Friday, July 15, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Deals!
I have to say I love a good deal!
Gabe always laughs when I come home with some story about saving money on something, but I can't help it!
Today I got some good deals....
Avery and I went to Target (*love*) this morning and I swear I can never leave that place without spending under $50....and today was no exception. But I did get some great deals! They had a lot of kids summer clothes on clearance so I bought Avery a tank top for $2 (normally $5) and a skirt for $2 (normally $5) for next year. I also bought her a pair of bootcut jeans with an adjustable waist (score!) for $4 (normally $8). They had packs of baby wipes on sale for $2 and I had a $1 off coupon. They had Garnier shampoo (the HUGE size) on sale for $4.50 and I had 2 coupons (1 target, 1mfg) each for $1 off. I also had $6 in diaper coupons that I used to stock up on her diapers, which is always nice too! I think for my whole shopping trip I had like $13 in coupons which for me is really good!
Then yesterday I got a Lands End catalog with their huge summer clearance in it as well. So I went online today and ordered myself some tank tops for $5 each (normally $15) and I got Avery 2 summer shirts for next year for $5 each (normally $15). And the best? Free shipping (code BACKPACKHQ2 and pin 9425....good until 7/19). And FYI they also have an extra 30% off swimwear/sandals with codes they have on their site as well!
There are some good summer deals out there right now but it's sad to see the summer stuff go! I wasn't too happy that Target was filled with Back to School stuff already----ugh! Summer vacation just started!
Gabe always laughs when I come home with some story about saving money on something, but I can't help it!
Today I got some good deals....
Avery and I went to Target (*love*) this morning and I swear I can never leave that place without spending under $50....and today was no exception. But I did get some great deals! They had a lot of kids summer clothes on clearance so I bought Avery a tank top for $2 (normally $5) and a skirt for $2 (normally $5) for next year. I also bought her a pair of bootcut jeans with an adjustable waist (score!) for $4 (normally $8). They had packs of baby wipes on sale for $2 and I had a $1 off coupon. They had Garnier shampoo (the HUGE size) on sale for $4.50 and I had 2 coupons (1 target, 1mfg) each for $1 off. I also had $6 in diaper coupons that I used to stock up on her diapers, which is always nice too! I think for my whole shopping trip I had like $13 in coupons which for me is really good!
Then yesterday I got a Lands End catalog with their huge summer clearance in it as well. So I went online today and ordered myself some tank tops for $5 each (normally $15) and I got Avery 2 summer shirts for next year for $5 each (normally $15). And the best? Free shipping (code BACKPACKHQ2 and pin 9425....good until 7/19). And FYI they also have an extra 30% off swimwear/sandals with codes they have on their site as well!
There are some good summer deals out there right now but it's sad to see the summer stuff go! I wasn't too happy that Target was filled with Back to School stuff already----ugh! Summer vacation just started!
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Beatin' The Heat
It was a scorcher out there today and tomorrow it's supposed to be just as hot!!
Yesterday Avery wasn't feeling very well-she had a fever most of the day-so we didn't really do too much. I took her to the market in the morning with my in-laws and that was a big mistake. About halfway through she burst into tears and I had to carry her the rest of the way. She didn't want to go home ("stay market Mommy") so we stopped at our usual coffee spot. She actually fell asleep on my shoulder for a good half hour, which she never does. So I knew she wasn't feeling well. When we got home, she took a 3 hour nap and we had to wake her up because it was getting so late!!
Today we had planned on going to Buffalo but I wasn't sure how it would pan out with her not feeling well. Luckily, she woke up in the morning and was feeling fine! So, Avery and I went to Buffalo to visit (my Grandfather goes back to Vegas tomorrow and we really haven't seen him) and Gabe stayed home to get some painting done.
We went to my Mom's for about an hour, then we went to my Uncle Joe's house for a cookout. Like I mentioned, it was close to 90 out so it was a bit toasty! My Mom brought along a big bowl and some toys for Avery so we filled it up with water and let her go to town with it! For a girl who won't get in a pool or sprinkler, she sure will get herself wet with a bowl of water!
We had a nice time-it was nice having a chance to visit with everyone and to see my Grandpa before he heads home. We went back to my Mom's after for about an hour and a half, then we headed home. Another hot day forecasted for tomorrow! Keep cool!
