Saturday, February 05, 2011

Snow Person!


So... Because my Aunt Mary is awesome. She came by while I was cleaning and helped the kids make this Snow person! She has Oreo's for eyes, a twizzler for a mouth... and a baby carrot for a nose, because I didn't have any full carrots. I think it's highly cute.

And because the dog wanted to get in on the photo action! That's Rosie, she's Basset Hound and we think a collie mix. :)


Kicking Stove Top Butt!

While today, I work on the house in bits and pieces, I think there is something to be grateful for... number one, my children's ability to scuffle and fight. They make messes, tattle, stand with their noses 3 inches from the plasma tv, and.... I'm grateful.

I have a friend who is going through a rough time with her youngest child, and I can't even begin to think about how or what I would do if this was me. I'm just praying for her, so my few readers, will you pray for her family as well? They could use a little assistance.

Right now, I am looking at my stove top though in immense satisfaction. Well... at least half of it, I'm still kicking the other half's rump. I've activated super Mom Powers and am working though this stove top with Lemon Juice, Baking Soda, and Cream of Tarter. Oh yeah.

I'm also no longer broadcasting on the internet radio, I haven't in awhile, but at some point, when things kind of settle out, and I've figured out what I need to do... I'll go again. This week has been horrid, I'm sick, and it was a blizzard week, and just ... ugh!

We've made two concrete plans this past week though. Over Memorial Day, Our little family is going to go join Chrisna's and visit Michigan, and Chicago since we will be going through it! So as we review plans and get to that point, keep us in mind if you have any suggestions!

The other major plan, is Tom and I are going to work outside our home... as in our yard. We already work outside the home to make some strange green thing they call money. We don't really know, we never actually get to see it because these white things called Bills always come along at the SAME time. We're going to do Straw Bale Gardening, and Put in some Flowers, Also move the Ozark Strawberry Patch, get a Blueberry bush or three, and start a Grape Vine. So Pictures will be around at that point.

Ok.... Scattered post done.... Please do pray for my friend's and their child at this time.

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Couponing - it's a big thing!

So - I am working on our lovely budget this year, we have big goals - Reducing our Debt significantly by the time *I* am 30 - which is in 3 years. So we are now looking at things differently than we have before.

Couponing is the newest addition to my crazy lifestyle. I'm a mad couponer now. Printable coupons are the best. Why did I not discover this before? I might have to admit being slightly stuck up, and think it was more work than it was worth - not so!

On top of this, I got an iPod Touch 4th Gen *squee!* for my 27th Birthday. I am loving the application 'Grocery IQ'. It's ran by Coupons.com, but this has to be the MOST awesomest grocery shopping application EVAR.

Ok ok... seriously. It sorts the items by aisle, and you can change the aisle they are in, just in case YOUR store is... quirky. And when you collect said item, you check it off your list. BUT - this is why it's great - when you check it off, it removes it from the list, to the check out. So you aren't missing little things in between the list and having to go back another time, and potentially another time after that... meaning more impulse buys.

But this is the other thing I love about it. It's got a price holder on it. I can actually track how much what I bought cost, and what I need to remember when planning out grocery trips again.

Yep... I'm soooo easily amused... isn't it sad?

Sunday, November 07, 2010

My Personal Challenge

This is a big thing for me. I'm completely giving up eating out for a month.

Why? Number one, this requires planning!

Number Two: I'm a fully aware, stressing eating machine. I mean this in as nice of a way as I can to myself. These are changes that I'm trying to incorporate. So... stay tuned. I'm going to post my weekly planning as I can. :)