I am so excited to tell you about my CVS shop this morning.
If you have a CVS near you and you don't know the CVS secret check out
I started with 6 ECB (Extra Care Bucks)
My first transaction was:
*2 Cadbury creme eggs 2/$1 (this $1 went toward the $15 Hershey ECB deal)
*1 Irish Spring Body Wash w/ .50 coupon 3/15S
*I Colgate MaxWhite w/ .75 coupon 3/15S
Total OOP after coupons & ECBS ($6 ECB I already had)
$1.88 (I earned $7.98 in ECB's)
My second transaction was:
*1 bag of bliss chocolates (non Easter section) w/ $1.00 coupon internet
*6 bags if $1.88 candy (3 Hershey kisses 3 Reeses eggs) w/2 $1.50 off 3 bags 1 internet one 3/15S
Total OOP after coupons and ECB ($7.98 from previous transaction)
$2.80 (I earned $5 ECB's)
Why did I need all that candy......
Some for me! and some for kids school and some for church donation!!
Monday, March 16, 2009
Gerbil dilema
Our gerbil, Joey seems to be dying. It is pretty obvious. He can barely walk, he falls over, we think he is blind too. We have never been able to touch the thing, it would attack. We can now. It is so sad to see, he is really skinny and you can see he is having a hard time breathing.
What do we do?? My daughter is having a very hard time watching him like this, as I am too. Will a vet even put a gerbil to sleep and it it gonna cost me a ton of $? My mom said to put him outside in his cage maybe it would speed up his death, that seems kinda mean to me...but so is making him die slowly.
Oh, the drama....
Do we go buy another right away? I mean we do have the cage, the food etc??
This is why I don't having pets.
What do you think?
What do we do?? My daughter is having a very hard time watching him like this, as I am too. Will a vet even put a gerbil to sleep and it it gonna cost me a ton of $? My mom said to put him outside in his cage maybe it would speed up his death, that seems kinda mean to me...but so is making him die slowly.
Oh, the drama....
Do we go buy another right away? I mean we do have the cage, the food etc??
This is why I don't having pets.
What do you think?
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Teaching teen about $
I have heard about these wonderful debit cards just for teens.
Such an innovative way to teach our kids about being responsible with money.
I wasn't taught this as a teen and it really hurt the way I learned about money and spending habits. I will not allow the same thing to happen with my kids.
These cards are definitely something I hope are around for awhile, I don;t think my 8 year old needs one, but it won't be long.
Maybe my husband should look into getting one for me!! LOL.
Such an innovative way to teach our kids about being responsible with money.
I wasn't taught this as a teen and it really hurt the way I learned about money and spending habits. I will not allow the same thing to happen with my kids.
These cards are definitely something I hope are around for awhile, I don;t think my 8 year old needs one, but it won't be long.
Maybe my husband should look into getting one for me!! LOL.
The Current Card by Discover
www.currentbydiscover.com
is one of the debit cards out there just for teens
Parents are able to set spending limits, restrict merchant categories (I REALLY like this option), parents are able to have access to their child's account and can also get email or text alerts.
There are so many other great advantages too, coupons, ways to earn flier miles and cash back, education for the teens on Discovers website and some great security features too!
Even some really cool designs to choose from=)
www.currentbydiscover.com
is one of the debit cards out there just for teens
Parents are able to set spending limits, restrict merchant categories (I REALLY like this option), parents are able to have access to their child's account and can also get email or text alerts.
There are so many other great advantages too, coupons, ways to earn flier miles and cash back, education for the teens on Discovers website and some great security features too!
Even some really cool designs to choose from=)
Thursday, March 05, 2009
A second look at middle school
I am not sure if I have mentioned it but I work one day a week at a middle school. It is a special after school program. We (my brothers girl friend and I) teach ceramics. My brother and his girlfriend own a ceramics shop, so this was s job she acquired and needed some help with.
We usually have between 10 and 15 kids (and a few seniors from the senior center) and boy is it chaotic..."I need this color, I need a new brush, what do I do next?", all coming at you from all sides.
Coleen (brothers girlfriend) was sick today so I volunteered to do class by myself today...HAHA.
It wasn't so bad...doing all the work...but the kids are a different story.
