Errands to prepare

                                                     Happy Friday! Wednesday I mean! 

It feels like Friday for sure to me!  Last day of work before a 4 day weekend.

Yes, Please! 

Yesterday, Ava and I slept in until about 6:45am.  I know, how lazy!  I got my grocery list and coupons together and did a few house chores.  All that was marked off my list, so I could get my workout on!

10 minute Bodyrock workout.  The portion between my arm and my boobs is super duper sore today! It was a good workout, so I glad take the soreness!

I hopped on the treadmill and did 5 easy peasy miles. 

I am pretty sure I am fully recovered from my Achilles injury, yay! I really missed running!

We got ready and headed out for our Target/Kroger run.

I timed our errands just right.

Nap on the way.

It is TOTALLY ok to take a nap with your sunglasses on upside down!!

At Target we needed dog food and Vue cups.  Lifting a 42lb bag of dogfood into the buggy and then in to your car is NO EASY FEAT!!

I'm sure I looked not so fantastic hefting that bad boy either!

Kroger was next on the list! This visit we did get a buggy car for Ava to ride in.  Although she teeters between riding in the car, walking, me holding her and if she is eating a snack, riding in the real seat of the buggy.  She is a blast!  Truly!

After saving about $40 at Kroger. woot woot!

We stopped at the Dollar tree to get a couple of things I knew would be there and of course be a dollar.

She wanted to carry the basket and "no help, mama".

Okie doke, sister!

I was putting the groceries away and Ava got really quiet.  I went into the living room and caught her in the act.

I made these for my brother's wedding and the other night Clint showed me that she had stuck her hand in and mixed all of the layers up.

I caught her this time and just laughed at her.  What can ya do?!  It's still pretty, plus she was having fun.

We played on the back porch with Pekka and read some books until Clint got home and did a little more playing. 

The rest of the afternoon was relaxing.  We went on a family walk around the neighborhood and carried glowsticks!  That was fun for Ava!

Supper was leftovers and nothing real exciting happened the rest of the night.  We watched a DVR'ed Scandal and The Voice. 

I got up this morning and had planned to run 3 miles.  Well, I got on the treadmill a little earlier this morning and had a little extra time to do 4 miles.  4 miles before 5am?!  Don't mind if I do!!!

Tomorrow will be full of cooking getting ready for Clint's family to come over.

We are making:

a smoked ham

turkey

sweet potatoes with marshmallows

mac n cheese

homemade rolls

Reeses cake

Peanut butter kiss cookies

sweet tea.

Whew we will be busy!!

Have a great day tomorrow! See y'all soon!!

Tuesday = fan-flippin-tastic

Wednesday Wednesday!

I hope all is well on this middle day of the work week for you!!

Yesterday was a great day!  I don't know about you, but I so enjoy where I am super productive and feel like an awesome SAHM and WIFE!!

Yesterday, was one of those days!!

My achilles is still bothering me, so I tested it out on the treadmill and quickly failed that test.  Well, since I can't run I just decided to do a bodyrock workout and it did not disappoint!

I cleaned the house and hung 2 loads of laundry out to dry.

I showered and got Ava and I ready for some grocery shopping.

I had my plan of attack down, 2 week's worth of groceries to get was the plan, my coupons together, and my awesome kid in tow and off we went.

Kroger and Trader Joe's were our errands for the day.  Did you know Kroger has it's own line of Organic, hormone free, no flavorings brand of foods now!?! 

Holy toledo, super excited!  Plus they send you coupons!  EVEN BETTER, YO!

When the cashier rang up all of my stuff it totaled

$121.25!  Way over my budget!

BUT with coupons and my Kroger Plus Savings the total went down to $66.82!!

I was super excited!!

Ava at the checkout doing the "many faces of Ava"!

Trader Joe's was up next!!

I pretty much knew I wanted to get all of the proteins for 2 weeks here and wanted to stay under $50.

 

Ava brought "Piper" with us in the store and was pointing out all of the guitars on the wall.  All of them!

Ava was hungry and a well prepared mama pulled a Clif Z bar out of her purse for this cute kid!

My total for this trip from Trader Joe's was $50.12!  Heck yes!

So for 2 week's worth of groceries that are healthy, organic and under budget, I say I did an pretty fantastic job.

Is that candy I see?  Well, yes!  I didn't say that EVERYTHING was healthy!  But I would say 90% is!

We got home a few minutes before Clint did and shortly there after we went to early

I encourage everyone to vote!  It is such a priviledge!  Plus if you don't vote, you don't get to proclaim your opinion if your person of choice wasn't elected!

(just my $.02)

I don't know if you get the Sunday paper, but this past Sunday, Walmart's ad had a 2 page spread of recipes and how much they would cost per serving.  We tried the Chicken Tetrazzini from the ad last night and Oh M GEE!!! It was fan-flippin-tastic!!

TEMPTING TETRAZZINI CASSEROLE

GO HERE FOR RECIPE

I made Beer Bread from online, I'll have to find the source so I can give credit to where it is due!

Supper was fantastic! 

I cleaned up the kitchen while Clint gave Ava a bath and then we went up to the bonus room to finish the night watching some tv. 

Here is a picture from last week's Building a bear, err dog just because she is so cute.