Yesterday Avery wasn't feeling very well-she had a fever most of the day-so we didn't really do too much. I took her to the market in the morning with my in-laws and that was a big mistake. About halfway through she burst into tears and I had to carry her the rest of the way. She didn't want to go home ("stay market Mommy") so we stopped at our usual coffee spot. She actually fell asleep on my shoulder for a good half hour, which she never does. So I knew she wasn't feeling well. When we got home, she took a 3 hour nap and we had to wake her up because it was getting so late!!
Today we had planned on going to Buffalo but I wasn't sure how it would pan out with her not feeling well. Luckily, she woke up in the morning and was feeling fine! So, Avery and I went to Buffalo to visit (my Grandfather goes back to Vegas tomorrow and we really haven't seen him) and Gabe stayed home to get some painting done.
We went to my Mom's for about an hour, then we went to my Uncle Joe's house for a cookout. Like I mentioned, it was close to 90 out so it was a bit toasty! My Mom brought along a big bowl and some toys for Avery so we filled it up with water and let her go to town with it! For a girl who won't get in a pool or sprinkler, she sure will get herself wet with a bowl of water!
We had a nice time-it was nice having a chance to visit with everyone and to see my Grandpa before he heads home. We went back to my Mom's after for about an hour and a half, then we headed home. Another hot day forecasted for tomorrow! Keep cool!Thursday, July 7, 2011
House Update
Tuesday night, Gabe and I went out to the new house while my Mom stayed home with Avery. It was the first time I've been there in 2 weeks! Gabe goes pretty much every day but I haven't made the trek out there in awhile.
And I was surprised to pull up to almost a completely framed house!! (that's the builder's van in the driveway)
I guess they're supposed to be done framing on Friday, which is also the day the windows are going in. And supposedly the roof starts going on next week!
The builder was still there when we arrived so we did a lot of talking with him before taking a walk around. He had us lay out where our recessed lights are going to go in both the family room and kitchen and we got that all measured out.
Then we took a walk around!
In this pic I'm standing in the foyer looking towards the office and stairs:
In the foyer looking towards the dining room:
Standing in the kitchen area looking at the family room (fireplace in the center of the wall):
In the family room looking at the kitchen (the island is laid out on the floor):
Master bedroom (Gabe and the builder in the walk-in closet):
Master Bath:
2nd bath upstairs:
Bedroom #2:
Bedroom #3:
Bedroom #4:
It's amazing how quickly things change, that's for sure!
And I was surprised to pull up to almost a completely framed house!! (that's the builder's van in the driveway)
I guess they're supposed to be done framing on Friday, which is also the day the windows are going in. And supposedly the roof starts going on next week!The builder was still there when we arrived so we did a lot of talking with him before taking a walk around. He had us lay out where our recessed lights are going to go in both the family room and kitchen and we got that all measured out.
Then we took a walk around!
In this pic I'm standing in the foyer looking towards the office and stairs:
In the foyer looking towards the dining room:
Standing in the kitchen area looking at the family room (fireplace in the center of the wall):
In the family room looking at the kitchen (the island is laid out on the floor):
Master bedroom (Gabe and the builder in the walk-in closet):
Master Bath:
2nd bath upstairs:
Bedroom #2:
Bedroom #3:
Bedroom #4:
It's amazing how quickly things change, that's for sure!Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Fruit Pizza
For our 4th of July get together yesterday, I volunteered to make a dessert. I've seen this done before and found numerous recipes online that were all so different for it. I ended up just doing what I felt like with it and I think it turned out quite yummy!
Fruit Pizza
1 pkg refrigerated cookie dough (I used Pillsbury)
8oz cream cheese, softened (I used fat free)
8oz cool whip (I used fat free)
1/4 cup sugar (give or take)
fruit for garnish (I used strawberries and blueberries to be patriotic but anything would work)
1. Spread cookie dough out on 12" round pan. Bake as directed. Let cool.
2. In a bowl, beat cream cheese, cool whip and sugar until smooth. Spread over cooled cookie dough.
3. Garnish with fruit and chill until served.
Notes: I baked mine longer than the package said. I think my oven cooks slower than a typical oven, but I honestly don't remember how long I baked it for. I just kept an eye on it and took it out when I thought it was done. Next time I might grease the pan before spreading out the dough as it was a bit hard to remove from the pan. The cream cheese mixture was great-I'm not a huge cream cheese fan which is why I added in some sugar. I tasted some without and it was too tart for me, but some people might like it that way.
