I just wanted to wish everyone a HAPPY THANKSGIVING. We are headed off to Pa. tomorrow, as long as the weather don't hold us here!
To everyone black friday shopping, GOOD LUCK!
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Deals
It's really not a deal, but it will save you money! Don't put rock salt on the ice during the winter. Mix dish detergent and warm water together and pour on ice.............I promise it won't freeze!!
Short Week
It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving is almost here. Seems like almost yesterday, the days were longer and the weather was warmer. Olivia only has school two days this week and then she's off until Monday. No, the first day of buck is not a holiday here! (all you Pa. kids have Monday off to shoot deer!) I have been shopping bargains, looking for more bargains, and figuring out more ways to save money. Rich's work usually ends for the winter right about Dec., so we have to button down the hatches and pray for a short winter! But I've learned through so many of these, what to prepare for, so I've gotten a bit wiser over the years. I am almost done xmas shopping for the kids, xmas cards are just sitting in cyber space waiting to be sent to the store to be made (I think you all will be impressed with the pic this year!), so now it's time to stock up on food and cut the spending.
I have a wonderful website that I use and if anybody would want to try it, it cuts your grocery store bill down so much, you won't believe it. I wish i had more time to spend on it (and money), but I am also looking into some articles they are printing in the paper here about other stores and how to get things cheap and free. I will keep you posted when I figure the whole deal out! On the site i use now, which is well worth the money I pay every two months, they have finally posted Walmart! This excites me b/c it was always the local grocery stores and it was hard to figure out walmart pricing compared to them, now you can see if walmart is really giving you a deal or not!! This made my whole weekend. Speaking of Walmart, their black Friday ad got leaked out and is now on blackfriday.info
On the home front, Olivia is still loving the snow, good thing I finally got her snow boots! She's anxious about going to Pa. for Thanksgiving(weather permitting). Logan is just into everything I own! He won't leave nothing alone! Please Santa, bring him some new toys to play with!!! I even had to take my plastic strip off the corner wall cause he kept snapping it! Yikes, Olivia didn't get into stuff that much................
I have a wonderful website that I use and if anybody would want to try it, it cuts your grocery store bill down so much, you won't believe it. I wish i had more time to spend on it (and money), but I am also looking into some articles they are printing in the paper here about other stores and how to get things cheap and free. I will keep you posted when I figure the whole deal out! On the site i use now, which is well worth the money I pay every two months, they have finally posted Walmart! This excites me b/c it was always the local grocery stores and it was hard to figure out walmart pricing compared to them, now you can see if walmart is really giving you a deal or not!! This made my whole weekend. Speaking of Walmart, their black Friday ad got leaked out and is now on blackfriday.info
On the home front, Olivia is still loving the snow, good thing I finally got her snow boots! She's anxious about going to Pa. for Thanksgiving(weather permitting). Logan is just into everything I own! He won't leave nothing alone! Please Santa, bring him some new toys to play with!!! I even had to take my plastic strip off the corner wall cause he kept snapping it! Yikes, Olivia didn't get into stuff that much................
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Deals
Here's another website you can check out. It's called dealtaker.com You can see who has what on sale and who's offering free shipping and also product codes to use at the checkout(online) for extra savings!!
Ready, Set, SNOW
Today was our first "real" snow of the year, so far. Olivia could not wait to get outside this morning before catching the bus. This is unusual because in years past, she could have cared less about snow outside. Had me thinking maybe she really wasn't my child, seeing when i was her age you had to pry me to come home, soaking wet and all! We will see how this new found love of snow pans out in the future.
