Tonight, the kids and I made a final run to Albertsons to take one more advantage of their current (at least for 2 more hours) catalina promo... And take advantage we did. Not more than usual, but somewhat...
As the cashier is ringing us up, she asks if I am attempting to do something, I didn't exactly understand her. I said, "the catalina deal? yes, we are." She explained that apparently, today, the catalina's weren't printing, so she would just take the $15 off my order, if that was alright... Well sure! That's just fine, same difference, right? We finish ringing up, she takes off the $15, then my coupons, then my doublers... Then my total is $9.44. I have $15 already in catalinas. I hand her two $5 catalinas, and it kicks out $.56 for me. "Have a good night!" And behind me in line I hear a "whoa...." I paid $0 for $56.78 worth of groceries, plus got change!
Now, this is not usual. But it's not wrong either. Had it been working, I would have paid the $9.44 and gotten $15 back again... It just felt really weird to not have to pay anything in cash for the groceries, even just a little bit... *grin*...
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
Antiquities photos
http://wenatchee.craigslist.org/bab/1458911129.html
One day left to sign up. This is the deal where you pay $10 and you get the sitting plus one 10x13 picture. They do try to sell you others, but I didn't find them irrisistible- easy enough to say no.
It's the picture we have in our living room of the girls.
One day left to sign up. This is the deal where you pay $10 and you get the sitting plus one 10x13 picture. They do try to sell you others, but I didn't find them irrisistible- easy enough to say no.
It's the picture we have in our living room of the girls.
Ziva the thief
Ziva stole a chicken egg off the coffee table. No, I won't tell you why an egg was on the coffee table. It's not like Melia brought it in, set it down, Kiera took it and washed it, then brought it back to the table, and I just haven't grabbed it and put it away... or anything like that, I promise. (Oh yeah, and it's been there for two days..) The point being, Ziva stole it and I spotted her running through the house with something in her mouth- Gabe snagged her in the kitchen and she spit it out... We both looked at each other with open mouths, thinking "She just stole a chicken egg!"
(Ziva's the doberman, by the way...) Why would she steal an egg? Yeah, if we drop one I normally let her come in and do the really gross clean up work... but still, a whole egg?
And before any of you give me grief about leaving an egg out... Martha Stewart says you can leave your eggs out. I promise. Like 10 years ago, but I swear, she said it on TV. So I leave our fresh ones out- not for a long time, but a couple days anyway.
(Ziva's the doberman, by the way...) Why would she steal an egg? Yeah, if we drop one I normally let her come in and do the really gross clean up work... but still, a whole egg?
And before any of you give me grief about leaving an egg out... Martha Stewart says you can leave your eggs out. I promise. Like 10 years ago, but I swear, she said it on TV. So I leave our fresh ones out- not for a long time, but a couple days anyway.
Reminder: Christmas lists..
I am trying to add new things to our Christmas lists as I come across them. You can view it from the link on my sidebar... :-)
Real breakfast...
Kiera: I want my own pancakes... (after I had given her a bite of my leftover french toast)
Mommy: You already had breakfast. This is my breakfast.
Kiera: I was a REAL breakfast. The other one is dinner.
:-) So cute...
Mommy: You already had breakfast. This is my breakfast.
Kiera: I was a REAL breakfast. The other one is dinner.
:-) So cute...
Friday, November 6, 2009
AW Tozer Quote
A.W. Tozer: “Nothing deadens the heart more than the continual handling of holy things.”
So true... We get "comfortable" with God instead of allowing Him to stretch and teach us, mold us and use us. Father, I pray that I will never "get comfortable!" Keep me learning and pliable so I can be of use for Your Kingdom work!
So true... We get "comfortable" with God instead of allowing Him to stretch and teach us, mold us and use us. Father, I pray that I will never "get comfortable!" Keep me learning and pliable so I can be of use for Your Kingdom work!
The Good Stuff
Melia likes to nibble the crust off her bread first. Not because she thinks the middle is best, like I do, but because she loves the crust.
