Hope I got everything!

It's Go Time!

Oh my! Last night, we got so much accomplished. Because we are trying to sell our house, even though I wonder if it ever will, we touched up the entire house with paint. It was comical, since every hand print, smudge, or mark was two to four feet high. Perfect height for the girls. All night long, we were telling the girls, "Do not touch the walls!". Zoa walked down the hallway with her arms crossed the rest of the night.

While Jeremy was doing that, I finished all the laundry! This, in case you don't know, is a MAJOR FEAT in my eyes. I literally have no dirty clothes in my house right now. Tonight, I am washing beds so we will have have a clean bed to sleep in once we get back from Gulf Shores.

Tonight, the girls are going to stay the night with the grandparent's. Papa Dave asked Macie to go the the races with him and she is excited beyond words. This morning her first words were "Am I going to the races now?". Have fun dad and I almost guarantee Macie will want nachos.

Zoa wanted to stay somewhere since Macie is so she will be with Jeremy's mom. I am sure she will have fun all night - reading books (which she LOVES!) and playing house with her babies.

That leaves us home alone. What are you going to do, you ask? Dinner for two? Movies? A date?

Nope. Nope. and Nope.

Finish cleaning! We plan on cleaning the garage and painting it, cleaing the laundry room and painting that, running to Target for some more vacation stuff (They have beach toys in the $1.00 section there!), and hopefully, I can start some packing.

Tomorrow morning, we have a showing at 10:00, and it is a second showing so we really need to clean first and then pack. We will tackle our recycling containers at the recycling center while they show the house. Then home to finish packing.

I have a few post scheduled to post for next week so be sure and check back in. We are taking the laptop so maybe I can post a few pictures as well.

Have a safe Memorial Day Weekend!

Daily Dose

Free Sample of Starbucks Coffee (Click Explore our Coffee, then you will see the icon in the upper right corner.)

Free Sample of Shine to Go

Free Wizzies for Kids

Also, coupon lovers, the May issue of All You magazine that is at Wal-Mart, has a coupon for free Adidas deodorant. The deodorant is over $4.00 and the magazine is $1.77 so be sure and pick it up. There are also a ton of other coupons in there as well. You can turn to a page in the back to see the list of coupons.

Simplicity is Key!

The jewelry at Lisa Leonard Designs is precious! I am not one to wear much jewelry and I love simplicity when I do. Her designs are the best of both worlds! You can also check out her blog.

I plan on ordering something once we get back from vacation. What is your favorite design?

Wordless Wednesday

Nothing like waiting until the last minute...

Vacation plans have changed...but it is only because we are now leaving on Sunday instead of Monday! We decided our goal is to drive halfway or longer if the girls can handle it and stop and get a room. Then we will get up and finish the drive Monday morning. This will allow Jeremy and I to sleep instead of driving through the night and being exhausted that first day. I started making a list last night and it is so long, as you can probably imagine. I am making a list of everything for everyone, then going to Don't Forget Your Toothbrush, and making sure I did not miss anything. (Thanks Whitney for telling me about this!)

I still need to make a run to Wal-Mart and Target to pick up some things and make a phone call to the post office to hold our mail. Oh, and the ever dreaded laundry. Thankfully, if I don't get everything done, I can pack it and take it with us...we have a washer and dryer in our condo.

Anything I am forgetting? Comment me and let me know!

In the coupon world, it has been a slow couple of days. Every Sunday, I get both of our papers, grab the ads and coupons, and see what I can get really cheap. This week - nothing. Such disappointment!

Here are some freebies I have found online though - enjoy!

Free sample of Fizzion Concentrated Cleaner

Free Subscription to 'Focus on the Family' magazine

Free Can of Mighty Dog food

Free Frutista Freeze from Taco Bell with purchase

What Should I Do With Expired Coupons?

Send them to military families!

A Small Sign Spring Has Arrived

Dirty feet. Any mom knows this is inevitable with children during the spring and summer months. Kids love to play outside and ours live in flip flops during warm weather. This picture was taken Saturday night about 9:30. We had been outside, literally, all day - since around 11:30 that morning. You could have not asked for better weather and we took full advantage of it.

Sunday, we were back at it. We celebrated our family's graduates and went to a picnic for Jeremy's work. Once again, the girls were in flip flops and ran around playing until it was time to leave.

Once we got home, my soon to be brother-in-law finished setting up our new computer and hooking us up to the internet while Tara and I clipped coupons. Later in the night, I told the girls it was bath time. Macie reminded me that they already had a bath and I told her it was this morning. Zoa then asked me, "We stinky again?". Yes, Zoa. Yes you are.

After their nightly bedtime routine, the girls wanted to lay down with us. After a few minutes of arguing, we made them a pallet on the floor beside our bed. Each night, they usually have a few minutes of talking before Macie finally tells Zoa she is going to sleep. Last night, it went something like this:

Zoa: Will you scatch my back. I hot.

Macie: Okay, but just for a minute.

Zoa: Ugh....okay.

(Whitney - any memories here?)

A few minutes later, Macie was given permission to stop "scatching". Then, I hear this.

Zoa: Who is the best sister?

Macie: Silence

Zoa: (Louder) Who is the best sister?

Macie: You are, Zoa.

Zoa: Who?

Macie: (Agitated) You are!

I couldn't help but smile.

Menu Plan Monday

In an effort to eat less meat, Mondays will now be meatless. No chicken, turkey, ground beef...etc. I am going to try to use more meatless recipes as I find them.
Monday - Seven Layer Tortilla Pie
Tuesday - Baked Spagetti I will add garlic and some veggies to this and serve with Garlic Bread.

Wednesday - BLT's

Thursday - Grilled Hot Dogs and Corn on the Cob

Friday - Panini's and Chips (For the panini, I get Sourdough Pepperidge Farm bread - expensive, but the best bread for you - and put turkey and mozzarella cheese on it. I brush the bread with olive oil and grill it on the Foreman. Once the bread is golden and the cheese is melted, I cut a garlic clove in half and rub the bread with it to add garlic flavor. It is so good!)

If you notice, the last few days are simple. We are leaving for vacation on Sunday night/Monday morning and can already tell this week will I be busy preparing packing and getting everything together.

Hey, at least I am realistic!

Head on over to Laura at Organizing Junkie for more menu ideas.

It's a good week!

Sample of Teddy Grahams Trail Mix

Sample of Ban Deodorant

Speaking of freebies, I received my $25 Kohl's Gift Card in the mail yesterday, just for clicking some e-mails.

I also should be getting $10 in the mail for filling out some surveys, and I just redeemed my Revolutionary Money Exchange account and should be receiving that check in the mail as well. (Which, by the way, looks as though you still get the money if you sign up. I never entered my bank account information. Instead, I just requested a paper check.)

E-mail me or comment me for more information! All in all, I received $80 in free money this week!