These kids, these horrible kids. When I want to cry and go home to my kids, you know they are horrible, because I do enjoy the time away from my own kids, since it isn't very often (need a breather ya know).
I really hope to pass on to my daughter the understanding that there is no reason to worry about boys when you are so young. Have fun, have friends, but seriously BACK OFF.
There haven;t been any conversations about sex that I have heard, and believe me they are not shy about what they talk about. But non stop banter about who is going out with who etc, etc.
And why is it the girls who need weight loss supplements, and proactive, have to put everyone and anyone down?? I have no problem with these girls that look like that but I am just saying, give it up.
I came home and begged Merci to never be like these girls. I held her (which is no easy task at her height and weight compared to mine) and I look at her deep in her eyes and begged her to not be like them.
These girls were wretched and boy oh boy was I ready to come home tonight.
But am also very glad I get to see what these kids are like so I can be sure to raise my daughter to NOT be like them. A chance to see what goes on out there is a good thing when I have a daughter who will be in this stage before I know it.
We usually have between 10 and 15 kids (and a few seniors from the senior center) and boy is it chaotic..."I need this color, I need a new brush, what do I do next?", all coming at you from all sides.
Coleen (brothers girlfriend) was sick today so I volunteered to do class by myself today...HAHA.
It wasn't so bad...doing all the work...but the kids are a different story.
These kids, these horrible kids. When I want to cry and go home to my kids, you know they are horrible, because I do enjoy the time away from my own kids, since it isn't very often (need a breather ya know).
So how many of you are married to the boy you were chasing when you were 13?
I thought so!
I thought so!
I really hope to pass on to my daughter the understanding that there is no reason to worry about boys when you are so young. Have fun, have friends, but seriously BACK OFF.
There haven;t been any conversations about sex that I have heard, and believe me they are not shy about what they talk about. But non stop banter about who is going out with who etc, etc.
And why is it the girls who need weight loss supplements, and proactive, have to put everyone and anyone down?? I have no problem with these girls that look like that but I am just saying, give it up.
I came home and begged Merci to never be like these girls. I held her (which is no easy task at her height and weight compared to mine) and I look at her deep in her eyes and begged her to not be like them.
These girls were wretched and boy oh boy was I ready to come home tonight.
But am also very glad I get to see what these kids are like so I can be sure to raise my daughter to NOT be like them. A chance to see what goes on out there is a good thing when I have a daughter who will be in this stage before I know it.
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Taking it all in and adjusting
We have been on OUR new home for almost 2 months now!!
It all seems so unreal, when I walk into the house or pull in the driveway or wake up in a weird room etc.
I am sure you know the feeling I am talking about, not a bad one, just weird!
Some things I DO like:
#1 it is OURS!
#2 the yard that we will be able to use in a few more weeks!
#3 so much potential, working on that slowly but surely!
#4 a bigger bathroom
#5 a bigger kitchen
#4 an extra bedroom (office/work area for kids)
#6 a driveway that doesn't move when you walk on it (our other one was severely cracked up)
Some things I Do NOT like:
It all seems so unreal, when I walk into the house or pull in the driveway or wake up in a weird room etc.
I am sure you know the feeling I am talking about, not a bad one, just weird!
Some things I DO like:
#1 it is OURS!
#2 the yard that we will be able to use in a few more weeks!
#3 so much potential, working on that slowly but surely!
#4 a bigger bathroom
#5 a bigger kitchen
#4 an extra bedroom (office/work area for kids)
#6 a driveway that doesn't move when you walk on it (our other one was severely cracked up)
Some things I Do NOT like:
#1 the wall colors, white isn't horrible, jut not pretty, chartreuse is just ick
#2 light colored tiles...mopping and sweeping are getting old real fast#3 the ancient furnace, saving up for that
#4 no AC Summer might not be real fun for me...saving up for that too
#5 icky basement...but BIG and lots of potential...icky just for now
#6 smaller hot water tank which means everyone runs out of hot water no matter how short/long their showers are...kinda interested in tankless water heater prices
#7 the list goes on here too...but not complaining just mentioning. We have many years here to fix all of this and make it better=)
I am extremely grateful for this house and love it no matter it's flaws.
Happy 2 months of knowing you house!!
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