Too good not to share

Some of the Tech students made this video during Dead week and it's so good. They call switching majors to Management "taking the M-train". They study so hard for all the majors except that one.

Really?

http://jalopnik.com/366699/2010-pontiac-g8-sport-truck-the-el-camino-is-back

I've been tagged

Jamie "tagged" me the other day on her blog.
Here it goes:

5 things on my To Do list:
1. Organize what I'm going to sell in the garage sale next weekend
2. Figure out a menu for the week
3. Make a to do list! :) haha
4. Read "Parenting by the Book"
5. Vaccuum

5 snacks I enjoy:
1. Fresh pineapple
2. Coke
3. Chips and Salsa
4. Cereal with lots of sugar
5. Snickers...yes, I'm really healthy

5 things I would do if I won the lottery
1. Give
2. Invest
3. Buy a cool house in our neighborhood
4. Get Michael a fun car
5. Get a new wardrobe (I haven't gotten much in a while because of being pregnant/losing weight from pregnancy...man, it was a ton! Side note...I found out I have thyroid problems. This explains a lot)

5 bad habits:
1. Not cleaning
2. Wasting time
3. Being critical
4. Not exercising
5. Being selfish

5 places I have lived:
1. Thomson, GA
2. May-retta, GA
3. Moscow, Russia
4. Athens, GA
5. Atlanta, GA

5 jobs I have had:
1. Ice cream dipper at Bruster's
2. Dance team coach
3. Maid at a hotel in Daytona on Summer Beach Project
4. Cubical girl...didn't last long!
5. Mommy

5 friends who ghost read your blog and need to start their own:
1. Heather
2. Lindsey
3. Not sure who else....who are you people???

5 favorite things to do on the weekends:
1. Go to the park with Michael and Sam
2. Nap!
3. Go out of town. We are out of town a lot...Michael said Sam started singing "On the road again...looks like I'm about to be back on the road again. Can't imagine a place I haven't been..." (this joke may only be funny to me and Michael)
4. Go to our new church that we love
5. Hang out with friends

Ok, I will tag Tiffany, Jenna and Kim!!!

Atlanta Botanical Gardens

Happy Earth Day!

To celebrate, we're going on a playgroup field trip to the Botanical Gardens. They have stuff for kids there that's free today. I'll post some pictures later!

Almost 11 month stats

We just got home from the Dr. because Sam has been sick off and on and has THE WORST diaper rash I've ever seen...poor guy! I'm glad I went because it was a different rash than they guessed over the phone. Anyways, he's 21 lbs. 3 oz. and 29" long. I think he's lost some weight because he's only gained a pound in 6 weeks. I've been giving him very bland food to help his tummy. Hopefully he's on the road to recovery now!

TV

I know there are going to be people on both sides of this issue, but I wanted to bring it up. What do you think about TV? We have cable and have had it for a year now. I got it hoping it would help with boredom while being home with Sam. I'm thinking about getting rid of it because of time and money issues. Do you have it and why do you think I should cut it off? I'm mostly talking to Moms because I totally understand having it if you work all day and have some shows you love at night...
Click here for an interesting article about it

Spring Cleaning

Any ideas on how to organize and clean up your house if it's less than 1000 sq. ft without a garage or attic or coat closet? We have 2 adults and 1 child with a lot of stuff! Any tips would be greatly appreciated! (I am about to put a lot of it in a garage sale in my parents' neighborhood in a couple weeks) I love our condo, don't get me wrong...I just need organizational creativity.

Man Time

Michael takes Sam on Wednesday mornings so I can have a break and go do something alone. (I usually just sleep in, but I'm going to try to get out more.) Here is a pic of his crazy hairdo while playing with Daddy. I'll try to find some more later.

New pictures

Sam and Hudson meet for the first time at the Prusas last week!

Our little daredevil playing with the blinds. I only backed up for a second...don't worry. No babies were harmed in the taking of this photo.

Slow week...YAY!

Not much to post about today. Sam and I had a busy week last week while Michael was in Florida (We cleaned the house, spent the night with Lindsey, saw Tiffany with Jenna and Elie, and packed) and then we all went to Cordele for a family wedding. Michael got really sick and then Sam got really cranky because he was cutting a new tooth. We've been taking it easy this week.

Helpful post for anyone!
http://bethriftylikeus.blogspot.com/2008/04/8th-edition-of-money-hacks-carnival.html

Money Saving Mom

I sent Money Saving Mom (Crystal) an e-mail last week about what people could do with their extra CVS products they get for free. It generated an interesting conversation on the comments. Take a look here. http://www.moneysavingmom.com/2008/04/donating-extras-share-your-ideas.html

Sam is sad

Tiffany and Brett are going back to Japan tomorrow, but at least we got to see them this visit!!! Sam is pouting because he'll miss them the next 5 months!

Happy Birthday, Michael!

I threw a Bday party for Michael for the first time since we've been married...I even bought him a Publix Birthday cake! The rain made us change plans and Sam's 104.7 fever made us uninvite people with kids, but it all worked out. We had a few people to our house and had cake. I hope he felt loved!

Michael, Robert (where's Anna?) and Steve McGuire
Lauren and Josh Teague

Megan, Ginnie, Susie and Marisa!
Jonathan and Lauren Baggett
Michael, Sam and Britt
Sam even got a present from The Teagues!

Free $25, anyone?

Click on the picture above! It was a simple 5-minute sign-up process and I now have $25 showing up in my account. I am not sure how this company is affording to hand out $25 like this to everyone, but it's worth signing up for if you have a few minutes and could use $25.

They also have a referral program which allows you to refer others and receive $10 per referral (up to $500).

My old table

I used this table a lot when I was little, so we got it from my parents' attic this weekend. He can't really use it yet, because when he tried to get off the chair he leaped off it and would have landed on his head if I hadn't been right there!!! What a crazy man.

Shopping Queen

I've done really well lately on coupons, CVSing and returning things that don't work for me. Here are some stories...
Publix:
I got 2 lbs. of 8 o'clock coffee BOGO free for $5.00. I had a coupon for $1.50 off, so I got them for $1.75 each!!!
I also thought my olive oil was BOGO, but my receipt didn't show that so I returned it yesterday and got $11 back on it. So, I only spent $35 last week on groceries.

CVS:
I got 6 $2 items to donate to Victoria's Friends and they gave me $10 in ECB's! (CVS money) Not too good, but I can donate them :)
I also got 3 toothpastes for $9 - $3.50 in coupons= $5.50 and they gave me $8.97 in ECB's!!!
I got Crest night mouthwash for $3.49 and they gave me $3.49 in ECB's.
I spent $26.50-3.50 in coupons-3 in CVS beauty coupon-8 in previous ECB's=$12 spent, but I got $22.50 in ECB's for next time!!!
If I had been smart, I would have done it in 2 transactions and not spent the $12 out of pocket, but I'm learning.
I also bought Body Soap I needed for $5 and I had a coupon for $1 off. So I spent $4 in ECB's and got $5 in ECB's back! I made a dollar on that one. :) I love this!

Kroger:
I shopped here for groceries this week because they are having a huge sale. I got all this for $37.93.
Almost all was on sale and they gave me $5 off with their sale and I had $8.60 in coupons. I'm not even good at this and I'm saving a ton! Now I have enough cleaning supplies to last a long time. OH and I'm getting the $4.39 back in a rebate for the scrubbing bubbles kit, so I spent less than I thought! Most of the cleaning supplies were only $1 because of the sale and my coupons. I'm hooked.