Oh my gosh...
Did I not just post this very morning that I found some sweaters on sale at Old Navy? And do you remember my post not too long ago about wanting to go shopping at Old Navy? Well, my sweet Daddy remembered... and sent me an "unbirthday" card with a gift card to - you guessed it - Old Navy. In the mailbox this afternoon. How cool is that? Included with the shopping spree are Tater-sitting services and ice cream, as stated in Dad's own voice on one of those recordable cards followed by the song, "You'll be in my heart." Tears. Thank you Daddy!
Of course, that's not all. I mentioned we paid off one credit card - well, we managed to get the remainder of the credit card debt transferred to that card at 2.9%. What a lot of interest money that will save!
And... this morning my step-dad called to see if I could fill in while his office manager is on vacation for a week. More money earned there! Thank you Kerry!
God is so good. And I am so blessed to have people who love me and take care of me - even spoil me!
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
I heart bargains!
The story of my bedroom:
In our old house, we had old, mismatched, and garage sale furniture, like most newly married couples do. We never got new stuff, but decided that we would do that when we moved into our new house out here. So I sold it all in a garage sale before we moved and we kept all our clothes in big Rubbermaid tubs until we got a new matching bedroom suite. Well, almost 3 years later, we're still living out of those Rubbermaids, and quite frankly, I'm tired of it!
Well, a new suite is not exactly in the budget now, but as a lover of paint and a devoted Trading Spaces fan, I figure I can make a matching set out of anything, right?
We were at an auction on Saturday, and we got 2 seventies-style octagon end tables that aren't all that pretty, but are real wood and in good shape for... get this... $12.50 total. I'm going to take the doors off and repaint them to use as night stands. So, yay! Bargain number one!
So yesterday while Tater was at MDO, I set off in search of Bargain number two - dressers. I went to Tennis Auction, Christians in Action, and another kinda scary resale shop on Chadbourne. They were all very proud of their ancient furniture, so the search will continue. I'll hit the garage sales this weekend - and maybe by the end of the summer, my bedroom actually will be decorated for the first time in this house!
Oh, but I'm not done yet - I went to Cato to see what kind of clothes they had on sale... because I do have a little money coming from the 2 days I worked summer school, so I wanted to scope it out. I walked out the door with THESE:
Cute, huh? And my grand total? $10.80. The brown ones were $2.99. Yeah, I may break my neck in them, but hey -they were super cheap! I found Bargain number two after all!!!
So if you need shoes, go to Cato! They had lots more in lots of styles. Oh, and I also walked the mall to do a little more window shopping, and Old Navy has lots of clearance stuff too - if you can bring yourself to buy sweaters, they have some cute ones for $4.99. Hopefully they'll still be around when I get that summer school check... :)
In our old house, we had old, mismatched, and garage sale furniture, like most newly married couples do. We never got new stuff, but decided that we would do that when we moved into our new house out here. So I sold it all in a garage sale before we moved and we kept all our clothes in big Rubbermaid tubs until we got a new matching bedroom suite. Well, almost 3 years later, we're still living out of those Rubbermaids, and quite frankly, I'm tired of it!
Well, a new suite is not exactly in the budget now, but as a lover of paint and a devoted Trading Spaces fan, I figure I can make a matching set out of anything, right?
We were at an auction on Saturday, and we got 2 seventies-style octagon end tables that aren't all that pretty, but are real wood and in good shape for... get this... $12.50 total. I'm going to take the doors off and repaint them to use as night stands. So, yay! Bargain number one!
So yesterday while Tater was at MDO, I set off in search of Bargain number two - dressers. I went to Tennis Auction, Christians in Action, and another kinda scary resale shop on Chadbourne. They were all very proud of their ancient furniture, so the search will continue. I'll hit the garage sales this weekend - and maybe by the end of the summer, my bedroom actually will be decorated for the first time in this house!
