Couponing Again- My Drugstore Deals!

I have just started going back to CVS.  I also started doing the RiteAid thing because we moved and now have one right down the street.  Well, yesterday I was going through all my coupons and realized I could get some great deals!  It was fun shopping last night!  Here’s what I got for about $7.50 out of pocket from CVS and RiteAid…12 items!!!  And that doesn’t include the $6.00 I have in ECB’s for my next CVS trip!  I may go back today because their truck comes in today and I wanted a razor that they were out of.  YAY!

A Few Recipes

Here are a few good things I have made lately!  All were YUMMY!!  I have a few other recipes to post later that I will have to type out.  Enjoy!

New Potatoes With Caper Sauce

Double Tomato Bruschetta

Banana Crumb Muffins

Spinach and Strawberry Salad

Oh Boy!

Okay, so my healthy eating has been going well.  I had to clarify though that healthy eating for me didn’t cut out sweets and such!  It was just an effort to eat more fruits and veggies.  Which has been great!

In case you haven’t heard yet, we are having a BOY!!!  We are soooo excited about having another boy and I can see how having boys could become addictive.   As I was sitting out in my driveway this afternoon in the warm sunshine, clipping coupons,  Hayden was running around “shootin’ hoops.”  It was all so enjoyable and made me sooo excited about watching the two of them running around together one day!  It will be fun for them to share a room together, too.  We joked about putting the baby into Hayden’s room immediately so that Hayden could get a taste of his own medicine.  (Hayden was and still is not the greatest sleeper.)  We are still working on a name.  Well, we haven’t worked very hard yet.  Last time we changed our mind when I was about 8 months pregnant.   So I am not going to rush naming him.  It will come at the right time.

We are so thankful for a healthy pregnancy!  Sometimes, I am still surprised by being pregnant.  I get overwhelmed at what a miracle it is that God has created.  And knowing that He is in total control over it all is very humbling.  It is also very freeing.  About a month ago I was faced with the pain again from our miscarriage last year.  I began praying that God would comfort that pain and loss and that he would heal me in his perfect time.  About 10 days later a lady came up to me on Sunday morning at our church and said that God had laid me on her heart.  She wanted to start a small group for women who have been through a miscarriage(s), a birth loss, or infertility.  All in God’s perfect timing!  Yes, the Lord is close to the broken-hearted.  He definitely hears our cry.

Well, it is probably about time to get started on the nursery.  Thankfully, we can use a lot of what we have already!  The main thing will be new curtains!  So I guess it is off to the sewing machine!  But I have to finish my other curtains first.  And probably Hayden’s room too.   So much fun ahead!!!

Day 1 of Healthy Eating

Well, this may not be the most exciting post of the day because this afternoon we are finding out if we are having a boy or a girl!!  woo hoo!!!  So check back for that one later!

But, Today is also Day 1 of Healthy Eating for me.  I am going to try to blog a little about what i eat throughout the day so that I keep myself accountable to eat my fruits and veges and drink lots of water.  So far today – Cherrios w/milk, half of banana, glass of OJ for breakfast.  Snack – carrots and ranch and celery w/ small amount of peanut butter, and glass of water.  Lunch will be coming shortly!  oh and a couple of pieces of chocolate left from Easter.  WOW…isn’t that an exciting post!  ha!

We have officially planted a garden in our back yard!!!  We planted the seeds on Saturday and are waiting anxiously to see those little sprouts!  Hopefully, we will have lettuce, green beans, peppers, cucumbers, yellow squash, zucchini, and tomatoes.  That is if we can keep all the animals away!  I’ll post a pick soon for you all!

I have a feeling I will be having lots to blog about in the coming days!!!  Have a great day!

Hillsong United

hey y’all!  Hillsong United is coming to Nashville at the curb center on May 30th.  you can get tickets here if you want to go…should be amazing!!!  i am not sure if we are going or not…just saw it and haven’t talked to jason yet.  tickets presale started today i think.  we sing a ton of their songs at LH.

Classic ALS

I often diagnose myself with a condition that I call the “Achy Leg Syndrone.”  It seems to get worse during pregnancy and I am sure there is some great reason for that.  But it kind of feels like growing pains.  Well, tonight I am having a little ALS so I decided to blog a bit.

Our sweet little baby is growing and doing well.  I can feel it kicking all the time!  What a blessing!  We have our ultrasound on April 14th!!!  Hopefully we will find out if we are having a baby boy or baby girl.  I have a little hunch.  But it is only based off of my symptoms.  I was sick this pregnancy, I wasn’t with Hayden.  I have heartburn, I didn’t with Hayden.  Hayden was pretty much the symptom-less pregnancy.  This one is so different.  So along with the fast heartbeat I think it could be a girl.  Also, out of all the people I know that have yet to have their babies this year…I can count 8 in my head and many others…only one is having a girl…so that is a little crazy!  Truly, boy or girl, I will be completely happy!!  I will just have some trouble thinking of a boy name.  Our girl name is set…Hadley Noel.  Some of you have already voiced your predictions…can’t wait to find out who is right!  Hayden says it is a girl.  But that is only because he says that he is the brother and we can’t have two brothers.

Okay so there is my short little blog post.  Maybe I’ll have more soon if this ALS keeps up for the next 5 months.

California Nutty Slaw

A few of you asked me to post this recipe.  I got it from my friend Jenny.  It is a great twist on slaw.  So yummy!

California Nutty Slaw

1 – 16oz. package cole slaw

1/2 cup sliced almonds

1 package Ramen noodles, crushed ( minus the seasoning packet)

1 bunch of green onions, chopped

2 T. sesame seeds

1/2 cup oil

1/4 cup sugar

2 T. vinegar

1 1/2 tsp. salt

pepper to taste

small can mandarin oranges, drained

Toss the first 5 ingredients together in a large bowl.  Set aside.  Whisk the next 5 ingredients together in a small bowl until well incorporated to make a vinaigrette dressing.  Pour the vinaigrette dressing over the slaw ingredients and stir until well combined.  Add oranges and gently toss in salad to combine.  Let slaw chill at least 6 hours in order that the noodles soften.  Before serving, stir well to incorporate dressing evenly.

Watch Out Martha!

Here is my first sewing project!  I went out and bought the sewing machine from Target and got to work.  I had to wing it a bit because I did things a little backwards.  I bought the fabric first!  Then I bought a pattern.  Then I decided where to put them…in my kitchen!  It was fun!