Just in case you were wondering...

Just in case you were wondering...

1. The green thing the boys ride is a Miniature Green Gator. One of the perks for living in the boonies!

2. St. Patties Day was a blast! I think it was the best Patties Day I have ever had! The leprechaun will be back for sure next year. My brain is already turning!

3. We are leaving tomorrow for a 4 night camping EXTRAVAGANZA and I should have been packing all day BUT I decided to make these little "good mail" bags for my nieces. I guess it will be a late night!

3. This K-Man booger is turning 4! (on his head are pull-ups we found in the back of his closet (hee hee) Yes, I know I look too young to have a four year old-Ha! We are going to a surprise location to camp for his birthday! HINT: he LOVES dinos...

5. This Little Bit Booger is teething like a MAD MAN! he has more teeth then I do and he is still cutting them! He has been a bit of a BEAR the last couple of days and living on apple sauce and oatmeal!

6. There is something special in the blogging world! Holly is starting a Bodacious Bloggity Book Club! Check it out!!!!

7. Making things perfect will sneak up and steal your time!

8. AND finally...I will be gone for a several days for our camping trip but I will be back soon to catch up with the blogging word!

Though I have mentally done all the SPT's the last couple of weeks I haven't actually participated with a post. So, this week I am trying to turn over a new leaf!

This Week: Your feet will bring you to wear your heart is...

My feet always guide me back here...at home with my boys! My perspective on life has really changed since "The Move" almost a year ago. I have had the chance to truly focus on my family and our relationships because that was all I had...AND I have learned that having my boys is enough for me (with a sprinkle of girl time here and there!).

What a cute feet family I have-Ha!

Shhhh!

Shhhh! Tonight there is a bit of Leprechaun mischief going on!
The Little Leprechaun left the boys some Lucky Charms (their momma doesn't let them have sugared cereal in the mornings!) along with GREEN milk-yummy!! That is only for the morning...the stinker has also changed our water into Green Kool-aide (their momma REALLY doesn't let them drink Kool-aide!!!) and has made Green parfaits (with sugar-free jello...finally, some common sense here!) for after supper!
She also left a GREEN scavenger hunt which at the end the boys will find

A POT OF...
GOLD!!!

(Hello...what else would a Leprechaun leave at the end of an adventure?)
With the Pot of Gold there are also other GREEN things to enjoy throughout the day.
This Little Leprechaun could get use to all this mischief!

What are you doing with the color green??

Do you know what my boys ride that is GREEN?

Did you know?

1. Did you know that I love Half Price Books! It is like being a kid in a candy store when I walk in! I live about 45 minutes away from one and while my Mom was visiting we went (without the boys) and lost ourselves in the shelves of books and music. I actually was able to purchase some Dino books for K-man's B-day and the You've Got Mail soundtrack that I misplaced about a year ago!

2.Did you know that I love Frank Sinatra, Nora Jones, and Micheal Buble'. My adorable husband has been organizing our music lately and has a done a fab job getting my favorites where I can listen to them at a push of a button.



3. Did you know the K-Man is strong. In the words of K-Man himself: "Look how strong I am! I eat potatoes!"

4. Did you know that one of my new (baby step) goals for myself is to change my thought of "cleaning the house" to "making the house sanitary for my family". I have noticed that I change the sheets, mop the floor, clean the tubs/toilets, and do laundry more consistently when my focus is keeping the house sanitary helping my boys to be more healthy and strong VS. just a "clean/good for company look". The change of phrase has really helped me to focus.

5. Did you know that my boys love good mail too! Thank you Gramie and Poppa for the coloring books and Aggie Build-A-Bear shirts. The shirts have been place on Max and Buster! Thank you Ashlyn and Layton for the Fun Neon Glow Glasses! Hours of Night FUN!

6. Did you know that good mail is fun when it comes from your Auntie Lindsey and Uncle Corey! Thanks Lindsey for the eye shadow pencil too!