Oh, but I'm not done yet - I went to Cato to see what kind of clothes they had on sale... because I do have a little money coming from the 2 days I worked summer school, so I wanted to scope it out. I walked out the door with THESE:
Cute, huh? And my grand total? $10.80. The brown ones were $2.99. Yeah, I may break my neck in them, but hey -they were super cheap! I found Bargain number two after all!!!
So if you need shoes, go to Cato! They had lots more in lots of styles. Oh, and I also walked the mall to do a little more window shopping, and Old Navy has lots of clearance stuff too - if you can bring yourself to buy sweaters, they have some cute ones for $4.99. Hopefully they'll still be around when I get that summer school check... :)
Friday, June 27, 2008
Owen update from Sara
I just talked to Sara after Owen's dr appts this morning, and EVERYTHING IS JUST FINE!!! She'll update her blog more fully when they stop for the night (they're on their way to Ohio), but she wanted to let everybody that had been praying for them know the good news. They ran 2 different tests, both of which Owen passed with flying colors - his kidneys are working just the way they are supposed to work. He's perfectly healthy! She said they'll go back in 3 weeks for a follow-up test, but the specialist was not worried at all.
PRAISE GOD!!!
PRAISE GOD!!!
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Swimming Fun
Happy Animals Play Center from Walmart: 20 dollars
Tarps for under and over Happy Animals Play Center: 9 dollars
Swim Diapers: 6 dollars
Something besides TV that will hold this toddler's interest for at least 30 minutes at a time: PRICELESS
Tarps for under and over Happy Animals Play Center: 9 dollars
Swim Diapers: 6 dollars
Something besides TV that will hold this toddler's interest for at least 30 minutes at a time: PRICELESS
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Taterisms
Translation dictionary:
Polly = potty
Nunik = music
My = I (i.e. No Mom, MY do it!)
Tubba Thomas = his "real name" (or as he once told Nana when asked what his real name is, "Tubba Thomas Time-out")
Bunny bonnet = rabbit
Manatanoes = mashed potatoes
and the dog is still Geeko rather than Nico, and Randy is and will always be Daddoo.
Some hilariousness from his mouth recently:
Saturday we made chocolate chip cookies. He was so excited - we pulled the chair up to the counter so he could reach, and he clapped his little hands together and exclaimed, "Let's DO this!"
Yesterday we were coloring with markers and found a dried out one. I told him he could throw it away, and he agreed, "Yeah, this one broken pretty much."
His favorite exclamation: "Holy cow!" Sounds way funnier from his mouth. Sometimes he follows up with "Oh my gosh!"
He got in trouble the other day. As I was fussing at him, he put his hands on his little hips and said. "Excuse me?"
Sometimes after eating, he'll say, "Ok! Now my tummy feel better!"
He teases us with the "high five" then pulling away before you high-five him to go "down low." Must always be repeated at least 3 times.
When you explain something to him, sometimes he'll respond, "OOOoohhh! I see!" Like he totally gets it now!
He lists things in this silly little sing-song voice that is hard to describe in type, but his voice goes up at the end of each item on his list, like, "I eatin' supper, and turkey, and manatanoes, and bean beans (green beans)..." or after the PBR, he talked for days about, " I go rolleo (anything horse or bull related at the coliseum or Spur is rodeo to him), and I see bulls, and see horsies, and see Shiney (Cheyenne Duncan, the love of his life), and see Daddoo..."
The child talks more than any boy I've ever met (of course, I spend most of my days with teenage boys, so they're not a fair comparison). He definitely doesn't have his daddy's quiet demeanor. Randy jokes that he got all my best traits - curly hair, allergies, big mouth...
Oh, I could go on and on. This boy cracks me up daily. He's been living up to the "terrible twos" stereotype quite a bit lately, but he manages to melt away any frustration with one goofy comment or sweet face. And I still just think he's the coolest thing ever. I am so incredibly blessed to be this child's mama.
