I had a chicken go broody last week.... I put 5 eggs under her.
I never thought that having kids was going to make me such a cry baby.
It used to take quite a lot to get me to cry. I just wasn't ever very emotional.
Well then I had kids. And I was pretty normal for the most part. But get me feeling proud and the tears just come out. Primary program. Kindergarten music program. give a prayer, give a talk, do anything in church.
When did I become such a crybaby? And why am I so affected by seeing my child in a program?
I wonder if its because she's growing up? I have to admit since we've been trying to get pregnant since last August, without success, it does make each and ever moment of these kids childhood that much more precious.
I just love my girls so much.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Sunday, May 24, 2009
What is going on?
Well, you probably have been noticing the lack of posts here lately. I've been trying to maintain 2 blogs. 1 a journal for me, the other a blog for my family to read. The 2 blogs tried to coexist for a time, but it just wasn't happening.
So I split them and put edited versions on the family blog. I got behind on keeping this blog up, but now I've updated the posts on this one and changed a few things that should hopefully help me keep them both up.
We'll see!!
In the meantime, let me tell you about my week.
I have spent about 9 hours this past week at Albertsons. It seemed like each day would start with a trip there to spend doublers and get free stuff. the free stuff was great. The time spent there was tiring.
But I find it so hard to turn my back on coupon doublers. The doublers are good through Tuesday so I could potentially go back for more savings.
yay. (said in a weak voice).
So I split them and put edited versions on the family blog. I got behind on keeping this blog up, but now I've updated the posts on this one and changed a few things that should hopefully help me keep them both up.
We'll see!!
In the meantime, let me tell you about my week.
I have spent about 9 hours this past week at Albertsons. It seemed like each day would start with a trip there to spend doublers and get free stuff. the free stuff was great. The time spent there was tiring.
But I find it so hard to turn my back on coupon doublers. The doublers are good through Tuesday so I could potentially go back for more savings.
yay. (said in a weak voice).
5/11/09
Coupon insanity
I was at Albertsons this morning from about 8:30 until I just got home around 11:30.
Thats right folks. I was couponing for 3 hours. My dogs are barking. Ha Ha
Here is the result.
I spent approx 43.64 (I say approx because my brain is mush at this point.
Here is what I got.
Bandaids - 8
Mac N cheese - 6 boxes
Miracle whip - 1
capri sun (box) - 1
Cool Whip lite - 2
Halls cough drops - 1
Colgate Total - 3
zesty italian dressing - 2
Breyers Ice Cream - 6
Triscuit - 2
Ritz Bits - 2
Smartfoods snack - 2
Mr. Clean magic Eraser - 8
Ritz Crackers - 2
Graham crackers - 2
Wheat Thins - 1
Scotts bath tissue (4 regular rolls) - 2
Apple juice - 4
You may be wondering, what is she going to do with all of that stuff?
The first rule of couponing is basic. Stock up when its a good deal. Especially when its an awesome deal.
For instance, the bandaids were .50 per box and the Breyers was $1 per carton. The bandaids will last for a few years and don't expire. The ice cream could last the year, but we are coming up on summer, so we'll have to see.
Anyway, YOU can do this too!
Albertsons sent out an ad in yesterday's paper with Doublers in it. This happened in Idaho and Utah and Oregon from what I've read. I know at my store you can ask for these at the customer service desk. They will probably only give you 1, but at my store, they also slipped a few in with the ads at the front of the store. You know the place that as you walk in, you can grab the current weeks ad.
The doublers are only for yesterday through Tuesday, so you need to shop soon to take advantage. Also when the customer service desk is out, they are gone.
Now, you also may wonder where you can get your coupons. Well, if you have a printer and internet access I would suggest coupons.com. there are a ton of great Kraft coupons that go along with the current Kraft promotion. Buy $10 worth of marked Kraft products and get an instant $3 savings at the register.
So there you have it. go forth and prosper!!!
I was at Albertsons this morning from about 8:30 until I just got home around 11:30.
