New Year's Resolution!!

For my new year's resolution I am going to keep track of all the $$ I spend and all the $$ I save and keep this blog up to date with all of the information. Also I will be starting my plans for Christmas... in January. I always find tons of things I want to make for my loved ones instead of buying things but don't seem to have enough time to make them (you know in the crazy three weeks before Christmas.) Furthermore I will start homeschooling H 5 days a week (maybe 7 if she wants that) and I will keep to my cleaning schedule that I have made. So quick recap
1) Track Spending and Saving on Blog
2) Christmas crafts start in Jan threw Dec.
3) Homeschooling H 5 days a week
4) Stick to cleaning Schedule

My Husband Rocks Friday!!

My husband had a Snow Day from work, I know unheard of right? His boss called him at 7 a.m. this morning and told him no one was going to the office today he didn't want anyone getting hurt on the roads and to stay home and play with his kids!!! I don't know the man personally but I have love for him for caring for my husband. Also I am so happy that my husband is such a good provider for our family. Turned out for the best that he was home today since I was sick!! My doctor started me on a new anti-depressent and it made me super dizzy, so dizzy I was motion sick. Man was I ever happy to have my husband home to help with the kids and take care of me, all with very little complaining lol. But at least the complaining was him teasing me.

USA MADE TOYS!!!!

Now I know most of us are really starting to think about where our things, and especially our kid's things come from. Both for safety reasons and also to support American jobs. Well I found a great site for some toys.

http://www.holgatetoy.com/

Hope this helps someone.

This is a post I've been wanting to do for a while I got it from I'm not super mom's blog, so starting today I am going to do this every friday I can.
My husband rocks, because he is my husband. He loves me for me and accepts me for who I am even though I drive him crazy sometimes. He works very hard to take care of and support our family and I really appreciate that he works so hard so I can stay home with our children. He is a true gem and I am ever so blessed to have him.

Thank GOD!!!!

I got a phone call from my mother in law today asking if I had spoken to my DH (I thought she was talking about an outing she had asked us to go on with her tomorrow) I said yes we decided we are not gong to go. She said "Jenn (very firm tone) NO, listen to me. He has been in a car accident, he was hit by another driver" At this point my heart hit's the floor and my stomach ties into knots. She had to let me go after that to talk to someone else but she just wanted to let me know. Now I have to wait for a phone call to find out what is happening with my husband finally I can't wait any longer and I call him (what seems like forever was only 20mins) THANK GOD, he is ok his work truck is not but that is just a thing that can be replaced. He is sore and has tomorrow off work, and of coarse he says he is fine so he won't go to the e.r. but says he will go to the doctors tomorrow.

Menu Plan Monday

Go to Organizing Junkie to join in on the great organizational fun and also to join in on menu plan monday. This idea is her's but I love joining in on the fun. It is certainly helping me get myself in line more. Normally the idea is to do a menu for this week, but because of the holidays i wanted to plan my menu for the next month so that is simply one less thing to be concerned with.

This Week:
Monday: Taco's
Tuesday: Crock Pot Pizza
Wednesday: Stew
Thursday: Leftovers
Friday: Hamburger helper (I hate it but the kids and hubby like it), salad for me tonight
Saturday: Chicken Alfredo w/ ceaser salad and fresh bread (company is coming over)
Sunday: We don't plan this day because of church and we don't know where we will be for dinner

Next Week:
Monday: Baked Chicken, potatoes and salad
Tuesday: Meatloaf volcano's (I will be having ceaser salad)
Wednesday:Spaghetti and garlic/cheese bread
Thursday: Leftover's
Friday: Enchilada's and Rice
Saturday: Pasty's (or calizone's) with mashed potatoes
Sunday: We don't plan this day because of church and we don't know where we will be for dinner

Week #3
Monday: Chicken Potpie
Tuesday: Taco's
Wednesday: Baked Ziti and garlic bread with salad
Thursday: It's my birthday, so I feel I should not have to make dinner!!!
Friday: Chicken and fries
Saturday: Leftover's
Sunday: We don't plan this day because of church and we don't know where we will be for dinner

Christmas Week
Monday: Beef Stew
Tuesday: Chicken Potpie
Wednesday: Jet's PIZZA!!
Thursday: MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! Ham, cheesey potatoes, bread and im sure more
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: Cheesy Chicken and Rice
Sunday: We don't plan this day because of church and we don't know where we will be for dinner

Christmas shopping, again

I went to cvs and earned ECB's for buying stuff with my ECB's and made $$ off of doing it because I had lots of coupons to go with the sales plus a few 10/50 cvs q's. So I walked in with $45 ECB's and walked out with $80 in ECB's and then went back in (doing a few transactions) and got toys for my kids, I got for my DD 2-my little pony's, 2-dora play sets, dora learn to sew pillow, DR.'s kit, tea set for her kit, and for my DS he got 2-set's of balls (stop thinking that, the little peak-a balls, like the blocks) playskool "flashlight" and a shape sorter. Also I just remember that I got my nepfew a game from there for christmas also. After everything I still have ECB's left and I spent $6 oop.
Also last week I went to Target and got some games they had on sale and used a coupon for one too, I spent $14oop there for 3 games one for DH($6) and two for DD(2-$4) but they are nice games, I also got a raincheck for two games that they did not have. One of which is a preschool cranium that was $4 and I have a $5 coupon for so I am dieing for them to get that in.