Day 1

I was really excited to head out for Day 1 of saving money and I'm pretty proud of my savings. Now I keep stating to myself that this could get addictive and I need to stay strong - only buy things that I could  WILL actually use. I do not want to stuff toilet paper rolls under my son's bed because I have run out of room to store shit in my house. Anyway, to my day 1 bounty...

Pictured is 2 Zantac Boxes, 1 Nail Polish and a Bottle of Calcium Vitamins

Total prior to coupons: $23.37
Actual Spend: $0.93

That puts my day 1 savings at $22.44 or 96%.

Not bad but it could have been much better. Seems like I couldn't find all of the sales which was frustrating but still got good deals none-the-less.

...and Breathe

This past weekend was Kelly & Rob's wedding and as much as I enjoyed being part of the festivities I am very happy to get back to my normal life. Routine has never been as important to me as it is now. David & I are much happier this way and well...when David's happy we are all happy.  The past week has been rough on the little man. Dan has had to pick him up from daycare and I've been gone in the evenings; I think I only saw him for 15 minutes between Friday & Saturday. He wasn't happy about the change and had no problem telling Dan how miserable he was.  Our treat for Mother's Day and getting back into our nicely scheduled life was laying on the couch napping with each other. I loved snuggling and I'm sure he enjoyed his Mommy time.  This morning was the first time in a while I saw the happy David we know and love.

On another note - I picked up some Capri Sun Roaring Waters for daycare.  Ever since we switched to this daycare David has had issues with dirty diapers.  I think it is the amount of juice that he gets and I understand it is hard to tell him no when the other kids can have juice boxes. So I'm really hoping that with these we can get his belly back to where it needs to be.  He's so excited to have a "box" that I don't think he cares what's in it!

David's vocabulary is growing by leaps and bounds everyday. It is so funny to hear him use words for the first time - they always catch us off guard. Saturday, I stubbed my two and let out a good, loud s**t and without missing a beat David repeated it back to me and kept on with his business.  Oops, such a bad Mommy! But I learned my lesson!

2nd Birthday

I am seriously tore up about David's 2nd birthday. It's surprising because his 1st birthday didn't phase me much - I was more excited about it than upset. But now as his 2nd birthday is creeping up on me I'm realizing that the time is not going to slow down. He's talking, running, comprehending, making decisions...in a few years he will begin school. The time has passed too quickly and even though we savor almost (some of the stubbornness I could do without) every moment it still feels like a haze.

Pity party over :) So the birthday invitations should be here on Wed. and since they are postcards the smallest number I could get was 100. What am I going to do with 100 birthday invitations lol!!!!  I can't complain since they only cost me $20 but I don't want to waste them. Maybe I can find something creative to use them for.

Tomorrow David gets his forehead fixed and then Friday the wedding festivities begin!!!  Cannot wait for Kelly's wedding, it is going to be such a great time. Just hoping I don't fall off my shoes walking down the aisle!

Have a great Monday everyone!