Thats right folks. I was couponing for 3 hours. My dogs are barking. Ha Ha
Here is the result.
I spent approx 43.64 (I say approx because my brain is mush at this point.
Here is what I got.
Bandaids - 8
Mac N cheese - 6 boxes
Miracle whip - 1
capri sun (box) - 1
Cool Whip lite - 2
Halls cough drops - 1
Colgate Total - 3
zesty italian dressing - 2
Breyers Ice Cream - 6
Triscuit - 2
Ritz Bits - 2
Smartfoods snack - 2
Mr. Clean magic Eraser - 8
Ritz Crackers - 2
Graham crackers - 2
Wheat Thins - 1
Scotts bath tissue (4 regular rolls) - 2
Apple juice - 4
You may be wondering, what is she going to do with all of that stuff?
The first rule of couponing is basic. Stock up when its a good deal. Especially when its an awesome deal.
For instance, the bandaids were .50 per box and the Breyers was $1 per carton. The bandaids will last for a few years and don't expire. The ice cream could last the year, but we are coming up on summer, so we'll have to see.
Anyway, YOU can do this too!
Albertsons sent out an ad in yesterday's paper with Doublers in it. This happened in Idaho and Utah and Oregon from what I've read. I know at my store you can ask for these at the customer service desk. They will probably only give you 1, but at my store, they also slipped a few in with the ads at the front of the store. You know the place that as you walk in, you can grab the current weeks ad.
The doublers are only for yesterday through Tuesday, so you need to shop soon to take advantage. Also when the customer service desk is out, they are gone.
Now, you also may wonder where you can get your coupons. Well, if you have a printer and internet access I would suggest coupons.com. there are a ton of great Kraft coupons that go along with the current Kraft promotion. Buy $10 worth of marked Kraft products and get an instant $3 savings at the register.
So there you have it. go forth and prosper!!!
5/10/09
Insanity
I heard somewhere once that the definition of insanity was doing something over and over the same way and expecting different results.
Tonight some much anticipated coupons from Kraft were published. These coupons were limited in quantity and were great. $1 off for the most part.
Our printer has been acting up and is pretty much a very large scanner at this point. But I was crossing my fingers that it would pull through for me tonight. And you know what? It did. For the first 9 pages of my 14 page print, it was a pro. The colors were messed up, but I attribute that to hubby refilling the color ink cartridge rather than to the printer.
Anyway, I spent the next 20 minutes or so reloading paper into the printer. It would shoot a piece through, and then jam on the next piece. Its a strange error, but after reading up on it on the net, a regular problem.
So I was reloading and reloading and finally it decided to print again. I nursed it through the next few pages and finished the document.
Well, since the deals were so good, I had to go back and print more of the coupons we use the most.
So here I am again, reloading and reloading paper hoping that the result will change and I'll print some more coupons.
Am I insane?
I heard somewhere once that the definition of insanity was doing something over and over the same way and expecting different results.
Tonight some much anticipated coupons from Kraft were published. These coupons were limited in quantity and were great. $1 off for the most part.
Our printer has been acting up and is pretty much a very large scanner at this point. But I was crossing my fingers that it would pull through for me tonight. And you know what? It did. For the first 9 pages of my 14 page print, it was a pro. The colors were messed up, but I attribute that to hubby refilling the color ink cartridge rather than to the printer.
Anyway, I spent the next 20 minutes or so reloading paper into the printer. It would shoot a piece through, and then jam on the next piece. Its a strange error, but after reading up on it on the net, a regular problem.
So I was reloading and reloading and finally it decided to print again. I nursed it through the next few pages and finished the document.
Well, since the deals were so good, I had to go back and print more of the coupons we use the most.
So here I am again, reloading and reloading paper hoping that the result will change and I'll print some more coupons.
Am I insane?
4/12/09
so I live next to my photographically gifted sister. she is always coming up with great ideas and taking a bunch of cute pictures of her kids!
So the other day she said, i've got a sort of studio set up. Ya wanna use it?
So I did.
