Question for all you coupon-clippers...

How do you organize your coupons???

Homemade Wednesday

We made granola bars! They came out crumbly, but they are mighty tasty. Nat helped stir everything together and then helped me "pat pat pat" everything down into the pan.

The finished product:




And an update on Monday's shopping excursions -- I got split bone-in chicken breasts for .97/pound, ground beef for 1.87/pound, FREE Dial hand soap, Cottonelle toilet paper for .40 (for 4 rolls), and toothbrushes for $1/each!! It feels good to not spend so much.

And I am happy to report that there has been no horking since Monday mid-morning. Yaay!

Money-Saving Monday!

For those of you who don't know, I use the Grocery Game. I went through a brief period where I didn't use it, because it was too much of a pain. But we are reaching that time of year where the credit cards start creeping up on us, and I am NOT going to end this year in debt again!! So I'm back to the GG with a vengeance. Check it out if you haven't yet - basically it's a site where the woman does all the work for you (the coupon clipping/organizing is the part that can be a pain) -- she checks the sales at your local stores (you can sign up for up to 3 stores) and compares it to the coupons that are out there, and lets you know the best deals. It's pretty awesome, and a great money saver. My tip -- make sure you only buy what you NEED, and don't just stock up on stuff b/c it's cheap. The point is to SAVE $$! :) I speak from experience.

So today, our local Safeway has ground beef for $1.77/pound and peaches for 88 cents/pound. I'm very excited about these two deals.

I'll post later after my shopping expedition, to share the savings goodness.

My Favorite New Product

This thing is awesome. We have a glass door on our shower stall, and it gets all soap-scummy and water-stained. It's very hard to get it super clean. This bad boy did the job very easily and quickly. Love it!!! I just take it in with me while I shower every so often and scrub and rinse while I'm in there. Easy peasy. I'm all for great products that make life easier and cleaner. :)

Rotavirus, how I hate thee...

This has been a fun week. That sentence was laced with as much sarcasm as possible. (See title of this post.)

N started puking Monday night. B started Tuesday night. I started Wednesday afternoon. Nat was still throwing up last night. It's just a couple of times a day now, but WOW. What a long, long week.

I am putting off Father's Day celebrations until next Sunday.

I am cranky, I am tired, my stomach still hurts, and I am really tired of being in the house. I am snapping at Nat and B about small things, and I am just incredibly short-fused.

I will be very happy when this bug has left us.

Summertime

It's summer! And I haven't posted in ages.

The wedding went great - I had a fabulous time in my fancy dress. I will post pictures when I finally get around to downloading all my pictures.

My little girl turned TWO last week. We are still nursing several times a day. Sometimes I cannot believe that I am nursing a toddler. I never would have expected to be doing this! We are also still co-sleeping. This all has just been a natural journey, and I have loved every moment of it. There has been some talk about baby #2, but I just feel like waiting a little longer. But it's funny, when you have a child who turns 2, people start speaking up and telling you that it's "time". :)

I haven't done any crafts with Nat in quite awhile, mainly b/c spring in the desert is a wonderful time. We have been soaking up every second of outdoor air that we can before it gets to.. well, before now. :) It is now up to just about triple digits and it's time to hunker down in the AC for a few months. But we had a great time playing at the park, going for walks, and just enjoying the weather. Now it's time for going to the pools, movies, water parks, and malls.

In non-toddler areas - I am very sad that Hillary did not win the nomination. Before last Tuesday, I said that if Hillary didn't get the nom, I was going Republican this election. But I just don't think I can. So I am doing some information-gathering now and trying to get on the Obama bandwagon. I don't know why it's so hard for me, when there are hoards of people out there just singing his praises at the top of their lungs. I guess I have some reservations I need to work through, and to get past my disappointment at Hillary not being our candidate.

That was a very unfocused post - but it was just to catch up and get back on track. Now that I am spending more time indoors, I hope to post more! Oh - my new passion? Saving money!! I am back on the Grocery Game and scouring all the money-saving blogs out there trying to find the best deals. This is partly a necessity b/c we overextended a bit last month, but also b/c everything is getting so freakin' expensive! I even went without my Starbucks chai today, and made coffee at home instead. Seriously. I think they put something truly addictive in there, b/c I miss it WAY too much!! :)

More focused and interesting posts to come...