Frugal, Cheap anyone?

Ok, I was watching FOX news this morning. I know, I know I try not to do it very often. I let others tell me the whozee whatsits, and goingson. But there I was. They were talking to a lady who is known as the frugal queen more or less. She was talking about different things she does to save money. Her musband is a stay at home dad, and they save anywhere from 25-50% of her check every month and put it aside for when things get rough. She boils her coffee in a pot and uses paper towels for filters, instead of real coffee filters. That's a rough one for me, ya know, I think the coffee filters are what make my coffee, and they're so cute!

Any then they were talking about what everyone does to save a buck. So I thought I would see what all of you do to be a little frugal, to cut a few corners, etc. Any ideas?!!!!!!!!!!

Looking For Miracles!

A few days ago my friend Sheral gave me a challenge. I wanted to turn and run the other way, but I said ok! She said, "Today we must look for a miracle." Hmmmm, I said, okeedokee! I said I would, and we reported the next morning. I thought about it some, but not real intensely. At a few different times it popped into my head, any miracles? Nope!

Then I received a phone call from Dani, my daughter who is living in Mesa with her Dad. That in itself is a miracle, she never calls, I have to call her! But there have been some issues about her health. A little scare that she might have been having some kidney problems. Her father has had three kidney transplants, so I was a little, ok quite a bit, worried. She had very high blood pressure and back pain. Her dad finally took her in, and she called me after the appt. Everything checked out as far as her kidneys! Her muscles were working over time in her back because of a slight curvature. I was very relieved. So there was my miracle, because I was sure that it was major, because of the history with her dad, I was wrong. A wonderful, sweet, tender mercy from a loving father in Heaven. Then I was talking to my friend Toni, and told her about it, and she said she thought that would be such a good thing to try and do every day. Find at least one miracle, every day. Can we do it? I am going to try, I need to stay more positive, even when I am PMSing!!!!! What about you guys????

“There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.” Albert Einstein

I'm gonna Be Famous!!!

This was so much fun, all thanks to Michelle Harris! I just created my very first CD album. Well actually Brenna and I created it, I needed some serious help! So Michelle, here it is!

Here are the instructions on how to do it!

1. Go to wikipedia's "random" page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first random article is the name of your band.

2. Go to Quotations Page's "random quotations"
http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last few words of the very last quote on the page is the title of your album.

3. Go to Flickr and click "explore last seven days"
http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days
The third picture no matter what, will be your album cover.

4. Use photoshop or http://www.picnik.com/, to put it all together. Can't wait to see!

They do Grow Up!

I have really struggled at times with my children, (really, duh). They grow up so fast and I feel like I don't get it. I miss them being little and sweet. I was making dinner last night and I told Connor he couldn't play the xbox, I was sick of it. So he ran around playing like he was on a secret reconnaisance mission, (hilarious - PVC gun and all).

Then he comes into the kitchen and is watching me get started to make tortillas. I told him I remembered how he used to sit on the counter and help me stir and add things. He hopped up on the counter and proceeded to help. I think it was therapeutic for us both. Funny guy!!!

Get Away!!!!!!!

I am so slow at getting things up! Bryce wanted to "get away" for Valentine's Weekend. So it all kind of worked out. We took my kids and met their dad so they could see him, and I got to see Dani also, so that was good.


Bryce got us set up in a little bed and breakfast called, Prescott Pines. I have never stayed in a bed and breakfast before, so this was pretty exciting for me. I had no idea that breakfast meant you really have a time to be there and sit at a table with others who are staying there. We met people from California and Phoenix. It was very quaint and fun. If I had been on the ball I would have really made up a fun story for Bryce and I, but then I would have had to remeber it everytime we saw anyone. But I could have said something like this when he introduced me, "What, you have a wife!"

Isn't he so very cute?
There was a lot of snow from earlier in the week, so we couldn't really do any hiking, but we walked around downtown Prescott, right down Whiskey Row, (oooooooh, are you gonna tell my mom!?) We had fun with each other just hanging out. Chocolate covered strawberries on Valentine's, and I won't continue on, okeedokee!!! I felt horribly guilty about missing our church again, third week in a row for me because of my Grandma's passing, but we did go to church on Sunday in Cottonwood. Don't you just love getting away when it is a good get away? Because I have definately had some bad get aways. What about you guys? Any good any bad?????

Blast from the Past!!

Whew! Got back from Idaho Monday night. Went through some scary snow storms, three to be exact. Those pictures are on my phone and I don't know how to get those from there to here. Baby steps remember? I was antsy to get home, and then I get home and wonder why was I so anxious to get here? Am I just one of those people who are never satisfied?! While I was in Idaho I glanced thorugh a few pictures my mom had out. Grabbed a few and thought I'd let you see a few. Kind of fun! I don't think any of my children look like me though!

My mom and dad 1957 25yrs and 30 yrs



1972 - 4 yrs



1971 - 3 years I had a big mouth then also!



About 1976 My little borther next to me then mom my brother and my nephew



Around 1978 I am in the 3rd or 4th grade



Around 1978 or 9 Mucklucks and all

Quickieee!

Well It's Friday! I dececided to get on the computer here in American Falls, Idaho. I am still at my mom's. The funeral was beautiful, everything went beautifully. My mom was exhausted! My sister-in-law and I have been cleaning like crazy at my mom's. She is driving us in her car home on Monday. Me to Vegas and they will continue on to Chandler. We want her to beable to focus on Grandma's stuff when she returns and not feel like she has everything else to do also. By the way I am also using Dial up. It really is a pain. Maybe I will try and find some old picutres of me and I will figure out how to scan them and see if you can recognize me! That would be a hoot! Thanks for all of your condolensces and well wishings, and thank you to everyone who has gone the extra mile recently for me, I love ya!!!