Polly = potty
Nunik = music
My = I (i.e. No Mom, MY do it!)
Tubba Thomas = his "real name" (or as he once told Nana when asked what his real name is, "Tubba Thomas Time-out")
Bunny bonnet = rabbit
Manatanoes = mashed potatoes
and the dog is still Geeko rather than Nico, and Randy is and will always be Daddoo.
Some hilariousness from his mouth recently:
Saturday we made chocolate chip cookies. He was so excited - we pulled the chair up to the counter so he could reach, and he clapped his little hands together and exclaimed, "Let's DO this!"
Yesterday we were coloring with markers and found a dried out one. I told him he could throw it away, and he agreed, "Yeah, this one broken pretty much."
His favorite exclamation: "Holy cow!" Sounds way funnier from his mouth. Sometimes he follows up with "Oh my gosh!"
He got in trouble the other day. As I was fussing at him, he put his hands on his little hips and said. "Excuse me?"
Sometimes after eating, he'll say, "Ok! Now my tummy feel better!"
He teases us with the "high five" then pulling away before you high-five him to go "down low." Must always be repeated at least 3 times.
When you explain something to him, sometimes he'll respond, "OOOoohhh! I see!" Like he totally gets it now!
He lists things in this silly little sing-song voice that is hard to describe in type, but his voice goes up at the end of each item on his list, like, "I eatin' supper, and turkey, and manatanoes, and bean beans (green beans)..." or after the PBR, he talked for days about, " I go rolleo (anything horse or bull related at the coliseum or Spur is rodeo to him), and I see bulls, and see horsies, and see Shiney (Cheyenne Duncan, the love of his life), and see Daddoo..."
The child talks more than any boy I've ever met (of course, I spend most of my days with teenage boys, so they're not a fair comparison). He definitely doesn't have his daddy's quiet demeanor. Randy jokes that he got all my best traits - curly hair, allergies, big mouth...
Oh, I could go on and on. This boy cracks me up daily. He's been living up to the "terrible twos" stereotype quite a bit lately, but he manages to melt away any frustration with one goofy comment or sweet face. And I still just think he's the coolest thing ever. I am so incredibly blessed to be this child's mama.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Never Mind
I hate when I over-plan my day. I decide that I am somehow going to do the 352 things on my list in 4 short hours, even though there is no possible way it's gonna happen. And I know this about myself, and yet, I keep planning too much when I have some time to get things done. And then, I sabotage my own plan by adding even more things to the list~ For example:
Get home from taking Tater to MDO...
"Hey, I love this song! I'll sit in the car and listen real quick."
"Hmm, while I'm listening, I can go ahead and get all the trash out of the door pockets..."
"Well, since I'm cleaing out the trash, I can get all the other stuff out of the truck too..."
"Gee, since I've got everything else cleaned out, I might as well vacuum too - it really needs it..."
... and before I know it, I've lost an hour. An hour of the four hours I should have used to get the house clean. But I've decided that my friends will love me even if I have a dirty and/or messy house, so I wasn't too stressed over it. Plus we ended up postponing our play-date anyway, so never mind.
Get home from taking Tater to MDO...
"Hey, I love this song! I'll sit in the car and listen real quick."
"Hmm, while I'm listening, I can go ahead and get all the trash out of the door pockets..."
"Well, since I'm cleaing out the trash, I can get all the other stuff out of the truck too..."
"Gee, since I've got everything else cleaned out, I might as well vacuum too - it really needs it..."
... and before I know it, I've lost an hour. An hour of the four hours I should have used to get the house clean. But I've decided that my friends will love me even if I have a dirty and/or messy house, so I wasn't too stressed over it. Plus we ended up postponing our play-date anyway, so never mind.
Ancient Chinese Proverb
for the girls coming to play tomorrow:
The true measure of friendship is how messy a friend's house is when you come over.
The true measure of friendship is how messy a friend's house is when you come over.
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