Attention all Couponers!!

Awhile back I tried the whole coupon thing thru the Newspaper- Savvy shoppers is what it think it was called. I don't know if I am just not smart enough to do it or if I just didn't know what I was doing, but it was not a success. I ended up spending way more money on things I didn't use...shopping at stores I normally don't shop at, buying things that I don't use just cause it was on sale and supposable a great deal. My first adventure I came out spending $20 on tampons....(sorry if TMI) . However, I am continually seeing people in the grocery store, usually stuck behind them buying cart loads of stuff and then out come the coupons. what seems like hundreds of papers that have to be scanned in individually and hopefully there are no complications with brands or restrictions. At first I was totally annoyed. I don't use coupons and hate getting stuck behind these penny pinching nazis. Then I started to pay attention to what they were getting and for how much. I think it is so fun to see their grocery bill start at $200 and end up at $38 dollars. My annoyance has turned into straight jealousy. I want to be smart enough to get free or even cheaper food and spend little to nothing for groceries and food storage! Why am I not taking advantage of this?! Oh ya... Because of the $20 tampon incident. I am begging anyone who knows how to make this couponing thing work for actual food and such, Please share your secrets! I am completely clueless. Where do you get the coupons in the first place, how do you know where the sales are, and how do you get such great deals?! Please,please,please share any info that you can with me. i would really appreciate it!

Hello?!

I am completely horrible with blogging lately. Lack of Motivation and two little monsters have made it kinda hard :) I am not even going to try and catch up on my blog--i have enough of that to do with my scrapbooking. So, a quick summary and a hopeful promise to be better :)

Mya and Emma both had birthdays this summer making them 4 and 2! I can't believe how old they are. They are such best friends, it's fun to watch them play and be together at this age. They both miss their old house, friends and grass yard, but they are adjusting well. They both are doing Gymnastics and love it, Mya is really good at it and Emma just likes to do anything where she gets to jump and run around!

Mya is so Smart and LOVES School. She can write her first and last name, her numbers up to ten and most of the alphabet. We are working on reading.. but that's mostly just frustrating to both of us :)

Emma loves to make me laugh and is such a nut! She is so funny and is almost as big as her sister. She loves to play with the big girls and has such a stubborn personality like her mom. She loves eating..especially candy.

Me and Kyle celebrated our 6 yr anniversary. We started the night by ditching the kiddos at their grandma's then heading to get couples massages. I was a little freaked out by some stranger touching me, but in the end it was really relaxing and great. We stuffed ourselves silly at Tucanos and then headed to a relaxing night at the Zermatt resort in Midway. Kyle has a horrible cold/flu so he didn't enjoy it nearly as much as i did.
We are loving the new house and the area. We have great neighbors and I love the area we are at. It's so close to everything, yet feels like we are in the middle of the country. We have done a lot of painting, new carpet, etc. Everything you do in a new house. It is slowly feeling more and more like home. Kyle is so excited to get a yard in this summer so he can finally mow a lawn again :)

Other than that we are just loving life, living it day to day and taking in every minute we can. We are so blessed with great family, friends, and adventures :)

(i will post Christmas, etc as soon as I learn how to get pictures off my camera on to my computer :)

Deer Hunt 2010

SHOE PARTY!!!!

Hey everyone! I am having a Shoe party Open house on Tuesday Oct. 26! Come and check out great fall boots, clothes and purses!! There are great shoes for all ages. Ladies sizes and childrens too. You get to try them on and take them home the same night! It will be at my house starting at 6:30 till 8:00!

Let me know if you are interested in coming and I can get you my address.
As always, fell free to bring friends :)

HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE!

OUR NEW HOME!!!

We decided to jump on the real estate market and "upgrade" while prices were so good and interest rates were so low, so after 3 weeks of looking almost everyday and countless hours online--We found our (my) dreamhouse. The only problem is we had to build it.(hence the lack of yard) It only took 40 days from start to finish! I am absolutely loving the extra space! But, I do miss my old neighborhood, fenced in yard and Kyle really misses his running trail by the lake. :)

It am pretty sure I will be unboxing things the rest of my life! We have the main floor almost done and almost all the bedrooms. Oh well, it will give me something to do :)

On a side note, We have had an incredible summer but VERY VERY busy. We have had several birthdays, moved 4 people and played hard! I have neglected my poor blog, but have had so much fun with my family. I hope to get caught up, but who are we kidding?! NO promises :)

I also managed to lose my phone in the move, so if anyone has been trying to get a hold of me, leave me a message WITH your phone number and I will call you back from Kyle's phone. Until I get a new one, hopefully this weekend. :(

Temple picture

Ok, if you haven't already sworn off my crafts due to flakyness (SORRY!!) take a look at this one. I can't order this until I have 10 people, so it will just take however long till ten people sign up. It's kinda pricey, but compared to some pictures almost exactly like this in style, it's pretty cheat. The company will actually come out and teach the class and provide all the supplies, so I have no control over scheduling dates either. Let me know if there is any interest.Thanks ladies!

The final measurements are 26" x 32" which is really big, and the list of available temples are

Oquirrh Mt

Timpanogos Mt

Logan

Idaho Falls

Manti
Salt Lake

St George

COST IS $47.00 + tax.

FINALLY HERE!!

After a long couple of weeks, several annoying phone calls, and countless hours of stressing...

the craft supplies for Jan. craft (i know, really late!!) is finally here!! YAY! I will be doing ONE, yes only ONE night of crafts for those who want to get together and use the product that i bought. otherwise, you will have to just come and pick it up and do it on your own. The one night I will doing it is next SAT. (that's Sat feb 27th. at 8:00.) Let me know if you will be able to make it and i will send out totals to everyone. Thanks for your patience girls and I look forward to crafting with you all soon ":)