4th of July Getup the Cheap Way

I spent a whole 7 dollars on these outfits! I turned jeans that were to short into shorts and a size 4/5 tunic into a cute appliqued shirt :) I am pretty sure buying these outfits new would have cost me a pretty penny.

Before

After :)

Almost done with # 2 Chris has requested that I make it a little different. We will see. 

Sunday Funday

Sundays are always the best! Here is a look at what goes down here at out house Sunday style.

Good Mom Crazy Mom

Our night

Our night went like this.

6/26/2013

Girls are off to Walmart to get noodles for the pool with Karen and Bill. Buffalo pizza made now waiting for my family to get home. I promised Ryleigh and Devan they could watch Wreck It Ralph in bed tonight. They are REALLY excited about this. FH was canceled due to rain :( bummer. Aside from the stress at work today was a great day :) Getting out at three everyday to come home to my sweet babies is worth any day at work.

Band Aid Pep Talk.

Seeing your baby break down sad about things she can't even pin point because of pure exhaustion is heart wrenching. Melt downs are rare for my girls and last night's was due to hair washed in buns and perfect sisters that do it all. :( Sad, if I could only wish that my girls would never doubt that anyone in this world was more worthy then them, especially their twin sister. I try to make sure they know, I can't imagine having a favorite child or thinking one was more beautiful or talented then the other.  I explain that they both have separate things that makes me beam with pride and because one of them may have strengths over her sister in one aspect doesn't mean she doesn't kick her sisters butt in other aspects.


Here is a picture of Devan snuggled up with her Momma getting a pep talk on life and snuggling away her tears. For now this is all she needs and that makes my heart smile.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS WHEN YOUR PATIENCE ARE WEARING THIN.

I sometime wonder after newly meeting someone what the heck kind of impression I  made. Not that it should matter, and I am not trying to please anyone. I would however prefer to not walk away leaving people wanting to call DHHS. Obviously blowing this out of proportion but today could have easily been one of those days. We attended a birthday party, HAPPY BIRTHDAY CODY :) The girls had been annoyed with each other all weekend. They have played with spurts of being the biggest pests to each other. They fought on the twirly fire pole, the argued over which goodie bag was theirs and the list goes on. I tend to be on the go with the girls A LOT. We are rarely ever home bored wishing there was an adventure for the day. With that being said, when we are home the girls have seamed to forget how to entertain themselves. They will play for hours, they then lose focus and start arguing. This weekend we were fairly busy but we also had a decent amount of home time. My nerves were on fire at the birthday from speaking to the girls several times over the last few days. To make it even better, I now have seven and a half year olds that throw a fit and sulk when they are told they are out of line. Maybe I have just had it too easy all along. I am not used to the attitudes, WOW. After several arguments and looks of I so don't like you right now mom, I couldnt take anymore.  I was having an adult conversation when my seven year, standing on a two and a half foot high dinosaur, started YELLING my name over and over,. Seriously kid... I was talking. I just watched you over and over scale a set of 10 foot high rainbow monkey bars. Your dino stunts are less them impressive especially where you just interrupted me and blew my last nerve.  I quickly said nicely as I could that it was rude to interrupt my conversation to show me the 100th thing she had done on this, now obnoxious purple dinosaur. (really I think it was my kid that was being obnoxious) But my point is, the mom I was talking to probably left thinking, wow lady, but then again she is a mom, she gets it. It still makes you wonder. Some days are better then others. There are days I never have to speak to my kids. They generally are VERY well behaved. Melt downs are rare, they know the rules. The only real issue we have is the button pushing between the two of them. I came home to meet Nanny for a visit. She had planned a surprise sleepover for the girls that I didn't even know about. Just in time Nanny, so I cleaned and organized their room. 

Life 6/22/2013

Definitely bed time :/ Ryleigh and Devan are so tired... and it's showing. It took them three and a half hours to clean their room... which they have already messed up. Now they are mad I am making them pick up what they have out before bed. Their argument, they want to play with the same things tomorrow and it took a long time to set up. My argument... I don't care, it just took you three and a half hours of non stop encouragement for you to clean your room, obviously because you NEVER pick up.  I hear complaining and slamming around coming from their room but they are doing what they were told. This weekend has been packed full of fun. Fireworks, Warren day, lake, park and friends but boy have the attitudes been in full swing. I wont lie, part of it is me. Must be in the air. Now to finish up the house work before bed so I don't feel bad being lazy tomorrow. I generally do not like to sleep in, I like to be up early not wasting any of my two days off. Lately I have needed my sleep. It must be due to the fact that we have been on the run non stop on the weekends for over a month now. The girls have already had a great summer and it has really just started. :) On another note the dog was on my &%# list. Not even his fault, he is hairy... and I HATE cleaning on my days off. It would take a whole day off to clean the house to make me happy, this would leave one day to run errands and actually enjoy time with my girls. However today the dog let me vacuum him, SO he is now off the list... for now.  One more day to enjoy my family before it is back to work.. which is like pure hell these days. That is another story... and technically because they think I actually care... I am not supposed to mention work on any social networking sites and or blogs.  BLOG = life... but just not work.  I am pretty sure this post just sums up just how I feel this weekend. I need to cut out the negativity and enjoy life. Sometimes that is easier said then done.

Beachin' it

Our first trip to the beach this year :) impromptu decision on the way home from a birthday party :)


My girls are getting so big! Growing into little ladies :)

I'm officially addicted

To .... Couponing! You can save so much money. This week I spent $154.00 and got. $250.00 worth of groceries. All name brand too. I got snacks for school and lunches to last the month. Before coupons I never spent $150.00 and felt good about what we got. I hit up Rite Aid today and bought a light up Pillow pet regularly priced at $29.00 for 7 bucks. I ended up with tons of stuff and saved 80 dollars. I don't think I will ever shop again without coupons. I always use them when buying online too! I was a throw the coupons away girl for years. Or cut them with intentions to use them and never do. I switched grocery stores ... Something I had been wanting to do for a while but hate not knowing where stuff is... My grocery store was being remodeled so I made the choice to switch. The sales and coupons always match up and I save a ton now! Makes me so happy.

Make A Wish walk

Sami decided to make a team for Rocklands annual Make A Wish Foundation Walk. We were the Dream Team. We were there supporting Children's cancer of course with Gare Bear in our hearts. We raised money through pledges, and a bake sale and bottle drive. In all we raised just over $2,500 One night Devan started making support ribbons for Children's cancer awareness! I quickly bought her the correct color ribbon... She was using pink polka dots. Devan raised $100.00 way to go. I love that she thought of a way to support children's cancer awareness all on her own. Ry helped sell and make the ribbons. The entire Rockland walk raised $14,000 :) enough to grant at least two wishes. A lot of people put in effort and time into this but it is all because if Sami that it happened. As if having a son going through chemo isn't enough. She was inspired by watching kids and babies go through their experiences with cancer. They deserve so much more then a wish. Being done with chemo, hospitals, surgeries and everyday struggles they face is the real wish. Our kids understand all to well what children with cancer go through. Seeing Garrett makes them humble and appreciate their health. We couldn't be any prouder of them . Thanks to everyone that contributed one way or another!