Olivia lost another tooth, a front tooth! Well she really lost her tooth. It was barely hanging on last night and quit frankly had me totally grossed out with the pulling and wiggling of this thing. I sort of thought that she would loose it during the night and possibly swallow it, hey I have swallowed a tooth before and yes, it was a front tooth. So as i am trying to get myself awake this morning and ready to deal with 2 very anxious children, she comes running in the bathroom to tell me that she lost her tooth and now she can't find it!! So I continue with my morning wake up(shower) and tell her i will try to find it when I'm done. I continued to think she swallowed it while sleeping and that was going to be hard to produce a tooth to put under the pillow, but instead, once again, mom to the rescue and it was on her bed. Whew!!!!!!!! I fondly remembered getting interrupted again with "Oh my gosh, have you seen the snow" and the bathroom blind being tugged open! All I ask is for a quiet shower once in a while. So anyway, as my mother reminded Olivia last night, she may want to add another item to her xmas list.............all I want for xmas is my 2 front teeth!!!!!!!
Logan has made us all very proud. He found out how to turn the tv off, not on, just off!!
Olivia lost another tooth, a front tooth! Well she really lost her tooth. It was barely hanging on last night and quit frankly had me totally grossed out with the pulling and wiggling of this thing. I sort of thought that she would loose it during the night and possibly swallow it, hey I have swallowed a tooth before and yes, it was a front tooth. So as i am trying to get myself awake this morning and ready to deal with 2 very anxious children, she comes running in the bathroom to tell me that she lost her tooth and now she can't find it!! So I continue with my morning wake up(shower) and tell her i will try to find it when I'm done. I continued to think she swallowed it while sleeping and that was going to be hard to produce a tooth to put under the pillow, but instead, once again, mom to the rescue and it was on her bed. Whew!!!!!!!! I fondly remembered getting interrupted again with "Oh my gosh, have you seen the snow" and the bathroom blind being tugged open! All I ask is for a quiet shower once in a while. So anyway, as my mother reminded Olivia last night, she may want to add another item to her xmas list.............all I want for xmas is my 2 front teeth!!!!!!!
Logan has made us all very proud. He found out how to turn the tv off, not on, just off!!
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Sometimes........
Sometimes Olivia comes off with thoughts that I just can't comprehend at that age and proves to me that 6 yrs. old you really don't have a clue about relationships yet...take for instance....I have been hearing a lot about Eddie at school and on the bus. Now for what I knew, Eddie had a girlfriend, that Olivia said is very annoying and rides the bus also with them. She kept asking if she could show me where Eddie lives and go past his house. Now having been a kid myself and boyfriends, i know where this is going! So she says tonight, that Eddie is her boyfriend, so when I asked if he already had a gf, she says "yes, that annoying Katie". I precede to tell her that he can't have two gf, and the response was........Yes he can, he's mine during the classroom time(he's in her class at school) and he's Katie's on the bus and recess!! Can't you just see the cat fights coming in the future??
After bath time tonight, I was desperately trying to dress Logan, as he always just wants to go and not let me dress him, you know it's like dressing a octopus that won't stay still. Olivia then says, "your not going to have anymore babies are you?". "Why"? "Well they are too much work"........hoping she doesn't forget that during her teenage yrs.!!!!
Typical 6yo. pose???
Night, Night, baby!!!!!!!!
After bath time tonight, I was desperately trying to dress Logan, as he always just wants to go and not let me dress him, you know it's like dressing a octopus that won't stay still. Olivia then says, "your not going to have anymore babies are you?". "Why"? "Well they are too much work"........hoping she doesn't forget that during her teenage yrs.!!!!
Typical 6yo. pose???
Night, Night, baby!!!!!!!!
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Trophy Day
I want to start out by saying THANK YOU to everyone leaving comments, it makes me want to write more!!
Monday night was the cheer leading banquet. I didn't quite know what to expect being we had never done this before. It was a nice time, Logan stayed with grandpa, Rich had a meeting, so I pretty much vegetated for 2 1/2hrs.!! Funny how many people you start to know when you child is involved with school. They got trophies! They got trophies for participating in cheer. Now I don't know about you, but when I was in school, you got a trophy when you WON (placed) in your activity??! Ok, I understand the theory of everyone gets a trophy, but really, what happens when you actually win 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place? Doesn't that take the air right out of your balloon, cause you already have 4 others at home? Don't get me wrong, Olivia loves it, but I am just not sure about this whole theory. You should have seen the age group older than Olivia, you should have seen the size of the trophies, I was amazed.
