Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Friday, April 2, 2010
Changes
I am not usually one to post a lot of writing on my blog but I just had some thoughts I wanted to get off my head. I have never really had a problem with change. Going from single to married to married with kids was no problem. I enjoyed moving from place to place and I especially loved changing personal things, like my hair, my decorations, etc. It has only been recently I have grown to not like change. When I spend time thinking about old memories I begin to long for those times and I feel that it is change that has made those times not exist any more.
I love to think about all the time growing up that I got to spend with my family. The special intimate times that I hold so dear. Like staying up late talking/bugging my parents. Times I got to spend one on one with a brother. Vacation memories. Holiday memories. I love to think about these and then I realize I will never get to experience these again I ache to have them back.
Sure I can look on the bright side and be grateful that at least I have these memories and there are many more to be made. I just know that change is what has stopped them and change is coming and is going to make these particular moments fewer and more difficult to come by. When my brother Kyle returns from his mission I am afraid things will be so completely different from 2 years prior. And I don't like the change.
Part of the change I feel coming is that we are now in the next stage of life. We have no babies no diapers. All of our children are talking walking independent children. Pretty close to ending the toddler stage too. In a year and they will all be in school. Maybe it sounds to some like perhaps we are not done having babies but with how the spirit is communicating to us it feels better to be done than to think of having more. My point of bringing it up is that I just feel like this is part of a major changing period in our life considering it was about this time of year that our baby would have been born thus extending the baby phase.
I have always been close to my family and I feel everyone should be close to their families. Now, though, with this great change I feel I am having to cut the strings even more and I don't want to. I want to through a ginormous toddler fit and stomp my feet and scream "NO!"
At this point I turn to Joe and think 'with him I can get through because he is really who I chose'. I love him and I love my children. I love having this family I have. And may all this change make us a stronger closer family. I have been telling myself it is time to grow up and realize I am a grown woman (that sounds so weird, I'm sure I am just a young lady still) with growing children a loving family to whom I am Mother over.
To the point, my family is splitting up (no pun intended). My brothers and their wives are planning on moving and that is understandable but it still sucks. One set of parents is for sure moving although not to drastic a move and the other threats on moving somewhere warmer and I hate it. And who knows where Kyle and perhaps a wife will go? Probably Rexburg at first.
I always found myself lucky to live in a family where we all lived in the same town. The support and closeness we share I felt was how it should always be. I have always felt bad that Joe's family was so separated and found it very interesting that one sibling preferred it that way. No offense. I just really like having my family close where getting together can happen so easily.
I blame the uncertainty on the economy. I do really understand that whatever the future holds is for the best but right now I am sad. I love my family and I hate the thought of it breaking up. Blackfoot and Poky are far enough.
With all that griping said I will finish with a favorite quote, "If there were no CHANGE, there would be no butterflies."
Getting together when our special guests come to town.
Gathering for birthday parties
I love to think about all the time growing up that I got to spend with my family. The special intimate times that I hold so dear. Like staying up late talking/bugging my parents. Times I got to spend one on one with a brother. Vacation memories. Holiday memories. I love to think about these and then I realize I will never get to experience these again I ache to have them back.
Sure I can look on the bright side and be grateful that at least I have these memories and there are many more to be made. I just know that change is what has stopped them and change is coming and is going to make these particular moments fewer and more difficult to come by. When my brother Kyle returns from his mission I am afraid things will be so completely different from 2 years prior. And I don't like the change.
Part of the change I feel coming is that we are now in the next stage of life. We have no babies no diapers. All of our children are talking walking independent children. Pretty close to ending the toddler stage too. In a year and they will all be in school. Maybe it sounds to some like perhaps we are not done having babies but with how the spirit is communicating to us it feels better to be done than to think of having more. My point of bringing it up is that I just feel like this is part of a major changing period in our life considering it was about this time of year that our baby would have been born thus extending the baby phase.
I have always been close to my family and I feel everyone should be close to their families. Now, though, with this great change I feel I am having to cut the strings even more and I don't want to. I want to through a ginormous toddler fit and stomp my feet and scream "NO!"
At this point I turn to Joe and think 'with him I can get through because he is really who I chose'. I love him and I love my children. I love having this family I have. And may all this change make us a stronger closer family. I have been telling myself it is time to grow up and realize I am a grown woman (that sounds so weird, I'm sure I am just a young lady still) with growing children a loving family to whom I am Mother over.
To the point, my family is splitting up (no pun intended). My brothers and their wives are planning on moving and that is understandable but it still sucks. One set of parents is for sure moving although not to drastic a move and the other threats on moving somewhere warmer and I hate it. And who knows where Kyle and perhaps a wife will go? Probably Rexburg at first.
