Good Kitty!

We usually have the pleasure of hosting a mouse family reunion each year in our home. Once, we went to Florida for Christmas, and upon our return two weeks later, we found at least eight sticky traps full of our winter "visitors."

There have been two or three neighborhood cats roaming our property for a good while now, and we have had no inclination to deter them. Today, my husband watched with delight as one of the cats came out from under our house with a small mass of gray in his mouth.

GOOD kitty!!!!

I love great deals!!

Okay, my whole shopping trip this week went really well, but I HAD to share this part of it! One of our local grocery stores is doing a breast cancer awareness thing this week with General Mills. You get a $3 catalina (coupon for next time, printed at the register) for buying 5 qualifying GM products. In addition, you get a $1 catalina if you buy 3 Green Giant products. Cool thing is, you can double dip, because the Green Giant stuff is on the same list! So here goes; watch this:

I bought 5 GM items and got my $3 catalina on order #1. Then, we move on to order #2:

Cheerios - $2 each box
Cheerios - $2 each box
Green Giant frozen veggie - $1 each box
Green Giant frozen veggie - $1 each box
Green Giant frozen veggie - $1 each box

Total cost: $7

Coupon - $1 off Cheerios
Coupon - $1 off Cheerios
Coupon - $.50 off veggies
Coupon - $.50 off veggies
Coupon - $.50 off veggies
Coupon - $3 catalina

Total coupns - $6.50

My cost for order #2: $.50 PLUS another $3 catalina for next time AND a $1 catalina for next time!!! HA! HA! HA!

Having a kickin' good time

Baby Girl is learning how to kick Mommy! It's not at all hard, but I'm feeling the little tiny taps, mostly at night when I roll onto my side in bed. I'm not sure if that puts Baby in the right position for it, or if Baby doesn't like for Mommy to squish her! I love this time of pregnancy. :-)

Long Day (but GOOD)!

I got some great deals at the grocery store today. A few weeks ago, I ordered some Kashi cereal samples, and each one came with a $2 off coupon. My grocery store had it on sale for $3 a box, so I got two boxes for $1 each!

Kraft Bagel-Fuls were on sale for $2 a box, and I went searching online for a coupon. I was able to print two at $1 off, making each box $1. (Do we see a pattern going on here?)

I found a coupon for Kashi granola bars, $1.50 off. They were on sale for $2.50, so I picked up one of those for a dollar, too. Ha! By the end of my (short) shopping trip, I had $9 in coupons. The cashier was impressed. :-)

A few days ago, red bell peppers were on sale for $1 each. I got a few of them and chopped them tonight to store in my freezer.

Tonight at Sam's, I bought a 10 lb. chub of 90% ground beef for $1.98/lb., as well as a tray of boneless, skinless chicken breast for $1.97/lb. I just finished dividing it all up into freezer bags. My freezer looks VERY full right now.

Ahhhh....it's "good tired."

It's a...

GIRL!!!

We had our "big" ultrasound yesterday, and the finding is that we have another girl coming! I didn't have a preference or wish going into it; I just wanted to know what it would be. A girl would be good because we already have all the stuff. A boy would be good because most people want to make sure they get at least one of each.

Hannah really wanted a sister, and she was about the only person who thought it was a girl. Everybody at church thought it would be a boy. Oh, well! The funniest was our pastor. He says he's never been wrong in guessing. Now he says, "We'll see...things could still change. Those machines aren't always right." Ugh! Ha! Ha!

And so begins another school year...

We started school today. Yes, I know it's late...long story. I'm teaching 11th grade English this year. I guess I'd better start studying up on my grammar. With my preggo brain, there's no telling how I'm going to speak! I seem to be saying very strange things all the time. Oh...boy!!!

Zoo Day!

We fought the crowds at the zoo for Labor Day. We got there later than we meant to, so we got pretty hot later in the afternoon. Oh, well. It was nice to sleep in!

Apple Picking Day

We have a local farm that does U-Pick throughout the year, and right now it's apple season! We got honeycrisp apples for $1.59/lb. If you've ever bought them in the stores, you know that's CHEAP!! They tell you you "have to" eat one in the orchard while you're picking, too. (Terribly hard to do, you know.)

Hannah had a great time, but she just can't eat the peels, so we had to take hers home. She gave it a good try, though!

Our Spa Day success!

Our pastor's wife has been "stressed out" lately, so our Sunday School class decided to give her a day at the spa for her birthday last month. Everyone was so excited about it, that it spread to the whole church. What started out to be a 1-hour massage turned into a 5-hour "EVERYTHING" package!! She finally went today, and I got to pick her up when she was done. It's just a good feeling when you come up with a great gift idea that WORKS! She looked lovely. She couldn't stop talking about the fancy pedicure. (They did tons more than the average mall-style pedicure.) She got lunch, flowers, hair & makeup done, Swedish massage, and a spa facial. I almost had more fun planning it than if I'd gone myself. (Although I'd NEVER turn down a day at the spa!!)

Trying Something New

I've never really read many blogs, so I don't know exactly what I'm doing! But...I'd like to give it a try! Let's see if I actually keep up with it...