And she even took a bunch of pictures too.
And then she edited them so cute.
And then I had to CHOOSE!!!
What!!
So I've got 5 frames to fill. I would like to choose 2 pictures of each girl and then one of them together.
Here are the pictures I took.
And here are some that my sister AR took and then edited. Now, remember we were taking a lot of the same pictures, just from different angles. So her poses will be similar and her camera is a lot better than mine.
So, what do you think?
I've just realized that I've left pictures I like off of this post. There are just so many pictures to look through that I've forgotten to post some.
Oh well.
Oh, and my sister said that I could use her editing software so any that I took could be gussied up.
So the other day she said, i've got a sort of studio set up. Ya wanna use it?
So I did.
And she even took a bunch of pictures too.
And then she edited them so cute.
And then I had to CHOOSE!!!
What!!
So I've got 5 frames to fill. I would like to choose 2 pictures of each girl and then one of them together.
Here are the pictures I took.
And here are some that my sister AR took and then edited. Now, remember we were taking a lot of the same pictures, just from different angles. So her poses will be similar and her camera is a lot better than mine.
So, what do you think?
I've just realized that I've left pictures I like off of this post. There are just so many pictures to look through that I've forgotten to post some.
Oh well.
Oh, and my sister said that I could use her editing software so any that I took could be gussied up.
4/12/09
I've been taking this yucky stuff
Adding a little soap and water and the result was this
Then a I did this
and the result was this
and this
The next step is this
Once I'm done with that step, I'll post more pictures!
Adding a little soap and water and the result was this
Then a I did this
and the result was this
and this
The next step is this
Once I'm done with that step, I'll post more pictures!
4/2/09
For my sister
http://krazycouponlady.blogspot.com/2009/03/cash-n-carry-chicken.html
But someone commented that the chicken was tough? Maybe not high quality?
and
http://www.kraftbrands.com/trailmixcrunch/
But the coupon isn't there anymore?
Ugh. I hate it when I tell someone about a good deal and it falls apart before my eyes.
http://krazycouponlady.blogspot.com/2009/03/cash-n-carry-chicken.html
But someone commented that the chicken was tough? Maybe not high quality?
and
http://www.kraftbrands.com/trailmixcrunch/
But the coupon isn't there anymore?
Ugh. I hate it when I tell someone about a good deal and it falls apart before my eyes.
3/29/09
Cross your fingers!
The fever that C started, ended about halfway through the night.
She is bouncing around today, no congestion or anything.
A has congestion, but it doesn't look like more than a basic cold.
We may get away from this thing without further victims!!
In other news Hubby made my day by doing a weeks worth of dishes on Saturday. And when i say dishes, I don't mean he just loaded the dishwasher. He loaded it twice! Wiped off the cupboards, swept the floor!
And when I told him how sorry I was that it was such a mess and how I'd help him after running a quick errand into Meridian, he said that it was ok, he understood that I'd been sick and he was willing to do it.
I don't think I can tell him enough how much I love him. He is awesome!
I'm going couponing again tomorrow. Albertsons is having a big kids post cereal sale tomorrow. The cereal is $1.67 per box and when you buy 5 boxes a $5 catalina will print, good towards your next sales order. And if you use it to buy 5 more boxes of cereal it will be something like .60 per box AND another $5 catalina will print.
I will most likely go tomorrow morning and then hubby will be gone most the rest of the day picking up a cord of free firewood from another brother in laws brother home that he is getting ready to sell.
Not going to say no to free firewood!
With hubby gone tomorrow I will most likely wash some of the wool waiting for me.
After that I've had a request to clean the bathrooms. :) Most of washing wool is hurry up and wait. So I'll clean the bathrooms while waiting. Not my favorite chore, but neither is washing wool. So I'll turn the radio on and sing and dance around for entertainment.
I'm excited to get my spinning wheel out. I have to wash and dye wool as well as comb it before I can even consider spinning it. But I'm looking forward to it anyway.
