We love our bike! The girly and I that is lol. Ray put the baby carrier on my bike last night for me, after the girly wouldn't leave him alone. It was cute, she pushed the box all around the house saying, "GO". So after much fustration from THE MAN, and many *bleep* words later, we were ready to ride. Being the responsible parent that I am, and being that it was 11:30 at night, I couldn't wake the girly up to ride.
Early this morning though, when she discovered her seat put together and attached to the bike, we were finally ready. We geared up with our helmets and rode down the street and back. It was great, and the girly and I are hooked. One thing though, I need a new seat! Man the one that's on the bike now was like straddling a rock. So eventually, that'll get replaced with a nice new cushy one. And wonder of wonder's, Ray decided that he'd like a bike too. So hopefully we'll be going on family bike rides soon.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
Were going biking!!!
I don't really know what got into lazy ol' me lately, but I've had this urge to work out. *Gasp* I know, right? I mean come on, anybody who knows me, knows how anti working out I am. But I was on this kick for a while to get a wii fit. Of course I changed my mind though, or I wouldn't be me. I've been dying to have a bike. Yes, a bike! But not just for me, for the kids too. I have it in my head that the kids and me will be biking through the summer to random parks and having picnic lunches. Cheap, almost all day entertainment.... and I guess some exercise would come of it too.
So of course I tell THE MAN about my wild and crazy, "hey let's buy everyone a bike" idea. What does the man do? THE MAN shuts me down! Okay, it really wasn't that dramatic, but he told me what we could afford, and it just didn't seem like it was going to happen. But..............
On one of our coupon excursions today, what did I find at walmart for $69? A shiny purple mountain bike screaming at me, "I'M IN YOUR BUDGET!" When something screams out that loudly, you just can't ignore it. I found somebody to drag it down for me, jumped on it, and it was mine!
The girly got a helmet and pads yesterday. Tonight I'm thinking of going to the other walmart (this one didn't have any), and getting her a bike carrier so we can start biking. Yay! And I'm going to put some bikes on layaway for the boys, that way they'll be out by summer. Cheap summer fun, here we come!
So of course I tell THE MAN about my wild and crazy, "hey let's buy everyone a bike" idea. What does the man do? THE MAN shuts me down! Okay, it really wasn't that dramatic, but he told me what we could afford, and it just didn't seem like it was going to happen. But..............
On one of our coupon excursions today, what did I find at walmart for $69? A shiny purple mountain bike screaming at me, "I'M IN YOUR BUDGET!" When something screams out that loudly, you just can't ignore it. I found somebody to drag it down for me, jumped on it, and it was mine!
The girly got a helmet and pads yesterday. Tonight I'm thinking of going to the other walmart (this one didn't have any), and getting her a bike carrier so we can start biking. Yay! And I'm going to put some bikes on layaway for the boys, that way they'll be out by summer. Cheap summer fun, here we come!
Monday, April 27, 2009
Coupon crazy
Thanks to Keana and Meg for professing their love of coupons, and flaunting their deals.... I'm in love with coupons and I'm coupon crazy! I'm so glad to be using them, and have already scored a ton of deals. The ones I'm most proud of are the diapers, wipes, cereal, soap and fruit snacks.
My local kmart was doubling coupons this week, and I took advantage of that... actually, I took advantage of that deal a few times this week! And Target had coupons for $1 off of their brand of fruit snack, so I stocked up on those as well. Here's some of the stuff I got this week, and I'll post some pics of it all when the man gets off the desktop computer (their saved to that one).
Kmart deals
2 pull ups $15.99 ea., I used a $2 off coupon on each which doubled making them $11.99 ea.
