Another Nick Name

She has another nick name.

We call her Hurricane Heavenly.

First Words

Isn't "no" one of the first words little kids learn?

Heavenly hasn't said that yet.

She prefers "STOP!"

And sometimes, "STOOOOOOP IT!"

Saving Money

Here are some of my favorite money saving blogs. Be careful . . . you can get sucked in easy.

I usually just look for the coupon deals, Walgreens and Rite Aid deals, freebies, and samples, and then I just skim over everything else.

BeCentsAble

Freebies 4 Mom

Sisterly Savings

Money Saving Mom

The Cent sible Sawyer

Thrifty Jinxy

And expounding on some of my other favorites . . .

Walgreen's EasySaver Catalog has some great deals each month. We received around $50 in free stuff last month and the month before using their rebates. This month there is only a few freebies.

Rite Aid also has many rebates each month but takes more time and effort to get a good deal or free item.

Craigs list is classifieds, better than your neighborhood newspaper.

Freecyle.org I mentioned this in a recent blog.

Sisterly Savings and Thrifty Jinxy (blog links listed above) usually list the free Redbox Codes on Mondays.

A Radish?

Radishes are enjoyed early in the season from the garden. Once planted, it is only a few short weeks before you can enjoy them.

So what happens if you miss picking one . . . and it continues to grow all summer long unnoticed?

Maybe this . . .

I've placed a quarter, the size of a normal radish, on the counter next to it so you can truly catch the size.

The Purses

I finally finished the purse a couple of weeks ago.

Here is the one Kim made. She changed the pattern to make the ties extra long. She takes it with her everywhere. I thought it was so cute I wanted to make one too!

Somewhere between the cutting out and the sewing, I found a leather purse that had all of the pockets I needed/wanted. So this handy purse has become my coupon bag.

Freecycle

Freecycle. Have you heard of it? Everything is free, no strings attached.

Kim and I went and picked these grapes. I found them through our local freecycle group.

It's a great way to find the things you need at a great price, free.

And as my friend, Letia, mentioned, a great way to get rid of things you don't need. Someone who does need it, comes, picks up, and hauls them away for you.

More Noodles

She does get into her food.

Home

Todd returned from his trip. After awaking at 2 am, our time, in order to catch his flight home, I found him here.
I am so glad he is home.

It Followed Him

It followed him from school one day, school one day, school one day.

It followed him from school one day. . .

We now have a cat . . .

named Mary . . .

because it followed Thomas home from school one day.

He took it back. And she came back a again. And didn't leave.

Bubbles

Todd was getting ready for draining and refilling the hot tub. He decided it would be the perfect time to see what would happen if he added a little bath gel to the water while the jets were running.

We had a blast in our family bath tub!

Tina Turner

Her first thing in the morning nick name is Tina.

Returning

Sorry I have been away from my blogging post for so long . . .