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Happy St. Patty's! 2008-03-17 17:17:19 Don't send a lame St. Patrick's Day eCard. Try JibJab Sendables!
It's a good thing I'm able to laugh at myself! Have a pint for me (if you're into that sort of thing) because I'll be lucky if I even get green Kool-Aid this year!
Check out my personal challenge to Share the LOVE. Read more:Happy
, Patty
Our Two Year Old Co-Pilot 2008-03-20 21:35:57 Yesterday while returning home from a family outing my hubby and our two year old had the following exchange...
2: I no wanna go home!
H: Baby, we have to go home. It's late.
2: NO!
H: Well then, where are we going to go?
2: Dis-a-way! (points chubby finger in the direction we are already going)
Today on the way to Nana and Papa's house (trip is over 6 hours long) they had this exchange Read more:Pilot
Happy Easter! 2008-03-23 22:28:11 I hope you have a very blessed Easter
!
Here are my Angels checking out their Easter Bunny Loot. Don't worry, he didn't forget the baby... she had already thrown hers on the floor, and was trying to get at her sister's candy!
Check out my personal challenge to Share the LOVE. Read more:Happy
, Happy Easter
Super Savings Saturday - Just a Couple of Things 2008-03-23 22:26:46 I didn't go grocery shopping last week, because we are away from home visiting family. But, before we left I scored the following bargains at GIANT and CVS.
All of this was only $8.00 at GIANT
Actually, all of the Betty Crocker Stuff was FREE, and all I paid for were the Toll House chips which were 2/$4 after coupons. All of the Betty Crocker was on sale 5/$5 - must buy 5 - limit 5. So, I did Read more:Super
, Savings
, Saturday
New Colors 2008-03-23 22:26:28 For those of you that have been here before (and newcomers too)...
What do you think of my new colors? Yay or nay? I haven't completely decided myself, but I was just getting tired of the purple hearts.
Writing this just now is the first time I realized I had purple hearts on my blog... you know like the military metals. Those metals are given for getting injured in combat. I guess Read more:Colors
Wordless Wednesday - Jumping Rope 2008-03-25 23:44:40 Sorry they're a little blurry. She was really moving!
Check out all of the other great photos at this week's edition of Wordless Wednesday
at 5 Minutes For Mom.
Check out my personal challenge to Share the LOVE. Read more:Jumping
WFMW - Keeping Your Zipper Up 2008-03-25 22:34:28 OK, I'm probably going to completely embarrass myself with this post, but as I've said before... at least I'm able to laugh at myself!
I have the unfortunate problem of owning pants with zippers that won't stay up. I don't know why this happens, but it happens to me a lot. My pants all fit properly, but if I bend over, or sit down... down goes the zipper. It drives me nuts! And, gives me a
Give Me Five - Easter 2008 Memories 2008-03-25 16:04:17 My oldest is in the first grade, and her school district's spring break goes Thursday through Monday, instead of getting a whole school week off. I really don't like the way they do this, because it seriously shortens their vacation. But, in spite of this we were still able to get out of town and visit family. We just didn't get to stay as long as we would have liked. We went to my in-law's Read more:Easter
Tackle it Tuesday - Bathroom Closet 2008-03-25 13:28:50 Right now my house is in complete and utter chaos. This is due to...
1. We are rearranging a couple of rooms, and getting ready to put in new carpet, so as stuff is getting moved around it ends up stacked throughout the house in piles.
2. My husband and I are getting things together for a garage sale and ebay... this has the same effect as number one.
3. Our lives are just plain BUSY, so Read more:Tuesday
, Closet
Tasty Thursday - Greek Orzo Salad 2008-03-27 10:00:55 This is my first time participating in The Pumpkin Patch's TastyThursday
, but I hope to be back often.
This week's theme is Springy Recipes, which makes me think of things that would be good to eat in cold or hot weather. This recipe fits the bill perfectly because it can be served hot, cold, or even warm! :)
The base of this salad I got from Rachel Ray. Actually, I swear I learned this Read more:Greek
, Salad
Super Savings Saturday - So~So Week 2008-03-29 23:26:21 I'm not completely thrilled with my shopping totals this week. I did have to buy diapers, dog food, and some exotic cooking ingredients which definitely upped the totals, but it's still higher than I would have liked. Oh well, I'm still learning I guess.
I am, however, very happy with my one CVS trip for the week. I didn't earn back as many ECBs as I spent, but that's OK... I still have Read more:Super
, Savings
, Saturday
Menu Planning Monday - #1 2008-03-30 22:39:16 Hello all, and thanks for stopping by my blog. This is my first time participating in Menu Planning Monday
, but I hope to be back often. Our menus go from Friday through Thursday, because I do all of our grocery shopping on Fridays. I get a lot of recipes from the internet, and my husband and I also like to create our own recipes.
If I can link to the recipe I will, and all you have to do is
The Tooth Fairy 2008-04-02 18:30:21 As a mother of four I can, and do, deal with a lot of gross situations; nasty diapers; gunky gooey noses, eyes, and ears; the occasional bout of vomit; etc. But, the one thing I absolutely refuse to go near is loose teeth. They. gross. me. OUT!
Right now my oldest, Deidre, is at the stage where all of her teeth are wiggling around in her mouth. YUCK! On Easter my sister in law used dental Read more:Tooth
Wordless Wednesday - Messy Hands 2008-04-02 13:17:28 A gooey sticky mess after eating oranges!
You can find lots more wordlessness at 5 Minutes for Mom.