This morning, Kiera decided not to eat her toast (which is not normally ok, but just this morning 'cause we're taking it easy on her tummy...). I typically give her the end piece if we have one, just because she doesn't know any better, and I don't like them. But I told Melia (who wanted seconds) that she could eat Kiera's toast, and she saw that it was an end piece- Whoa! It was like I had given her a treat :-) I never thought I would have children who would fight over the end of the loaf...
(And yes, Mom, I remember how we used to fight over the end of the loaf. But that was homemade... this is plain ole storebought bread!)
Kiera is better. The noise level in our house has risen back to normal... Pretty good, I'd say. A few hours of vomit, a day of fever. For being sick, it wasn't too long or yucky :-) Thank you Lord! Now if the rest of us can stay healthy! (I've had Thieves diffusing most of the time the last few days, so hopefully it wiped out any lingering bacteria/viruses...)
This morning, Kiera decided not to eat her toast (which is not normally ok, but just this morning 'cause we're taking it easy on her tummy...). I typically give her the end piece if we have one, just because she doesn't know any better, and I don't like them. But I told Melia (who wanted seconds) that she could eat Kiera's toast, and she saw that it was an end piece- Whoa! It was like I had given her a treat :-) I never thought I would have children who would fight over the end of the loaf...
(And yes, Mom, I remember how we used to fight over the end of the loaf. But that was homemade... this is plain ole storebought bread!)
Kiera is better. The noise level in our house has risen back to normal... Pretty good, I'd say. A few hours of vomit, a day of fever. For being sick, it wasn't too long or yucky :-) Thank you Lord! Now if the rest of us can stay healthy! (I've had Thieves diffusing most of the time the last few days, so hopefully it wiped out any lingering bacteria/viruses...)
Thursday, November 5, 2009
A little sickie update...
Kiera is moving along. No more puking today, or heaving, but she was running a roller coaster fever. Maybe. She was feverish anyway. Our nice Braun thermometer stopped working, so last time we had fevers Gabe picked up another Kroger one at Fred Meyer. But I got a 4 degree range when taking my own temperature... Not sure it's reliable. Or easy to use. Or... user malfuntion? I won't deny it. But I never had this much trouble with the last one.
Anyway, she sleeping soundly, and I'm off to bed. Good night.
Oh, yeah, I forgot. I had a moment of inspiration tonight at work. I've been wondering what I could contribute to co-op... Lots of subjects are covered, and I didn't know what different I could do.... And then tonight it hit me. I've been wanting to learn Hebrew. So I should teach it! What great motivation. I just wonder if any kids would be wanting to learn it too.... Apparently, if you learn pre-Babylonian Hebrew, (letters have not only a sound, but a meaning to each one) you can read Hebrew and be able to figure out what the words mean by the meaning of the letters. It is so fascinating! The cool thing is- Gabe mentioned this before, just offhand when discussing Melia's Spanish class at co-op- that if he could pick something for her to learn, Hebrew would be high on the list! :-) God is good!
Anyway, she sleeping soundly, and I'm off to bed. Good night.
Oh, yeah, I forgot. I had a moment of inspiration tonight at work. I've been wondering what I could contribute to co-op... Lots of subjects are covered, and I didn't know what different I could do.... And then tonight it hit me. I've been wanting to learn Hebrew. So I should teach it! What great motivation. I just wonder if any kids would be wanting to learn it too.... Apparently, if you learn pre-Babylonian Hebrew, (letters have not only a sound, but a meaning to each one) you can read Hebrew and be able to figure out what the words mean by the meaning of the letters. It is so fascinating! The cool thing is- Gabe mentioned this before, just offhand when discussing Melia's Spanish class at co-op- that if he could pick something for her to learn, Hebrew would be high on the list! :-) God is good!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Thank you for your comments!
It made my day. I think a great deal of it has to do with talking to other adults instead of children all day! And you are all right- the blog is for me and things I want to remember, especially since now you can have them printed. Hmm... someday.
Speaking of remembering....