Fruit Pizza
1 pkg refrigerated cookie dough (I used Pillsbury)
8oz cream cheese, softened (I used fat free)
8oz cool whip (I used fat free)
1/4 cup sugar (give or take)
fruit for garnish (I used strawberries and blueberries to be patriotic but anything would work)
1. Spread cookie dough out on 12" round pan. Bake as directed. Let cool.
2. In a bowl, beat cream cheese, cool whip and sugar until smooth. Spread over cooled cookie dough.
3. Garnish with fruit and chill until served.
Notes: I baked mine longer than the package said. I think my oven cooks slower than a typical oven, but I honestly don't remember how long I baked it for. I just kept an eye on it and took it out when I thought it was done. Next time I might grease the pan before spreading out the dough as it was a bit hard to remove from the pan. The cream cheese mixture was great-I'm not a huge cream cheese fan which is why I added in some sugar. I tasted some without and it was too tart for me, but some people might like it that way.
Overall this was very good and a refreshing dessert for a hot summer day. I'll definitely make it again!
Monday, July 4, 2011
Independence Weekend
We had a very nice long weekend!
First of all, the weather was gorgeous all weekend so there was nothing to complain about that!
On Saturday, we went to a family reunion out in Auburn for the day. It was for Gabe's Mom's side of the family. They had it at a cousin's house on Owasco lake. It was a beautiful day and we had a really great time! Avery spent a lot of time in the water, which was surprising to us. Of course there was a ton of food and lots of people there. I didn't bring my camera at all so I didn't take any pictures.
Sunday we didn't do too much. We took Avery to get her 2yr photos done at Penney's in the morning and that was about it. The rest of the day we just hung around the house and played with Avery a lot. Just a relaxing day for us.
Today was a pretty busy day for us. In the morning we went to Chase Farm Market to do some strawberry picking. We had to take a tractor out to the picking field. Avery started to cry because she was afraid of it, but once she got on, she loved it.
Here she is with Gabe on the tractor:
Some pics of the picking fields:
Once we got to the field, we were assigned a picking spot. I really thought Avery would have a blast, but I was wrong. The entire time she was whining/talking about the dumb tractor and had to have Gabe hold her! So I did most of the berry picking. The only thing we could get her to do was eat some strawberries.
Here she is showing off a funky one Gabe found:
This was our designated spot:
I think we picked for maybe 25mins or so...maybe not even that long. Here was our container when we decided to call it quits:
Once done, we had to walk quite a ways to get to where they weigh them up and you pay for them. I really wanted to pick some raspberries too, but with Avery not being that "into" it, we decided we were done. So we waited for the tractor to come and get us and again Avery cried and didn't want to go on. Once on, she didn't want to get off....silly girl!
Look at that face!
The kids had fun playing in the water. Avery kept filling this thing with water and then dumping it out:
Owen wearing his "hat" (I think it was a rolled up piece of sandpaper!):
No fireworks for us this year-too late for Avery and who knows if she would have even liked them. Maybe next year!
First of all, the weather was gorgeous all weekend so there was nothing to complain about that!
On Saturday, we went to a family reunion out in Auburn for the day. It was for Gabe's Mom's side of the family. They had it at a cousin's house on Owasco lake. It was a beautiful day and we had a really great time! Avery spent a lot of time in the water, which was surprising to us. Of course there was a ton of food and lots of people there. I didn't bring my camera at all so I didn't take any pictures.
Sunday we didn't do too much. We took Avery to get her 2yr photos done at Penney's in the morning and that was about it. The rest of the day we just hung around the house and played with Avery a lot. Just a relaxing day for us.
Today was a pretty busy day for us. In the morning we went to Chase Farm Market to do some strawberry picking. We had to take a tractor out to the picking field. Avery started to cry because she was afraid of it, but once she got on, she loved it.
