Today's Statistic

"10 out of 10 of Clint's Cheerios ended up on the kitchen floor."

(we need to work on the "hand to mouth technique" :) )

Over 95% Savings @ Publix

( Clint had a vaccination visit today so I was able to visit 3 different Publix stores on the way to and from the office. The pasta was bought for overage purposes and I'm now looking for a food bank to drop most of it off at :) )

BEFORE Sales and Coupons: $117.35

AFTER Sales and Coupons: $4.77

2 Years Ago Today.....

.....I married my friend.

Happy anniversary to us both! :)

Readers are Leaders :)

Reading the Walgreens ad for Mommy

Reading books at home

A Day at the Flea Market

The Hubby has a new hobby. He picks things up nobody wants, cleans them, and then turns around and sells them on Craigslist or at the local flea market. I do my part by helping with the cleaning and posting of the Craigslist ads. The flea market, however, was one place I wasn't too thrilled with getting involved with. I finally gave in this past Saturday and decided to be a real trooper by getting up at the ungodly hour of 3:30am. We quickly got ready, put the baby in the car seat, and started making our way to my in-laws' house to swap the baby out with my 12 year old SIL ( she wanted to come along and it was too cold of a morning to have the baby out ). Below are the highlights of the day.

1). I don't care if it's fashionably correct to wear flip-flops/sandals in GA 12 months out of the year.....mid-October mornings can be FREEZING. I have learned to wear socks and shoes the next time around.

2). I know it's mid-October and folks will be decorating for Christmas in just a few weeks, but don't be fooled......you can still get a nice sunburn in the afternoon. I'm a true GA "red"neck now.

3). I now know why the Hubby needs to arrive 2 1/2 hours early to set his stuff up. He spent half the time looking for the labels and the other half looking for the permanent marker. I think a flashlight would be a nice stocking stuffer this year.

4). "When shopping in the dark, think twice before speaking".......One woman thought my SIL was Hubby's daughter and that I was the "new" wife. Left me wondering who the "old" wife was.

5). You can see about anything for sale at a flea market.......tools, Mexican snacks, clothing, toys, engines, TV's, even a basket full of OPENED toothbrushes.....

All in all it was a pretty good day. We made some money, spent a lot of time together, ate some good food, but just seeing the smile on Hubby's face whenever he made a sale was worth it all. :)

Homemade Carrot Baby Food

I got a free bag of Earthbound Farms carrots a week or two ago and today's "experiment" was making homemade baby food for Clint.

I peeled, washed, and chopped them first and then boiled them on the stove-top until tender. Next, I drained the water and dumped them into the blender where I pureed them. I chose the cubed freezing method and plan on storing the cubes in freezer bags once frozen. Hopefully, it will turn out OK. If not, at least I tried something new. :)

Look Who We Saw! :)

We took a little day trip to Greenville, SC this past Friday and our son Clint got to meet Patch the Pirate ( aka: Ron Hamilton ) for the first time. I'm so glad I had the camera with me! :)