$55.79

We went to City Market today (our version of King Soopers) to get some misc. produce that I didn't have. And while we were walking by the meat section Stuart mentioned that he wanted bacon with breakfast tomorrow morning. Well, typically I don't buy extra bacon. I buy exactly what is on the menu for the month and that's it. Well, since he was "dying" for breakfast sandwiches with bacon he started picking some out and the meat guy looked at me and said "there is some reduced sodium bacon right over here for 49 cents a pound."
My response was something to the extent of...."You've got to be kidding me!"
Well, what do you know there was a whole bunch of bacon labled 49 cents. So I grabbed 10, and then we decided that it was such a good price and we have room in our freezer so Stuart grabbed the rest of the packages. Which means we got 20 packages. We also got a package of pork ribs half off.The bacon was normally $3 a package and if we bought it at a normal price we would have spent $60, and we got it for $9.80. (And it was a BONUS that it's reduced sodium as I'm not supposed to have a lot of salt.) The pork was normally $11.12 and we got it for $5.53.

So, we saved $55.79 today, and we only spent $17.91 which means we saved 75.6% of our bill!

WOOOHOOOOOO! Ok, so I'm a tad bit excited about saving so much money. And, to make it even better we've added about 9 months of bacon to our food supply. That may sound silly, however everything counts :0).

My beautiful daughter...I mean son.

Last week we decided on a rainy day to take the kids to McDonalds for lunch so they could play on the play place and get some energy out. On our way out the door Phillip grabbed all of the kids hats. Samuel and KatieJo ended up with baseball caps, which was appropriate. Phillip however ended up with KatieJo's Easter hat. Stuart wasn't happy, but we went with it. He's 2, it's a hat and he is very much a little boy. Did I mention the fact that he had a jacket on that had footballs all over it?

So we're standing in line ordering and Phillip was jumping up and down because he's was so excited that we actually agreed to let him have a happy meal. Some guy in line behind us says "Your daughter is sure excited to be here." Enter Stuart being MORTIFIED, and I politely tell him that my *son* is very excited to be getting a toy. He appologized and then started laughing and said we should take a picture and show it to him in 20 years. (Note, since then Phillip is NOT allowed to wear KatieJo's hat or any of her clothing out of the house per Stuart's new rule.)

Oh, and on the way to McDonalds on the same day Phillip (who ALWAYS tells us he's a boy) looks at us and says "I a girl." Stuart immediately said "No Phillip, you're a boy." And Phillip smiled and started laughing and said "I just joking!"

I thought it was terribly funny, Stuart on the other hand. Didn't.

We also had a guy yesterday (when KatieJo wasn't in view) ask us if we were going to "go for a girl". Mind you Maija was wearing a yellow onsie and she keeps taking the bows out of her hair. At first we weren't sure what was talking about and then Samuel said "We have two girls". The man did a double take and appologized for thinking Maija was a girl.

Most people look at us like we're crazy when they see that we have 4 kids, so it was particularly funny that some random guy asked if we were going to have more. Oh the ironies in the world!

Sugar Crystals

Samuel has REALLY been into rocks lately. For his birthday he got a rock tumbler which is currently churning away in our dinning room, and several other rock things. He also wanted to learn how to make Rock Candy. So, that's what we did for FHE this week.

First you have to boil 1 cup of water. Then you dissolve (1 TB at a time) 3 cups of sugar (or the amount it takes to make it saturated...or when the sugar stops dissolving and starts collecting at the bottom of the bowl). Stir....stir.....stir.....stir.....stir.....stir!

Cute short people....if you'll be kind enough to notice KatieJo & Samuel's new glasses they'll be tickled pink.
Phillip wasn't making sugar crystals, he was making "Cookies".
Then you add color....we chose green
Then tie strings to a pencil or pen and hang it into the clear glass (so you can see the crystals forming).