Here she is with Gabe on the tractor:
Some pics of the picking fields:
Once we got to the field, we were assigned a picking spot. I really thought Avery would have a blast, but I was wrong. The entire time she was whining/talking about the dumb tractor and had to have Gabe hold her! So I did most of the berry picking. The only thing we could get her to do was eat some strawberries.
Here she is showing off a funky one Gabe found:
This was our designated spot:
I think we picked for maybe 25mins or so...maybe not even that long. Here was our container when we decided to call it quits:
Once done, we had to walk quite a ways to get to where they weigh them up and you pay for them. I really wanted to pick some raspberries too, but with Avery not being that "into" it, we decided we were done. So we waited for the tractor to come and get us and again Avery cried and didn't want to go on. Once on, she didn't want to get off....silly girl!Avery and Gabe walked around a bit looking at the goats and horses they had, then we all sat down for a yummy treat. Avery had ice cream and Gabe and I shared a strawberry shortcake-which was out of this world!
After Avery's nap, we went over his parents' house for a cookout. His parents have a purple raspberry bush in the yard so they had a container of them out. You would have thought they were candy the way Avery was shoveling them in her mouth:
Look at that face!
The kids had fun playing in the water. Avery kept filling this thing with water and then dumping it out:
Owen wearing his "hat" (I think it was a rolled up piece of sandpaper!):
No fireworks for us this year-too late for Avery and who knows if she would have even liked them. Maybe next year!Happy Independence Day!
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Proud Mama!
Yesterday Avery had her 2yr checkup at the doctors.
I thought I was going to be in for it when we pulled into the parking lot and she started to cry.
From the car to the office I had to carry her and even when we got inside she would not let me put her down.
We got into the room and she got weighed (on the big girl scale this time!) and her length measured (which she HATED). She's now 34.75" tall (75th percentile) and 23lb 5oz (10th percentile). Still tall and skinny!
Gabe showed up while we waited for the doctor, which was longer than normal.
I was pleasantly surprised that when the doctor came in, she was totally fine. He did his entire exam and she didn't fuss once! I asked him about Avery's whacky sleep and he didn't seem concerned at all. He said as long as I'm giving her an opportunity to nap, that's good. Whether she naps or not is up to her so the days she needs it, she'll sleep and the days she doesn't, she goes to bed earlier. He basically said there's not much we can really do other than give her the chance to sleep.
After he left, the nurse came in to do a lead test (finger prick). She really played it up telling Avery "I have to take a look at your finger and get out a nice bandaid for you". First they washed hands, then Avery stuck out her finger proudly to show it to her! She stuck her finger and Avery didn't even flinch! Then Avery looked at the nurse and said "bandaid?" She was more excited about the bandaid than anything-it was too funny!
She did get one shot because we were off schedule somehow. She did shed a few tears for that, but it was very minimal.
Gabe and I were both very surprised at how well she was-we were so proud of her!! I even treated her to McDonald's on the way home for a special treat!!
I thought I was going to be in for it when we pulled into the parking lot and she started to cry.
From the car to the office I had to carry her and even when we got inside she would not let me put her down.
We got into the room and she got weighed (on the big girl scale this time!) and her length measured (which she HATED). She's now 34.75" tall (75th percentile) and 23lb 5oz (10th percentile). Still tall and skinny!
Gabe showed up while we waited for the doctor, which was longer than normal.
I was pleasantly surprised that when the doctor came in, she was totally fine. He did his entire exam and she didn't fuss once! I asked him about Avery's whacky sleep and he didn't seem concerned at all. He said as long as I'm giving her an opportunity to nap, that's good. Whether she naps or not is up to her so the days she needs it, she'll sleep and the days she doesn't, she goes to bed earlier. He basically said there's not much we can really do other than give her the chance to sleep.
After he left, the nurse came in to do a lead test (finger prick). She really played it up telling Avery "I have to take a look at your finger and get out a nice bandaid for you". First they washed hands, then Avery stuck out her finger proudly to show it to her! She stuck her finger and Avery didn't even flinch! Then Avery looked at the nurse and said "bandaid?" She was more excited about the bandaid than anything-it was too funny!
She did get one shot because we were off schedule somehow. She did shed a few tears for that, but it was very minimal.
Gabe and I were both very surprised at how well she was-we were so proud of her!! I even treated her to McDonald's on the way home for a special treat!!
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