About me

Today I am writing a post about me. For most of you that know me really well, you know that I am: FRUGAL as I like to call it OR......Spartan, abstemious, canny, careful, chary, conserving, discreet, meager, meticulous, mingy, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penny-wise, preserving, provident, prudent, saving, scrimping, sparing, stingy, thrifty, tight, tightwad, unwasteful, wary. Sometimes this is one of my flaws, but in many ways I look at it as GOOD!

The opposite of Frugal is generous (which I don't think is true :), lavish, spendthrifty, uneconomical, and wasteful.

Lately I have become addicted to about 18 websites OR blogs that find great deals, freebies, and coupons. It is a thrill for me to get such great deals and save at least $20 at the grocery store with coupons etc. If anyone is interested in my list of websites let me know and I'll send them to you.

For those of you on Facebook you already know that I am trying to cook more and eat out less. I am NOT a fan of cooking but it's been really rewarding. I'm sure it's healthier and more budget friendly! I've been getting great recipie ideas. Keep them coming they are much appreciated!

Recent pictures

The kids being nice to each other!






Sitting in our driveway having a bonfire!

It has been a while!

Since I posted last, Karli has started 4 year old preschool. She loves school just like she did last year. She has the same teacher and many of the same friends are in her class. She now has weekly homework assignments, which she LOVES doing. She definitely is my kid!

Castaway Bay

Our Second stop was to Castaway Bay Indoor water park. The kids had a blast! Chris, Grandma, and myself had fun as well! Karli really surprised us for someone that doesn't like water in her face. She went down every slide that she possible could for her height. The tallest tube slide was green and she went on it about 100 times. She started out sitting up, but the end of the day she was laying down with her arms behind her head like a pro. She was brave enough to go on the boat/roller coaster/water slide ride. She did great even though she had a few tears at the end. I was so proud of how brave she was! She even mastered going all the way underwater in the hot tub! She was a different child leaving this place than she was when she went in! Cameron usually has NO FEAR, which is scary sometimes. He was spooked right off the bat with the very LARGE bucket of water that dumped on our heads. He didn't want to go near that part after that. He pretty much stayed in the toddler pool, but had a great time there! Grandma even surprised us on the water slides, she got her face wet too :)

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African Safari Wildlife Park

Thursday we went to Ohio to surprise the kids with a "vacation." Our first stop was the African Safari Wildlife Park. It was Grandma Kathy's idea to go, so we invited her to come along. It's a good thing Grandma came because It was a little scary having all of these animals come up to your car and stick their large heads in! She was the brave one. Grandma brought enough carrots so that we could drive through 2 times. I thought the best part was feeding the Giraffes. Cameron liked the deer the best. They also have an area that you can walk through and look at some animals. We watched pig races and an animal show where we were able to touch a snake, skunk, and a hedgehog. The kids also went on a pony ride. They offer camel rides too, but they were unavailable when we were there. We spend about 3 1/2 hours there, it was a fun time! BTW, Karli likes the Unicorn song!

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playdate

Today Karli had a playdate with some of the girls from school. The siblings tagged along as well. What a nice day for the park! The choice of music is just a song that I like buy Sugarland.

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Wants to go to school

I bought Cameron a backpack today because the great deal I found it was $1.49 and I couldn't pass it up. When we got home he wore it for an hour and didn't want to take it off. He kept saying I'm going to school mom. I explained to him that he has to be completely potty trained to go to school. He has been doing pretty good with potty training but maybe this will help even more! He won't be ready for 3 yr preschool until next year anyway.