Ok, I will get off my soap box.........Logan has been chatting lately and some of it makes sense! He will repeat you now (to a extent), you have to hear him say Olivia! It's priceless, but you can understand what he is saying. Now, he won't say Mom as often as i feel he should, but he will say Olivia, do you see the conspiracy here? He recognizes the dogs, when he says dog, and bath when the water is running, so that has been really cool to see him develop like that. I am so proud of him every time he does something, he has had to try so much harder than other babies!!
Ok, well I'm off to eBay some more items, it's like a small business here with selling clothes, etc. Tis the season!!!................
Olivia and her bestest friend Amanda.
Monday night was the cheer leading banquet. I didn't quite know what to expect being we had never done this before. It was a nice time, Logan stayed with grandpa, Rich had a meeting, so I pretty much vegetated for 2 1/2hrs.!! Funny how many people you start to know when you child is involved with school. They got trophies! They got trophies for participating in cheer. Now I don't know about you, but when I was in school, you got a trophy when you WON (placed) in your activity??! Ok, I understand the theory of everyone gets a trophy, but really, what happens when you actually win 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place? Doesn't that take the air right out of your balloon, cause you already have 4 others at home? Don't get me wrong, Olivia loves it, but I am just not sure about this whole theory. You should have seen the age group older than Olivia, you should have seen the size of the trophies, I was amazed.
Ok, I will get off my soap box.........Logan has been chatting lately and some of it makes sense! He will repeat you now (to a extent), you have to hear him say Olivia! It's priceless, but you can understand what he is saying. Now, he won't say Mom as often as i feel he should, but he will say Olivia, do you see the conspiracy here? He recognizes the dogs, when he says dog, and bath when the water is running, so that has been really cool to see him develop like that. I am so proud of him every time he does something, he has had to try so much harder than other babies!!
Ok, well I'm off to eBay some more items, it's like a small business here with selling clothes, etc. Tis the season!!!................
Olivia and her bestest friend Amanda.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Thinking Ahead
About this time of the year, every year (ok, maybe earlier since I have learned lessons in the past) i start to think about xmas and who we buy for and the ideas start to turn in my head. Kind of makes me nuts, but I have learned the earlier you start, the better off you are. I have already made my list of names and ideas, done my layaway (with not a whole lot of success), bought the kids' wrapping paper, and got my photo for the cards! My gosh, I could actually make and get my xmas cards already! I guess in a way I drive myself nuts with it and Rich just goes with the flow....note to self, in my next life I want to be the male in all of this.......
We had teacher/parent conference Thurs. night and of course that went well. There's not really much to say, I think it makes for a boring conference and Rich insist, it's a good conference! She's doing so good, I really, truly couldn't ask for any better from her. i got to meet with her music, gym and art teachers also, which I might add are very nice people, and all had the same to say. Makes me so proud after all that hard work and it actually paid off, now to work on molding Logan.
I have been working on a project of going through Olivia's clothes and saving the really good stuff, saving what Logan could wear some day, and ebaying what else is good and sending the rest off to Goodwill. This has turned into a massive project. who knew the kid had so many clothes to go through. It's taking much longer than I had hoped and trying to find the time to sit down and work on it for more than a hour at a time, is a little frustrating, but it's getting a little better. I should have plenty of extra xmas money by the time I'm done and I will indeed help the economy, once I can get into this project full speed ahead............
We had teacher/parent conference Thurs. night and of course that went well. There's not really much to say, I think it makes for a boring conference and Rich insist, it's a good conference! She's doing so good, I really, truly couldn't ask for any better from her. i got to meet with her music, gym and art teachers also, which I might add are very nice people, and all had the same to say. Makes me so proud after all that hard work and it actually paid off, now to work on molding Logan.
