Yay! Lydia's here this weekend and it's supposed to be beautiful weather. I'm so glad she's here, because we haven't seen her for more than a couple hours since her wedding (June). It's SOOOO great to have her here. The kids love it too. We talked yesterday about the fact that she was coming today and one of the boys said, "I like Auntie!" Love it! Too bad Uncle Gabe couldn't come.
Ben says he'll let Lydia cut his hair -- Wow! I hope he really does. He's got that really short hair cut, just a basic buzz, and it suits him. But it's getting long (1 in.) and uneven and he is not ready to be cooperative about having it cut.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Emergency Preparedness Food Analyzer
We had a bunch of flooding last night in our area. Our house is way up on a hill, so we weren't flooded, but a lot of other people around us lost everything. That and Luke talking about fire because he met Smoky the Bear at Home Depot got me thinking a little about how prepared I am for an emergency. I'm NOT!
I just checked out the food analyzer on this website. I'm not really into being prepared for emergencies =), but it's pretty neat because it tells you how long you could live on the non-perishable feed that you have. You can put in how many calories a day that you need for your household, add quantities of items they already have listed, and it will give you a list of the nutritional content of the food you have and how long you could live on it. Kind of handy for planning purposes. I just made a guess of how many items I usually would have in my pantry and it told me I could live for almost 3 days on it. Not too shabby, but no "Katrina" preparedness! This literally took me 3 minutes to do. Just read the instructions -- makes it a lot easier and they're pretty simple. Plus, I got a $10 gift card for looking at it and writing this.
I just checked out the food analyzer on this website. I'm not really into being prepared for emergencies =), but it's pretty neat because it tells you how long you could live on the non-perishable feed that you have. You can put in how many calories a day that you need for your household, add quantities of items they already have listed, and it will give you a list of the nutritional content of the food you have and how long you could live on it. Kind of handy for planning purposes. I just made a guess of how many items I usually would have in my pantry and it told me I could live for almost 3 days on it. Not too shabby, but no "Katrina" preparedness! This literally took me 3 minutes to do. Just read the instructions -- makes it a lot easier and they're pretty simple. Plus, I got a $10 gift card for looking at it and writing this.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Cleaning
I have been neglecting my house lately, but that last couple days I've made up for some lost ground. I even mopped this morning BEFORE I went to work. Feels good.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Smatterings
Every day I think, "Oh, I should write about that on my blog!" But I haven't written about anything in a week or so. So, here are some unrelated events.
Luke got Elsi to laugh yesterday, for the first time. Sweet that she laughed for her big brother.
Luke loves being four. He's all the time saying things like, "I can't wear those jammies anymore because they're not four-year-old pajamas."
Ben is doing such a good job with potty-training, to a point. He still hasn't accomplished "pooping in the potty," but he really wants to!
Elsi is sleeping through the night again, until 6 AM! She's not quite as content as she used to be, but I'm not sure if that is a teething thing, or an age thing. I sometimes get the feeling that she is bored, and maybe her brain is moving faster than her body. She's doing a good job sitting up, and rolling to her belly, but can't get to new toys.
Ben's talking is so cute. I love his pronunciations and he's using such grown-up words and phrases.
Luke got Elsi to laugh yesterday, for the first time. Sweet that she laughed for her big brother.
Luke loves being four. He's all the time saying things like, "I can't wear those jammies anymore because they're not four-year-old pajamas."
Ben is doing such a good job with potty-training, to a point. He still hasn't accomplished "pooping in the potty," but he really wants to!
Elsi is sleeping through the night again, until 6 AM! She's not quite as content as she used to be, but I'm not sure if that is a teething thing, or an age thing. I sometimes get the feeling that she is bored, and maybe her brain is moving faster than her body. She's doing a good job sitting up, and rolling to her belly, but can't get to new toys.
Ben's talking is so cute. I love his pronunciations and he's using such grown-up words and phrases.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Say a little prayer
While you're reading this, say a little prayer for Greg and Elsi.
Every day this week she's cried inconsolably for no apparent reason
while I've been at work. Yesterday, Greg was holding her in his easy
chair, rocking and she was fine; he coughed and she lost it, to never
quite recover. He's at his wits' end and could use a little divine
intervention!
Every day this week she's cried inconsolably for no apparent reason
while I've been at work. Yesterday, Greg was holding her in his easy
chair, rocking and she was fine; he coughed and she lost it, to never
quite recover. He's at his wits' end and could use a little divine
intervention!
