Feeling Crafty

I felt like being crafty last night.  I made this for over the mantle. 

 Now I wish I could tell you that I felt so crafty that I made this.  I have been trying to learn to crochet.  Let's just say I am crochet challanged.  Everything I make or try to make comes out crooked and weird.  I am only trying very simple things.  I don't think crocheting is in my future. 

I found this lovely throw at a store in town for $3.99.  It is what I hoped a throw blanket would look like that I was trying to make.  Sooooooo.  I got it.   For $3.99 I have a lot less frustration and  I couldn't have bought all the yarn for that price.

This is better.  The project of the throw is now done, and my family can stop making fun of my crooked and miss stiched creations.

Rag Rolling

We rag rolled Maggie's hair last night for something fun to do.  It came out cute and really curly.  I figured she would hate it, but she liked it.  So we left it kind of messy and fun looking.  It is so much easier than sitting there with a curling iron.  It worked much better and less pulling and complaining.  I am sure we can get better at getting the sections just right so it is the same curl overall.  We pulled up the back out of the way, she didn't cut her hair...it is still long. 

Read Your Labels

We were buying soda. (oh I forgot I am in Ohio now) We were buying pop at the store.  We needed to buy so much to get money back at CVS.  There wasn't much left.  We grabbed some diet pop and some other kinds, and the last we grabbed was this.  We figured it was diet so, OK.  Well the "MAX" means it has way more caffeine than Mt. Dew.  I read the label after the kids downed a bunch of them and they all weren't tired to go to bed.  Hmmmmm.  Next time I will look harder at the label.

The move to Ohio

When we moved to Ohio we knew it would be a big change. We were moving from a postage stamp lot in the burbs to 6 acres and a 100 year old farm house. The land has a barn, garages, fruit trees, berry bushes and gardens. The kitchen needed updating and that is the first project we took on. We have been doing projects ever since. (although this isn't much of a change in life, we have been remodeling since we were married)

We love the old floor boards. We love the openess of the rooms, which is unusual for an old farm house.

What I did not know, or could truly understand when we moved here is that these would become part of all our wardrobes.

I can't believe we have these.

I can't believe I can make this.

I can't believe we help with all this.

I can't believe I learned how to do this.

I can't believe the kids aren't upset by finding this.

I can't believe I am not freaked out by this.

or this

I can't believe this is starting to feel like home. Finally. (sometimes)

Coupon Time

Here is my new coupon binder.

CVS shopping: Spent: $16.18 Saved $60.29

Giant Eagle shopping: spent: $25.42 Saved: $17.70 on specials $28.50 Coupons

Walgreens Shopping: spent: $ 27.04 saved: $50.59

Total spent: $68.64 Total Saved : $153.18

Tons of Fun...You should try it!!!

Pillow Update

I made some adjustments to the pillows. Mainly added more yo yo's. Steve said the first ones looked like eyeballs staring at him...Whatever!!!! I am sure he will come up with something for this design...but they no longer look like eyeballs. Good grief.

Rant about a 14 year old...

Let me just preface to say I was probably extremely frustrating to my mother at the age of 14. I do remember clearing out my closet on a regular basis because I had NOTHING to wear. I remember not being very nice about being woke up in the morning, and I am sure I was rude and abnoxious sometimes.

Jacob can make me crazy!!! We went to the store to buy him some shirts because his were getting too short. He is growing like a weed. He really like the one polo type shirt. for $25. I bought one...he however needed more than one shirt. I found some nice hensley shirts on sale of $9 each. He hesitated but tried them on. They looked very nice on him. They aren't weird. They aren't a weird color, or bad fit. They just aren't a polo type shirt (heaven forbid) Another side note: (2 years ago I couldn't get him in a polo type shirt...it was too nerdy then)

They look awesome on him. Make him look tall and lean and they are long enough to cover his long body. The colors HE picked were gray and dark green.

Now he doesn't want to wear them...because in his words.

"He doesn't think it will go well."

What the H double hockey sticks does that mean? He thinks he is going to get picked on because he dared wear a different type of shirt to school that he doesn't normally wear. Are you kidding me?

Yesterday he did break down and wear the shirt, (under protest) but wore his hoodie all day over it. Today I noticed he was wearing a shirt that is too short under his hoodie.

Did I mention that it is 19 degrees and he refuses to wear a winter coat...he only wears his hoodie. Apparently coats aren't "cool"...

I give up. I am taking the shirts back to the store and get my $18 dollars back...He can wear the one shirt he likes all year and wear the ones that don't fit. I am sure no one will mention THAT at school. (sarcasm)

Did I also mention that we HAD to go out in a blizzard to the store that night to get new shirts because he would DIE if he had to wear those short shirts anymore?

AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I feel better.

Is there anyone out there that can relate...NO COMMENTS FROM MY MOTHER!