Hello again! Sorry it has been so long, life just got away from us!
Okay, the savings is going great! In answer to Aprilyn, who asked how spending money to be a part of the Grocery Game can help me save money....
The GG only costs $10.00 for 8 weeks. I save over $100 every week. You can imagine the dollar twenty five is well worth it!
Last week my bill came to 214, I PAID $78!!
We are well stocked! If there is an earthquake, we will not starve!!!
If anyone wants to know more, feel free to ask - or check out www.thegrocerygame.com
blessings <><
October 23, 2007
October 14, 2007
I'm saving soooo much money
With a family of seven who desperately want to get Annual Passes to Disneyland...I had to do something to save money.
Since my job as a teacher/consultant/groomer/cleaner/gardner(yes, I mow the lawn!)/nurse/caregiver/errand runner/ social calander coordinator/cab driver....
don't pay with the green stuff, I had to think of another way.
Since I grocery shop, I figured I could do better at my coupons...in comes The Grocery Game .com. I am spending less than $150.00 a week for all our food, toiletries, makeup, cleaning products ect... I no longer waste hours meandering around target or walmart either!! I could spend less, but I'm still really stockpiling right now! Soon I will not need to buy as much so my spending will drop to around 100 a week or less.
Yep! That's right - my spending is around $500 a month and we are bursting at the seams - storing food in weird placed since it won't all fit in the kitchen!!!
Follow the link to find out more. Let me know what you think!!! I'll post my weekly savings here for you...
Since my job as a teacher/consultant/groomer/cleaner/gardner(yes, I mow the lawn!)/nurse/caregiver/errand runner/ social calander coordinator/cab driver....
don't pay with the green stuff, I had to think of another way.
Since I grocery shop, I figured I could do better at my coupons...in comes The Grocery Game .com. I am spending less than $150.00 a week for all our food, toiletries, makeup, cleaning products ect... I no longer waste hours meandering around target or walmart either!! I could spend less, but I'm still really stockpiling right now! Soon I will not need to buy as much so my spending will drop to around 100 a week or less.
Yep! That's right - my spending is around $500 a month and we are bursting at the seams - storing food in weird placed since it won't all fit in the kitchen!!!
Follow the link to find out more. Let me know what you think!!! I'll post my weekly savings here for you...
October 13, 2007
It's no secret here....
In answer to the request for secrets http://buckleinbunch.blogspot.com/
about keeping up on the house work with little ones under foot....My first reaction is quite simple.....tip your head up, open your mouth real wide, and let out a big deep belly laugh!!! Yep, jokes on you...haven't you heard....what your trying to do is like shoveling the sidewalk while its still snowing!!! {big I know how you feel grin}
When my oldest were small, I just kept a big basket with a lid in each room and would toss things in at the sight of company, or hubby. Just be careful not to toss in the mess-maker, just the mess!!
I've also been know to hand the little hand vac to a toddler - they love it!! not the best, but hey, it least it is withdrawl and not deposits! (just be sure the bag is empty first....don't ask how i know the value of that tip)
Now that they are older, they each have a room to tackle. It is to be totally cleaned before school (our version of "homeroom" I suppose) and then just before dinner, they all do a quick run through.
I love what the one post said - "lower your standards, but not too low."
My mantra is "if you want to see me, come by any time; if you want to see my house, ya better make an appointment!!"
Blessings to you and your families as you find balance in your home. Pleasing hubby, teaching the kids how to keep a home and keeping your sanity at the same time is not a task for wimps...YOU CAN DO IT
about keeping up on the house work with little ones under foot....My first reaction is quite simple.....tip your head up, open your mouth real wide, and let out a big deep belly laugh!!! Yep, jokes on you...haven't you heard....what your trying to do is like shoveling the sidewalk while its still snowing!!! {big I know how you feel grin}
When my oldest were small, I just kept a big basket with a lid in each room and would toss things in at the sight of company, or hubby. Just be careful not to toss in the mess-maker, just the mess!!