Check out my personal challenge to Share the LOVE. Read more:Wednesday
, Messy
, Hands
Super Savings Saturday - Triple Coupons! 2008-04-05 08:35:16 My husband is out of town this week and, since I would have to take all the kids grocery shopping with me, I had only planned on getting the bare essentials (milk, produce, some meat.) Then I got the sales papers and found out that Super
fresh was tripling coupons up to $0.99! (4/4 - 4/10) I just couldn't pass up triple coupons... it's a rare thing around here. So, I went through my coupon Read more:Savings
, Saturday
, Triple
, Coupons
Menu Planning Monday - #2 2008-04-07 21:16:22 I'm pretty late getting this posted today, but I guess better late than never. It's just me and the kiddos this week, so I won't be cooking much... they just don't eat enough to make it worth while. Last Friday we had pizza, and the leftovers (in combination with some fruit) lasted us through the weekend. So here's what I have planned for the rest of the week. Just click on the pictures to Read more:Monday
Is It Safe Anywhere? 2008-04-09 16:23:34 I was just listening to the 5 o'clock news and heard that a loaded gun was found by a student at an elementary school in a city near us! The school is trying to claim that it wasn't a "school related incident" because it was found outside. Gimme a break! It was found on school property, by a student, at 3:30 when school was letting out!
In the same story they said that earlier in the week, Read more:Anywhere
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes! 2008-04-08 20:46:25 For those of you that are return visitors, I'd like to apologize for all of the changes I've been making to the look of my blog lately. I just can't seem to help myself... I love playing around with the template design, and I'm never 100% satisfied with what I come up with. I made the most recent changes because the last look was too pink for me... I'm just not a pink kinda girl.
I guess this
I 'Just Do It' 2008-04-10 18:30:30 I just read this post over at A Peaceful Serenity, and it got me thinking about a question I get asked almost EVERY time I go out in public with my kids...
How do you do it?!
I will admit that usually when this question is asked my kids are being... well, they're being KIDS! I'm not a super strict mom, and I don't require them to march silently behind me while we're shopping. They're not
Super Savings Saturday - Superwoman 2008-04-12 10:45:53 I seriously felt like superwoman yesterday while grocery shopping. My hubby is still out of town, so I had to take three of our kids with me... a feat in itself. We ended up going to SIX stores and I saved over $200. The amazing part was we did it all in less than TWO hours... I was flying!
Here's a pic I took of everything we got. It's a pretty even mix of things we needed for the week, and Read more:Super
, Savings
, Saturday
Menu Planning Monday - #3 2008-04-14 09:31:10 Here's what we've got planned for this week. As always... clicking on the pictures will link you to the recipes. (the empty plates also have links - except for the Friday Leftovers)
Be sure to stop by orgjunkie.com for more Menu Planning Monday
.
Check out my personal challenge to Share the LOVE.
Wordless Wednesday - Finally Flowering 2008-04-16 14:21:01 The flowers on our Crab Apple Tree (at least I think that's what kind of tree it is) finally opened up this week. It seemed like every other tree in the neighborhood was in bloom, except for ours.
You can find lots more wordlessness at 5 Minutes for Mom.
Check out my personal challenge to Share the LOVE. Read more:Flowering
, Finally
, Wednesday
Super Savings Saturday - CVS $180 for $0.81 2008-04-19 07:31:09 Of course this week's greatest savings was at CVS. It kills me that everything in this picture would have cost me almost $180 if I had paid full price.
1st and 2nd transactions - $0.81 out of pocket
Sorry I don't have more to write about this week, but it was a fairly dull week (excluding CVS). We didn't need to buy a lot, which was nice, but I wasn't able to find good deals on the things we Read more:Super
, Savings
, Saturday
My 2nd Bloggy Giveaways Carnival - Hand Made Bag 2008-04-20 22:58:29 Hello everyone! And, thanks for stopping by my blog. This is my second time participating in the Bloggy Giveaways Carnival
, and I'm happy to announce that I will once again be giving away a hand made, by me, one-of-a-kind bag. This bag is a large carry all and will be perfect for books, diapers, or any other bulky things you need to carry around. The strap is adjustable and is meant to be
Slow Posting... 2008-04-24 21:09:38 For the few that visit regularly I just wanted to apologize for my lack of posting this week. I posted my Bloggy Carnival Giveaway on Monday, and since then I have been swamped with entering the other giveaways, doing mass amounts of homework (term is almost over), and we've had company this week. This all has made me pretty negligent with my blog posting, but I hope to be back to my usual Read more:Posting
Lucky Momma? 2008-04-27 15:16:11 In case you didn't know 5 Minutes for Mom is hosting all sorts of giveaways in honor of Mother's Day. So be sure to head on over there and enter the contests. They'll be posting different giveaways over the next couple of weeks, so I'll keep their button in my sidebar for easy linking. Good Luck!
Also, you have until the 7th to enter their 2 Weeks of Toys giveaways, so be sure to check those Read more:Momma
There can be only one... 2008-04-26 19:55:35 Thank you so much to everyone who entered the giveaway for my hand made bag, and left such kind comments. However, as we all know, there can only be one winner, and according to Random.org...
Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:
21
Timestamp: 2008-04-26 23:53:34 UTC
... that winner is commenter number 21... Katy from The Country Blossom. Congratulations Katy!
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I scream, you scream... 2008-04-30 07:12:22 ...they scream for ICE CREAM!
You can find lots more wordlessness at 5 Minutes for Mom.
Check out my personal challenge to Share the LOVE.
Tasty Thursday - Chicken Enchiladas 2008-05-01 14:26:53 For this week's TastyThursday
I'm posting the best EVER chicken enchilada recipe. These are so good, and way better than anything I've ever had in a resturant. I've posted the recipe on my food blog, so just click on the picture below to read it. ENJOY!
To see the other recipes on this week's Tasty Thursday click here, or the Tasty Thursday icon above, and thanks so much to Trista at The Read more:Chicken
, Enchiladas
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