7. Did you know that we are taking Poppy for our first camping trip of the season. Yes, a 4 night stay in two different state parks! I am working on one of my 100 goals! I still remember our Maiden Voyage .

8. Did you know that in about 2 weeks we will be planting Gordon the garden! Veggies here we come!

9. Did you know that Little Bit is taking a nap and the K-Man is sleeping- WHOO HOO

10. Did you know... You fill in the blank!

Gotta Play the Grocery Game!

I took the opportunity and followed Kelly's advice to check out the Grocery Game Here . It was well worth it!!!! I am SO not a coupon girl, but I like the idea of NOT shopping at (CRAZY, NOT FRIENDLY, DIRTY, Have to load your own groceries with crying kids, AND no offer to help out!) Walmart, AND of course saving a buck!

Here is my low down...I only bought things this week that I wanted to stock up on now to save in the long run:

General Mills Cereal- Normally 3.39; Today for me .47
52 Load 2X Tide- Normally 16.19; Today for me 8.99
Folgers Coffee- Normally 10.59; Today for me 4.99
(270 cups)
Natural Valley Bars- Normally 3.19; Today for me 1.31

Can we say WHOOP! I stocked up on these items at these prices (As you can see in the picture-Ha!) so my future grocery trips will be MUCH cheaper! The coffee will last us a year or so and the Tide will lasts MONTHS!! Total Saving today....59.87!!! I saved as much as I spent (on items that we REALLY use)!

What are your strategies for saving grocery money?

Have you tried this game?

Good Mail with a Twist

My family is AGAIN another recipient of a Random Act of Kindness!

The first RAK is posted about Here .

While I was in Savannah, Georgia I sent several postcards including one to "my boys". I told them how much I love them and missed them along with that I couldn't wait to here what they had been up to with their Daddy... Well, yesterday we got a PINK envelope in the mail with THE postcard in it!!! As the story goes...After the K-man had gotten the postcard in the mail he had carried it around all over. Well, somewhere along the way he had dropped it and The Williamsons had mailed it back to him!!! Too KIND! We have planned to have the K-Man draw them a picture and thank them for their kindness. Doesn't that story just make you smile!

Also in the mail were these ADORABLE personalized note cards form Holly . Oh my, Holly, I jumped up and down for a while after opening my good mail! Thank you Holly!
The K-man was also jumping up and down when he received good mail from Holly's sweet little joy- Annelise! Thank you Annelise!

Could the mailbox have been anymore exciting then it was today!

Is you mailbox exciting for you to?

Hints...

I have casually hinted to my adorable husband on several occasions that when he is out at a claim during the day, it seems our day at home goes smoother. Ok...before you think that I don't enjoy the conveniences of my AH working from home-I do love it...BUT the kids get so confused about Daddy working when he comes in and out (of the "office") playing a bit here, eating lunch there...and so on! Not to mention I feel crazy trying to keep the boys quiet when he is on the phone or knocking the door down, crying to play with him!!! SO, today my adorable husband has found a place to work during the day. I am thrilled.

Benefits:
1. When he gets home it will be clear he is finished with work for the day
2. He will get more done during the day and can actually be done with work earlier (he will not be distracted by things that need to be done at home)
3. On the days I work (T/TH) and he is with the boys he will be less anxious about his work -because he will have gotten more done on the other days
4. Because we live a bit out in the boonies (Ha!), he will be able to pick up things (i.e. milk and diapers) on his way home!!!
5. *****The most important...I can do or not do what I want and not feel guilty for not being a good wife/mother! Ok, my adorable husband always tells me how wonderful I am (good man!), but you know you still are always kinda trying to show that you ARE a good mother/wife! SO, no pressure on the days he is out of the home.

Do you know what I mean when I say the routine goes to pot?

Does your husband work out of the home?- How do you make it work?

More pictures from our snow day yesterday!

K-Man making a snow angel.

Larry, Our friendly snow man!