I've also been know to hand the little hand vac to a toddler - they love it!! not the best, but hey, it least it is withdrawl and not deposits! (just be sure the bag is empty first....don't ask how i know the value of that tip)
Now that they are older, they each have a room to tackle. It is to be totally cleaned before school (our version of "homeroom" I suppose) and then just before dinner, they all do a quick run through.
I love what the one post said - "lower your standards, but not too low."
My mantra is "if you want to see me, come by any time; if you want to see my house, ya better make an appointment!!"
Blessings to you and your families as you find balance in your home. Pleasing hubby, teaching the kids how to keep a home and keeping your sanity at the same time is not a task for wimps...YOU CAN DO IT
October 11, 2007
I don't know either....
I assume your probably asking yourself why I have a blog. Well, as the title says, I don't know! Someone suggested it, and I thought it might be fun. Maybe she was kidding. I don't even know her name.
Maybe it had to with my confession. I was speaking to a room full of ladies and somehow, for some most-likely-not-so-normal reason, I confessed to the whole room that my pants were wet. Wait. That sounds wrong.
Here's the story: I had a speaking engagement this morning at nine. Since Stacey was not going to school that day, I got to sleep in till 7! (God is good to me!) The problem came when I asked my teenage daughter about my outfit. (I know, what was I thinking?!) She shunned the skirt and picked the pants. They were dirty. I figured I'd have time to wash them in 2 hours. In comes dear hubby. He sees the machine running and decided to stop it so he can add a few things....I wouldn't realize the significance of his decision until later...
To speed the drying along, I threw my pants in with a few clean, dry towels. At the risk of leaving the house in my pajama pants, I was all dressed except the drying pants. At the last minute, I grabbed the HOT pants - not hot as in how they fit, I'm too old to describe my clothes as weather - and rushed out the door. Halfway to my appointment, the cold set in. Right on my cheeks ("spare pare" as we call tushy's here) then around my entire waist. yep, my pants were wet.
ya, thanks, that's how they responded too. No mercy!! stop laughing at me!
Now, as to the name of my blog - "Define Normal" well.....with a hubby, a dog, 5 kids, and a 2 bedroom house, and one Corpus Colosum that seems to have run off with the missing chromosomes....uh....I'm not sure normal exists. All I know is that Webster has never called to ask for a photo of us to put under his definition!!! (read my profile if you want to know about the corpus colosum thing...)
Maybe it had to with my confession. I was speaking to a room full of ladies and somehow, for some most-likely-not-so-normal reason, I confessed to the whole room that my pants were wet. Wait. That sounds wrong.
Here's the story: I had a speaking engagement this morning at nine. Since Stacey was not going to school that day, I got to sleep in till 7! (God is good to me!) The problem came when I asked my teenage daughter about my outfit. (I know, what was I thinking?!) She shunned the skirt and picked the pants. They were dirty. I figured I'd have time to wash them in 2 hours. In comes dear hubby. He sees the machine running and decided to stop it so he can add a few things....I wouldn't realize the significance of his decision until later...
To speed the drying along, I threw my pants in with a few clean, dry towels. At the risk of leaving the house in my pajama pants, I was all dressed except the drying pants. At the last minute, I grabbed the HOT pants - not hot as in how they fit, I'm too old to describe my clothes as weather - and rushed out the door. Halfway to my appointment, the cold set in. Right on my cheeks ("spare pare" as we call tushy's here) then around my entire waist. yep, my pants were wet.
ya, thanks, that's how they responded too. No mercy!! stop laughing at me!
Now, as to the name of my blog - "Define Normal" well.....with a hubby, a dog, 5 kids, and a 2 bedroom house, and one Corpus Colosum that seems to have run off with the missing chromosomes....uh....I'm not sure normal exists. All I know is that Webster has never called to ask for a photo of us to put under his definition!!! (read my profile if you want to know about the corpus colosum thing...)
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