Tropical Storm and stuff.............

Tropical Storm Fay is inching it's way to us as I type this. It's actually quite windy and rainy outside right now. Hubby and I took all the outside items into the garage, took down the flags, and rolled down our storm shutters. I honestly don't think we 'need' the storm shutters, but what the heck. They were put on the house for a reason so we might as well use them. Right? LOL

We have news too.............we've decided to put in a pool! We've been going back and forth about moving and with the market the way it is and the kids in their activities and hubby's business grounded here, we figured we'd stay put a bit longer. And since the local pool companies business is not booming, we were able to fashion out a great deal on a pool. I'm totally excited and the kids are beyond the moon. I can see pool parties and summer cookouts in our future. I'm also planning on planting lots of trees and bushes around the back to come up with some sort of magical getaway.

I'm also thinking about getting an embroidery machine and trying my hand at doing some crafty type things. I love monogrammed towels and accessories, so I thought why now? I can do these for myself and maybe set up a little on the side business??

Oh and this weekend my friend Mandy invited Amy and I over to an open house for her friend who is starting to sell some cosmetics. The house was beautiful! There was one full room dedicated to Mardi Gras. I'm going to see if I can get some pics to share. You all would be so impressed!

Cheer Photos!

Here's our little cheerleader! Isn't she a cutie. Sorry for the blurry picture. I took it with my blackberry.....



The girls are so cute!

Well, it looks like we are going to be affected by 'Fay'. I'll keep you posted on how things progress.

Have a great weekend!

Back to School and Tropical Storms!

Wow, it's hard to believe that school is beginning on Monday! We've spent the week finishing getting ready. I took the kids to the stores on Monday to get a few items that they needed and exchange some shorts that I bought online. This year our county is going to uniforms so I've spent more money on school clothes this year then any other year! But they are all set and ready to go bright and early Monday!

On Wednesday and Thursday we went to the schools and met their teachers. And then today we spent the afternoon putting together their bookbags. You know I had to laugh when I really looked at the shopping list this year. I couldn't believe what was on the lists. Mind you I used to be a teacher and had to write up the shopping lists myself, but I never ever asked for items like I've seen on the lists this year. One list had 5 reams of copy paper...........ok so let's do the math. If there are 15 kids in the class (which I know is a low number) multiplied by 5 each, that would be 75 reams of paper! Now each ream has 500 sheets, so that would be 37,500 sheets of paper!

Another item on the list that amused me was pencils. One listed 10 dozen pencils.........sharpened! OK, that would be 120 pencils per child, multiply by the same 15 children mentioned above and that is 1800 pencils!

Oh I could go on and on. Let's just say that my kids are not bringing in this many items. I like to keep my supplies here and divide them out and replenish as needed.

Tomorrow we head out bright and early for pictures of the kids in their football and cheer outfits!

It looks like we are going to have a little weather issue next week as well. For our family it's a catch 22. We need the storms because it helps with our business. We just don't like damage to people's homes and their lives.

Well, off to get everyone ready for tomorrow! Have a great weekend!

Football and Cheer!

It's hard to believe that school will be starting in a couple of weeks. I will miss having the kids home but also look forward to them going back to school and getting back into a routine.

This summer the boys went to football camp that was sponsored by Walgreens. They had a great time and learned a lot! Pop Warner football started last week and they are getting a work out.

Bloggy Carnival Winners and more!

Hey there! Wow, it was great to have so many people visit our blog over the last few days. It's always nice to meet new people! I hope that you all come back often and say hi and see what's going on!

The four winners have been chosen and were emailed direct about 10 minutes ago. Congrats to the winners!!!!

I did want to offer everyone the chance to get something for visiting my blog --- a $.55 Cinnamon Toast Crunch Coupon.

When you click on the link, there is no image - the coupon goes directly to your printer.

Thank you again!


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Bloggy Carnival Summer Giveaway!

Can you believe it's time for another Bloggy Carnival? I can't! But I'm totally excited because of the giveaway that I have this time. It's not one, but 4!

Last week I was contacted by Jessica to see if I wanted to give away some full size boxes of a new Cocoa Puffs cereal! How exciting! I am thrilled to be able to give away to four lucky winners their own full size box of New Whole Grain Cocoa Puffs Combos! Cocoa Puffs usually has their standard style cereal but has added a new product to their line-up.......a cocoa puff that combines their chocolate and vanilla puffs into one puff!

To enter, all you have to do is to leave a comment on this post. You do not have to be a blogger to enter or win. Please make sure that your email address is in your comment so I am able to get ahold of you should you win!

This giveaway will remain open until Friday, August 1st until Noon (EST).

I will be doing a random drawing for the winners. I will then contact the winners by email, if any winner does not reply or if I am unable to contact them by Wednesday. August 6th, I will do another drawing for another winner!

Please be sure to visit the other giveaways at the Bloggy Carnival~

Thanks for visiting my blog!

A little of this and a little of that........

Ok, I'm having a mental block lately on what to write about. So I thought I'd just do some mismatch of thoughts.................

Why don't parents act like parents? I think this is on my mind because of a neighborhood kid and his Mom. Let's just say that when parents act like immature little kids, it's not hard to see where the kids get it!

Why are products that are good for the environment more expensive then those that pollute our world??

Well, I'm off to watch Tori & Dean..............have a great night!