My New Favorite Pasttimes

With the exception of skimming the Albertson's circular that comes in every Wednesday's newspaper to see if there is a great 10 for $10 sale, I'm not ususally too concerned with coupon-clipping...until now. I found this great site that lets you print coupons at home. If the coupon is really great, you can print multiples. I have a few of these sites that I have been perusing at my leisure and I am hooked.

Another great internet company that Tara, my sister, introduced me to is E-mealz.com. You pay $1.25 per week and you get to download 7 days worth of dinners - ingredients, instructions and shopping list included! After a couple of months you have a great selection of easy family meals to choose from. Great idea and worth the money!

The Girls

Here are a few updated pictures of the girls. Kirsche, like Ethan, doesn't seem to want to smile nicely for the camera. She likes the silly faces. I took this pic of Braelyn at my sister Tara's baby shower. Tara's mother-in-law, Joanie, made yummy bbq hot dogs with cole slaw. Braelyn thought they were fantastic! By the way, a big shout out to Joanie for putting on a fabulous shower! Great job! We can't wait for Baby Isaiah to arrive.

Dilemma...

I repainted our terra cotta dining room with white walls and dark espresso brown trim. The problem I have is that I can't decide whether to paint the interior of the hutch dark or light. I definately do not want to leave it the way is currently is. What do you think?

Green Eggs and Ham

Do you like them Sam I am? Our Araucana chicken has finally started laying her beautiful greenish blue eggs.

Little Chicken is also laying so we are now up to about 3 eggs a day.

Yes, It's Me

Okay, okay. I've been getting some complaints that there are no pictures of me on my blog. I can't help that I am always the one wielding the camera (hee hee). Well, here you go! This is me with Braelyn.

I'll Never Look at Diapers the Same...

Yeah, so I really should be doing more housework and paying more attention to the kids, but I was really excited to attempt to make a diaper cake for my sister Tara's baby shower (please, Tara, no peeking - it's supposed to be a surprise!) that I put off some chores last Saturday to play with nappies. It turned out really cute and it was super easy. The diapers are rolled and all held together with rubber bands!

School is Finally Here

The first day of school. It brought me lots of anxiety thinking about how to get everyone to where they needed to be and home again, but things have settled down. Braelyn felt left out, so she got to wear her backpack along with her brother and sister. Kirsche is in all-day kindergarten and loves it. Ethan is a 3rd grader in Mrs. Wheeler's class and doing great. Part of me hopes this year will go by fast, and part of me wants it to stay this way forever.

A Day at Blacktail

Just before school started, the office had a BBQ at Blacktail boat dock on Ririe Reservoir. Everett was working, of course. (I promise, I really do have a husband!!) The kids and I waded in the water a bit after dinner. It was a great evening and a good chance to socialize with those I work with without the usual hustle and bustle of work.

Kirsche enjoying the water.