Still Picking up the Pennies

Help, I need an idea for a craft for my 4H meeting tonight. I plaster molds I poured yesterday morning are not going to be dry enough to paint at the meeting tonight. I am thinking of these flowers from Crissy's Crafts. I need water bottles. If you have a great craft idea for a group of kids please let me know.

Monday was errand day and I received one my favorite type of coupons in the mail from JC Penny $10 off a $10 or more purchase. While running here and there with the kiddos in tow, I noticed how short my son's jeans were. He had just gotten them for Christmas, a smart person would have money in the clothing budget, but we don't. So after running a few more errands I had a great idea, to use my JC Penny coupon on jeans. I found a pair of jeans in size 14, I thought they'd be big. But they were normally $24.99 on sale for $14.99 and with my coupon I paid $5.20 including sales tax. That is like paying 10% WORKS FOR ME!!! BTW they fit perfectly.

I can not believe that April is nearly over!! Although we were lucky enough to enjoy very wonderfully warm weather today. The kids and I with Grandma went to the park and had a wonderful time. The boys and I had such a busy day today but we did sneak in some fun. But Noah had his eyes checked. A doctors appointment, she said she thinks he has aspergers instead of the autism that this school thinks he has, so the ride with that is not over. Joel had a dental appointment. I did a mystery shopping. It is my step-dad's birthday today so the boys and I brought subs and cupcakes over to eat with my parents. After we had the 68 miles drive home, the boys rode the mini-bike and four-wheeler around the yard. In the house just in time for showers and bed time for school in the morning. So if I sound like I am out of breath that is why, I am. But we had a wonderfully productive day. The meal plan for this week is Monday - sandwiches Tuesday - Ham and potatoes Wednesday - Burgers T...

I wanted to take a few minutes out of this wonderful day to wish everyone a blessed and happy Easter!

Today I spent the better part of my day at the VA Hospital. While I grumbled about having to spend my entire day there. I am very lucky and fortunate to have a clean bill of health. I had my womanly yearly examination, a mammogram, blood work done, I even talked to a dietitian. I have a slightly high LDL and my doctor prescribed a B complex vitamin for that. I have lost 6 ponds and 2 inches around the waste in the past 6 months. So good health is what I am grateful for today. Thank you for hosting Gratituesday Laura!!

This is going to be a busy week around here, I have doctor appointments and hour away on Tuesday. Thursday I will be working, Friday there is no school due to Good Friday. There are a ton of extra church services all week that I would like to attend. So here is the plan Monday - Baked chicken legs and noodles. Tuesday - leftover spaghetti Wednesday - Chicken Alfredo Thursday - meat loaf Friday - homemade pizza. There it is. For more menus visit orgjunkie

Thanks to Shespeaks I was lucky enough to try and review Hormel® Compleats® Kids Microwave Meals. I recived 4 meals in different flavors - * • Hormel® Compleats® Kids Beef Ravioli * • Hormel® Compleats® Kids Pasta & Chicken * • Hormel® Compleats® Kids Macaroni and Beef * • Hormel® Compleats® Kids Spaghetti and Meatballs And 2 buy one get on free coupons to share withe friends. My two boys each tried one the other day, the reviews are in. Joel loved the Hormel® Compleats® Kids Pasta & Chicken. Noah loved the Hormel® Compleats® Kids Macaroni and Beef. Then each of them had one tonight. Niether cared for the Hormel® Compleats® Kids Beef Ravioli or the Hormel® Compleats® Kids Spaghetti and Meatballs. In fact they did not even want to finish them. I love the fact that I can get simple healthy meals for my boys that are ready in 45 seconds. I will be purchasing the two flavors they enjoyed. In the spirit of full-disclosure, Hormel Foods provided sampl...