This week's 15 items:

loaf of bread -- on sale
hot chocolate packets -- house brand on sale
2 cans tomato sauce -- on sale
2 lbs. bacon -- BOGO
wedges of Asiago & Parmesan -- on sale & $1 coupon
3 Lean Cuisines -- on sale
DiGiorno pizza -- on sale
bag of spring mix lettuce -- on sale
8-pack of Activia yogurt
18-roll pack of toilet paper -- house brand on sale

I am planning to make pasta carbonare, thus the bacon and parmesan. Because of the deals, I ended up getting two bacons and two cheeses. Even then, after fulfilling my "musts" I had room for more. I chose the tomato sauce just to have on hand, and the pizza and Lean Cuisines for easy meals in the future. Lean Cuisines help me keep the calories down at lunchtime, and make packing my lunch easy, so I do like to get them when they're on sale. The pizza, too, will mostly be for lunches after I bake it for the first time for dinner.

Total: $48.63
Savings: $13.30

I also got my 1-cent frying pan. I needed only one sticker to finish my "book," so when I went through the line, I handed my extra's to the man behind me in line. He was so delighted! It's fun to do stuff like that.

My new pan is very nice. 10-inch Thomas brand; nice finish on it. I will enjoy it.