3 bottles hair gel $2.49 ea, I used a $1 off coupon which doubled making them $.49 ea
5 huggies wipes $2.50 ea, I used a $1.50 off coupon which doubled making them free
2 right guard deoderant $2.49 ea, used a $1 off coupon doubled making them $.49 ea
2 shampoos 2/$6, used $2 off coupon doubled making them 2/$2
2 conditioners 2/$6 used $2 off coupon doubled making them 2/$2
4 pringles $1.50 ea, used $1/2 coupon doubled making them $.50 ea
2 boxes Qtips $2.99, used $1 off coupon doubled making them $.99 ea
5 V8 fusions $3.99 ea, used $2 off coupon doubled making them free
2 glade carpet powders 2/$3, used $1.50/2 coupon doubled making them free
2 aveeno lotions $3.19 ea, used $2 off coupon doubled making them free
2 pk oil of olay soap $2.97, used $1.50 off coupon doubled making it free
12 boxes kellogs cereal 4/$10, but got $5 gift card each transaction, and used $1/2 coupon making them 4/$3 or $.75 ea
Target deals
10 bath buddies soap $.97 ea, used $2 & $3 off coupons making them free
30 boxes fruit snacks $1.52 ea, used $1 off coupon making them $.52 ea
12 boxes teddy grahams $2 ea, used $1 off coupon making them $1 ea
4 boxes 12 pk poptarts 2/$5, used $1 off coupon & got 2 free 8pk boxes making them 3 boxes for $4
2 all small & mighty $4.49 ea, used 2 $1 off coupon making them $2.49 ea
4 bottles baby lotion $2.19 ea, used $.75 & $1 off coupon making them $.44 ea
Yes I spent alot this week, but this should last me for a while, and I feel so proud of myself. This week I plan on learning the drugstore rewards and how to use my coupons there. Wish me luck, and some great deals!
My local kmart was doubling coupons this week, and I took advantage of that... actually, I took advantage of that deal a few times this week! And Target had coupons for $1 off of their brand of fruit snack, so I stocked up on those as well. Here's some of the stuff I got this week, and I'll post some pics of it all when the man gets off the desktop computer (their saved to that one).
Kmart deals
2 pull ups $15.99 ea., I used a $2 off coupon on each which doubled making them $11.99 ea.
3 bottles hair gel $2.49 ea, I used a $1 off coupon which doubled making them $.49 ea
5 huggies wipes $2.50 ea, I used a $1.50 off coupon which doubled making them free
2 right guard deoderant $2.49 ea, used a $1 off coupon doubled making them $.49 ea
2 shampoos 2/$6, used $2 off coupon doubled making them 2/$2
2 conditioners 2/$6 used $2 off coupon doubled making them 2/$2
4 pringles $1.50 ea, used $1/2 coupon doubled making them $.50 ea
2 boxes Qtips $2.99, used $1 off coupon doubled making them $.99 ea
5 V8 fusions $3.99 ea, used $2 off coupon doubled making them free
2 glade carpet powders 2/$3, used $1.50/2 coupon doubled making them free
2 aveeno lotions $3.19 ea, used $2 off coupon doubled making them free
2 pk oil of olay soap $2.97, used $1.50 off coupon doubled making it free
12 boxes kellogs cereal 4/$10, but got $5 gift card each transaction, and used $1/2 coupon making them 4/$3 or $.75 ea
Target deals
10 bath buddies soap $.97 ea, used $2 & $3 off coupons making them free
30 boxes fruit snacks $1.52 ea, used $1 off coupon making them $.52 ea
12 boxes teddy grahams $2 ea, used $1 off coupon making them $1 ea
4 boxes 12 pk poptarts 2/$5, used $1 off coupon & got 2 free 8pk boxes making them 3 boxes for $4
2 all small & mighty $4.49 ea, used 2 $1 off coupon making them $2.49 ea
4 bottles baby lotion $2.19 ea, used $.75 & $1 off coupon making them $.44 ea
Yes I spent alot this week, but this should last me for a while, and I feel so proud of myself. This week I plan on learning the drugstore rewards and how to use my coupons there. Wish me luck, and some great deals!
So here's a few pictures of SOME of the stuff I've bought
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Bad Blogger, Bad!
So yes, I've realized that lately I've been a horribly bad blogger. Bad me, I know. So now that we got my little smack on the hand over and done with, let's move on to all the (maybe?) interesting things I've been up to since my last post. Well, Kya has survived and is doing quite well! I took her to the vets and I gave her some meds and she overcame whatever was wrong with her. I take her out of her cage and spend time with her more now that she's on her own. I think she's been enjoying the spoiled life though. I still do hope that I'll be able to get her another cagemate soon, but we'll see what comes our way for now.
I enrolled both the boys in baseball, well 1 is in t-ball, but still. They have practice 2 days a week each, and games 2 days a week each, so you can imagine how much time that leaves me. I pretty much live at the park lately. The best is that their always wanting more money, and having us do more fundraisers for something. And I have to do so much time working the snack shack or pay $10 for each missed time. The joys of being a parent! They seem to be enjoying it though, so hopefully we've added another sport to our house other than their beloved soccer. Here's to hoping anyway!
