Yesterday I had a dentist appointment for my 6 month cleaning. I really dislike the dentist. While I was pregnant I had a few things that would cause me to be sick if I smelled it or tasted it; I've found I have MORE of them now that I'm not pregnant. Weird isn't it. Probably the worst, is scraping sounds. I was sitting in the dentist chair and cute Kristin was cleaning my teeth with her purple instrumets. Holy CRAP! I almost jumped out of the chair. The scraping sounds of the metal against my teeth actually made me gag. It took everything I had to stay and not be a big baby. Than I was going to scrape my toilets with one of those stone things that you can buy: nope not going to happen. I used it once and cringed. That sound....I can't handle it. Tonight when I was telling Devin about it-I shivered just thinking about it. That is so pathetic!!!
After the dentist Devin, Kyra, an I stopped by Devin's parents house to visit. They wanted to go to lunch and asked where we would like to go. (Devin's dad kept saying Perkins; so that's where we ended up going) When I walked thru that restaurants front door---the smell of old people was overwhelming. I swear it was a fog of smell. Don't kid yourself---you know what that smell is: a combination of aqua net, orange lipstick, and dog urine. Wow-it was almost too much. While walking to our table I look around and realize that Kyra and I are the youngest people in the restaurant. For a moment I thought we had made a wrong turn and we were eating at a nursing home. Oh well---Devin's parents were happy and that's what matters. ;-)
Driving home I was counting how many people were texting while diving. I lost count. It is crazy that as a society we make sure our children wear bike helmets, protective gear when playing sports, seat belts, and have laws on what type of seats children should be sitting in while in the car: but people will text while driving 85MPH down a freeway while it is snowing with their children in car?? Does this make any sense?? I get so angry!
Went grocery shopping today for the week (we are having company this weekend so I had to shop early)----I saved 53%.....Iam slowly increasing that number...who knows-maybe someday I will be up to the 80/90% One can dream...
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Thursday, March 10, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
Couponing tryout...
I've decided to jump on the coupon bandwagon and try to save some money. I have researched some coupon blogs, watched "Extreme Couponing", and have spent a few hours trying to figure out how so many people are saving hundreds and some even thousands of dollars with coupons. I still don't understand how it is possible for people to purchase $2000 worth of groceries and only spend $60---with all the coupons I have there is a limit of how many items you can buy, how many coupons you can use etc; how does a person go in and buy 60 jars of spaghetti sauce and 200 boxes of cereal? Hmmmmmm- Anywhoo-I went to the store on Saturday. I made the mistake and took all the kids---not a good idea if you want to have a coupon system and you need to read and check off your list---next time at least 2 of them will stay home. I will also choose a better time to go--in the morning during the week-not as many crazy people who will actually run you over with their cart. Who cares if you have a cart full of groceries, 2 children following behind, and trying to hold a baby while pushing the cart; I can't believe how rude people can be. I wouldn't say I'm an extreme coupon expert-but I did alright. I chose to shop at Fred Meyer because they had a special cart buster sale going on and I get a discount on certain things since Devin is an employee---for me, a better shopping trip than dragging the family to Walmat. I ended up purchasing 45 items, with a savings of $41.00 with aprox a 48% savings rate. Not too shabby.
The other day I got the camera out and took some photos of Kyra and me. I'm not looking too supermodel like-but Kyra sure is a cutie.
Look how big she's getting.
I just had to take a few pictures of the kids-they are all such hams when it comes to the camera.
The other day I got the camera out and took some photos of Kyra and me. I'm not looking too supermodel like-but Kyra sure is a cutie.
Look how big she's getting.
I just had to take a few pictures of the kids-they are all such hams when it comes to the camera.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
March 3, 2011
I cannot believe that Kyra is 10 weeks old today. Time flies by so quickly and I just have 2 weeks before I go back to work. I'm dreading going back and want to stay home so bad. I think all my kids would like to have me stay home, not just Kyra.
