Silly boy

This morning I asked Zack what he wants for breakfast. He opened the pantry door and told me he wanted apple o's (apple cinnamon cheerios). I was pouring his cup of milk so I told him I would get it in a second. He wasn't happy with that response and said "no, me get it". I turn around to watch him trying his hardest to jump up and get it from the top shelf. After trying a few times he looked at me and said "um, maybe not. You can get it Mom". LOL
I have to give him some credit for trying.

Oh and I don't know why but in the past few days I have gone from being Mommy to just Mom.

Enter to win

Since I plan on being a bit more frugal this year I will occasionally be letting you know about some deals that I find on the net. So here goes.

If you have a Kroger grocery store near you go here
to enter a contest for a $25 gift card.

Zack 1, Daddy 0

The other day when I was out shopping, I left Zack home with Kris. In other words I had some quiet and Kris was bombarded with the never ending sounds of a nearly 3 year old who has so much to say he is never quiet for more than 2 seconds.
I guess it was getting to Kris because he decided to play the quiet game with Zack. You know that game...the one where you see who can stay quiet the longest. A few seconds into the quiet game Daddy must have made a sound or said something (football was on) and Zack told him "Daddy SHH we are playing the quiet game...YOU LOOSE!"
So today's lesson is never try to outwit a nearly 3 year old, they will win every time.

I love a bargain

Once every few months a store in our area does triple coupons. I went yesterday to see if I could get some good deals. I could not believe that at 10 am they were already out of some stuff I had coupons for. Sometimes I wonder if they don't stock the items that have recently had coupons in the paper.
Anyway I was able to get a nice stash of things we use. Before discounts the total bill was $73.97
minus $7.99 for the store card discount, minus $48.50 for the coupons and I paid $17.48. Not a bad way to start the new year.
A very rare thing happened yesterday, I went out by myself for a couple hours. I left Kris and Zack at home while I went walking around a few stores. I was able to get next years Christmas wrapping paper at $.74 per roll for 100 sq feet. I also found a great bargain on the silicone baking sheet I have been wanting. So I snagged one of those.
I don't ever make resolutions but I do think this year I am going to try to be even more frugal that I have been in the past.

Happy New Year

Oh what a New Years Eve we had in this house!
Zack was in bed by 8:30. Kris did not get home from work until 10:30 then we had something to eat (yes I know I should not eat that late but I did). After that I watched the TV downstairs and Kris watched the one upstairs. Insert Sarcastic voice here... Aw such togetherness.
At 11:56 I yelled upstairs to see if he was coming down to be with me when the new year hit. By fifteen minutes after midnight he was in bed and already sleeping.
When did we get to be so old?

Anyway I hope you all have a wonderful New Year.