Then I've been trying to keep my head above water with my classes. It's really my absolute last chance at college, and I'm determined to succeed. It was a pain in my keester to go through the petition process to get financial aid to even be able to go back, and I still have to deal with repeating some classes to get a better grade. None of that matters though, because I'm starting fresh again, and I'm already halfway through the semeter and holding steady in my classes. Midterms were hard for me, and I'm pretty sure they dropped my grades substantially. I do hope I pass at least with B's or C's. I'll be happy with that.
I've also been keeping steady with my sewing. I did an amazing summer wardrobe for the Ollie, and I'm planning to start on some summer shorts for the boys in a few weeks. The boys don't need summer clothes just yet, since they have to wear their uniforms to school and that won't finish until June. So I'm still good in that department. I also got to do their Easter outfits, which I like to think came out amazingly! I made the boys some bowling shirts, and the girl a beautiful bubble dress with a big bow sash. And I had the honor of making my 2 nieces Easter dresses as well. So 5 little outfits for Easter were all made last week.
This week I've been out of commission. I started feeling sick Monday morning, and slept most of the day. I woke up with a burning fever, that I fought for 2 1/2 days. I gave in and agreed to be taken to the hospital on the 3rd day. Turned out that it was a good thing I went in, because I have strep throat. So they gave me a bag of IV, a shot of some steroids, and some penicillan to take at home. At least my fever is gone now, but its still painful to swallow. I feel upset at myself for being sick the only week me and my kids are on spring break and had the time to go places. I feel like I cheated them out of thier vacation. But there's always summer!
I didn't imagine I had so much to catch up on, but then again I talk a lot, so this makes sense lol. Well till next time, which hopefully will be sooner than this last time. I'll try to keep up with this thing from now on, but don't hold me to it.
I enrolled both the boys in baseball, well 1 is in t-ball, but still. They have practice 2 days a week each, and games 2 days a week each, so you can imagine how much time that leaves me. I pretty much live at the park lately. The best is that their always wanting more money, and having us do more fundraisers for something. And I have to do so much time working the snack shack or pay $10 for each missed time. The joys of being a parent! They seem to be enjoying it though, so hopefully we've added another sport to our house other than their beloved soccer. Here's to hoping anyway!
Then I've been trying to keep my head above water with my classes. It's really my absolute last chance at college, and I'm determined to succeed. It was a pain in my keester to go through the petition process to get financial aid to even be able to go back, and I still have to deal with repeating some classes to get a better grade. None of that matters though, because I'm starting fresh again, and I'm already halfway through the semeter and holding steady in my classes. Midterms were hard for me, and I'm pretty sure they dropped my grades substantially. I do hope I pass at least with B's or C's. I'll be happy with that.
I've also been keeping steady with my sewing. I did an amazing summer wardrobe for the Ollie, and I'm planning to start on some summer shorts for the boys in a few weeks. The boys don't need summer clothes just yet, since they have to wear their uniforms to school and that won't finish until June. So I'm still good in that department. I also got to do their Easter outfits, which I like to think came out amazingly! I made the boys some bowling shirts, and the girl a beautiful bubble dress with a big bow sash. And I had the honor of making my 2 nieces Easter dresses as well. So 5 little outfits for Easter were all made last week.
This week I've been out of commission. I started feeling sick Monday morning, and slept most of the day. I woke up with a burning fever, that I fought for 2 1/2 days. I gave in and agreed to be taken to the hospital on the 3rd day. Turned out that it was a good thing I went in, because I have strep throat. So they gave me a bag of IV, a shot of some steroids, and some penicillan to take at home. At least my fever is gone now, but its still painful to swallow. I feel upset at myself for being sick the only week me and my kids are on spring break and had the time to go places. I feel like I cheated them out of thier vacation. But there's always summer!
I didn't imagine I had so much to catch up on, but then again I talk a lot, so this makes sense lol. Well till next time, which hopefully will be sooner than this last time. I'll try to keep up with this thing from now on, but don't hold me to it.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Kya
So today I had to take my fabulous Kya to the vet. The last 2 nights she hasn't been herself, and I feared the worst. It hasn't been long since I've lost my precious Kiyoshi, and I thought I was going to lose her too. Our vet is wonderful though, and after looking her over decided it probably was because she was lonely, having always had Kiyoshi. So instead of recommending costly tests, he sent us home with some antibiotics (just in case), and the hopes that it's only from lonesomeness or a small bug she caught. Hopefully she'll be her vibrant crazy self soon, and though Ray doesn't know it yet (tee hee) I've already started looking around for another friend for her. So I will keep everyone updated, and hopefully have good news soon!
Friday, February 27, 2009
Study Study!
