orders over $65.

Stop what you are doing and order this game right now if you have younger kids. We have had so much fun tonight with this card game! Clumsy Thief Junior was easy to learn and quick to play. It took just one practice round for us to comprehend the rules and since then, we’ve been finishing games in minutes. Everyone has enjoyed Clumsy Thief Junior, from the 5 year old to the teenagers to the adults!

The concept is very simple. You start off with cards and then make pairs of cards that add up to 10, such as 6 and 4 or 8 and 2. Then once everyone has their pairs down, you can then start playing off everyone else’s stacks and “stealing” their stacks as you play off of them. We laughed and laughed as we snagged stacks from other players.

This games is geared toward ages 5 and up and is marked for 2-4 players. We played with 5 of us and it worked fine, just went a little quicker. Hands down, a new favorite in our house!

Here’s what my 5 year old had to say:

“It was so much fun! I liked the thief and trapping the thief to win all the cards. I can match the fruits and vegetables and make groups of ten!”

For More Information:

You can find Clumsy Thief Junior, available on Timberdoodle’s website for $14.97. In addition to purchasing this individually, you can also find Clumsy Thief Junior as part of the Timberdoodle Kindergarten Curriculum Kit.