Wise Investment

This is my favorite magazine because it offers tons of coupons as well as recipes, crafts, and fashion. Walmart is the only place that sells it, but you can also sign up for a subscription. It will pay for it's self with the coupons! If you do not buy it then you are missing out.

Big Family Changes

On Tuesday, my husband will start his new job. This means that for the first time in 11 years, he will be on the same shift as the rest of the family. Hopefully we ease into the transition and I can not be an absolute control freak. I will atleast get a little more time to blog and craft as I will not be solo parenting all the time. Look for tons of ridiculous crafting, frugal finds, and preschool stuff starting next week!

Apple Orchard Visit

We were so lucky this weekend to visit Apple Country Orchards in Idalou. The boys were able to take a pit stop, run around, and pick up tasty snacks for the road. Even B, who has major food aversions, sampled our tasty prizes. I wish we had an orchard close by. I just realized this didnt publish. Boo. Have to post it for the pics

Dollar Tree Love

I have been trying not to overdo the decorations, but still make some cute and cheap things. I have been dragging C and D to local Dollar Trees to scope out the goods. I picked up some tall glass vases, a bag of spanish moss, skeleton garland and some bugs. I told my sister-in-law thay I wanted bones and she told me to just take some apart, so I did. These were cheap and I am filling them with other things for Thanksgiving.

Stress=Crafting

Today has been a rough one so I needed to take some time to craft. While the little ones rested I painted some leftover canvases I found on clearance a few weeks ago. When the boys got home, they wrote their names with a paint pen and stamped their hands. I ended up hot gluing the canvases because they were a pain to hang.

Shopping List 10/2

I am ashamed to say that I did not pick up my 2 or 3 papers this morning for coupons and ads. I have been so busy with the family that I totally forgot. I also am totally lost in an awesome craft site that I found. It is all about cheap and cute crafts and my addictive personality cannot stop searching once I start. This is the site if anyone is interested : http://craftomaniac.blogspot.com/

Also because I did not get my ads or coupons, I will be ordering my coupons from http://www.thecouponmaster.com/ . I have a paypal account that I receive money in for taking occassional surveys and it covers this clipping service when I forget to get a paper.

Chore Chart Update

I bought a new pocket chart for the boys' chore chart. I love it! Check out www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com to make your own.