tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61946307288544294912024-03-13T14:00:01.651-07:00Mom (Almost) Over the EdgeA little bit of everything...Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252574095272027604noreply@blogger.comBlogger328125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194630728854429491.post-69686932058833189662014-09-11T00:29:00.000-07:002014-09-11T00:29:51.622-07:00My BiPolar LifeWell...I am so frustrated! I think this will read more like a poszZXt in my diary or journal but I have to shout it out.
Last spring (2014), for the first time in my 20+ years of nursing practice, I experienced extreme work-related stress. I stopped sleeping, I had racing thoughts, visual hallucinations, and started cleaning obsessively. Now - I am 44 years old, Just a Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252574095272027604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194630728854429491.post-18343108552900209812014-01-30T21:34:00.002-08:002014-01-30T21:34:53.023-08:00Are you prepared for an emergency?We are not. I hate to say that, but we just aren't. We live in the central valley of California. I try to reassure myself by noting that this is the one area of California that does not have active fault lines. However, there are many other natural disasters besides earthquakes! Storms alone can cause sustained power outages, which can easily be a disaster situation Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252574095272027604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194630728854429491.post-65816790788687871252014-01-28T22:38:00.000-08:002014-01-28T22:38:11.178-08:00Where Have I Been?Well....that is a good question! The last couple years have been busy and personally challenging. I'm not ready to write about them all yet, but I am ready to get started again!
On November 15, 2013, I had a gastric bypass. I have now lost just over 50 pounds and am feeling so much better! I am finding that as my energy increases, I am able to resurrect some of my Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252574095272027604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194630728854429491.post-71064992036274588112012-04-17T11:47:00.005-07:002012-04-17T11:47:56.559-07:00Huge List of Free Ebooks from Amazon!
Amazon is offering a huge list of free ebooks! Check it out here, at Moms by Heart!Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252574095272027604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194630728854429491.post-7089545584908328272012-01-23T23:21:00.000-08:002012-01-23T23:21:25.102-08:00Valentine's Day IdeaFrom Dollar Store Crafts - this is sooo stinkin' cute!!
Looks like a perfect teacher gift, or secret pal at work?
Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252574095272027604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194630728854429491.post-81624514858882206832012-01-15T22:06:00.000-08:002012-01-15T22:06:47.423-08:00FREE Kindle book - Organized Simplicity
Passing this on from Give Me Neither........FREE kindle edition book, Organized Simplicity!
See this Amazon deal here! Remember you don't have to have a kindle, there is Kindle for your PC, or Kindle for your IPhone/Ipad. Looks like a great book - Amazon shows 58 reviews completed on this book with an average of 4.5 out of 5 stars!
Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252574095272027604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194630728854429491.post-72805981820544509752011-05-11T23:52:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:45:46.988-07:00Extreme Couponing?? close.....but not really.....Foods Co (our Kroger equivalent, but they don't honor other Kroger offers) had an awesome sale this week on many different products! Everything had to be purchased in quanities of 10, but could be mixed and matched.
While I have consistently used coupons for many years, I've not consistently done well with them. Since my injury, I've been trying harder and am now concentrating on Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252574095272027604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194630728854429491.post-90071197572062767482011-05-03T14:10:00.000-07:002011-05-03T14:10:48.859-07:00Langer's Juice & Dinosaur Train!
Have any Langer's juice in the house?Buy 3 and submit this form to get the collectible Dinosaur Train 3 pack shown above! (s & h = $1.99)
I checked Krazy Coupon Lady's database & Hot Coupon World, could not locate any current coupons.....
Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252574095272027604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194630728854429491.post-66680561281231585652011-05-03T01:59:00.000-07:002011-05-03T02:01:20.405-07:00Meals this WeekSo, what about meals? what do i create from all these purchases? Well....we kind of operate on the stock pile system, even when I have a "stock up" week like this one. I try to use the fresh food quickly, then rely on frozen, etc toward the end of the week. We do shop weekly, at least for milk and produce. We currently use 6-8 gallons of milk a week, so there is Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252574095272027604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194630728854429491.post-42553651348978485042011-05-01T17:55:00.000-07:002011-05-01T17:55:19.198-07:00This Week's Shopping - Save Mart, Foods Co, IGA, and WalmartSorry Folks - No pictures......everything got put away in a frenzy.....
SAVE MART (only sale items)
#1 Transaction: 2 Digiorno pizzas with cookies $8.49 ea = $16.98
1 Digiorno pizza with wingz &Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252574095272027604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194630728854429491.post-86342676981049364492011-04-27T23:09:00.000-07:002011-04-27T23:09:03.164-07:00Printable couponsFound the following printable coupons on the Everyday Saver site:
$0.50 on Chex Mix
$0.50 on Fiber One bars
$0.50 on 2 Betty Crocker fruit snacks
$0.50 on Nature Valley granola bars
Go HERE to print!Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252574095272027604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194630728854429491.post-21480409314761871232011-04-22T06:43:00.000-07:002011-04-22T06:43:27.950-07:00FREE Mother's Day card using your Photos!Design your own Mother's Day card at TinyPrints and get it for FREE! Just enter code MDLOVE at checkout. It's free to ship it to yourself, or $0.44 to send it to someone else.....
thanks, Money Saving Mom!Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252574095272027604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194630728854429491.post-3156946286307074382011-04-22T06:29:00.000-07:002011-04-22T06:29:07.439-07:00Walmart: FREE Revitalens Starter Kit (for your contacts)!!Passing this along from Money Saving Mom!
