For Christmas 2008, The Hubs really blew me away when he surprised me with a Canon Rebel XS DSLR. I dreamed of taking professional-quality pictures of my children as they grew. I did a semi-decent job with Sofie, trying to take her out for photo shoots every few months. But as she grew, the less cooperative she got. And now she’s nearly impossible to get “on film” with her boundless 2 year old energy. So…
Continue readingI had a great grocery shopping trip this week! I spent more than normal because I was able to get a tremendous deal on diapers. We ate out some with our company last weekend, so some things made it back to this weeks menu. So for the next week we’re looking at having: tacos lasagna and cesaer salad waffles and scrambled eggs stir fry with noodles spaghetti with meat sauce baked fried chicken, potatoes and…
Continue readingThis has been a full week for me. Full of lovin’ on my girls, and trying to spend a lot of time with them. They’re growing so fast and some days I can’t help but sit around and play with them all day. They’re just so amazing!! While Chloe napped, I was able to fill orders and get stuff ready to mail. I made another baby gift, and made a birthday Elmo to mail a…
Continue readingI’ve been absent the past few days because my oldest friend came to visit. We met in Germany in 1986 and all these years later, we’re still getting together. Pretty spectacular for 2 Army Brats! I had a fantastic time reminiscing about the past and laughing about the present. I even got to go on a movie date to see a chick flick! Such a great weekend! I also revisited my sewing past. I really…
Continue readingBack in November of 2009, my sister started telling me about coupons. I’d tried clipping them in our super-tight money days, but never saved too much. It turns out, that’s because I didn’t know what I was doing! Clipping coupons is much more than cutting the ones out of the paper and expecting to save a bundle. I started slowly, and before I knew it, I was saving almost as much as I was spending!…
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