Kiera threw up just minutes after we got home from co-op today, with no warning other than she had been pretty sleepy. She then fell asleep for several hours... then woke up and puked again. And again. And again. And again. And again. Is that 5? I think it was 5. Five or six times. Every 15 minutes. At one point I was handing her a cup of water to rinse her mouth out, saying, "Are you ready to rinse?"
She says, "Rinse the worms out. See, those are worms. And they're in my mouth..."
Oh. Gross. Plus, one time, she was returning to the pot in a hurry, and smacked her forehead on the back of the seat... Glad it's cheap plastic. :-) At least she's using the pot. For that I am inexpressively thankful.
Speaking of remembering....
Kiera threw up just minutes after we got home from co-op today, with no warning other than she had been pretty sleepy. She then fell asleep for several hours... then woke up and puked again. And again. And again. And again. And again. Is that 5? I think it was 5. Five or six times. Every 15 minutes. At one point I was handing her a cup of water to rinse her mouth out, saying, "Are you ready to rinse?"
She says, "Rinse the worms out. See, those are worms. And they're in my mouth..."
Oh. Gross. Plus, one time, she was returning to the pot in a hurry, and smacked her forehead on the back of the seat... Glad it's cheap plastic. :-) At least she's using the pot. For that I am inexpressively thankful.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Figuring out the difference
Between Facebook and my blog. More people on facebook. More people means someone out there will probably comment and/or like whatever I put. Or we talk about it in person. :-) Here... sometimes it feels like I'm talkin' to the computer.
Oh yeah.... I am.
Details of our day:
**Kiera bit Melia again. Again.
**Isaac absolutely refuses to "settle" when he's being held. 99% of the time, we have to lay him down for him to go to sleep. It's hard- at some point, isn't being held supposed to be a comfort? He just fussed and flexes himself back and forth, struggling to get free. How many parents have this problem??? Issue: what happens when you can't "lay him down" somewhere??? I would at least like to have the option of having him fall asleep on my shoulder...
**Melia wondered yesterday, as she's holding the phone after trying to call 4 different numbers to talk to someone... "I wonder why no one calls me..."
**I tried to make Hungarian Beef Goulash for dinner. But used venison. And didn't have paprika. Or one tablespoon of tomato paste. (why open a can for 1 T? that ridiculous) Added red peppers instead, and diced tomatoes. And rotelle noodles. Called it soup. It actually was incredibly good, and I will definitely make it again... but without red peppers. Not hot at all, tiny bit of spice, but Melia said it was too much. Sigh...
** Watched "The Proposal" tonight on recommendation. Surprisingly good compared to other chick flicks lately. I'd given up on them...
** I wish we could figure out how to have the stove heat the house up a little less. It's 78* in here now. On low. Low low low.
:-) Life. it just never quits. Need my perspective adjusted. Again.
Oh yeah.... I am.
Details of our day:
**Kiera bit Melia again. Again.
**Isaac absolutely refuses to "settle" when he's being held. 99% of the time, we have to lay him down for him to go to sleep. It's hard- at some point, isn't being held supposed to be a comfort? He just fussed and flexes himself back and forth, struggling to get free. How many parents have this problem??? Issue: what happens when you can't "lay him down" somewhere??? I would at least like to have the option of having him fall asleep on my shoulder...
**Melia wondered yesterday, as she's holding the phone after trying to call 4 different numbers to talk to someone... "I wonder why no one calls me..."
**I tried to make Hungarian Beef Goulash for dinner. But used venison. And didn't have paprika. Or one tablespoon of tomato paste. (why open a can for 1 T? that ridiculous) Added red peppers instead, and diced tomatoes. And rotelle noodles. Called it soup. It actually was incredibly good, and I will definitely make it again... but without red peppers. Not hot at all, tiny bit of spice, but Melia said it was too much. Sigh...
** Watched "The Proposal" tonight on recommendation. Surprisingly good compared to other chick flicks lately. I'd given up on them...
** I wish we could figure out how to have the stove heat the house up a little less. It's 78* in here now. On low. Low low low.
:-) Life. it just never quits. Need my perspective adjusted. Again.
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