I've been looking for ways to save some money (with gas prices and food going up-saving $ is probably a good idea). I purchased some hair clippers and attempted to cut Tristan's hair the other day. Good grief---what I nightmare. Now I'm second guessing myself and wondering if paying $10 for each haircut would be worth it. He freaked out! He has such sensitive skin that when hair touches it-it turns red and itches and actually breaks out in a rash. This caused him to cry. He wasn't holding still and the clipper comb wasn't hooked on correctly; so it fell off-while I was cutting the top of his hair. OOPS! Thanks to the almost bald spot-I had to cut his hair a lot shorter to cover up the big oops. Cortlynn just stood there and laughed at me. I wanted to cry. Than when I saw that I actually cut his ear with the stupid clippers I did cry. Maybe the next time will be better.
I've been looking for ways to save some money (with gas prices and food going up-saving $ is probably a good idea). I purchased some hair clippers and attempted to cut Tristan's hair the other day. Good grief---what I nightmare. Now I'm second guessing myself and wondering if paying $10 for each haircut would be worth it. He freaked out! He has such sensitive skin that when hair touches it-it turns red and itches and actually breaks out in a rash. This caused him to cry. He wasn't holding still and the clipper comb wasn't hooked on correctly; so it fell off-while I was cutting the top of his hair. OOPS! Thanks to the almost bald spot-I had to cut his hair a lot shorter to cover up the big oops. Cortlynn just stood there and laughed at me. I wanted to cry. Than when I saw that I actually cut his ear with the stupid clippers I did cry. Maybe the next time will be better.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Happy 10th Birthday Cortlynn Jade
Ten years ago at 11:38am my little girl Cortlynn was born. It seems like yesterday and I can't believe how fast time as flown by. Cortlynn is such a joy to her mom, dad, brother, and sister. She is very smart, talented, sweet, and loves everyone.
This year she wanted to invite a few friends over to celebrate her big day. On Saturday 5 of her friends came over for a 4 hour party. (almost 4 hours too long) ;-) I can't get over how uncontrollable little girls can be. I honestly think boys would be better: less drama, tears, boys don't gang up on each other....These girls weren't as bad as my sisters friends/parties were but it was a stressful and noisy evening. They played, ran around the house like maniacs, dressed up in heels and dresses, screamed, watched part of a movie, locked a girl out of the room, "popped Cortlynn's ears so hard she cried, stained the carpet which took me an hour to shampoo and it's still there, ran around some more, ate ice cream (by the way 9/10 yr old girls HATE strawberry ice cream and are very vocal about it) and ate cake. By 9:30pm Devin and I were both ready for the evening to end. Tristan had fun flirting with all the girls-he prefers blonde's by the way.
On Sunday we invited grandma and grandpa McIntire over for Cortlynn's favorite dinner: BBQ chicken, funeral potatoes, and homemade rolls. She opened more gifts, ate more cake, and had a good time.
I wanted to decorate her cake different but unfortunately the fondant recipe I used didn't work and trying to decorate a cake with a 8 wk old on your hip doesn't work. So-the cake isn't what we planned on. Oh well-she was happy with it.
I thought she would like the Justin Bieber CD but I'm not too sure based on her facial expression.
Kyra is getting so big and "spoiled": she doesn't like to be put down. She thinks she needs to be held all of the time.
Tristan has a new issue....called Geographic Tongue. This isn't a good photo of it but it sure scared his mom and dad. Come to find out it is harmless and just looks gross....it can come and go throughout life....
This year she wanted to invite a few friends over to celebrate her big day. On Saturday 5 of her friends came over for a 4 hour party. (almost 4 hours too long) ;-) I can't get over how uncontrollable little girls can be. I honestly think boys would be better: less drama, tears, boys don't gang up on each other....These girls weren't as bad as my sisters friends/parties were but it was a stressful and noisy evening. They played, ran around the house like maniacs, dressed up in heels and dresses, screamed, watched part of a movie, locked a girl out of the room, "popped Cortlynn's ears so hard she cried, stained the carpet which took me an hour to shampoo and it's still there, ran around some more, ate ice cream (by the way 9/10 yr old girls HATE strawberry ice cream and are very vocal about it) and ate cake. By 9:30pm Devin and I were both ready for the evening to end. Tristan had fun flirting with all the girls-he prefers blonde's by the way.
On Sunday we invited grandma and grandpa McIntire over for Cortlynn's favorite dinner: BBQ chicken, funeral potatoes, and homemade rolls. She opened more gifts, ate more cake, and had a good time.
