Tuesday

Good Morning!!

It's dreary and overcast here today, with a chance of thunderstorms off and on all day. A great day to stay in and do some laundry!! Which of course with 3 kids and a hubby in the business world I definately am in no short supply of clothes needing washed :)

My other plans are to tidy up and find something scrumptious for dinner!!

I might spend some time in my daughters room, I need to take down the crib and changing table and start transitioning her into a big girl bed, and make her room look more like a big girl room instead of a baby's room!! I haven't used the changing table in probably at least a year, mostly its a storage for this or that but it all needs to be taken down. I guess part of me has held onto it and left it up because she is the last little one we're ever gonna have and I am just trying to keep her little for as long as I can. I know it sounds silly, but its true. In all honesty she keeps me as busy as if she were 3 children all in one, lol  So maybe some bedroom updating will be in order this week, hmm who knows!!

I also finished the first 15 crocheted snowflakes last night!! I worked on the last 2 while I sat through the cub scout pack meeting. The pack meeting is mostly about achievements being recognized and upcoming events, the boys also put on skits and sing songs, so while that was going on, I finished the last 2 of the first 15. I am thinking that a gift of 6 different crocheted snowflakes and 2 different crocheted wreaths would make a nice gift. So that is whay I am aiming for, but I need to stay focused because that means I need a total of 90 crocheted snowflakes and 30 crocheted wreaths. I may not need 15sets but I settled on 15 because I thought that would leave me with a few sets leftover incase I forgot someone or I could always use them myself :)

Have a great day!!
Dana

Frugal start to the week!!

I've gotten on the frugal band wagon this morning.

First I packed dh's lunch and he's off to work. I packed oldest's lunch and thanks to a last minute reminder call that hubby got from the school last night I've turned a pair of white chorus sweat pants into white chorus shorts!! Well because YES I am the mom that forgot to order white shorts for the spring performances. On a side note, seriously where do you find white shorts for preteen boys?? I did look when the notice first came out but the only white shorts I could find had images or logos printed all over them and since he needed ALL white pants they wouldn't work. Oh well nessessity is the mother of invention right?? I don't think his white sweat pants that he needed for the winter performances are going to fit next year anyway so I took a pair of his jean shorts and used them as a guide to cut and hem the sweat pants making them into shorts and the verdict...... He loves them, says they are all comfy and soft!!  Score one for Mom!!!

So now he is off to school with his remade pants and a packed lunch!!

I still need to pack the kindergartener's lunch and later during nap time I think I will work more on crocheting snowflakes for hm christmas gifts. 

Frugal frugal frugal thats my motto as of late!! Well it really always has been but lately we've had some unexpected expenses and its causing us to reevaluate our spendng especially if we are going to accomplish our goals of buying meat in bulk in the fall. We are hoping to be able to purchase 1/2 a beef and a whole hog this fall and with the car breaking down costing us ~$300.00, the oven dieing costing us ~130.00, plus a few other things like building some raised beds to expand our garden, and our roof needing replaced this summer. Its time to make sure that we can cover it all and cutting back is the only way I can see that happening.

Its more important now more than ever that we make our christmas gifts and stay frugal in all other areas as well. I know we can do it, we just need to stay focused!!!

Wish us luck!!!