Black Friday is coming....

                                                

Today is Tuesday, that means 3 days until Black Friday is here.

I have to admit I have never done a "Black Friday" shopping trip. I always felt like it wasn't worth it to me. If I had to choose saving a little bit of money or sleep, I pick sleep for sure! I do have three small children I have to tend to all day and NEED my sleep for that :)

I have also hear all of these horror stories of being pushed, yelled at or worse trampled trying to get into a store for the "must have item" of the year. Really people it is just a Furby!

It really just didn't seem like saving a little bit of money was ever worth it. But I also see that smaller stores are starting to have the same great sales as the chain stores and maybe those are worth heading out to at the crack of dawn....or maybe not?!

What about you? Do you shop the Black Friday deals? Is it as crazy as they say? Should I even bother?

Weekend Wrap Up

JJ and I at his 6th Birthday Party this weekend!!

We celebrated JJ and his 6th birthday over the weekend. I cannot believe that my oldest is now 6 years old!! We took the birthday boy and his friends swimming, it was a blast and we survived!
 
What a whirlwind our lives have been.

I'm sure everyone is feeling the same way these days. 

Now on to the week of Thanksgiving...

I am going to breath and remember that the pressure I am putting on myself for Thanksgiving is silly really.

Thanksgiving is a time to relax and enjoy family and friends. It is a combined effort between all who are attending and it always comes together beautifully in the end.

Again, I am going to breath and remember that the pressure I am putting on myself for Thanksgiving is silly really.

Here's to a week of Thankfulness!!!!

~ Sam

Guess Who is Turning 3!

I have to admit I have been dragging my feet on my little guy's bday party. Part of me just does not want him to be 3. Silly I know but he is still my baby and 3 seems so big boy. He talks so much now, has an opinion on everything, is super helpful (got lucky on that, he will pick up toys, even likes to help with the laundry and goes to get stuff) he is funny, sweet and a wild child. He is so full of energy and busy I am shocked he can go all day at that level. He has my big blue eyes, his dad's sense of humor and some quirks about him that I know he gets from other members of our family. I must say he does not like to be woken up and can be a beast if you dont let him wake up on his own (this makes me think of Sam LOL when we were kids she did not like to be woken up) a few times I have looked at my son and I see my Mom's (Patricia) face, I have taken a few pics that capture it and I love that. I love how our kids are a blend of all the people on both side of their family before them. They really are another branch on the family tree.

With my son turning 3, my nephew turning 6 (oh my time flies!) and my niece (Miss Ashley!) turning 1 in a month it has suddenly occurred to me that our kids are the next generation. Yes they are still our babies but they will be the men and women of the future and that is just awesome! I do my best each day to be the greatest Mom I can be and I know some days are rough and others glorious but everyone has days like that. I am blessed each day I wake up and get to be my little boy's Mom. We call him LW it makes me laugh since it reminds me of DW from the Arthur books. Do you know which character I am talking about?

I look forward to his birthday and knowing he is the reason I get to be a Mom and the reason I wake up each day with a smile.

6 years already?

Seriously love this boy and his face!

Here he is begging me for Space Angry Bird anything!

This kid (spaghetti face stained and all) is having his 6th birthday party this weekend!!

I can't believe 6 years have gone by since he came into our lives. JJ is sweet, smart, funny and I can't imagine our lives without him.

We are having a swim party at a local pool....wish me luck!

Frugal Friday Coupons

                                                                                                                      

• $1.00 off TWO (2) Packs of Vanity Fair Napkin
• $1.00 off Jennie-O Turkey Meatballs
• $2.50 off one (1) Cetaphil RESTORADERM product
• $2.50 off Scrubbing Bubbles Cleaner Twin Pack
• $10.00 off 1 Filtrete™ Water Pitcher - 12 cup
• $15.00 off on 1 Filtrete™ Water Station -Walmart
• $2.00 off Simple moisturizer
• $1.50 off Simple cleansers and moisturizers
• $2.00 off Scrubbing Bubbles Fresh Brush
• $2.00 off 2 Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Cleaner
• $5.00 off 1 Nature Made mini super omega3 product
• $5.00 off 1 Nature Made MINI Multi product
• $1.00 off any TWO Ziploc brand Bags
• $1.00 off any TWO Ziploc brand containers
• $1.00 off any one (1) Advil Migraine product
• $3.00 off Seventh Generation Laundry Detergent