I made Emma a homemade dress out of one of Luke's old dress shirts. It turned out really cute and was really easy. I found a tutorial here: http://www.dana-made-it.com/2008/07/tutorial-shirt-dress.html I have several more lined up to make!
Monday, August 31, 2009
The joys of Swimming
One of the only ways to stay cool in Texas during the Summer is to swim! We have really enjoyed swimming this summer. Eli had his first dip in the pool which, as evident from the picture, he didn't enjoy very much.
I think this picture of Emma is so sweet! Very rarely do we get a good picture of her anymore. When we ask her to smile she gives a huge cheesy grin or just looks away.
Preschool
Emma started preschool at the Rec center last week. It is twice a week for an hour and a half each day. She did a little preschool with some friends last year but I was there with her everyday so it was a little weird just leaving her this year. She loves her teacher and her class. They do lots of fun things including letter of the day, crafts, playtime, read books, snack, music time, etc. I cannot believe the the school years have begun! I know it is just preschool but it is still crazy! Soon it will be kindergarten and then her senior year! Slow down time!
Taco Calzones
I had a bunch of leftover taco meat and we didn't want tacos. I googled different things to do with leftover taco meat and came up with tack calzones! We had some refrigerated pizza dough and stuffed it with taco meat, black beans, corn, cheese, olives, and salsa. We topped it off with sour cream and fresh guacamole. Delicious and easy!
Saturday, August 15, 2009
I robbed the grocery store!
I spent $29.97 and saved $128.73
Saturday only, Kroger doubled coupons up to $1.00. (They normal double coupons up to 0.50 cents.) My coupon buddy Melissa and I went through all of our coupons and got all of the ones for 0.75 cents to $1.00. Then, we made a list of all those coupons, in the order they are in the store, and went and saw which items we could get free or super cheep. The key is to get items that are on SALE and that you have a COUPON for. For example, I had a coupon for yogurt for $1.00 and then Kroger doubled the coupon giving me another $1.00 off making it $2.00 off of yogurt that was on sale for $1.88 thus earning me 0.12 cents on that purchase. (by the way I had 4 yogurt coupons!) They paid us to take items! I have to say that we did a sweet job! We probably got 1/3 of our items completely free. My total at first was well over a hundred dollars which made me a little nervous. After the clerk scanned my 49 coupons the total was $39.97. For purchasing 10 Kellogg's/Keebler items I got a $10 mail in rebate. Which means the total for all of these groceries was only $29.97!!! Can you believe that! It is kind of hard to tell form the picture but I got a ton of stuff, lots of nice cleaning supplies, makeup, pizzas, deodorants, shampoo, gel, canned goods, toilet paper, crackers, dressings, sauces, pastas, cookies, snacks, etc. I completely robbed the grocery store!
Saturday only, Kroger doubled coupons up to $1.00. (They normal double coupons up to 0.50 cents.) My coupon buddy Melissa and I went through all of our coupons and got all of the ones for 0.75 cents to $1.00. Then, we made a list of all those coupons, in the order they are in the store, and went and saw which items we could get free or super cheep. The key is to get items that are on SALE and that you have a COUPON for. For example, I had a coupon for yogurt for $1.00 and then Kroger doubled the coupon giving me another $1.00 off making it $2.00 off of yogurt that was on sale for $1.88 thus earning me 0.12 cents on that purchase. (by the way I had 4 yogurt coupons!) They paid us to take items! I have to say that we did a sweet job! We probably got 1/3 of our items completely free. My total at first was well over a hundred dollars which made me a little nervous. After the clerk scanned my 49 coupons the total was $39.97. For purchasing 10 Kellogg's/Keebler items I got a $10 mail in rebate. Which means the total for all of these groceries was only $29.97!!! Can you believe that! It is kind of hard to tell form the picture but I got a ton of stuff, lots of nice cleaning supplies, makeup, pizzas, deodorants, shampoo, gel, canned goods, toilet paper, crackers, dressings, sauces, pastas, cookies, snacks, etc. I completely robbed the grocery store!
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Eli's Photo Shoot
We had some fun this evening and had a little photo shoot. Ain't he a doll! There is just something about naked babies that is so cute! Enjoy!
Of course Emma had to get in on the action. She insist I take her picture with the flowers also. However, getting her to smile normal is like pulling teeth!Carmel Popcorn!
I LOVE this carmel popcorn and just have to share the recipe. You make it in the microwave and it is super fast and easy. I usually always have everything to make it so when I feel like something sweet this is what I make.
Easy Crunchy Carmel Popcorn in a Bag!4 qts popped popcorn (2 bags of microwave popcorn)
1 cube margarine
¼ cup white Karo
½ cup brown sugar
¼ tsp baking soda
Put popped popcorn in a large brown paper sack. In a microwave safe bowl mix brown sugar, karo and margarine. Microwave on high for 2 minutes. Stir and microwave another 2 minutes. Remove from microwave and stir in baking soda. Mixture will be foamy. Pour carmel over popped popcorn and stir around to coat. Fold over bag and microwave a minute and a half on high. Let cool and enjoy!
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