I needed a new post....

I am getting tired of nothing new on my blog- probably like the rest of you so I thought I'd share some good news... We are having a baby!!! Yes, you read it right, I am pregnant. I've been worried out of my mind~ especially since I hit my famous 7 week mark and didn't really get very sick like I normally do. My mom reminded me that all pregnancies are different, which brought a little relief, but not much. I guess I just had to wait until my 8th week for this pregnancy because the past week or so has been a major killer for me! Also since my previous 2 miscarriages, my worry about that happening again has left a lot of doubt that otherwise wouldn't be there. FINALLY, after waiting 3 weeks since my first Dr. appointment, I had an ultrasound which showed us the baby and the baby's heartbeat. I cannot begin to tell you just how comforting it was! I read somewhere that once you see the heartbeat (or hear it), the chance of miscarriage drops to 3%. We even got those un-tellable pictures for proof. (I would post one, but really, all you can see is a little white blob amongst black.) My confirmed due date is May 2nd. We celebrated afterword at the Yogurt Jungle. Like I said, morning sickness has truly hit now, and even though I'm not down major pounds like normal, I'm down 7 since Friday. The hard part is even with knocking myself out with the meds that usually work for me and not being able to take care of my kids, I am still sick! A BIG thank you to my sis-in-laws for the help and food they've brought over!!!

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Someone's in trouble!

Yes. It happens to us all. I was upstairs working on my new calling (typing out an agenda for my meeting on Monday morning) when McKade yells out "MOM! Come look what Tyli did!" I went downstairs to this scene: cushions off the couch on the floor- relaced on parts of the cushionless couch by half of the preschool crayons (the other half were all over the floor!), an entire box of fruity cheerios (which I got for only 14 cents on my last shopping trip- thank goodness!) she had cut open with preschool scissors strewn all over (why I taught her how to use scissors at 2 years old is beyond me!), books everywhere, and of course the wii remotes which she hauls around the house in the middle. She cried because she got sent straight to her room, skipping the naughty step! More than half the crayons were stepped on, leaving them broken (I can think of great uses for those!). It's a good thing crayons are on sale for 1 cent right now at Office Max! (Limit of 3 people, but you can take them to the car and go back as many times as you want.) I would be a lot more mad except she is so dang cute!!!

My big savings!

Have you ever gone grocery shopping and saved so much money you can't sit still? That's exactly what I did last night! Sara R. and I went to Fry's amongst all the lightning and thunder after we put our kids to bed. Yes, we were gone over 2 hours, but I don't think Cauley minded once he saw all the loot and was told the final bill. (it didn't help us being gone so long that at one point all the power was knocked out in the store leaving us completely in the dark for about a minute!) Anyways, the picture doesn't do it justice- you can't even see the back of the table which was just as full! My grand total before everything started being taken off was $210.53 and once the savings started falling, I ended up with a bill of $31.23!!! Whoot whoot! I had to smile when the cashier next to us started clapping and our cashier just swore. Sara did equally well! My most expensive items were my milk, grapes, and tomatoes, which were all on sale. No, I don't do coupon sense or anything like that, I just am good at shopping the adds, and now I'm printing off coupons from on-line as well as loading electronic coupons on my shoppers card (Fry's /Smith's, Safeway, Basha's, etc.). For any of you who don't where to start, email me and I'll send you a list of electronic coupon sites as well as places to print off coupons- then, just watch the ads! Oh, and for those who are skeptical, I ONLY bought what we use and need. (Yes, we will eat all 12 boxes of cereal and I'm gonna go back today and get more cause we'll eat that too!)

***Thank you, Sara, for showing me how it's done!!!