Battle with the Ladder......ladder wins!

Abby had a great time at the park on Saturday with daddy until she fell on the ladder and bonked her nose. The funny thing is when the girls walked in the door I said, what happened to Abby. Jim, said, "what?" This picture shows what she looked like, Jim said he didn't notice, he thought she hit the side of her head :)

(In the middle picture I asked her to close her eyes)

Biggest Savings Yet

Today I went to the commisary and got the deal of the year :) I got all of the groceries in the picture for only $5!! I saved $123.50! It was amazing. The lady behind me was blown away.

Leprican Trap

So the cutest, funniest and sadest thing happened today. Emily came home from school with a project to make a Leprechaun trap for St Patricks day. Her teacher wanted her to first brainstorm ideas of ways to attract the leprechaun, a way to catch him and then construct the trap. Well, if you know Emily she is very literal :)

She sat down and got right to work. She had brillant ideas of how to attract him with a rainbow and pot of gold. How to use a flashlight in the box to make the rainbow light up, how to make a trap door on the box so it can but pulled closed with a string when the leprechaun entered the box. She was so excited that she could hardly contain herself!

Well, there was just one more detail needing to be addressed in her mind......what do we do with the Leprechaun when we catch him. I was holding back my giggle as I said well Em, this is just a fun project to help you learn to be creative, leprechauns aren't really real, they are just a fun thing to pretend on St Patricks day.

OOPS!!!! That was not what I was supposed to say I guess!!!!

Her excitement and enthusism quickly changed as she teared up and said, "leprechauns are real, my teacher told me about them! And if they weren't real then why would I be making a trap for them?"

I continue by telling her the truth. I said, "hunny, they are not real, your teacher is just pretending because she wants you to have fun and be silly." That didn't help!!

She said, "well that is NOT FUN. That is dumb. Why should I spend time making a trap if I am not going to really catch a leprechauns?"

I said, "did you really think you were gonna catch one?"

She said, "yes!! I really did." She was so disappointed and really started to cry.

I said, "Em, what is really bugging you about all of this?" She said, "I just want Leprechauns to be real so I can catch one." :)

I really tried not to laugh :) And man, is it crazy to think about the influence people have on our children. Even for things as simple as meaningless holidays!

Insanity!!

Have you heard of Insanity, and I don't mean the in's and out's of my daily life :) It is the new workout program from Beachbody that is supposed to be the hardest video workout ever. And..............it is :)

My sister Kate and I are on day 4 and are loving and hating it all at the same time :0) We can already feel it getting easier and are so excited that we only have 56 days left!! We will post before and after pictures when we are finished with the 60 days to let you see if it works.

So, the quest for a fit body by swimsuit season has begun!

Dr. Seuss Day

Today at Emily and Serenity's school they are celebrating Dr Seuss' birthday by dressing up as their favorite Dr Seuss character. So......here are

Thing 1 and Thing 2

And just so you know, no one sells blue hairspray during the "non-halloween" season :) At least not at 10pm the night before you need a costume! But we did the best with what we had :)

Maddie's First day of Gymnastics!

Maddie started gymnastics yesterday and loves it!!

She has no fear and jumped right in head first, literally :) Here are some cute pics of class, some are dark because of gym lighting, sorry :)

(I know this pic is dark but it is so cute how she is so excited

and her pony tail is sticking straight up :) )

Maddie came out of class when it was over and said my teacher said she would keep me!

It was cute.

Oops!

The funniest thing happened yesterday. My dad was making quesadillas and needed some oil to grease the quesadilla maker with. Realizing that we were out upstairs he went down to the pantry and got a new gallon of cooking oil. He poured it in a bowl and used a brush to put it on the surfaces. He noticed a soapy spell on the brush so he threw it into the sink and used a papertowel to finish applying the oil.


My husband, Jim, was standing at another counter where the jug of oil was and said is this what you are using? Dad said yeah. Jim then burst out laughing and said I think I know why your brush smelled soapy. The jug was Lysol!! It was so funny, he had already made quesadillas with it but thankfully no one had eaten one!! We won't let him live that down any time soon!!

My new found love :)

So, I have fallen in love with something totally exhilirating and rewarding! And it may not be what you think!

Saving Money!!!

I am totally addicted!!

If I don't save at least 50% on my grocery bill I feel like I have failed :) My sister got me started as I watched her save a crazy amount of money week after week. She would pay $0.25 for a box of fruit snacks or $0.50 for a box of cereal and her pantry is exploding with things she has gotten for next to nothing and sometimes free!

I started and am now a couponder for life!! I saved 74% on my first grocery purchase which got me exctied about every coupon I saw. Now, you might be thinking, I don't have time to clip coupons and worry about all of that. But that is exactly how I felt too!! Until I learned about the grocery game. It is a lady who looks up all the sales and coupons for you and tells you what to buy when for the best bargains!! It is so easy and so rewarding.

This week I went to Walgreens and spent $6 and saved $47! At Safeway I bought $174 worth of groceries and spent $67!!! My cashier was blown away. Every time I leave the grocery store I feel like I am on a high :)

Today I went to Walmart and bought 9 games that I had $4 and $5 off coupons for. I got 2 of the games for $0.24 each and all the others for $1.24!! Hello Christmas presents. I also follow money saving mom and take a lot her advice on sales and coupons.

So, I thought I would share my new excitement. If you want more info on the sites let me know and I will help you!

To begin again

I love reading my friends blogs and feeling like I get to enjoy each part of their life. I love watching their kids grow and all the interesting things they do. So, I decided once again to begin a blog about our family for our friends and family to enjoy.

Now, understand, this will be nothing of professional quality, just some fun pics and info to keep you up to date on our lives.

So, check back every so often and enjoy our "Meyer Family Moments."