So, school started for me and I'm in my second week. I'm super excited, and super overwhelmed. I'm taking 15 units, and I think I jumped in head first into the pool of knowledge. There's so much homework! I've been staying up super late to do my homework, because it's impossible to get it done in the day with the kids, and get up early to take the kids to school. I've been going off 3-5 hours of sleep a night. Tonight, I never went to bed. I'm not feeling too bad though, and maybe it will help me get back to normal sleeping hours.
Besides doing homework and studying, I've been spring cleaning! I've systematically taken each room apart (where it looked like it's never been cleaned), and then put it all back. I had couches in the middle of the living room, cushions all over, and paper! You wouldn't believe the amount of paper I found under the couch. And not just random papers, no. Coloring pages! I'm guessing one of the boys was stashing his artwork under the couches for safe keeping. And the amount of pacifiers I found in the couch cushions would amaze you lol. The best though, is when I got to cleaning up the kids play area and I had seperated all the toys into piles. Piles like what were keeping, donating, and trashing. The keep piles were seperated even further into big/outside toys, inside toys, babies, dress up, kitchen toys, etc. So, while I was working on the piles, the kids had to "help" by spreading them even further around. So now I'm going to have to have Ray move the fridge so I can retrieve all the treasures that got pushed under it (cause you know my kids took the bottom grill thingy off and broke it, so we have a space). Today I'm going to work on my bathroom, and then the bedroom. I have big plans for the bedroom! I plan on taking down the crib and setting up Olivia's toddler bed :( Then I have to redo the furniture in there to keep her from climbing the bunk beds.
Oh, and Olivia used the potty! YAY!!!! So I leave you tonight/morning singing the potty song.
"Yes I'm going to the potty potty."
Besides doing homework and studying, I've been spring cleaning! I've systematically taken each room apart (where it looked like it's never been cleaned), and then put it all back. I had couches in the middle of the living room, cushions all over, and paper! You wouldn't believe the amount of paper I found under the couch. And not just random papers, no. Coloring pages! I'm guessing one of the boys was stashing his artwork under the couches for safe keeping. And the amount of pacifiers I found in the couch cushions would amaze you lol. The best though, is when I got to cleaning up the kids play area and I had seperated all the toys into piles. Piles like what were keeping, donating, and trashing. The keep piles were seperated even further into big/outside toys, inside toys, babies, dress up, kitchen toys, etc. So, while I was working on the piles, the kids had to "help" by spreading them even further around. So now I'm going to have to have Ray move the fridge so I can retrieve all the treasures that got pushed under it (cause you know my kids took the bottom grill thingy off and broke it, so we have a space). Today I'm going to work on my bathroom, and then the bedroom. I have big plans for the bedroom! I plan on taking down the crib and setting up Olivia's toddler bed :( Then I have to redo the furniture in there to keep her from climbing the bunk beds.
Oh, and Olivia used the potty! YAY!!!! So I leave you tonight/morning singing the potty song.
"Yes I'm going to the potty potty."
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Love Day!
Happy Valentines Day! There's so much to love on a day like this, and it's not the commercial store bought gifts, sparkly new diamond something, or indulgent chocolate treats that your sweety will give you. It's the fact that the sun is shining, it's a bright new day, and I have 3 of the most fantastical people in the world to spend it with.... my babies!
I've never had a great valentines day, since I've always had crappy (read: immature) boyfriends growing up. Because of that I never made a big deal about it (or any other holiday) once I got with Big Ray. So we've never really celebrated, and it's fine with me. Just thought some people might like an explanation of why it's another day.
This year however, I find myself loving the idea of Vday. I got to sleep in till 11, Ollie is down for a nap at the moment, the boys are watching cartoons, and I'm getting some much needed me time. In a bit when my priss wakes up, we'll have a late lunch and watch some movies together and snuggle under a blanket. Perfect! Then we'll all make dinner together (the kids favorite), pizza muffins! Can it really get any better than this?
I've never had a great valentines day, since I've always had crappy (read: immature) boyfriends growing up. Because of that I never made a big deal about it (or any other holiday) once I got with Big Ray. So we've never really celebrated, and it's fine with me. Just thought some people might like an explanation of why it's another day.
This year however, I find myself loving the idea of Vday. I got to sleep in till 11, Ollie is down for a nap at the moment, the boys are watching cartoons, and I'm getting some much needed me time. In a bit when my priss wakes up, we'll have a late lunch and watch some movies together and snuggle under a blanket. Perfect! Then we'll all make dinner together (the kids favorite), pizza muffins! Can it really get any better than this?
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