Of course the kids thought the fireworks were loud. So they sat with their ears covered the entire time.
The BEST big sister!
8 years ago
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Happy Birthday America!
We had a very small Fouth celebration on Sunday the 5th. We actually went out to eat with friends for lunch. Sunday evening we didn't go to church; Daddy's stomach was very upset-probably due to lunch. So instead the kids played outside for awhile. Then we got quick baths and went outside to do some fireworks. I had bought a small pack at Kroger that afternoon. NEVER again! Half of them wouldn't light! I will be taking them back to get my money back. Thankfully our neighbor across the street was doing some too; so we got to watch theirs. There was also quite a show of huge, professional type fireworks right in our neighborhood. Someone dropped a lot of money. We have plans to grill out brats this coming weekend, in late honor of the Fourth. What a strange Fourth. Oh well.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
C's new bike
Tuesday night we went shopping and C was able to get a new bike. He had about $37 that he had saved from the garage sale and his grad party. I did a little searching online and found one that I really liked, he liked it, we all liked the price, and some of the features were really nice. He wanted a handle brake, but I wasn't sure he would know how to work one. This bike is really nice; it has a handle break and a pedal brake (for when he forgets to use the handle one). He is so proud of that bike. Walking out of Wal Mart, he was jut grinning. A few people actually commented on how happy he looked. We came home and let the kids ride for a little while. There is a little adjusting that needs done on the bike, but for now he is at least able to ride it. 
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Misc.
Just a few miscellaneous things to tide me over until the next post.
Wal Mart savings! Monday, I only spent $91 at Wal Mart. But wait! $20 of it was on a gas card for gas (you get 3 cents off with a gas card). But wait! $13.17 of it was for stuff for K's birthday party Thursday night. So actually I only spent $57.92 on groceries. And I didn't even have many coupons (2) or matches (2) this week. It's been a lot of work but kinda fun too.
K isms: As she was sucking her thumb Sunday, a friend asked if he could have a taste of her thumb. Her answer was "No you have your own." Well duh! Monday night at the game she did NOT stop talking. I asked if her mouth was ever shut. "No Mommy. That's why I have a mouth."
Blessing: I have been praying for some extra money to come in--to save for Disney, to put towards the swing set that we WILL be getting next week, and a few other things. I was thinking some babysitting for me or some PPVC jobs for Daddy. We got a check in the mail today for a nice amount that was overage from our mortgage company. Not how I was expecting it, but thank you Lord!
C had a little (short for even him) bike that someone had given us 2 years ago. It didn't sell in their garage sale and so they just gave it to us. Just this year, he has really taken off on that bike and is confident riding it. Well it got a flat tire. I mean a hole in the tire, can't be fixed, flat tire. So tonight we are going to look for a new bike for him. He said he is willing to put all his money ($37) towards it. I"m hoping we can find a good one at a good price.
This cool car/truck was in our neighborhood yesterday. She was visiting a friend across the street. She kindly let me take pictures. Not only do I think it's very cool looking (I like old cars) but I loved the color. It's a 1929 model T Truck, I think? I'm sure about the year (I asked her) but not the name. Oh well. It's cool. And it had an "oo-ga" horn. Too funny.
Wal Mart savings! Monday, I only spent $91 at Wal Mart. But wait! $20 of it was on a gas card for gas (you get 3 cents off with a gas card). But wait! $13.17 of it was for stuff for K's birthday party Thursday night. So actually I only spent $57.92 on groceries. And I didn't even have many coupons (2) or matches (2) this week. It's been a lot of work but kinda fun too.
K isms: As she was sucking her thumb Sunday, a friend asked if he could have a taste of her thumb. Her answer was "No you have your own." Well duh! Monday night at the game she did NOT stop talking. I asked if her mouth was ever shut. "No Mommy. That's why I have a mouth."
