Surfing the internet as my two best boys sleep. That NEVER happens.

Staying Healthy & Staying Green....

Here is proof that you can Supercoupon and still eat healthy and stay green...

Wild Harvest Organic Roman Lettuce (3 heads)-$1.00!!

Grande all natural, multigrain tortilla chips- $1 per bag

Special K cracker (90 cal a serving)- $0.49 cents a box

{LOTS} Dannon Activia yogurt- FREE

Seventh Generation liquid dish soap-$0.69 cents

Seventh Generation disinfectant spray-$0.99 cents

Palm Olive Pure + Clear dish soap-$0.57 cents

Marcal* facial tissue- $0.29 cents a box

Marcal paper towels- $0.29 cents a roll

Marcal toilet paper-$0.29 cents a 4 roll pack!

*100% of our Small Steps® products are made from 100% premium recycled paper, not trees. Our 100% premium recycled eco friendly products are hypoallergenic, virtually lint free, and whitened without chlorine bleaching. Small Steps® bath tissue, towels, napkins and facial tissue contain just the right combination of strength, absorbency and softness to handle every job.

Plus, with all that you save you can afford to purchase more organic, healthy, and sustainable products!

Supercouponing update: 3rd month of supercouponing and saved 57% ($200!!!) of our monthly grocery budget (all food, household, and personal care items). Not too bad if you consider I'm stockpiling too!

God's Blessings

Okay, so I'm trying to keep this blog going. My little man still keeps me quite busy. He's napping now, so I thought I'd try a quick post (although, his naps are usually only 20 min. long so I'm trying to type fast)!

Byron's employer just called him and told him they would like him to do the construction supervision for their job that is starting on Monday. This will be about 8 to 12 months of work, which would be a huge blessing and we are thanking God for his provision.
Couple down sides: Byron has no experience in construction supervision, so he is a little unsure of his abilities (I know he's going to do great, but prayer for him in this area is appreciated); The commute is 1.5 hours each way and a very early start in the morning; We are really going to miss all the family time we've gotten the past few weeks, but are thankful for the time we had. Thanks for all the prayers. God is so good and so faithful.

Gideon Development: Now scooting/pulling himself forward on his tummy. May have this crawling thing down soon. Getting better at eating solid foods. Even though there are no teeth yet, he seems to have a handle on the chewing thing, some-what figured out how to swallow bigger pieces of food, getting better at picking up smaller pieces of food and getting them into his mouth (50% of the time). -6 months, 3 weeks

How Long Has It Been??

Wow, so it has been over a month since my last post. Life with our little guy leaves me little time to check my email let alone keep up with my blog these days. Dont get me wrong, he is a great kid, he just does'nt like to nap :). He takes 20 minute cat-naps which seems to work or him, but is hard on me.

So, life these days real quickly...

Aunt had her 4th baby-a girl!. I have been trying to go out there to help her out with my mom once a week. She also has a 17 yr. old, 8 yr, old and almost 2 yr. old!

My husband and I wet on our first date without the baby to celebrate his 28th birthday on tuesday. It was nice and we didn't even talk about the baby. G has been able to go much longer between feedings these days (which has been so nice on me).

My husband was recently layed off from his job :( The Lord continues to provide and we just found out his unemployment benefits will cover the bills ad there should be no reason or us to aquire any debt from this. On the up-side I am looking forward to the extra time with him. **Please pray for a job to come his way**

Gideon is going to be 6 months next week. We just started introducing him to solids and are trying Baby Led Weaning (more on that in a later post). He loves going on walks, listening to music, and playing with his mom and dad. He is rolling over from his back to tummy (but not visa versa). Diaper changes are a little more challenging now that he can squirm away. He tries to move forward, but doesn't quite know how to go about it yet. He does manage to turn himself around while he's on his tummy.

I am having fun and very busy being a mom. My little man brings me such joy. Balancing the mom and wife roles is a little challenging but I think I am getting better at it. Other than that my current hobby is Super Couponing.

Some pictures...

Easter 2010

Having fun playing with his toys

Eating an apple

Super-couponing

My mom and I recently started Super-Couponing. Super-Couponing "combines the best techniques for following sales with using newspaper and internet coupons to their fullest advantage."

In these tough economic times I've been desperate to find any and all ways to cut back. It's hard when you already feel like you cut back as far as you can go. A family friend posted a note on facebook about her success with SC and it intrigued me. A few weeks ago I ordered Jill's Super-Couponing workshop on DVD. The next week my mom and I attended her 2nd workshop at a local church.

With little work or effort (thanks to the internet and the many women who do all the leg work) I was able to save A LOT of money. Just two weeks into it and look at what I did today!

-30 boxes of Betty Crocker Potatoes
-3 boxes of Chex cereal
-1/2 gallon of orange juice
-I bag traditional Chex mix
-1 box Cutie manderines
-Olay body wash
-2 Gillette Men Hair & Body wash
-Travel sized women's shaving gel
-2 tubes Arm & Hammer toothpaste
-1 tube crest toothpaste
-2 bars Johnson baby soaps
-Excedrin Menstrual Complete
-Pep. Farm Tim Tams
-Gillette Fusion Razor
-Gillete Venus Razor
-4 new placemats
-PicturiKa card game
-Trident Layers gum
-1 caramel candy

All of this for only $39.76! PLUS, I also have $12 worth of catalina coupons and Register Rewards (store money)! It's like paying $27.76 for that whole table of groceries!

You really do have to change your mindset about how you shop. Don't be intimidated. It's WELL worth your time!

I'm really excited to see where I will be 2 months from now. It can only get better, right?

If you are interested in Super-Couponing, here are a list of websites that are helpful:

Jill Cataldo's Super Couponing Website (this is the best source) She is also local (NW suburbs of Chicago), which is also really helpful. She shops at all the stores I do!

Hip 2 Save

Money Saving Mom
Happy Couponing!

A few Videos

Here are a couple videos of the little guy. Sometimes I think he just can't wait until his dad gets home to play.

Oh yeah, this kid will try to eat anything

Reunion!

(Thanks for the picture, Tina)

Last night we had a little reunion with our Bradley class. It was so much fun to meet everyone's little ones and hear all of their birth stories. Even though they were all different, the result was the same-Beautiful, handsome baby boys! Yes, we all had boys! It really was a great class and I look forward to getting together with them again.