I have been working on a project of going through Olivia's clothes and saving the really good stuff, saving what Logan could wear some day, and ebaying what else is good and sending the rest off to Goodwill. This has turned into a massive project. who knew the kid had so many clothes to go through. It's taking much longer than I had hoped and trying to find the time to sit down and work on it for more than a hour at a time, is a little frustrating, but it's getting a little better. I should have plenty of extra xmas money by the time I'm done and I will indeed help the economy, once I can get into this project full speed ahead............
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Haircuts and VOTE
Just wanted to say that I hope that everybody who's registered (and you know that everyone that reads this is!!) got out to vote today. There are no excuses, especially when me and Rich have to take the kids with us. This will be good for Olivia and challenging with Logan, but we will do this!
It was once again time for haircuts. Olivia needed one really bad and know that cheer is over I was getting it cut off! She agreed, she hates it brushed and fixed, etc. so this was right up my alley. The place we get them cut at was doing a fundraiser and offering 1/2 off haircuts. So I loaded the kids up and off we went, not knowing how long we would have to wait. Turns out, we didn't have to wait that long and they both looked absolutely gorgeous afterwards. I hadn't realized how long Logan's was getting until she cut it, Olivia's turned out so wonderful and I won't tell her this, but kind of brings back her baby face...........don't tell!!
It was once again time for haircuts. Olivia needed one really bad and know that cheer is over I was getting it cut off! She agreed, she hates it brushed and fixed, etc. so this was right up my alley. The place we get them cut at was doing a fundraiser and offering 1/2 off haircuts. So I loaded the kids up and off we went, not knowing how long we would have to wait. Turns out, we didn't have to wait that long and they both looked absolutely gorgeous afterwards. I hadn't realized how long Logan's was getting until she cut it, Olivia's turned out so wonderful and I won't tell her this, but kind of brings back her baby face...........don't tell!!
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Trick-or-Treat
The deprived child that I was, never got to trick-or-treat at night! We always had it during the day, on a Sunday. This year we were staying in Oh. for Halloween and it was on Friday night from 6-8, so this was going to be a first for me. Good thing we got those flashy lights to wear from the zoo! I am a die hard TOT(trickortreater),you go from the time it starts, till it ends and you don't skip any houses. Olivia is finally starting to go further and not complain so much about going home and her legs hurt. Logan on the other hand, had had it about half way through. Rich wanted to go home and I said, "no we will keep going till my arms fall off." At this point I was carrying Logan, a 22lbs. turkey! Not a easy task and my arms felt it the next day. All went well though and we finished at 8, all kids were in bed shortly after, another successful TOT night..........
This is one tired little turkey!
Olivia's class party, by the end of the day, Rich said she looked like a deranged Easter Bunny!! Once again, I fought with Logan holding him...........
What is this? This is what we are doing all the time now. Makes me nervous, but you got to fall and get back up again, to learn to walk. He won't take any steps, but in due time.
Hold your applause.....oh please, Martha couldn't have done this good!! LOL, just kidding. Cookies for school, they did turn out really cute though. I got lots of compliments on them.
The finished work. Olivia insisted we put faces on them, so actually she did the faces and good thing she did, they probably wouldn't have gotten done that night.
Somebody, Please let me out!!!
This is one tired little turkey!
Olivia's class party, by the end of the day, Rich said she looked like a deranged Easter Bunny!! Once again, I fought with Logan holding him...........
What is this? This is what we are doing all the time now. Makes me nervous, but you got to fall and get back up again, to learn to walk. He won't take any steps, but in due time.
Hold your applause.....oh please, Martha couldn't have done this good!! LOL, just kidding. Cookies for school, they did turn out really cute though. I got lots of compliments on them.
The finished work. Olivia insisted we put faces on them, so actually she did the faces and good thing she did, they probably wouldn't have gotten done that night.
Somebody, Please let me out!!!
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