Fathers Day

Evalyn had a lot of fun making her hand prints for Fathers Day as a gift. We used chocolate pudding and the truth is, she ate pretty much all of it. Dave LOVED his little gift.

You know that sinking feeling you get in your stomach?

I have a confession, I am HORRIBLE lately at birthday dates. I am not sure what my problem is. You know that feeling when you remember something super important...(a few days too late?) I HATE that feeling. Well, I have done it once again. SARAH BEVAN, if you are reading this HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY!(june 13th) I have to say, it has been so nice to have to (unfortunately) live in a state away from your family and meet a friend who feels like they truly are family. Thank you SARAH for being such an awesome friend. We really miss living so close to you and Ryan. I hope you had a great weekend. And I hope we can celebrate with lunch soon!

Announcement

So I said the last two and a half months had been...different. This is because I was not sick with Evalyn and I was not anticipating the constant nausea that has been my companion from week five until 12. YES, we are expecting our second baby and so excited. It still doesn't seem real because I have only been able to concentrate on the sicky part, but the last week and a half has been very bearable. So I figured it was time to make a blog announcement.
Our little one is due December 20, and I will do everything in my power (which isn't much) to make sure he or she is here well before Christmas! Hopefully the sickness is over and I can start enjoying life again. Evalyn has no clue what is coming. She is still a baby herself after all. So, 13.5 weeks down and ... I don't want to count how many are left. I enjoyed every second of my pregnancy with Evalyn, so I am praying this one will turn out to be just as wonderful (now). We have a little over 5 weeks before the ultrasound, so any guesses??!?

It has been thunderstorms and rain here for the last week or more and rain is in the forecast for at least another week. I am ready to get some sun, but I can't complain, I love the rain. (Especially thunderstorms, I keep praying the lights will go out) However, the rain is making me realize it is time for a trip home. I miss the smell of the trees, the moss, the FRESH air. And I especially miss the view of MT. Rainier. So, time to schedule a trip!!

Just a little plug...

Well the past two and a half months have been...(I am trying to think of the appropriate word)... different. I will explain soon but in the meantime I have to put in a little plug for my new hobby.

Imagine this grocery bill: Amount due $33.00 amount saved: $137.00 This is an actual receipt.

I realize this sounds very "homemaker" but hey that's what I do right? And I love every second of it. (not exaggerating) So, for all of you grocery shoppers out there I have hit the jackpot. Some of my friends told me about grocery smarts a few months back and I am finally starting the process. You go to grocerysmarts.com, enter the passport code for your state, choose the grocery store you shop at and the website matches the stores weekly ad (aka items already on sale) with manufacturer coupons for those items. Mostly found in your Sunday paper. You do not sit and clip coupons(who has time?) You only cut the coupons you need that week, and grocerysmarts tells you exactly where to find them. Sometimes you are even getting items for FREE! For example: Lets say Yo+ yogurt is on sale at Albertsons for $1.50 and grocerysmarts tells you where to find the coupon in your sunday paper for $1.50 off Yo + yogurt, TADAA!!! free yogurt. Also certain times throughout the year you can stock up on diff. items like during the Quaker oats sale, and Campbell's soups that are on sale at the beginning of the school year. You end up getting them for cents per can.
One of my friends who uses grocerysmarts informed me she pays about .50cents for her cereal.
So, in short, I am stocking up on my papers and almost ready to start. The new button on our blog, theobsessiveshopper.com, takes you to a site where Shauntell Ottley will teach you everything you need to know. She is even coming to teach an Enrichment for us. So visit the site! The passport code for Utah is g84cso.

I will keep you posted on my success!