Three Month Thursday

So I didn't take a picture this week. I put everything away and then realized I didn't take a picture, but by that point I didn't want to get everything back out. I bought a 36 pack of TP and put 12 of the rolls in my 3 month supply. I also put in 3 boxes of cereal.

Also my mom is canning some chocolates for me. :) I don't know the exact process, but I will have canning jars full of clearance valentines candy after tonight. We also tried some raisins. It's sort of our experiment to see if these type of foods will still be good after 6 months, 1 year, and more. I will let you know. My mom has even seen how to bottle butter, meats, and even eggs. (I don't know if I trust that one.) We will try out all these and let you know. Amber said her sister bottles meat and it's good. Worth a shot when it's the end of the world.

Anyway, I hope all two of my readers are getting their food storage in order. I am going to take a picture and inventory of my 3 month supply to let you know how far I have come these last few months. My best estimate is that I have a 6-8 week supply. I really need to get more meats and proteins. Anyway get storing!!!

Children Chatter

I had to change the headline on from "Collin Chatter" since I now have two kids who are talking.

One of the things that Collin says all the time that just cracks me up is:
"Mom! Can you get Brody to stop coffeeing (copying) me." He says this nearly every day. I don't correct him very often. He will figure it out. :)

Brody has been talking a lot now too. Collin still talks for him some, but Brody is really taking off with his speech. Some of the words he says are pronounced backwards. For instance, he pronounces Collin as Noll. Collin doesn't mind if Brody says it, but we can not call him Noll. Collin has always been very proud of his name.
One of my favorite words that Brody pronounces backward is "sip". Think about it. :) "Piss please Mom." LOL!
Also another speech thing Brody is doing is only pronouncing part of compound words such as only saying sweat for sweatshirt or ball for football. Or like this morning when he wanted his football sweatshirt - sweat ball. LOL!

The kids just keep them coming every day. There needs to be a little comic relief or I would go completely crazy. :)

Three Month Thursday

So here we are at another Thursday where I didn't go shopping. Kind of a busy day today. I was actually going to go shopping tonight with my mom. We are trying to start doing the coupon clipping thing. It's not in full swing yet, but we are trying to do it together. Brody skipped his nap today though (yes, I have been making him nap everyday for the last couple weeks! Yay for mean moms!) so he was a wreck and we just didn't go. So tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow. :) I do have a shopping list though so that's a start.
Does anybody else do the coupon thing? I know that it works for some people, and I think that it will help boost my food storage, but it's a little complicated. If anyone has any great advice send it my way. Suzanne, I know you did it before. How did you like it?
ANYWAY my Food Storage Contest seems to be a bust. Only a handful of people have said they wanted to do it and so far I have only seen any action from Amber and her Wheat Pancakes. (Sounds like an act at the circus.) So if no one else sends me anything by the end of the month, which is only a week away, then Amber wins by default. I guess I will give myself some extra milk too.
I guess all I can say is: Buy something for your three month supply today. Also I always love tips, comments, recipes, etc.

Stimulus Cartoon

Fall Behind Friday

That's the new post instead of Three Month Thursday. :) I didn't go shopping until today so here we are a day late, again. I just bought a few things this week to go along with some of our pasta. I know my kids will eat pasta with spaghetti sauce so that is what I bought, yet again, this week. Also I was out of ketchup so I bought a ketchup and mustard for both my fridge and one each for my storage.

Also I am here to guilt trip everyone into entering my GIVEAWAY! I have had only a couple of people tell me that they are doing it! Come on people! Pass it along to friends and family who are hopelessly lost (like me) and they want to get going with their food storage, but don't know where to start. We are halfway into the month. There is still plenty of time to enter. Make the time this week to do one of the 5 possible entries. It will only take a few minutes of your time. I want to see the entries start coming in, one at a time is just fine! Do what you can. That's why I set up the giveaway like I did. You can just pick one thing to work on and you have an entry or two. Don't delay! Get entered and get moving with your food storage. If I can do it on a tiny budget then so can you!!!!

Chopped Locks!

For most of you a haircut is just a haircut. You do it on a regular basis and it's not big deal. For me, I have just taken the lazy way out and had long hair for as long as I can remember. I have cut several inches off every so often, but today I went for the big one! Very short for me, but I was so ready. My hair has been getting more and more wavy as I get older and especially after my last pregnancy. I have been sick of using the flat iron for a half hour if I wanted my hair to look nice. I would just skip it and have crazy hair. Anyway, I would like to introduce the new and improved hot mama, Angelica:




Darrell suggested I do a before and after photo, but I think you all know what I looked like before. I have had the same long hair for 10 years or more!

Hey Mom! Look at us we are.....

CHILLAXING! Yes, that is what Collin said to me. BreAnn, I blame you. LOL! The boys were being so cute and snuggling together. They really do love each other, except when they don't. :) And yes, Collin is making those faces on purpose. The kid can't be serious to save his life.

And on another note, here is Collin sleeping in my bed. He sleeps with me when Darrell is out of town. He goes to bed at 8pm and I came in around 10 or 11 and this is what I found. He is a crazy sleeper, but not usually this crazy!!