I do the majority of my grocery shopping at our local Publix. I have always enjoyed shopping there because the store is nice, it’s clean and they have good prices, especially on their sale items. Since I’ve been shopping there quite awhile, I know that they have a policy called “The Publix Promise” in which they give you an item free if it rings up at the wrong price. I have never had that happen (that I know of) before today. But, today I got a pack of Huggies Supreme diapers and the shelf price said $15.99. I wasn’t paying attention when the cashier rang them and I discovered when I got out to the car that they had come up as $18.99! I went ahead home, unloaded the groceries, left the girls with Mickey and went back to Publix. I double checked the price and the shelf and, sure enough, the sign said $15.99. So, I went to Customer Service. I saw an assistant manager, Terri, that I have met there before and she got an associate to come over and help me. The associate went to the aisle to check the price and I went with her. She said that price tag was not supposed to be there, but they would have to honor it since that’s what it said when I got the diapers. We got back up front and the package of diapers she picked up somehow rang up as $15.99. They were the same size and style of the ones I had gotten which was detailed on my receipt. The associate got Terri the assistant manager to come over. Terri said they had probably changed the packaging and mine probably had a different bar code causing it to ring up wrong. Initially they were going to give me the $3 difference, but I asked if they still had the policy to give an item free if it rang up the wrong price and they do have that policy still – The Publix Promise. I wound up getting the package of diapers free. And, I am VERY pleased with Publix and their costumer service for taking care of that. So, I say KUDOS to the Publix Promise!!
Daily Life
Weekend Projects
It’s the weekend again. Time to bust out the “honey do” list and get to work! Our forecast today originally called for rain and we did have a short shower this morning, but the rest of the day should be pretty nice. Soooo…it’s project time! Here’s the short list of things we hope to get accomplished this weekend, specifically today:
- Clean up around the back deck. This entails blowing the old leaves out, cleaning up toys that have fallen under the deck, etc.
- Update the girls’ backyard play fort. This is all Mickey’s project.
- Do some spring cleaning and organizing inside the house.
- Mow the lawn.
Of course, we also want to do some fun family activities too. So, it’s shaping up to be a busy weekend, but really has the potential to be a great one! I hope it’s great all around for everyone!
Happy weekend, y’all!
Peaceful Slumber
Is there anything more peaceful than a sleeping baby or child? Oh, I just love watching my girls when they sleep. I just love the peace that washes over them. It’s such a sweet thing to witness.
This morning Mariana was tired and wanted me to hold her, so I did. She fell asleep in my arms. It was just incredible to feel her sink into me a little bit closer and to feel her breathing get into that steady sleeping rhythm. I almost hated to put her into her bed, but I knew she’d never get a decent nap if I didn’t. Once in awhile I tiptoe by her room now just to see her sleeping all peaceful and snug in her bed. I really can’t describe it, but it’s just special to me. I thank God for our girls and my heart is blessed to know that they are filled with such a peace.
The LORD bless you
and keep you;
the LORD make his face shine upon you
and be gracious to you;
the LORD turn his face toward you
and give you peace.”
Numbers 6:24-26
Photos from the weekend…
These are a few photos from our long weekend in South Georgia. (Just a little note: you can click on the photos to make them a little bit larger. I didn’t know that until Mickey told me last week, so I figured it was worth mentioning.)
This is our “niece”, Susie. She is Charlie & Liz’s dog and is the sweetest girl ever! She absolutely LOVES to chase tennis balls. Here she is in the yard wanting me to throw a ball for her. See how she has laid it down for me?
She’s waiting patiently for me to throw the ball for her.
I wish I had action shots of Susie and the tennis ball. The girl LOVES to play ball. She literally does not know the word “stop” when it comes to ball.
Here is Macey flying her Hello Kitty kite with directions from Daddy
The kite
Mariana and Macey check out the fish at the Flint Riverquarium in Albany
There were a couple of school groups at the Riverquarium at the same time we were there, but it wasn’t too crowded at all. Here is Macey checking out a rattlesnake with some kids from the school groups.
Mariana and Daddy check out the alligator
Of course, Macey had to see too.
I just had to snap some pictures of the sky on Friday. It was a gorgeous spring day and the sky was brilliant blue with beautiful clouds.
On Friday afternoon, Mickey and I took Macey to the All American Fun Park in Albany.
Macey played miniature golf for the first time ever and LOVED it!
She got a little instruction and some help on occasion from her Daddy, but she caught right on in no time!
I should also add that Macey got a HOLE IN ONE in her first ever round of mini golf! We didn’t see it, but she told us she already hit her ball on one hole and we found it in the cup. Pretty cool, huh?! She was thrilled!
We rode go-carts at the Fun Park too. Macey rode with her Daddy and they beat me around the track. (I let them…ha!!)
After the go-carts we rode bumper boats and it’s too bad I don’t have action shots of THAT because Macey rode with Mickey and they soaked me!! I got them some too, but not nearly like they got me.
A few cool sunset pictures from Friday. Isn’t God a magnificent Artist?!
Ahhh…it’s good to be home
We had a wonderful long weekend visit in South Georgia. It’s always great spending time with family, of course. We got home this afternoon and I have to say that it’s great being back. Now that Spring Break is over, we can fully get back into our normal routine which will be nice. Yay!
Just did our weekly grocery shopping at Publix. This week’s mystery coupon item was a 4-pack of Greenwise toilet paper. It’s not what we normally would buy, but for a penny I can’t pass it up. I managed to save almost 30% on my total grocery bill today which was great considering I bought vitamins ($8+) with no coupon and three cards to mail. I’m feeling good about those savings all around.
I have lots to do, but wanted to refresh my sleepy blog. I’ll be back in the swing of things tomorrow.