Blessing: I have been praying for some extra money to come in--to save for Disney, to put towards the swing set that we WILL be getting next week, and a few other things. I was thinking some babysitting for me or some PPVC jobs for Daddy. We got a check in the mail today for a nice amount that was overage from our mortgage company. Not how I was expecting it, but thank you Lord!
C had a little (short for even him) bike that someone had given us 2 years ago. It didn't sell in their garage sale and so they just gave it to us. Just this year, he has really taken off on that bike and is confident riding it. Well it got a flat tire. I mean a hole in the tire, can't be fixed, flat tire. So tonight we are going to look for a new bike for him. He said he is willing to put all his money ($37) towards it. I"m hoping we can find a good one at a good price.
This cool car/truck was in our neighborhood yesterday. She was visiting a friend across the street. She kindly let me take pictures. Not only do I think it's very cool looking (I like old cars) but I loved the color. It's a 1929 model T Truck, I think? I'm sure about the year (I asked her) but not the name. Oh well. It's cool. And it had an "oo-ga" horn. Too funny.
McD's: is giving away a free McCafe' every Monday until the end of August (7am-7pm). Go try one! Hey, it's free!
Daddy is done with softball for now. His tourney is Saturday and then it's over! Unless they decided to play summer league. Aaaah! I have no idea if he ended up with a winning record or not. He played a double header Monday night. I do know that he won the first game (beat our other FBC team) and lost the second game. We are waiting to see when we play Saturday. I just hope not the 8 am game. 9:05 wouldn't be too bad.
I think that's all I have for now. Hopefully tomorrow I will blog about our very small July 4th celebration.
I think that's all I have for now. Hopefully tomorrow I will blog about our very small July 4th celebration.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Here Comes the Bride!
Our 4th of July was very different this year. We didn't have a picnic or do fireworks. One reason? It POURED! Second reason: we had a very special wedding to attend. M and Green Socks got married on Saturday and C was in the wedding as the ring bearer.
Friday afternoon was the rehearsal. I took C (original plans were for Daddy to take him; due to K's bad attitude, I took him--a break for me). It was at a church that I wasn't familiar with; I was afraid I would get lost. But Maggie (our GPS) got us there. The rehearsal went well. We had literally scared C in regards to how he was to act for this weekend. He took his job very seriously. Funny side note: one of the bride's brothers made T-shirts for all the guys to wear. The shirt had a funny picture on the front and the back said "I was a part of T & M's special day" C did NOT want to wear the shirt! Why? It was hot pink! Let me back up to Thursday. Daddy took C to pick up his tux Thursday night. When they got home, I asked how it went. C's answer "the bow tie is pink!" Poor guy. He's so funny. Does not like guys to wear pink. Well he didn't have much of a choice. Anyway, I digress.
After rehearsal, we went to the dinner at a local Italian restaurant. After dinner, we stopped at Hallmark. I though it might be a good idea to have a card to go with our present.
Saturday morning, C needed to be there at noon. Again, originally Daddy was going to take Ca and I was going to meet them there later. Saturday morning I decided that we would all just go together. But that meant packing up stuff for K and I, lunch for her (they had lunch for the wedding party), something for her to do, stuff for the reception, etc. We left about 11:30 (we didn't get home until around 8; it was a long day).
K and I spent most of the time just keeping busy. We watched part of a movie, colored, played, talked to everyone, listened to Daddy's iTouch, oh my! Pictures started for C around 1. We got seated around 2:30 and the wedding started at 3:30. It was so pretty! And C did such a good job! He stood so still, turned when he needed to , watched what he was supposed to. He had many compliments afterwards. Now the flower girl was another story. She was so funny! She's only 4 and got very bored. She kept everyone entertained. Thankfully the bride couldn't see her.
The reception a pasta buffet. So yummy! They had the best baked lasagna. The cake was really good too (our preacher's wife made it). After dinner, they had dancing. Oh my! That's when the fun started.