While we're on prayer requests . . . pray for Lily, Daniel (my
brother) and Tasha's baby girl. She's been in the NICU for a LONG time
(over 12 weeks, but I'm not sure the exact amount), way past her due
date now, but still not eating well. Pray that she would eat so they
can take her home!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
"Real" Food
Elsi had her first "real" food Tuesday night. She's had rice cereal by
itself and with banana, but last night she had part of what we were
eating, but ground-up of course: rice and yellow squash. She made a
lot of funny faces, spit a lot of it out unintentionally, and seemed
to not quite be able to swallow without gagging at times. We'll
probably wait a few weeks before we try it again or else we'll water
down the food more. We're guessing it was a little too thick for her
current swallowing abilities. It was fun to have her at the table
"eating" with us.
itself and with banana, but last night she had part of what we were
eating, but ground-up of course: rice and yellow squash. She made a
lot of funny faces, spit a lot of it out unintentionally, and seemed
to not quite be able to swallow without gagging at times. We'll
probably wait a few weeks before we try it again or else we'll water
down the food more. We're guessing it was a little too thick for her
current swallowing abilities. It was fun to have her at the table
"eating" with us.
This morning, Ben told Greg he wants three sisters.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Pictures of the washed out driveway
When we went to meet Baby Madelyn yesterday, the driveway at their house started washing away before we got there and soon after, it was a chasm in the road -- more details from yesterday's post.
Chattanooga's great!
Today we took our kids for a little train ride! It was so much fun. The boys, especially Luke, loved it. One of the best things about this town is all the fun family stuff there is to do. I love it.
Baby Madelyn
We finally got to go see Baby Madelyn yesterday, which was wonderful. She was so cute and sweet, but I forgot to take pictures, of course. I did not, however, forget to take pictures of the other part of our day that was terribly exciting. When we arrived at their house, the creek that used to flow UNDER their driveway was flowing over it and the edge of the driveway had already washed away. We didn't think it was safe to drive over it. Greg's brother Roger came down with his 4-wheel-drive-Ranger and drove us in turns up to their house. Greg left to go to the grocery store. By the time Greg got back, that section of the driveway was gone, and in it's place was a 10ft wide, 10ft deep chasm. Roger managed to find a way to drive his Ranger through the woods and out a neighbor's driveway, so they can at least come and go from their house as they need to, but they have a big job ahead of them to fix that driveway, unfortunately.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Washing little girls' clothes
One lesson I quickly learned about little girls clothes: You have to wash all pieces of the same outfit at the same time. Many of Elsi's outfits consist of two pieces, especially dresses and bloomers. If you don't wash them both together, one will inevitably get pink because of other stuff in the load with it! How did I come to know this, you might ask? Not telling. . .
Friday, October 9, 2009
Luke's 4-year-old dr. checkup
Luke had his four-year-old pediatrician visit yesterday. He's very healthy, thankfully. He did have to get FIVE shots, which he was none too thrilled about. He's still tiny, actually having lost ground percentage wise on the growth chart since his 3-yr-old visit. He weighs 30 pounds and is 3 ft. 2 in. tall. Dr. Jung wasn't overly concerned, but just said to try to add some calories to his diet with good fats and extra protein (hence the Boost purchase today). We also have to take him to the eye dr. Reading an eye chart he came out 20/30 in one eye and 20/40 in the other. Those numbers aren't so much concerning as just the fact that it was not the same in both eyes. But, compared with how bad my eyesight is, Luke's getting off pretty easy, I think.
CVS Shopping Trip
I'm feeling good about my shopping trip to CVS today. I planned it out, which took way too long, but as long as I don't do it too often, I guess it was worth it. I spent $20 out of my pocket on a prescription, and got a $25 gift card for it (Hamilton Co. coupon book), which I spent on all my stuff. I did a total of 4 transactions so I could use extra care bucks (ECBs) and still have over $4 left on my gift card. I have learned that I have to use my ECBs while I'm there or I don't get them spent before they expire. I got $80.20 worth of stuff for $20 out of pocket, with $4 left to spend!
Here's what I got:
3 6-pk Boost energy drinks @ 6.99 ea - $4 cpns
1 Jumbo Huggies Supreme @ 8.99 - $3 cpn
Total w/ tax: 17.85 after using $5 off $25 CVS coupon and $2 ECBs from prescription
1 3ltr Poland Springs water @ $1
3 Lean Cuisine @ $3 ea - $2 cpn
1 2-pk Tone Mango soap @ $1.88 - $1 cpn
1 Colgate Total @ $2.99 - $1 cpn
1 sidewalk chalk on clearance @ $.50
1 Neosporin Lip ointment @ $2.89 - $1 cpn
2 cheerios cereal cups @ $1 ea - $2 cpns
Total w/tax: $1.70 after using $3 off $15 CVS coupon and $10 ECBs from Boost purchase
1 Jumbo Huggies Supreme @ 8.99 - $1.50 cpn
1 Teddy Graham @ $.99 (treat for the boys for behaving while I shopped)
Total w/ tax: $1.39 after using $8 ECBs from Colgate, Tone, and Nestle (water and Lean Cuisine) purchase
I learned all these tricks from a blog called Money Saving Mom and got the links for the $3 and $5 CVS coupons from The Coupon "High".
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