Procrastination

August 26th is our date to start our 2009-2010 school year. I have all of my curriculum. I have looked through it and made lists of supplies that I need for science. Haven't gotten around to the history supply list. Now, I just need to sit down and get a plan for the year. But I keep putting it off.

More Summer Fun

I am trying to catch up on my summer blogging today. Here are more pictures from the summmer.

Bethany got to celebrate her birthday on the road. When we arrived in NC that night, my mom had a birthday cake ready to decorate. We got to celebrate with many of my aunts, uncles and cousins.


Another NC happening was stopping to see my brother and his family. Here are the kids hanging with their NC cousins. Fun!

Summer

We started off the summer with a surprise. A new cousin, Joy, who arrived a month early. I love this picture of her and Bethany.


Then we had a beach trip to Corolla, NC, a part of the Outerbanks. It included a lot of family fun. Being buried in the sand was just one of the kids highlights.


Then we had a few times out in our boat. (Sigh) We figured this summer that we had definitely outgrown our little, run around the lake, boat. These are pictures from out last time in it. Our little boat departed last night to the hands a family who we pray will get many years enjoyment from it.



Last, the kittens...this is the one we plan on keeping out of the bunch. She is still unnamed as yet. We call her the Eskimo cat.

For My Sister-in-Law

To my sister-in-law, who is just embarking on her couponing journey. Here are the rewards of my shopping trip today at Publix.


5 packages Hi-C drinks
12 boxes Kraft Mac n Cheese
2 packages Luigi's Italian Ice
4 packages Ball Park Franks
1 package aluminum foil
2 packages Jenno-O Turkey patties
4 Lunchables
2 bottles of grill seasonings
1 bottle A-1 steak sauce
2 Bic clicker/grill lighters???

All this for $25.64! I saved $60.71! That means that I would have paid over $86 if I had bought everything at full price. $20 of the savings was in copoun savings. The other $40 was in store savings. (The BOGO's) Everything pictured was buy one, get one free. I had a coupon for every item except the Hi-C's and 2 of the Lunchables.

Our Excitement

I tried to convince myself that it wasn't true. I saw her getting bigger, but thought, maybe she's just gaining weight. Not so, not so. Here is the evidence.




Today, while we were doing yardwork, I discovered our cat giving birth under our house. She had already birthed 2 of the cats. Oh my! What we learned today!

Goodbye Old Friend

Well, we knew you'd be going one day. We just didn't realize it would be so soon. Sniff, sniff.





We are saving the "fort" portion of our old playset. Daddy has promised to use this as a support to build a tree house of some sorts.

Past Due on Blogging

Even though these pictures are from 2 weeks ago, I thought I would post them, as an attempt to "keep up" with my blogging. We attended a free air show at Peachtree Dekalb Airport. The kids got to sit in the cockpit of a small helicopter and look inside of a training plane used by the Air Force. The young man standing with my kids is one of our faithful Air Force soldiers.