If you remember a few posts ago I said that we are now poor due to me deciding to stay home now. To help out with the budget we decided that I would start clipping coupons through a program called Coupon Sense. My first day on the program I made a killing! Above is a picture of all the things I bought. I got 6 boxes of diapers, 4 pen packs, 4 candy bars, 2 cookie mixes, 2 fruit snack boxes, 2 Glade candles, 2 Air wick automatic sprayers, and 1 razor with refills. The grand total (including tax) was....drum roll please....$5.57! I was so excited the wipes alone would normally be five dollars. My total savings was $82.59! Many of you know my husband and know what a cheap skate...ahhh, I mean "saver" he is and he couldn't wipe the smile off his face for five minute ts. I was glad I could make him so proud. Maybe it is not so bad being poor.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Maybe its not so bad being poor..
If you remember a few posts ago I said that we are now poor due to me deciding to stay home now. To help out with the budget we decided that I would start clipping coupons through a program called Coupon Sense. My first day on the program I made a killing! Above is a picture of all the things I bought. I got 6 boxes of diapers, 4 pen packs, 4 candy bars, 2 cookie mixes, 2 fruit snack boxes, 2 Glade candles, 2 Air wick automatic sprayers, and 1 razor with refills. The grand total (including tax) was....drum roll please....$5.57! I was so excited the wipes alone would normally be five dollars. My total savings was $82.59! Many of you know my husband and know what a cheap skate...ahhh, I mean "saver" he is and he couldn't wipe the smile off his face for five minute ts. I was glad I could make him so proud. Maybe it is not so bad being poor.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
New Bath Photos for Dad
About a week ago when I finally updated my blog. (The life of a stay at home mom is very busy.) My dad commented on how old the photos of Duke were because he still had his umbilical cord attached. (I had been found out, that I am terrible at taking photos.) I told Josh and he agreed that I need to be better about documenting the events in our children's lives. Soooo, this one is for you dad I took them just the other day. Enjoy!
Camping
A few weeks ago we went camping up north. Josh's parents brought their fifth wheel, and let me tell you that is the way to camp. It was great to be able to sleep in a bed, take a shower, cook on a stove and go pee in a toilet! We had a great time. Jackson loved playing the dirt and being able to run around and explore the forest.
Here is a picture of him after he finished playing in the dirt one day.
Duke and I after we hiked down to the lake to go fishing. As a little side note, Duke has started pooping just once a week and when he poops it is a landslide. It just so happened that it had been a week since he had pooped. We got to the bottom of the hike by the water and...landslide! All the way up his back and all over his clothes. Nancy helped me clean him up and washed his clothes in the lake. The fish loved their little treat!
The family relaxing by the lake.
Jackson was sooo cute here. He kept walking up the trail and telling us while he waved his hands that he just had to leave because he had somewhere that he needed to be.
Paca playing in the lake.
Here is a picture of him after he finished playing in the dirt one day.
Duke and I after we hiked down to the lake to go fishing. As a little side note, Duke has started pooping just once a week and when he poops it is a landslide. It just so happened that it had been a week since he had pooped. We got to the bottom of the hike by the water and...landslide! All the way up his back and all over his clothes. Nancy helped me clean him up and washed his clothes in the lake. The fish loved their little treat!
The family relaxing by the lake.
Jackson was sooo cute here. He kept walking up the trail and telling us while he waved his hands that he just had to leave because he had somewhere that he needed to be.
Paca playing in the lake.
"A whole new world has been opened up to you now that we are poor."
!!!WARNING!!!THE FOLLOWING POST MAY BE SHOCKING TO MANY!!!
Yesterday I took the kids to the library. I am embarrassed to say that I have not been to the library in about 8 years. I didn't even have a library card. I was shocked to find out that you can rent movies and Cd's. I spent 2 hours there walking around finding out all the amazing things the library offers. Jackson was in the stroller and I just gave him a few books and pushed him around while Duke was in the baby Bjorn. (I was even breastfeeding in the baby Bjorn with my hands free to keep looking for books.) It was great! In the past I have put quite a dent in our pocket book by buying books and now I can just go to the library. When I got home with a huge bag of loot, I was excited to tell Josh about my adventure. In usual Josh style after I enthusiastically told him about my new revelation he replied, "A whole new world has been opened up to you now that we are poor. Great!"
Yesterday I took the kids to the library. I am embarrassed to say that I have not been to the library in about 8 years. I didn't even have a library card. I was shocked to find out that you can rent movies and Cd's. I spent 2 hours there walking around finding out all the amazing things the library offers. Jackson was in the stroller and I just gave him a few books and pushed him around while Duke was in the baby Bjorn. (I was even breastfeeding in the baby Bjorn with my hands free to keep looking for books.) It was great! In the past I have put quite a dent in our pocket book by buying books and now I can just go to the library. When I got home with a huge bag of loot, I was excited to tell Josh about my adventure. In usual Josh style after I enthusiastically told him about my new revelation he replied, "A whole new world has been opened up to you now that we are poor. Great!"
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