Oh quick plug for some spiritual goodness!  She Reads Truth is doing the study of Philipians and although I have read it before, this study has already opened my eyes to what joy Paul had even in Prison!  So if you need some goodies for the soul and mind, go look at the site!  I pray you will be as blessed as I have been already!

Day 31-2012

OOPS!  So I forgot to blog yesterday!  Well, Monday was a full day of work. Not much to report.


Yesterday, was one of my day's off. I had a dentist's appt and Ava was to go with me, so she could get accustomed to the dentist.  My aunt works at the dentist office and Ava has been before, but this time she would get to see what goes on.  My mom went with us just in case Ava didn't like what was happening.  


She woke up when we got to the office and soon after I was called back. Ava didn't want me to go, so I picked her up and she went back with me.  I put her in my lap and P, my hygenist, put some toys on my stomach for her.  Ava sat there the ENTIRE CLEANING!  She was completely content and watched it all.  I was surprised and so was every one else. My aunt called me last night to tell me how much they talked about Ava and her being such a good girl.  


My mom had brought her book, so she was fine in the waiting room.  If I hadn't brought my mom, Ava would have been hysterical!  Isn't that how it works?!


We stopped by Kroger and did some shopping.  I saved about  45% of our bill!  Pretty happy with that.  


We dropped off my mom and headed home.  Ava slept for about 45 more minutes when we got home.  That allowed me to eat lunch and read some!  Great afternoon treat.  We folded laundry and took the trash out.  Piddled around the house and waited until Clint got home.


Before the gym, we headed to Publix.  Publix deals end on Tuesdays.  We saved over 50% off our bill.  I was super excited about that one!!  


We had 45 minutes at the gym.  Go time!  I ran 4.27 miles in 40 minutes and felt really great!  Clint played basketball at 7, so we headed to his game.  Ava watched and ate yogurt and clapped when necessary.  So fun!!


Good day!
I hope you had a good day!

Real quick

Hi, TGIF!!
I have a few minutes and I wanted to brag tell you about my Publix trip yesterday.
Now, I spend a total of $23.56!
This is all I got:
4 boxes of Cinnamon toast crunch
2 boxes of Cascadian Farms cereal
1 box Fiber one cereal
2 bottles of Bull's Eye BBQ sauce
2 bottles Coffee mate Natural Bliss coffee creamer
3 dozen eggs
2 yoplait smoothies (freezer section)
2 2pk yoplait yogurt with granola
Flatout crisps
2 20oz diet cokes
1 jar Planters Peanut butter
1 clif bar
1 degree deoderant
all for $23.96!!!!  The cereal alone should have cost that!  I consider this my hobby but also my "part time" job.  I have an excel sheet that I keep track of my receipts and coupons and money spent.  In the last 3 months, we have saved OVER $1000.00!  I am pretty proud of myself.
*Disclaimer...I am a couponer, but REFUSE to be the type that takes EVERY ITEM OFF THE SHELF.  I mean who needs 1000 boxes of cereal.  I stock up for a few months on certain items.  Plus who has that much storage space?!?!?!

In other news, my boss/chiropractor is going to evaluate my back today to see when he thinks I can try to run. YIPPPEEEE SKIPPY!!!!  If he says not, then spinning, weights, and the elliptical will continue to be my workout choices.  Not bad choices!  I know what it is like to not be able to do ANY exercise, so I will take what I can get!!

Have a great weekend!  Do you have any fun plans?

Weekend recap Monday!

Hey there!  I hope you all had a great weekend.  Ours was busy!  We are renovating our bathrooms and that has created a mess in our house and many many runs to Home Depot!

Saturday

My dad had some extra mulch he wanted to get rid of so he came over at 7am on Saturday morning and we put mulch out on our flower beds.  We are morning people so doing this that early was no big deal for us.  Ava was up "helping" too!  

We finished and headed to the gym!!!!  Yep, we went to the gym!  It has been (almost) 5 WEEKS since I stepped into that stress relieving oasis of mine.

Workout

(using barbell with 12lbs on each side)

Bent knee deadlifts 3x15

Upright rows 3x15

Squat with knee lifts 3x30

Bicep curls 3x15

Stationary lunges 3x15/leg

Bent over rows 3x15

20 min on the elliptical.....PAIN FREE!

Although I can walk and move around with little to no pain in my back and leg and am still leery of running.  I want to SOOOO badly, but know I need to be cautious because I do feel better!

We ran some errands (Target and Home Depot).  Had our first choking experience at HD with Ava.  On 2 cheerios!  I put her face down and hit her on the back while Clint finger sweeped her mouth and got them out!  Good thing we took infant choking!  But really instinct took over!  Bless her heart (and her mama's).  She was scared and crying.  Ugh so heart stopping!

Sunday

We went to church and then headed home for lunch and more house stuff.  Our realtor is coming over tomorrow to discuss possibly selling and what we need to do to around the house to sell.  So getting things cleaned and in order is top priority until then.  Ava and I took a break and went to CVS and Walmart.  I have to tell you about my CVS trip. My loot:

Charmin 16pk toilet paper x3

Purina dogfood 4lb bags x2

Purina prepared food

Dawn dishliquid

Finish dishwasher power gels

Powerbar Plus x7

Deer Park 3L H20 x3

Lipton Diet green tea x2

Softsoap body wash

Total came to $117 and I paid $36!!!!!

I was super excited about this!!!

Do you coupon?  

Have you ever sold your house??

Have a great day!