Blooming

The tulips in front of our house were so close to blooming this morning...

And the red one did! How beautiful!

I love shopping

Especially when I "get paid" to do it. Here's what I picked up at Walgreens this week:
Used:
1 $2/1 Jane coupon
2 B1G1 Extra coupons
Walgreens easy saver Extra coupon 2/$.99
7-day Walgreens coupon 3/$2
2 $1/1 Aveeno coupons (Don't ask why I didn't use 4, I have no idea.)
Paid:
$16.97 on Gift Card
Received:
$10 Register Rewards
$8.97 Rebate + 10%

That's right! I spent $17 and get back $19.

CVS was fun too:
Used:
$3/$10 CVS brand purchase
$2/$12 hair product purchase - CVS Cert
$1.50/1 Dove lotion
$1.50/1 Sunsilk shampoo - didn't get the B1G1 coupons :-(
2 $1.50/1 Sunsilk styling product
Paid:
$15.97 ECBs
$.95 Gift Card
Received:
$16.97 ECBs

I have been doing the coupon & deal finding puzzle for about 3 months now. Maybe surprisingly, I've been learning a lot about trusting God to provide and joyful giving! The Lord works in many ways.

We had some friends over Friday evening. Their son had a blast playing with the dog - safely of course. Seventy pounds of excited puppy is no match for a toddler.

Finally,a willing human subject for some photos! His incredible cuteness is an added bonus. :)
And must say before I close, because I'm a fan by default.

Rock Chalk Jayhawk! Go KU!

This one's for my family

Every time I make bread now, I think of you crazy people... and smile :) I guess that's a good thing.

Look Dad... I put everything in and push the button...

...the machine gets to work...

And viola! Bread.

(Well, actually the oven was involved in this one. The bread comes out prettier that way.)

Yummm!!!!

Random Photo

I've tried to think of a fun title for this photo. With little success, I'd like to open it up for suggestions. Leave a comment with ideas.

When Ryan cooks dinner...

... it's gourmet!



This was from sometime last week. He grilled bacon wrapped shrimp with a marinated fish recipe from our once-a-month cooking. It was delish! Seafoody but delish!