I think we have enough frozen veggies

Well, we will over the next few weeks. Last year, I fell in love with Birdseye Steamfresh Vegetables. The sweet corn taste like it was fresh off the cob. Now, I'm not talking about the grocery store stuff, because that's not fresh considering how long it takes to get to the store. Instead, I'm talking farmer John just pulled it off the stalk a day or two ago, or even better, YOU just pulled it off the stalk along with other fruits/veggies during your towns "farm days". I think that's the name, if not it sounds good to me, so we'll keep it. Farm Day is when you go to the local farm, pay $20, and get to pick/pull your fruits and veggies while learning about the farming process. It's a really neat experience and you always end up with more than you can carry, which is why reusable bags come in handy. Living in the country does have some benefits, and the fresh foods are one of the biggest.

Well, this year of course, they went on sale for .99 each at store #1, Lowes Foods. Being the coupon maven I am, I found blinkies in the store for .55/2. After doubling I paid only .45 cents a bag. I got 20 bags. Now, there are only 3 of us, so these would last until spring since we only eat about half a bag and I foodsaver the rest to use as an ingredient in something else; with the exception of broccoli, my little "Mikey" will eat the entire bag by himself. But, I only kept 5 of those bags. The other 15 were "donated" to my mother.

At the beginning of 2009 I will be leaving the state. So, for these few short months we'll be staying with her, and my two younger sisters. I stockpile my deep freezer as the don't touch freezer and put enough in hers to ensure when I move my frozen goodies will still be there. What? You're moving out of state and you're stockpiling frozen items? Yep, it's only a 3hr drive and the freezer will be full to capacity with either food, or frozen water jugs, so there will be little to no defrosting going on in there, I've already thought this through.

But, as I was saying. Green Giant has now come out with their version of steam fresh, Steamers. They're pretty good as well. Well, the ones I've tasted. I first saw them in Dollar Tree and got a bag of the corn(which happens to be my favorite veggie). Now, I will pick up 20 bags of the steamers for .23 each from Wal-Mart. My mother will get 5 of those bags, she might get more if I'm lucky enough to come across more coupons. Yes, only 5. These are something special. They have more variety and some of them come with sauce. My children love broccoli and cheese so that bag is sure to be a hit, just like the boxed version is. Kroger is bound to have the steamfresh on sale for .99 cents, in which I will use the new .35/1 coupons on them for a total of .30 cents a bag and refill moms freezer if it needs, and fill my freezer with some as well.

See, all coupons have a purpose in my life. Everything always seems to work itself out in the land of coupons. We'll be stocked on frozen veggies for a good while to come. When I move I'm going to have to find new grocery stores, make relationships with the employees, and the same with CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens, and Target. So, while I'm getting to know these people, and letting them know I'm not fraudulently using coupons I don't want to buy 20 of a product and freak them out. Although, most of the time I get 20 because I'm supplying for 2 households(unless it's something we REALLY use a lot of, or its something like soap that doesn't expire). Once I leave the state that will not be the case. So, while I'm winning over cashiers, learning new store policies, and making new friends I don't want to have to worry about getting so much stuff you know.