Thursday, May 14, 2009
Widgets and recycling ? ! ?
SO how do you put a widget on your blog. My Recycling widget is updated. However, you gotta go through all my old posts. THis week my recycling weighs as much as the heaviest shark in the world! ! ANd I have saved 1.94 trees. I wonder if those trees are bigger than the ones growing in my yard. Do I get penalized for pulling out weed like Redbud trees from my garden? Oil saved 129.59 gallons! That one is huge considering the only way for my family to get around is in our suburban. One of the first times I drove it to the commissary on the base I had only two kiddos with me. I over heard a boy and his mom talking... "Sometimes when couples have one or two kids they think they need a bigger vehicle than they actually do!" I just chuckled, if they only new ! They definitely were not present when I checked out and the bagger loaded the bag of the suburban with all our groceries!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Coupon Crazed and Geeky
So its 2:00 and I am going to Dillons and suddenly change my mind and invite all the kids to go with me to Target! I know, what was I thinking? Except there, were really good deals to be had, we needed to pick up a birthday gift, Dillons was just around the corner from there, and then I could go hem the jean shorts for my youngest daughter on the way home. Sooo, instead of going to Dillons at 2:00 before Dear hubbie left for the evening, I ventured out on a bunny trail with all my kiddos.
So we arrive at :
And I realize yikes I didn't cut out my Qs cause I was going to visit Target tomorrow and cut Qs tonight. Not only that, but I have put all my scissors away so there aren't any hiding in my coupon box or purse. I have 13 sheets of tiny coupons that still need to be cut! They are set so close together I can't even tear them!
ERRR, but what to my suprise when dear, sweet A announces I have my pocketknife!
And S announces he has his! "and Mom you have yours too!" So the coupon geeky crazed family that we are, with one napping and the other 2 watching, the 3 of us start clipping away with our Swiss army knives! ! So who knew the Boy Scout motto "of always be prepared" could be so easily adapted for the frugal fanatics on a great deals mission!
I doubt my husband will want to be seen with me ever again in a parking lot with my coupons.
On that note I spent $29.46 on grocery items and saved $66.48. So my pride and sense of humor are okay with that savings. In addition, on our way to check out, my oldest discovered her Grandma got the "Christmas" watch at Target. Noone could remember where it was from and it broke in February, so while I checked out and loaded kids and bags in the car, she got her watch fixed..... Best part about the fixing of the watch was it was FREE! ! ! Oh yeah, payday dance!! Now onto Dillons...no big story there except I spent a $106.76 and saved $163.97. Which is more than I have spent at Dillons in a long time. But considering we skipped our major grocery trip this last period and I just shopped deals this pay period, pretty cool in our book. The kids are always hungry and looking for food, so anytime I can score lots of food for little$ $ $ I get so very excited!
So we arrive at :
And I realize yikes I didn't cut out my Qs cause I was going to visit Target tomorrow and cut Qs tonight. Not only that, but I have put all my scissors away so there aren't any hiding in my coupon box or purse. I have 13 sheets of tiny coupons that still need to be cut! They are set so close together I can't even tear them!
ERRR, but what to my suprise when dear, sweet A announces I have my pocketknife!
And S announces he has his! "and Mom you have yours too!" So the coupon geeky crazed family that we are, with one napping and the other 2 watching, the 3 of us start clipping away with our Swiss army knives! ! So who knew the Boy Scout motto "of always be prepared" could be so easily adapted for the frugal fanatics on a great deals mission!
I doubt my husband will want to be seen with me ever again in a parking lot with my coupons.
On that note I spent $29.46 on grocery items and saved $66.48. So my pride and sense of humor are okay with that savings. In addition, on our way to check out, my oldest discovered her Grandma got the "Christmas" watch at Target. Noone could remember where it was from and it broke in February, so while I checked out and loaded kids and bags in the car, she got her watch fixed..... Best part about the fixing of the watch was it was FREE! ! ! Oh yeah, payday dance!! Now onto Dillons...no big story there except I spent a $106.76 and saved $163.97. Which is more than I have spent at Dillons in a long time. But considering we skipped our major grocery trip this last period and I just shopped deals this pay period, pretty cool in our book. The kids are always hungry and looking for food, so anytime I can score lots of food for little$ $ $ I get so very excited!
The Before and After ! !
So dear sweet A had to go in and get her retainers. Take X-rays and take the "after pictures". So this is before...."THE AFTER PICTURE!"
THis is getting the AFTER picture taken. It is great being a parent at moments like these!
Just in case you think I am being absolutely horrible as a mom and a person, A picked out these photos for the blog! I asked her what she thought and then she got all into it and helped pick out the pics. I must say thank you to the Dad. He was the one who took pictures on this day for me. You see when we went in for braces I got to see them do the lip stretcher for the befores. I got the worst case of giggles. A couple of times in between and I missed my chance for pictures and remembered too late I had a camera phone. Ah well, Dad saved the day. I might add this little note, until A and I were talking about this post, she had never seen the pictures before. She was shocked and then she tried to cover up the smile and the giggles that she was suppressing. It is good to have a daughter who doesn't take everything to heart and can laugh with the rest of us.
She finally draws the line and says no more. (But dad did get more pics... she just doesn't want them posted. And like the GOOD mom I am, I am not posting them)
THis is getting the AFTER picture taken. It is great being a parent at moments like these!
Just in case you think I am being absolutely horrible as a mom and a person, A picked out these photos for the blog! I asked her what she thought and then she got all into it and helped pick out the pics. I must say thank you to the Dad. He was the one who took pictures on this day for me. You see when we went in for braces I got to see them do the lip stretcher for the befores. I got the worst case of giggles. A couple of times in between and I missed my chance for pictures and remembered too late I had a camera phone. Ah well, Dad saved the day. I might add this little note, until A and I were talking about this post, she had never seen the pictures before. She was shocked and then she tried to cover up the smile and the giggles that she was suppressing. It is good to have a daughter who doesn't take everything to heart and can laugh with the rest of us.
She finally draws the line and says no more. (But dad did get more pics... she just doesn't want them posted. And like the GOOD mom I am, I am not posting them)
More Power, More Suction and the kids have a new ToY!
I promised a month ago? ? pictures!! This is my new baby. Believe it or not I have only used it once. I guess it really belongs to my children now....hee heee.
When you look down at the handle this is what you see....
This tells you the carpet is dirty. The lights stay yellow until....
You have sucked up all the leftovers from the children's fun AND the invisible leftovers as well! It can stay yellow for a really long time when we vaccuum. It always depends on who has been doing what recently.
It's great to have the dirt sensor! Highly recommend getting a vaccuum with one. The kids know when they are done, by the color of the lights. Don't you just love that one of our jobs as parents is to train our children in the various aspects of life and self-care ! ! !
When you look down at the handle this is what you see....
This tells you the carpet is dirty. The lights stay yellow until....
You have sucked up all the leftovers from the children's fun AND the invisible leftovers as well! It can stay yellow for a really long time when we vaccuum. It always depends on who has been doing what recently.
It's great to have the dirt sensor! Highly recommend getting a vaccuum with one. The kids know when they are done, by the color of the lights. Don't you just love that one of our jobs as parents is to train our children in the various aspects of life and self-care ! ! !
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