It’s summer time ya’ll and school starts back August 3rd in my neck of the woods. That’s less than a month! Oh how the time fly’s by. We have had a busy summer. Come to think of it we have a busy life. So I am going to give you a break down of my summer so far in a little more detailed.
We lost a family member…my grandmother on May 13th and then welcomed a new family member baby Luke on June 10th.
Petite Fille’s last day of school was May 20th. She was so excited, I can remember those days. Well she was sick so her last day was actually the 19th. We had our 1st summer birthday party on the 21st. Followed by Baby Disco on the 22nd.
Baby Disco was in New Orleans at the Lowe Hotel and was sponsored by Macaroni Kid (http://national.macaronikid.com/) We bought tickets and they have a DJ come in and play music and get all the kids moving and dancing. They also had different games they played with music… which included the parents as well. I’m just not a big public dancer; we did however win the overall dance competition. How I don’t know, but Petite Fille won a new Wii game and she was on cloud 9. They had other activities as well face painting, sock puppets, masks, temporary tattoos, etc. They also had finger foods that were kid friendly.
On May 29th hubby and I celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary! Wow how time has flown by. We celebrated by going out to dinner just the two of us! This rarely happens and was a special treat. It was so nice to just be the two of us and to just be in the moment. I ♥ that man.
On June 4th Petite Fille had her 3rd dance recital. She started when she was 3 years old and each year I am amazed at how much farther she has come. They have 2 performances on the same day. This year I decided to volunteer to be a back stage mom for the 2nd show. The time flew by during that 2nd show. The girls kept us busy they whole time! I am not sure if she will be in dance again next year. We are thinking of moving into more of a gym/cheer type of program.
On June 11th went left for our second camping trip of the year. This time we went to Santa Rosa Island Florida and camped at the Fort Pickens. We went with our friends the Tanner’s again. Went spent most of our time playing at the beach, but also found time to visit the Fort. The last time that I camped at Fort Pickens was before I met my husband and was of course before Petite Fille was even born. On this camping trip hubby joined us almost at the last minute. He was unable to go on our last camping trip because he had to work. I had literally left the house on my way to meet the Tanners and decided that hubby should join us. I called him and said you are coming and you are going to miss a day of work! So I swung my car around and went and picked him up. It was so nice to have him there to be able to spend family time with us. It was so worth the day’s pay that he lost.
Petite Fille was scheduled to be on vacation with my mother in law from June 16th to the 26th. MIL was taking her to Arkansas and then to Texas to visit various family members. As her mom, I knew that Petite Fille would never make it! I wanted her to make it…the selfish part of me wanted to be able to do all those things that always take longer when she is with me….house cleaning, grocery shopping, cleaning out my car, going to visit my sister and her new baby, sleep in late, cleaning out her play room, and so on. But I knew that she would never make it that long. See Petite Fille has not made it a full night sleeping over at anyone’s house since she was a baby…and I don’t think that she even remembers that. In fact just days before she left she wanted so bad to stay at her other grandma’s, she made me call her and packed her own clothes. But low and behold at 2:30 in the morning my mom called and said that she was bringing her back home. So here is what happened they left on the 16th and she was back home by the 19th.
On June 24th she went to summer birthday party #2. She missed a pool party on the 18th, and another birthday party on the 25th.
On June 30th Petite Fille turned 6 years old! I think she thinks she turned 16 though. We send cupcakes to camp with her. When I called the camp to see how many kids were in her class you should have seen my face when she replied 75! We took her to the circus the night of her birthday. I also took her to have feather extensions put in her hair. I haven’t had her birthday party yet because she could never decide exactly where she wanted it. So she finally said she wanted to wait until after school started so she could invite her school friends.
We spent the 4th of July relaxing at my mother’s house. My brother cooked some yummy red beans and rice and my mom made cornbread casserole. We had a movie marathon day and sat around watching movies. It was a great day!
So that pretty much has been my summer in a nut shell! This weekend I plan on taking Petite Fille to the splash pad or the lake, or both.
So Petite Fille came home from camp yesterday and said...."Mom I got to see a play of Cinderella today" so I said..."Did you like it?" She said "Yeah, but I think u are Cinderella" So I go "Why?" She said "Because u have to do all the chores"
Friday, July 8, 2011
Coupon Crazy!
Oh my god! It’s the middle of May already! I have been neglecting this blog… I have been neglecting my house… I have been neglecting my human need for sleep! And I have insomnia! It is all couponing fault!
I have been a couponing mad woman. I am totally addicted; it is crack for those of us that have to watch our bank accounts! Which is pretty much everyone I know. And everyone seems to be on the couponing bandwagon thanks to the show on TLC Extreme Couponing. I do not have cable so I haven’t seen the show, but I really do want to watch it at least once but it is never seems to be on when I am at the residents of those that do have cable.
When I first started couponing on April 8 with my work buddies we thought…”wow in 3 months we are going to have a nice stockpile.” Ummm it has been a month and I am quickly running out of room! Seriously, I have filled almost every nook and cranny, I have relocated so many items from their previous home, and I still don’t have the space I need to keep going at the rate we have been. And the thought of passing up a good deal makes me break out in a sweat! It is so addictive!
