More memories

We are getting ready for a family vacation to St. Louis. I am truly looking forward to it. Darren actually plans to come for a couple of days too. Just planning and thinking of everything that needed to be done made me think of when I was a kid. On our car rides, dad would make up games, puzzles, etc for us to do in the car. He put them in individual folders for each of us with our own clear covers and dry erase markers. I looked forward to this and enjoyed going through them on our drives. Nowadays, there's DVD players, but my dad got creative and we really did have fun.

I also remember when dad would go away on work trips without us. He would have those large brown paper grocery bags for each of us with our names on them. Inside, he would have a present for every day he was gone. They were all individually wrapped, usually in brown paper. We looked forward to it every day and helped us countdown the days. He put thought into these items; something we would enjoy and were somtimes they were specific to us. Other times, they were some that were the same to avoid the fighting over something. Ahh, the good old days.

Savings and sayings

My friends turned me on to being a coupon cutter. There are many blogs out there who do the legwork for you. All you have to do is sign up for free on their websites and have it sent to your e-mail to read the updates. Since I try to check e-mail everyday, this is very simple for me. It will tell me what's on sale at some of my favorite stores like Target or Kroger and then give me a coupon for even more savings. Last week I saved $17 at Target and $45 at Kroger!! I have also signed up for free samples, I've gotten free cards, free sandwiches, etc. I am a true believer now. I have listed on the right some sites that are my favorites. I hope you enjoy.

Becca has been heard saying these things lately:

Beeca was tossing a ball back and forth when I heard her say, “Stop it hands. You need to share” She went on to give them a small lecture on why they should share, while apparently they were disagreeing with her.

Tonight, I was reading a book to her that we’ve read many times. She stopped me and said, “Stop mom, I’ve got it from here.”

She acutally quoted this line from 'Meet the Robinsons' to me, Mom, "I'm always right. Even when I'm wrong, I'm right".