Then you wait! Just like we are waiting for the rocks to be polished (which may take up to 4 weeks), and waiting for school to start!

Then you have peach cobbler for dessert because we have 2 bushels of peaches....YUMMY!

S'Cady Millipi

Strange title? Of course. What is it? My new blog....it's about me and my crafts. My goal is to post something every week that is crafty. I spend so much time on my kids, husband, house and life that I don't often do something that I want to do. So, here it is. I figure if I start a blog that is just about things that I want to do or am doing I might start doing things that I like....on occasion.

So, click here to see my new blog. If you notice (you may not, but since I'm telling you, you will), the web address is missing an "i" at the end. That wasn't intentional. I wanted it to read S'Cady Millipi after my kids, but alas I goofed up.

I'm also going to post pictures of KatieJo's new DO'. She and Grandma had a "girl's bonding day" while we were there last week and went and got their hair cut. My only stipulations was that it couldn't be too short. She LOVES it, and it takes very little on her part or mine to make it look nice. I do miss being able to braid it, but it does look good.

Phillip's FHE

Phillip was in charge of asking someone to say prayer tonight during FHE. For opening prayer he decided that I would say the prayer. For closing prayer he decided he would say the prayer. So we all got ready for prayer and I start helping him say it when he says...."It won't work". I told him it would be okay and would work, and he kept saying "it won't work". Once he finally started saying the prayer he informed everyone *mid prayer* that he was being good and folding his arms.

It's so hard not to laugh when something like this happens during prayer! (Really we were laughing, but we tried not to let him see it because it just gets worse when he realizes he's funny!) Where do they come up with this stuff?

8 Years

A little over 8 years ago Stuart and I met at the Denver Temple. That was February 21, 2001. By May 6th we were engaged. Stuart is a determined man....he sure knows what he wants! We were married 96 LOOOOOOONNNNNNGGGGG days later.

In the last 8 years we have gone through a lot together! Stuart calls it "8 years of Wonderfulness". I call it 8 years of bliss. Either way we've had our ups and downs, but there have been a whole lot more good times than bad. I remember Stuart's dad telling us before we got married that the love we had for each other at the time would pale in comparison to how much we would love each other in the future. At the time I thought he was crazy, how would it be possible to love him more than I did at that moment in time? As it turns out he was right. I do love him so much more than I did when we were married, and I look forward to my love for him growing in the years to come!For some reason the only picture I can find is from 4 years ago at Stuart's graduation. I don't have any of our wedding photos on a disk, so this is as close as it gets right now....which of course is 4 years after we actually got married.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Happy Birthday this is YOUR special day! Happy Happy Birthday from me to you today!

Happy Birthday Samuel! The big number 6!

Samuel as a baby-2003
Samuel Christmas 2004 (about 16 months)
Kisses! Mom & Samuel a few months before he turned 2 (2005)Samuel and Daddy shaving- about 2 1/2 -Christmas 2005 (date on picture is not correct)
Samuel's 3rd birthday 2006....don't you just LOVE the tie!
Samuel age 5 (2008)- Doing one of his favorite activities...Soccer!
May-Grandparents tea party for the Kindergartners....doing something else he does really well...READ!
My handsome 6 year-old!

My 6 most favorite things about Samuel:
1. He is a Cuddler! He LOVES to cuddle at night and help make up stories before bed.
(I think this may be the last time I'm allowed to mention this fact!)
2. His love for reading....everything....all the time...including books left in the bathroom....like Harry Potter.
3. He's ALWAYS cheerful and energetic....ALWAYS!
4. His LOVE for learning! He is always excited to learn something new!
5. His smile, no matter how crazy he tries to make it.
6. His love for his bike!

*Note* I do have pictures from Samuel's 2nd & 4th & 5th birthdays...however in the about 40 CD's I pulled out with pictures on them those particular pictures weren't on them. And, I ran out of time to look through the rest. I think I might have a picture addiction!