I have some new powdered dye that I found in a locally owned hobby shop that I can't wait to use. I've heard powdered dye is stronger stuff. We'll see.
The fever that C started, ended about halfway through the night.
She is bouncing around today, no congestion or anything.
A has congestion, but it doesn't look like more than a basic cold.
We may get away from this thing without further victims!!
In other news Hubby made my day by doing a weeks worth of dishes on Saturday. And when i say dishes, I don't mean he just loaded the dishwasher. He loaded it twice! Wiped off the cupboards, swept the floor!
And when I told him how sorry I was that it was such a mess and how I'd help him after running a quick errand into Meridian, he said that it was ok, he understood that I'd been sick and he was willing to do it.
I don't think I can tell him enough how much I love him. He is awesome!
I'm going couponing again tomorrow. Albertsons is having a big kids post cereal sale tomorrow. The cereal is $1.67 per box and when you buy 5 boxes a $5 catalina will print, good towards your next sales order. And if you use it to buy 5 more boxes of cereal it will be something like .60 per box AND another $5 catalina will print.
I will most likely go tomorrow morning and then hubby will be gone most the rest of the day picking up a cord of free firewood from another brother in laws brother home that he is getting ready to sell.
Not going to say no to free firewood!
With hubby gone tomorrow I will most likely wash some of the wool waiting for me.
After that I've had a request to clean the bathrooms. :) Most of washing wool is hurry up and wait. So I'll clean the bathrooms while waiting. Not my favorite chore, but neither is washing wool. So I'll turn the radio on and sing and dance around for entertainment.
I'm excited to get my spinning wheel out. I have to wash and dye wool as well as comb it before I can even consider spinning it. But I'm looking forward to it anyway.
I have some new powdered dye that I found in a locally owned hobby shop that I can't wait to use. I've heard powdered dye is stronger stuff. We'll see.
3/28/09
I'm alive, I'm ALIVE!!!
I finally feel like a human being again! I slept pretty well last night. My coughing is still an issue and my lungs still crackle, but I feel so much better!
BUT
Now the kids are starting to go downhill. As we speak C is in bed with a fever. A is starting to cough, but it is still TBD as to whether it is a real cough, or a "I want to be sick too" fake cough.
So, another week of church missed and I predict that I'll make it 3 for 3 next Sunday when I predict that A will be down with this nastiness.
Oh well. I can deal with it much better since I'm feeling better.
I'm just not certain how it will affect C and if she will go to school next week. I guess we can just be happy that there is no school on Monday.
In the meantime, most everyone has picket up their milk. So yay!
Now I just need to get the powdered eggs, cheese and butter delivered. Hopefully this week!
I finally feel like a human being again! I slept pretty well last night. My coughing is still an issue and my lungs still crackle, but I feel so much better!
BUT
Now the kids are starting to go downhill. As we speak C is in bed with a fever. A is starting to cough, but it is still TBD as to whether it is a real cough, or a "I want to be sick too" fake cough.
So, another week of church missed and I predict that I'll make it 3 for 3 next Sunday when I predict that A will be down with this nastiness.
Oh well. I can deal with it much better since I'm feeling better.
I'm just not certain how it will affect C and if she will go to school next week. I guess we can just be happy that there is no school on Monday.
In the meantime, most everyone has picket up their milk. So yay!
Now I just need to get the powdered eggs, cheese and butter delivered. Hopefully this week!
3/26/09
Hope your spring break is better than mine
I've been sick with the flu. Not the throw up kind. Just the kind where coughing makes you want to die, fevers and strange dreams are how you spend your nights, and you remember how bad cough syrup is.
I've been sick since Monday night.
I just want to feel better again!!
Oh, and the kids are tearing up the house and the dishes need to be done.
I've been sick with the flu. Not the throw up kind. Just the kind where coughing makes you want to die, fevers and strange dreams are how you spend your nights, and you remember how bad cough syrup is.
I've been sick since Monday night.
I just want to feel better again!!
Oh, and the kids are tearing up the house and the dishes need to be done.
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