Saturday, February 23, 2008
Be back soon.
I will be updating soon. We were just knocked out with the stomach flu for a couple weeks. Yuck!
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Monday, February 4, 2008
Busy
Wow, I have been so busy lately! I have so much to write about but no time. I had some really great deals this week ,thanks to a un-advertised super double coupon day at my Kroger.There was way to much in one trip to list but I will highlight a few of the deals in the order:
- Dove deodorant sale 2/4$ + 1/1coupon doubled= 6 FREE
- Degree deodorant same sale and coupon doubled= 6 FREE
- Quacker oatmeal sale 1.88 + 1/1 coupon doubled= 12 FREE
- Dannon smoothies 4 pack sale 1.98 + 1/1 Coupon doubled= 6 FREE
- Yoplait yogurt 4 pack same sale and coupon doubled= 5 FREE
- Muir Glen organic canned tomatoes sale 1.50 + 1/1 coupon doubled= 5 FREE
- Heartland Pasta sale 1.39 + .55/1 doubled = 7 For .29 each
- Orville redenbacher popcorn sale 1.27 + 1/2 coupon doubled=10 for .27/box ( I also had buy 2 Orville R. popcorn get a 2 liter Free coupons = 5 FREE 2 liters)
- Sundown spiderman vitamins sale buy one at 6.99 get 1 Free + 2, 1/1 coupons doubled = 2 bottles for $3.00.
There was tons of great deals. Everything in the picture is what I got in one trip.
Total # of items =129
Total price before coupons= $278.00
Total after coupons =$52.20 !!!
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Homeschool news
When I started out planning my first year homeschooling, I did not factor in the incredible time demand our ailing families would be. With my mom in the nursing home, Grandma with breast cancer, and Grandmother-in-law with recent hip replacments our schooling (and my guilt) has been a sruggle. However last week I stumbled upon a website I had researched before but forgotten, it's called Time for Learning. What an incredible blessing to find this! For twenty dollars a month my son can get so much quality learning time in without me having to plan for hours. It's just a supplement but has given me some room to focus more on our family issues. Thank you Jesus! I am still amazed by answered prayers;)
Checks
Keeping up house with three children five and under can be challenging .When we added homeschooling to my growing list of duties this year I new something had to give. Through planning how I was going to teach my children phonics and math, I thought hmm... maybe I could teach them about housework too. I guess I always assumed they were to young to actually contribute. We did lots of playing "helpers" but I had never given them specific tasks. Then I thought there had to be some kind of reward system too, and that was how "Checks" was born.
They each have there own wipe off board on the front of their door, and there are about 15-20 things each of them can do to earn a check. My five year old can actually do laundry! I separate it and always start the loads in the wash, but he can switch it for me and bring the dry clothes, which helps so much. My three year old loves to vacume and dust. I only had to show her one time the way mommy does it and now it gets done well.
They also earn checks for things like brushing teeth, getting dressed, keeping rooms tidy, putting away their laundry, all the little things that can overwhelm my day. The checks change sometimes to go along with our character studies too. Recentley we have been learning about perseverance, and they get a check if they worked through something that frustrated them. there is also a block at the bottom for extra-special checks. For instance, if they went out of their way to be kind to someone, but basically anything generous they did without our prompting.
Before you think I'm some kind of horrible slave driver let me get to the rewards part. We have a little notecard box held to the door with velcro, it's called the prize box. Once the have earned thirty checks they get to pick a card from the box. There are prizes like going to the library with Daddy to pick out a movie, earning a dollar and getting a trip to the dollar store, or even extra computer time. Let me tell you, my kids eat this up! They love racing eachother to get the next prize or trying to find ways to earn extras. Of course I love it because it means so much more is getting done without me having to nag and nit pick at them. So if your struggling with little ones and responsibility, give checks a try. It works for us.
