Grocery trip- results

Well... I didn't do so well today. I tried, I really did. I tried to stick to my list. But I forgot that Target has those yummy Archer Farms fruit leathers. And my kids eat them, and they're only $2.99 a box. So I got 2. And I forgot about their yummy little ducky cheese crackers. They're only $1.99 a box and have fewer ingredients than Goldfish crackers. So I bought 3 boxes. And the kids were with me, and Aiden really wanted a tiny Webkinz, and it was $5 and he didn't have his money with him but PROMISED he'd pay me back when we got home. Only he didn't have $5.
Then we went to a different Meijer than usual- O_M_G! I had NO idea what I was missing. THIS Meijer carries the real fruit Fruit Rollups! I haven't seen them anywhere other than Costco (which had them once and never got them again- I HATE that!), so I got a couple of boxes. I did have a coupon for $1.50 off 2 boxes, though! And this Meijer had the big tubs of Greek yogurt- $3.69 a tub, but I've been paying $2 a cup for it, so this is a huge saving. However, I had a coupon for Yoplait Greek yogurt- I just forgot to clip it. And they had the all natural Go-Gurts, which I promised the kids I would buy if we could find them- I've never actually SEEN them, I've only heard rumors that they existed. Found them- but didn't find the coupon I thought I'd clipped for them.
So, clearly you can see my problem here. Shopping with the kids, who've been SOOOO good and helpful lately (Aiden even changes the cat box now!), and finding long searched for items. I ended up going $40 over my budget- which is a ton, but won't kill me.

All that being said, my pantry is looking GOOD. I have 2 boxes of crackers, 3 boxes of cereal, 6 cans of tomatoes, 3 cans of black beans, 5 cans of kidney beans, 4 cans of tomato sauce, a huge can of mandarin oranges, and 3 boxes of mac n cheese in the basement storage area (AKA pantry- I had a pantry in my old house and have no idea what I was thinking agreeing to buy a house without one- the house I really wanted had one, but we didn't get THAT house. I will seriously never make that mistake again). In addition, I have huge ziplock bags full of split peas, red lentils, black lentils (Brown, but I believe they're called black), and a huge bag of white beans. So, if the snowpocalypse were to hit us tomorrow (It better friggin' not- it's almost spring, dammit!) we wouldn't starve.

I do think once the pantry is a little more stocked, and my freezer is starting to look a little better (it's pretty bare right now- we've not bought meat in months and months) I'll be able to cut my budget better. Next week's grocery budget is going to Costco, so that will stock the pantry pretty well. We'll see! Savings Angel and coupons definitely DID help. I did well enough to not be discouraged. I just have to try harder next time!