Teething

Okay, so I think I've decided that my least favorite time is when the kids get molars. Both of my children have gotten little fevers and terrible diapers when they get them, as well as waking up in the middle of the night. Once it's over, they stop waking up, and everything goes back to normal. However, Alyson just finished cutting two top molars last week, and then Sunday night I noticed that her bottom gums were swollen. The first one started breaking through yesterday, and the poor kid had it rough. She's also getting the two teeth next to the front bottom ones. I feel so bad for her. Anyway, just thought I'd vent for a second... we're all very sleepy today, since she was up around 3 and didn't get back to sleep till around 6...

Just a brief post...

So, something funny happened today. Let me back up and say that my sister Kristen taught my daughter Alyson that there is a baby in her tummy. Now, of course, Alyson goes up to everyone pointing to their tummy and saying "Baby?" (Including Travis Hoverman... that one was quite hilarious.) Anyway, so upstairs she (for the millionth time) points to my stomach and says "Baby?" and I said "no, honey, mommy doesn't have a baby in her tummy". Jed pipes up with "Girls have babies, not boys." I told him that he was right, and then he sat there for a second, thinking. Then he smiles and says "Some girls have babies, but not the hippopotamus" (Alyson has been carrying the book "But Not the Hippopotamus" around everywhere for about a week. It was actually lying on the floor by her while all of this was going on.) Then Jed proceeded to start laughing. It was quite funny.

Okay, so belated pics

Daniel Smith as Peter Pan!

It was so much fun to see Daniel get into the costume thing for Jed's birthday party. Jed was captain hook (he only wanted a vest, not a coat, thanks very much mom) and Alyson was Tinkerbell. I will have to get a more attractive nightgown next time if I'm going to stay as wendy. Alyson started out with wings, but after a while they were discarded. Poor wings. And some people work so hard to get those. :-)

We had a great time. We had apperances by Mulan, Woody, a Doctor, Princesses, Helen Keller, a fireman, and much more. Lots of fun (hopefully) was had by all. We painted pumpkins and ate pasta salad and hot dogs. I hope that you all have a great day!

Halloween is Coming!

Okay, so Saturday we're going to have a little birthday party for Jed. It's a halloween theme party, so costumes are a must, right? Well, Jed asked if we could all dress up, and he knew exactly what he wanted us all to be. Daniel is Peter Pan, I am Wendy, Jed is Captain Hook, and Alyson is Tinkerbell. I made Jed and Daniel's costumes, and I'm wearing a nightgown, and I found Alyson a dress at Once upon a Child that kind of matches Daniel's outfit. I'm so excited. Once I have pictures, I promise to post them. Daniel's costume is complete with tights! Anyway, I'm really excited. Check back after Saturday for pictures!

Family News...

Hey! Well, it's been a while since I posted (again... sorry) and lots has gone on. Daniel is in school at USC, currently as a History major. He's apealing the decision on him getting into the business school, and hopefully will be able to attend there soon. It's been a long process, and he's getting tired of it. On the lighter side, our house is under contract and the closing is scheduled for the 22nd, only 8 days away! We think we might have found a house that we like, and are hoping to get a contract on it in the next week or so. Things are moving along. Yay! Jed keeps asking when we're going to go back to our house, and we're hoping it won't be too much longer. We love Grandma and Grandpa, and we're very grateful to them. However, we're also ready to get back to normal.
Hope that everyone is doing well!

School Supplies

Hello, again. Well, it's school time, and I know that we're all trying to keep on budget. I do all of our shopping by the sales and such (well, most anyway) and thought I'd start posting some of the really great ones that I find so that others can benefit from it as well. Here goes. I'm going to focus on school supplies today. (s-w means sunday thru wednesday)
Office Depot:
12 pack pencil erasers - .05 (s-w)
Protractor - .05 (s-w)
Crayola markers 10 pk - .50 (s-w)
Ativia DVD-R/+R 50 pk - 9.99
Staples:
Free Elmers Glue (school glue, limit 2)
Filler paper (college and wide) - .09
Papermate Mechanical Pencils 5pk - .25
2 pocket plastic folders - .20
Index cards - .33
Staples brand Copy Paper - 1.99/ream (500 pages per ream)
KMart:
Composition notebooks - .50
Samsung 8 mp camera - 129.00
Rubbermaid bins (18 gallon) - 3.99
Bic pens 10 ct. - .50
Target:
Backpacks (greatland) - 11.00 or 10.00
Nikon Coolpix 8mp - 119.00
Walgreens:
24pk Bic mechanical pencils - 1.99
Backpacks - 2 for 9.99
Mini composition books - 6 for 1.00
mini stapler/mini post its - 2 for 1.00
Walmart:
2 pk elmers acid free glue sticks - .22
elmers school glue - .22
papermate 10 pk pens (blue, black or red) - .50
1 subject notebooks (college or wide) - .05
3 ring binders (value) - .97
Crayola crayons (24pk) - .22
Crayola markers (10pk) - .88 (but you can price match the .50 price)
3 prong folders - .08

Don't forget that Walmart will match any price if they carry the same brand. So, just take your flyer and when you get to the check out let them know that you are matching some things. It doesn't take much longer, and you can get some really great deals. If you get coupons as well, you can really save a great deal. Good luck!
Shannon

School is coming...

Well, it's that time of year again. Daniel is transferring to USC this semester (After about fifty thousand hoops that he has hopfully successfully jumped through) and will be starting classes in a few weeks. Back to school shopping... (sigh...) But, I think I'm almost done and he's just about ready. Yay! The kids are doing well. We've had a little bug running around this past week, but other than that we are doing really well. I have been experimenting with some of my new scrapbooking things and now have a page up at Pages from the Heart, my favorite scrapbook store. Things have been really great. Our house is on the market and we're just waiting for it to sell so that we can start seriously looking for a house, or looking to build... we're still trying to decide what would be better for us right now. I'll try to update with pictures and things later. Have a great day!