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!

Christmas is Coming!

Well, it's been a long evening. I have made a total of 15 lbs of fudge so far this year, and I'll be making 5 more tomorrow. Hopefully my family will enjoy it. My children are so adorable and sweet, and their father is so great with them. Merry Christmas to all, and I hope that you all have a happy new year!

Just another day

Hey! Alyson is weighing in at 16 lbs now, and is still very tall. She loves to eat, and especially likes fruit. Jed is starting to get this potty training thing down, and can tell us when he needs to use the potty (though when he is hard at play he forgets, which I hear is normal for boys.) Anyway, we have a birthday party tonight, and we're really excited to go. Hope you all have a wonderful day!!

Alyson Scoots!!

Alyson started scooting the other day. She is doing so great!! It looks kind of like the wounded man crawl. Anyway, lots of fun!! Jed is doing really well. He turns 3 tomorrow, and he knows his shapes and colors. Very Fun!

First Post!!

Hey! This is going to be our way to update everyone on the goings on of our family!! I hope ya'll enjoy!!