I wanted to decorate her cake different but unfortunately the fondant recipe I used didn't work and trying to decorate a cake with a 8 wk old on your hip doesn't work. So-the cake isn't what we planned on. Oh well-she was happy with it.
I thought she would like the Justin Bieber CD but I'm not too sure based on her facial expression.
Kyra is getting so big and "spoiled": she doesn't like to be put down. She thinks she needs to be held all of the time.
Tristan has a new issue....called Geographic Tongue. This isn't a good photo of it but it sure scared his mom and dad. Come to find out it is harmless and just looks gross....it can come and go throughout life....Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Happy Valentines Day
Yesterday was Valentines Day and we were able to have a nice quiet evening as a family. Devin and I went to a Valentines Lunch, ate too much, so my plans on making dinner were postponed. In its place-we had heart shaped grilled cheese sandwiches. Yum! The day before we made heart shaped sugar cookies and a red velvet cake. In the middle of baking my oven door handle came off and than the entire front door fell off. It was great! I still had the cake in the oven and had a difficult time getting it out. Thankfully Devin was able to fix it when he returned home from work.
Cortlynn's birthday is coming up and I want to make her cake. I've been wanting to try fondant and told Cortlynn her cake would have it on. I didn't want to mess it up or have it not even work the day of her party, so I decided to make a valentines cake. I thought about buying the fondant already made-but I made it myself. It actually turned out pretty good. Cortlynn was impressed and Tristan loved just eating the fondant off the cake. We'll have to see how her birthday cake turns out.
For Cortlynn's valentine box she had to take to school couldn't be a valentine theme-it had to be based on a book they have read in class. She chose a book about a little boy that couldn't see, or people couldn't see him (I'm not sure-a little confused) he would place a spoon on his nose, look at himself in a mirror, etc. So I helped her come up with a box that had a "mirror" on it, taped a spoon to it, drew a red cross on it to represent a hospital, and made a straw into a walking stick. We were pretty proud. When she brought it home last night from school I was looking at it and told Devin that the walking stick looked more like a cigarette. His response, "Well actually it looks more like the supplies for a drug addict." Holy crap he was right! It did look like supplies for a drug addict. Too funny. Good thing 9/10 year olds don't see things like us.
heart shaped sandwich
My cake
Valentine Box aka drug addict supply kit
my oven door
Kyra holding up her head and looking too cute.
Cortlynn's birthday is coming up and I want to make her cake. I've been wanting to try fondant and told Cortlynn her cake would have it on. I didn't want to mess it up or have it not even work the day of her party, so I decided to make a valentines cake. I thought about buying the fondant already made-but I made it myself. It actually turned out pretty good. Cortlynn was impressed and Tristan loved just eating the fondant off the cake. We'll have to see how her birthday cake turns out.
For Cortlynn's valentine box she had to take to school couldn't be a valentine theme-it had to be based on a book they have read in class. She chose a book about a little boy that couldn't see, or people couldn't see him (I'm not sure-a little confused) he would place a spoon on his nose, look at himself in a mirror, etc. So I helped her come up with a box that had a "mirror" on it, taped a spoon to it, drew a red cross on it to represent a hospital, and made a straw into a walking stick. We were pretty proud. When she brought it home last night from school I was looking at it and told Devin that the walking stick looked more like a cigarette. His response, "Well actually it looks more like the supplies for a drug addict." Holy crap he was right! It did look like supplies for a drug addict. Too funny. Good thing 9/10 year olds don't see things like us.
heart shaped sandwichMy cake
Valentine Box aka drug addict supply kit
my oven door
Kyra holding up her head and looking too cute.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
A quick update
I can't believe how time flies by and writing on my blog is at the bottom of my list of things to do. I have a few minutes this morning and Kyra is asleep so I thought I'd write a quick update. Kyra is now 6 weeks old and is getting such a cute personality. She is struggling gaining weight but at her appointment last week she was almost 9lbs. Grow little Kyra. I need to continue to supplement formula once a day and she doesn't like it. Most of it will be spit up within minutes of finishing it. She will smile at you not just with her mouth but her eyes smile too. It is so cute. The last couple of days it almost sounds like she laughs. Cortlynn and Tristan can't get enough of her and she loves being around her older siblings.
Devin went back to work a little over a week ago and it has been tough adjusting to getting the kids up and where they need to be in the morning after getting no sleep. My little girl loves to be up and socialize. Now she has decided that she doesn't need to sleep during the day.