Guess who was one of the first on the dance floor? My daughter! She was so funny! She was going around asking people to dance. She danced with the groom at least 3 times, the bride a couple times, friends, strangers. She was keeping up to. They did some line dances and she was doing pretty good. Anytime we had to clear the floor (some slow dances for couples) she cried. When we told her it was time to go, she cried. That night when we said prayers she said "thank you we got to dance tonight" She LOVED IT! Now my son on the other hand, would not get out there. He had all kinds of offers! Me, friends, older grandma-type-friends, the bride. Nope. Not interested. Instead he took my camera and was the photographer. It was a good time. But a very long day.
OK. Now for pictures. I'll warn you: there's a lot! I didn't want to put them in a slide show cuz some need captions. Hope you enjoy! 
Here's the bride at rehearsal. She looked so pretty!
Friday afternoon was the rehearsal. I took C (original plans were for Daddy to take him; due to K's bad attitude, I took him--a break for me). It was at a church that I wasn't familiar with; I was afraid I would get lost. But Maggie (our GPS) got us there. The rehearsal went well. We had literally scared C in regards to how he was to act for this weekend. He took his job very seriously. Funny side note: one of the bride's brothers made T-shirts for all the guys to wear. The shirt had a funny picture on the front and the back said "I was a part of T & M's special day" C did NOT want to wear the shirt! Why? It was hot pink! Let me back up to Thursday. Daddy took C to pick up his tux Thursday night. When they got home, I asked how it went. C's answer "the bow tie is pink!" Poor guy. He's so funny. Does not like guys to wear pink. Well he didn't have much of a choice. Anyway, I digress.
After rehearsal, we went to the dinner at a local Italian restaurant. After dinner, we stopped at Hallmark. I though it might be a good idea to have a card to go with our present.
Saturday morning, C needed to be there at noon. Again, originally Daddy was going to take Ca and I was going to meet them there later. Saturday morning I decided that we would all just go together. But that meant packing up stuff for K and I, lunch for her (they had lunch for the wedding party), something for her to do, stuff for the reception, etc. We left about 11:30 (we didn't get home until around 8; it was a long day).
K and I spent most of the time just keeping busy. We watched part of a movie, colored, played, talked to everyone, listened to Daddy's iTouch, oh my! Pictures started for C around 1. We got seated around 2:30 and the wedding started at 3:30. It was so pretty! And C did such a good job! He stood so still, turned when he needed to , watched what he was supposed to. He had many compliments afterwards. Now the flower girl was another story. She was so funny! She's only 4 and got very bored. She kept everyone entertained. Thankfully the bride couldn't see her.
The reception a pasta buffet. So yummy! They had the best baked lasagna. The cake was really good too (our preacher's wife made it). After dinner, they had dancing. Oh my! That's when the fun started.
Guess who was one of the first on the dance floor? My daughter! She was so funny! She was going around asking people to dance. She danced with the groom at least 3 times, the bride a couple times, friends, strangers. She was keeping up to. They did some line dances and she was doing pretty good. Anytime we had to clear the floor (some slow dances for couples) she cried. When we told her it was time to go, she cried. That night when we said prayers she said "thank you we got to dance tonight" She LOVED IT! Now my son on the other hand, would not get out there. He had all kinds of offers! Me, friends, older grandma-type-friends, the bride. Nope. Not interested. Instead he took my camera and was the photographer. It was a good time. But a very long day.
OK. Now for pictures. I'll warn you: there's a lot! I didn't want to put them in a slide show cuz some need captions. Hope you enjoy!
Here's the bride at rehearsal. She looked so pretty!Here are some of the guys being goofy. That's the brides 2 brothers on the end.
And here is the cute ring bearer (in his pink shirt) and the flower girl (the groom's daughter).
Here comes the bride! And her dad (Mr. D)
Rehearsal
Doesn't he look cute? He did such a good job! He wanted to wear the tux to church on Sunday. I think he was a little proud of it.
I think this picture turned out really good. I might get it printed.
Stanley came to the wedding too.
The bride and groom. That's the mother of the bride in the background. She is not going to like me for that picture. 
This was K's dollar dance with the groom. All I had was quarters! 