They each have there own wipe off board on the front of their door, and there are about 15-20 things each of them can do to earn a check. My five year old can actually do laundry! I separate it and always start the loads in the wash, but he can switch it for me and bring the dry clothes, which helps so much. My three year old loves to vacume and dust. I only had to show her one time the way mommy does it and now it gets done well.
They also earn checks for things like brushing teeth, getting dressed, keeping rooms tidy, putting away their laundry, all the little things that can overwhelm my day. The checks change sometimes to go along with our character studies too. Recentley we have been learning about perseverance, and they get a check if they worked through something that frustrated them. there is also a block at the bottom for extra-special checks. For instance, if they went out of their way to be kind to someone, but basically anything generous they did without our prompting.
Before you think I'm some kind of horrible slave driver let me get to the rewards part. We have a little notecard box held to the door with velcro, it's called the prize box. Once the have earned thirty checks they get to pick a card from the box. There are prizes like going to the library with Daddy to pick out a movie, earning a dollar and getting a trip to the dollar store, or even extra computer time. Let me tell you, my kids eat this up! They love racing eachother to get the next prize or trying to find ways to earn extras. Of course I love it because it means so much more is getting done without me having to nag and nit pick at them. So if your struggling with little ones and responsibility, give checks a try. It works for us.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Deal Talk
I had a second to do a quick grocery run. Here are the deals I put together...
Tyson's trim and ready chicken was on sale for 50% off. I dug out my stack of chicken coupons I've been holding on to for just such an occasion. I got one 2lb bag of single serve garlic herb chicken for 5.00 - 2/1 coupon= 3.00
-Thin sliced breasts- four packs.
- .89lb 2.62$ - 2/1 coupon= 1.62
- 1.04lbs 3.06$ - 2/1 coupon= 2.06
- 1.10lbs 3.25$ - 2/1 coupon= 2.25
- 1.01lbs 2.97$ - 1/1 coupon= 1.97
-Boneless skinless chicken thighs- five packs
- 1.67lbs 2.15$ - 1/1 coupon= 1.15
- 1.36lbs 1.75$ - 1/1 coupon= .75
- 1.31lbs 2.41$ - 1/1 coupon= 1.41
- 1.44lbs 2.65$ -1/1 coupon= 1.65
- 1.35lbs 1.67$ - 1/1 coupon=.67
-Orville Redenbacher was on sale for 1.27 a box. I got six boxes.
- one box 1.27$ - .75/1 coupon=.52
- one box 1.27$ - .40/1 coupon+doubled=.47 (did this one for five boxes)
- I had 3 tear pad coupons for buy two boxes, get 1 free two liter of soda.= 3 free 2 liters
- One Colgate toothpaste 1.47$ - 1.50/1 coupon= +.3
-Reese's whips sale 3/1$, I bought 8. Plus 4 buy get one free coupons= 1.32
TOTAL: Before coupons = $42.32
After coupons = $20.72!
I have a lot of cooking to do. I will put the chicken thighs in the crockpot for shredded chicken. I keep this in the freezer for quick dinners. I know $1.25 a pound is not the best chicken deal in the world, but I LOVE the trimmed and ready stuff. Trying to cook dinner with three little ones in my tiny kitchen is not easy. Especially when I have chicken goop on my hands,baby is pulling on my legs crying, and older ones are screaming and fighting with each other. Can anyone relate? So this stuff is great but usually out of my price range.Thank you coupons!
Sunday, January 27, 2008
I did It!!
I did it! I gave my testimony in front of two-hundred and fifty ladies on Friday night. Well I should say the Lord did it because I was completely terrified. I just took that step of faith, opened my mouth, and the Lord completely took over! Praise God! So many lives were touched (not just by my testimony), the whole program for the night was so powerful. Our Masters Commission students did this amazing human video, and the other testimony by Jen was just Wow! I feel so blessed just to have been a part of it.I'm so thankful to the Lord for taking the junk of my life and turning into a treasure.
Junk for Joy!
Originally uploaded by thejoyof
Junk for Joy!
Originally uploaded by thejoyof
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