My parents were able to stop by on their way back to Montana and the kids loved being able to spend just a little more time with them. Thanks again mom for helping us out when the baby came!
Tristan loves taking pictures, sorry dad-I just had to post this.
Kyra loves to stare at people
Kyra in the tutu aunt Jen made. She was a hit at Cortlynn's ballet class.
The kids sledding-Tristan was scared @first but wants to go every day now.
This picture just cracks me up. She's so full of personality.
Tristan fell asleep on the couch and we had to get a picture of it.
Devin went back to work a little over a week ago and it has been tough adjusting to getting the kids up and where they need to be in the morning after getting no sleep. My little girl loves to be up and socialize. Now she has decided that she doesn't need to sleep during the day.
My parents were able to stop by on their way back to Montana and the kids loved being able to spend just a little more time with them. Thanks again mom for helping us out when the baby came!
Tristan loves taking pictures, sorry dad-I just had to post this.
Kyra loves to stare at peopleKyra in the tutu aunt Jen made. She was a hit at Cortlynn's ballet class.
The kids sledding-Tristan was scared @first but wants to go every day now.
This picture just cracks me up. She's so full of personality.
Tristan fell asleep on the couch and we had to get a picture of it.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Stuff
Keeping up with a blog is quite difficult when you have a little one needing all of your attention. ;-) This last week has been hectic. My mom had to cut her visit at our house a little short because my sister's baby decided he was so eager to join the family he came 4 weeks early. He was born Tuesday Jan 4 at 7:05pm. He has had a few struggles and is still in the NICU so Josh and Heather have had to stay in Idaho Falls and my mom is in Mackay helping with the two girls. I don't have a picture of him but he is such a cute little boy. They named him Clayton Bo and he looks like a little old man/farmer who fits the name. We pray he can leave the hospital; this week.
My little angel has had a struggle of her own. She is not gaining weight and it has been stressing me out. We have taken her back to the doctor 5 times since she has been born and until she is back to her birth weight we will be taking her in every other day. This past Saturday she had only gained 2 ounces since she was released from the hospital over 2 wks prior so I need to feed her formula as a supplement after nursing. This has actually been a little tough because you feel that you are the mom and you are here to give your children what they need to grow and when it's not working you feel as if you have failed. I've never had issues in the past and I'm not sure what the issue is this time. Kyra takes the formula with no problems at first but then will spit almost all of it out a half hour later and it has caused her tummy to hurt. She will sit up at night and cry and scream because of the bubbles and the gas she has and I just have to try to comfort her. Not a lot of sleep for me or for Kyra. BUT at the appointment today she had gained 2 ounces since Saturday so we're heading in the right direction.
Below are a few photos of the past week. Kyra is wearing a hat that was WAY TOO big for her head but she looked so cute. Devin took the kids to church yesterday and Tristan was so excited to wear his new suit. He LOVED his tie and thought he was such a grown up. The bottom picture shows Tristan holding Kyra and she has her tongue stinking out. He thought this was hilarious.
My little angel has had a struggle of her own. She is not gaining weight and it has been stressing me out. We have taken her back to the doctor 5 times since she has been born and until she is back to her birth weight we will be taking her in every other day. This past Saturday she had only gained 2 ounces since she was released from the hospital over 2 wks prior so I need to feed her formula as a supplement after nursing. This has actually been a little tough because you feel that you are the mom and you are here to give your children what they need to grow and when it's not working you feel as if you have failed. I've never had issues in the past and I'm not sure what the issue is this time. Kyra takes the formula with no problems at first but then will spit almost all of it out a half hour later and it has caused her tummy to hurt. She will sit up at night and cry and scream because of the bubbles and the gas she has and I just have to try to comfort her. Not a lot of sleep for me or for Kyra. BUT at the appointment today she had gained 2 ounces since Saturday so we're heading in the right direction.
Below are a few photos of the past week. Kyra is wearing a hat that was WAY TOO big for her head but she looked so cute. Devin took the kids to church yesterday and Tristan was so excited to wear his new suit. He LOVED his tie and thought he was such a grown up. The bottom picture shows Tristan holding Kyra and she has her tongue stinking out. He thought this was hilarious.
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