Use this printable coupon to pick this up for free at Walmart!Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252574095272027604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194630728854429491.post-49503150393087608262011-04-18T23:19:00.000-07:002011-04-18T23:19:12.210-07:00Cereal - 12 Boxes!Well I capitalized on Save Mart's deal again!
This time we picked up 6 boxes of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, 4 boxes of Trix, and 2 boxes of Cheerios. I used (2) -$1.00/3 coupons and (1) -$2.00/5 (printed on my last cereal trip). Grand total was just over $13 for 12 boxes of cereal!
This is pretty good for my area as we do not have any stores that double coupons. Drat!Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252574095272027604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194630728854429491.post-76427061610076202952011-04-18T06:26:00.000-07:002011-04-18T06:26:38.715-07:00Printable Letters from the Easter Bunny!Great find! Here's a link to free Easter Bunny letters to print! Other printables available too!
(From Frugal-Freebies.com)Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252574095272027604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194630728854429491.post-8999259737299122322011-04-15T02:08:00.000-07:002011-04-15T02:11:58.981-07:00Today's Shopping - the $0.99 StoreI often forget about the 99 cent store. It is similar to the dollar store, but (in our town anyway) it has lots more. I took a quick trip today and made quite a haul. While it does not take coupons, I think I still did pretty good. Certainly stocked the snack cupboard!
Here's what I got - of course everything was $1
2 packages of Cheese & Pretzel Dippers
1 4-pack of Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252574095272027604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194630728854429491.post-63300093320399667172011-04-15T00:01:00.000-07:002011-04-16T06:01:00.180-07:00Easter Fun
Photo from www.celebrating-easter.com
Here is a link for some Easter coloring pages to print - found them at Woman's Day!
Lots of great Easter stuff at Family Fun!
Confessions of a Homeschooler created a super-cute Easter Lapbook!
Make inexpensive Easter decor at Dollar Store Crafts....
More cute stuff at You Can Make This!
Lots of cute stuff at ABC & 123 (love the egg carton wreath!)
I Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252574095272027604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194630728854429491.post-86249975195470798282011-04-14T02:45:00.000-07:002011-04-14T02:45:49.831-07:00SaveMart Trip TodayScored a cereal deal! This week at Save Mart, if you purchase select General Mills cereals in quantities of 4, the final price is $1.49 each. The varieties include Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Chex, Plain Cheerios, or Trix. I purchased 8 boxes of cereal, used (2) $1 off/3 boxes coupons from HERE + a $.055 off Trix + $0.75 off Chex from HERE.
Final Price after coupons: $8.62 = $Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252574095272027604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194630728854429491.post-2384199093279778162011-04-12T03:07:00.000-07:002011-04-12T03:07:23.025-07:00Recess: Where has it gone? (Part 1) (Photo Credit: My Special Needs Network)
Having written a paper for school on Childhood obesity, the issue of disappearing recess time has been on my mind. Of all my memories from elementary school, I remember recess the most. Playing 4 square, monkey bars, swinging, and just running around like crazy! Recess wasn't always easy. Feelings got hurt sometimes, Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252574095272027604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194630728854429491.post-68564688369096771142011-04-10T14:30:00.000-07:002011-04-10T14:30:08.393-07:00Tortellini Soup and Homemade Butter....I remember making our own butter as a kid, but couldn't remember how. Since both my parents have passed, I don't have anyone to ask. I was browsing around Confessions of a Homeschooler today and happened upon a post she did about making butter. Here is her post covering the Tortellini soup and homemade butter. The recipe looks so good, I wanted to link to it here so I can Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252574095272027604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194630728854429491.post-8493283668444114452011-04-09T11:50:00.000-07:002011-04-09T11:50:12.153-07:00Health InsuranceAs I've mentioned, I have been off work since November and on state disability. I had hurt my knee when I was carrying my daughter. After treatment for my knee, my back was really hurting from all the limping and using crutches. To make a long story short, I have 2 herniated disks in my low back and one is impinging on a nerve root. This is causing pain, numbness, and Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252574095272027604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194630728854429491.post-59881745697406393962011-04-07T04:12:00.000-07:002011-04-07T04:12:32.400-07:00Childhood Obesity - a paper for school<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252574095272027604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194630728854429491.post-13671877845713011542011-04-06T04:25:00.000-07:002011-04-06T04:30:34.175-07:00Letter A for Alligator and Learning IssuesSince I am not working my RN job right now, I plan on working consistently with the girls on preschool activities. My little Dino Girl just went through an assessment by the school district as I felt her development was not progressing as i had experienced with my other kids. I suspected some learning issues and though they haven't given me all the results yet, the school psychologistLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252574095272027604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194630728854429491.post-63556808219469908532011-04-04T19:33:00.000-07:002011-04-04T19:33:23.033-07:00Target Deals April 3 - 9, 2011I'm planning my Target shopping trip. Rather than repost the deals I looked up, I'll link to them directly. I start at Money Saving Mom, but then link through to Stretching a Buck. She does an awesome job of posting deals WEEKLY.
Here's my plan:
first transaction:
Pampers easy ups (for the monkey girl) - $19.99 , - $1.50 from Sunday paper + $2 Target coupon (mailer)
 Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252574095272027604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194630728854429491.post-16978482446469047422011-04-01T12:50:00.001-07:002011-04-01T12:50:20.675-07:00Looking at my Diabetic Daughter..... As I sit here watching my diabetic 5 year old, asleep on the couch....it's 4:30 a.m. I woke up abruptly at 2:20, panicking at missing her midnight check (blood sugar). I raced to her room to find her awake, blood sugar of 70. Why didn't I wake up? I chastise myself....I get so tired sometimes. At least 70 isn't "too" low.....she looks like she will go back to Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252574095272027604noreply@blogger.com0