The groom dancing with his daughter and my daughter. His little girl's name is with an H and mine is with a K. My little girl can never get H's name right.
One of K's dance partners. (B graduated from PCC this May)
One of the bride's brothers.
Dancing with Daddy.
Like her face? One of the times she had to get off the dance floor.
Doing the Macarena (or however it's spelled)
This is J & E. They've watched our kids before. I thought it was a cute picture. I think C actually took it.
We were waiting for Daddy while he got the car (it was still raining!). My kids did not want to leave!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Sweet Savings
I am currently on a "saving money" kick. We aren't usually extravagant spenders, but don't pinch our pennies either. I am the one to balance the checkbook and so I see how much we spend on certain things--eating out for example. Now don't get me wrong; I love to eat out. If I don't have to think of it, make it, and clean up afterwards, I'm all for it. But there for awhile, it seemed like every third entry in the checkbook was for "dining." (and we had some big grocery bills this month, mostly due to C's party). So I decided to be a good steward and see how much money I could save at the grocery store and how little we could go out to eat in a week.
A friend from college has a website dedicated to saving money at the grocery store. (www.mysweetsavings.com) I started getting some ideas from her, starting with getting a paper for the coupons and sale ads (I don't know that I will ever be as extreme as she is). I've gotten the paper for 2 weeks now. (This past week I had 2 papers given to me--with all the ads and coupons still in it! Thanks Miss J!) I do have to say that it takes me awhile just to get ready to go to Wal-Mart! First I make my menu list. Then I write down all the ingredients I need. Then I see what I have and cross out what I don't need to get. Then I look in the sale ads (Wal Mart does comparison shopping; very nice) Then I go through my coupons. I've also looked on the internet for coupons, especially for name brand stuff. For example, this week I needed sunscreen for the kids. I love the spray on kind but it's so expensive! I got on Banana Boat's website and there was a coupon for $2 off! Nice.
Now to my bragging time :)
This week I only spent $109 at Wal Mart. That's groceries for an entire week. Actually it wasn't all groceries. I bought a phone card for my phone and had a price match for it too! (Usually it's $19.88; I paid $17.99). I saved $10.09 just in price matches and had $7.15 in coupons for a grand total of $17.24 in savings!
I was so excited! I called Daddy twice to tell him all that I had saved. He kiddingly asked if I was going to blog about it. Of course! It's very note worthy! Now that I see what I have saved, I'm very excited to try again next week. I think I'll go start now. (anyone have any inexpensive dinner suggestions?)
A friend from college has a website dedicated to saving money at the grocery store. (www.mysweetsavings.com) I started getting some ideas from her, starting with getting a paper for the coupons and sale ads (I don't know that I will ever be as extreme as she is). I've gotten the paper for 2 weeks now. (This past week I had 2 papers given to me--with all the ads and coupons still in it! Thanks Miss J!) I do have to say that it takes me awhile just to get ready to go to Wal-Mart! First I make my menu list. Then I write down all the ingredients I need. Then I see what I have and cross out what I don't need to get. Then I look in the sale ads (Wal Mart does comparison shopping; very nice) Then I go through my coupons. I've also looked on the internet for coupons, especially for name brand stuff. For example, this week I needed sunscreen for the kids. I love the spray on kind but it's so expensive! I got on Banana Boat's website and there was a coupon for $2 off! Nice.
Now to my bragging time :)
This week I only spent $109 at Wal Mart. That's groceries for an entire week. Actually it wasn't all groceries. I bought a phone card for my phone and had a price match for it too! (Usually it's $19.88; I paid $17.99). I saved $10.09 just in price matches and had $7.15 in coupons for a grand total of $17.24 in savings!
I was so excited! I called Daddy twice to tell him all that I had saved. He kiddingly asked if I was going to blog about it. Of course! It's very note worthy! Now that I see what I have saved, I'm very excited to try again next week. I think I'll go start now. (anyone have any inexpensive dinner suggestions?)
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