There is so much research and math involved, not to mention the countless number of trips involved running from CVS, Rite Aid, Walmart, Target and Walgreens. Which I pretty much do on my lunch breaks. I have tried to bring Petite Fille but I end up spending more time in the store, she ends up taking out one of my toes with the shopping cart, and then there is the….Mommy I am hungry, can I get candy, Mommy I am thirsty can I get something to drink, Mommy can I get some makeup, Mommy I have to go to the bathroom, even though she just went 5 minutes ago….So I try not to bring her unless I just have to. Which leaves me…a single married mother… the only option of going on my lunch break.
Single Married Mother…WHAT? Yeah, that is what I call myself. I am pretty much a single mother, which means I do the same things that a single mother would do…only I am married. Need further clarification….well I have to coupon on my lunch break because I don’t have the time to do it any other time…I have to pick up Petite Fille from school/after school care, bring her to dance/cheer, go to PTO meetings, clean house, start dinner, and the never ending list that there seems to not be enough hours in the day to complete. So coupon threw off my game plan in a big way.
The plus side is that I have been saving money, and getting great quality products at the same time. Before due to budget constraints I would go into my mass retailer and purchase their brand of products because they were always cheaper than buying name brand items. Now with couponing…while I can’t be name brand specific….I don’t mind because I am getting a variety of name brand products much cheaper than the store brand. Some are great and others are a miss, but so far it has been a positive experience.
****Wait it is not May???****
So, I started writing this in May and bam it is now July! I thought the above was still worth posting. And yes coupons are still taking over my world! Can’t ya tell! Well that and Summer’s full swing of activities!
We have had the summer birthday parties, summer camp,♥me and hubbies 7th wedding anniversary♥, my grandmother passed away, my sister gave birth to beautiful baby Luke, Petite Fille had her dance recital, and went out of town with her grandmother then returned shortly after, we went camping in Florida, Petite Fille turned 6, we took her to the circus, and in less than a month (Aug 4) school will start again! Phew!
So how is that stockpile now that I am at month 3? It is overflowing!!! I have no room and I have taken a break….explains the new post huh. Really, I have gotten great deals but I am going to use up some of those products for awhile and make some more room!
In the meantime hopefully I can get around to posting more often…we’ll see!
I have been a couponing mad woman. I am totally addicted; it is crack for those of us that have to watch our bank accounts! Which is pretty much everyone I know. And everyone seems to be on the couponing bandwagon thanks to the show on TLC Extreme Couponing. I do not have cable so I haven’t seen the show, but I really do want to watch it at least once but it is never seems to be on when I am at the residents of those that do have cable.
When I first started couponing on April 8 with my work buddies we thought…”wow in 3 months we are going to have a nice stockpile.” Ummm it has been a month and I am quickly running out of room! Seriously, I have filled almost every nook and cranny, I have relocated so many items from their previous home, and I still don’t have the space I need to keep going at the rate we have been. And the thought of passing up a good deal makes me break out in a sweat! It is so addictive!
There is so much research and math involved, not to mention the countless number of trips involved running from CVS, Rite Aid, Walmart, Target and Walgreens. Which I pretty much do on my lunch breaks. I have tried to bring Petite Fille but I end up spending more time in the store, she ends up taking out one of my toes with the shopping cart, and then there is the….Mommy I am hungry, can I get candy, Mommy I am thirsty can I get something to drink, Mommy can I get some makeup, Mommy I have to go to the bathroom, even though she just went 5 minutes ago….So I try not to bring her unless I just have to. Which leaves me…a single married mother… the only option of going on my lunch break.
Single Married Mother…WHAT? Yeah, that is what I call myself. I am pretty much a single mother, which means I do the same things that a single mother would do…only I am married. Need further clarification….well I have to coupon on my lunch break because I don’t have the time to do it any other time…I have to pick up Petite Fille from school/after school care, bring her to dance/cheer, go to PTO meetings, clean house, start dinner, and the never ending list that there seems to not be enough hours in the day to complete. So coupon threw off my game plan in a big way.
The plus side is that I have been saving money, and getting great quality products at the same time. Before due to budget constraints I would go into my mass retailer and purchase their brand of products because they were always cheaper than buying name brand items. Now with couponing…while I can’t be name brand specific….I don’t mind because I am getting a variety of name brand products much cheaper than the store brand. Some are great and others are a miss, but so far it has been a positive experience.
****Wait it is not May???****
So, I started writing this in May and bam it is now July! I thought the above was still worth posting. And yes coupons are still taking over my world! Can’t ya tell! Well that and Summer’s full swing of activities!
We have had the summer birthday parties, summer camp,♥me and hubbies 7th wedding anniversary♥, my grandmother passed away, my sister gave birth to beautiful baby Luke, Petite Fille had her dance recital, and went out of town with her grandmother then returned shortly after, we went camping in Florida, Petite Fille turned 6, we took her to the circus, and in less than a month (Aug 4) school will start again! Phew!
So how is that stockpile now that I am at month 3? It is overflowing!!! I have no room and I have taken a break….explains the new post huh. Really, I have gotten great deals but I am going to use up some of those products for awhile and make some more room!
In the meantime hopefully I can get around to posting more often…we’ll see!
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