I always found myself lucky to live in a family where we all lived in the same town. The support and closeness we share I felt was how it should always be. I have always felt bad that Joe's family was so separated and found it very interesting that one sibling preferred it that way. No offense. I just really like having my family close where getting together can happen so easily.
I blame the uncertainty on the economy. I do really understand that whatever the future holds is for the best but right now I am sad. I love my family and I hate the thought of it breaking up. Blackfoot and Poky are far enough.
With all that griping said I will finish with a favorite quote, "If there were no CHANGE, there would be no butterflies."
Getting together when our special guests come to town.
Gathering for birthday parties
Playing outside together.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Yet another one....
$39.23 bought us...
81 boxes of cereal
2 gallons of milk
4 boxes of mac n' cheese
1 bag of baby carrots
3 boxes of gold fish
2 butters
2 syrups
1 gatorade
5 Gillette shampoo
Total savings.....
$327.07
88%
81 boxes of cereal2 gallons of milk
4 boxes of mac n' cheese
1 bag of baby carrots
3 boxes of gold fish
2 butters
2 syrups
1 gatorade
5 Gillette shampoo
Total savings.....
$327.07
88%
Thursday, March 11, 2010
$10 for...
OK so I don't mean to only blog about couponing but I think I had my best deal last night. I was looking through my normal couponing blogs at 10:00 p.m. and realized there was a sale that was only good yesterday so after much debate I ran to the store and this is what I got for $10.38...
10 boxes of kellogg's cereal
1 gallon of milk
1 package of orbit gum
10 orchards juices
and $10 to spend on my next trip.
Total savings $59.50 or 83%
This is so fun for me. I get so excited doing this wouldn't you?
10 boxes of kellogg's cereal
1 gallon of milk
1 package of orbit gum
10 orchards juices
and $10 to spend on my next trip.
Total savings $59.50 or 83%
This is so fun for me. I get so excited doing this wouldn't you?
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Couponing
What I have learned so far:
While I have only been couponing for a little over two weeks I feel like I have learned a lot. I never new there was so much to learn. I have learned the lingo and what all the acronimns stand for. I have learned what a catalina was and how to use it. I have learned what a doubler was. I have found many wonder couponing blogs that know the really great deals. Most important I have learned how to combine deals and coupons to get lots of free stuff.
I love this and just wish I had known how to do it sooner.
My most recent savings include 8 orchard juices and 2 boxes of bagel bites for $7.30 while getting back $10 to spend on my next shopping trip. So I kindof made $2.70. :)
I bought a lot that day. I went to Walgreens and bought 6 boxes kleenex, 4 kotex boxes, 3 aluminum foil, 3 landry detergents all for $20.59 plus I still have 5 more dollars to spend next time I go in. according to them my savings was $28.38
At Target I got a bag of Halls and 2 things of cereal for $0.39 That was fun!
At Albertsons I bought 15 boxes of fruit snacks, 2 muffin mix, 2 macroni grill pastas, 2 wanchai box dinners, 1 box of cereal all for $21.75 according to them I saved $52.23 (Not my best and as of today the fruit snacks are on sale and combined with coupons and deals you could get them for $0.10 a box and I paid $1.8 a box. That frustrated me but oh well.
While I have only been couponing for a little over two weeks I feel like I have learned a lot. I never new there was so much to learn. I have learned the lingo and what all the acronimns stand for. I have learned what a catalina was and how to use it. I have learned what a doubler was. I have found many wonder couponing blogs that know the really great deals. Most important I have learned how to combine deals and coupons to get lots of free stuff.
I love this and just wish I had known how to do it sooner.
My most recent savings include 8 orchard juices and 2 boxes of bagel bites for $7.30 while getting back $10 to spend on my next shopping trip. So I kindof made $2.70. :)
I bought a lot that day. I went to Walgreens and bought 6 boxes kleenex, 4 kotex boxes, 3 aluminum foil, 3 landry detergents all for $20.59 plus I still have 5 more dollars to spend next time I go in. according to them my savings was $28.38
At Target I got a bag of Halls and 2 things of cereal for $0.39 That was fun!
At Albertsons I bought 15 boxes of fruit snacks, 2 muffin mix, 2 macroni grill pastas, 2 wanchai box dinners, 1 box of cereal all for $21.75 according to them I saved $52.23 (Not my best and as of today the fruit snacks are on sale and combined with coupons and deals you could get them for $0.10 a box and I paid $1.8 a box. That frustrated me but oh well.
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