Just Me!!

When my digital camera goes missing, I know right where to look for it. Ethan's room, or close to where he has been playing. He loves to take pictures, and uses some different camera settings that I didn't even know existed. Very smart, that boy! Here are a few of his pieces. Black and White? I didn't know I had that setting! Stunning shoe...could these be my next nursing shoes? Self portrait Gems, Minerals, Crystals. Ethan's newest discovery, apart from my camera! Triple dip or Hot Fudge Sundae? You decide! Hot Wheels Galore Ethan's Car city! Thanks to grandma and her 30 year old blocks, Ethan can create elaborate cities for his Hot Wheels.

Mark took the kids to Flaming Gieser Park, in Auburn. I love the fact that he can handle all three children and take them fun places. My dad always had time to play with us kids (after we spent the day weeding or working hard :). I am thrilled when they get their chances to "play" with their daddy. Charlie picking "pretties" Battling the Flame together Is that my baby in P.J.'s, next to an open flame? Yuck, but sooo Valerie Their outing this week was a free movie at South Hill Cinema. We all laughed our heads off through a showing of Madagascar 2. We actually got out of the theatre without paying a dime. The concessions were charging 4.50 for a small soda. In Valerie's words, "what a rip off."

Valerie and Victoria Tillamook Cheese Factory

My savings and stocking this week went like this: Spent 52.90 Saved 64.66 Loving It!! I met this other lady in A's doing the same thing with her grocery game list and she gave me a couple of helpful tips...thanks lady!

I started subscribing to two websites that I thought might make my life easier, and now I am learning that they are just making me richer! Today this is what my grocery shopping looked like in terms of savings: Winco spent 56...Save 6.00 (groceries for emealz for the entire week) Albertsons spent 33.00...saved 38.00 in coupons(stockpiling)! RiteAid Spent 0.16...saved 25.00 (Ethan's prescription) Redbox movie spent 0...saved 1.09 Amtrak spent 52.00...saved 52.00 ( BOGO trip to PDX for mom's day) TOTAL SAVINGS=122.09 websites- Grocerygame .com Emealz .com

My babies are all home, and bathed. Big girl even has her hair done for tomarrow.

Splash Mountain March 2009