...when you're raising a wonderful, adorable, too sweet for words, handsome and lovable little boy.
Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv4NeKGlBOI
Monday, May 2, 2011
Time Flies...
...when you're raising a wonderful, adorable, too sweet for words, handsome and lovable little boy.
Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv4NeKGlBOI
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
My mom took this video of Cody while they were here visiting this weekend. Our budding musician. I just had to share!
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Pumpkin Patch & Farm Visit
A couple weekends ago, we headed over to Eveland Family Farm in Andover, Minnesota for a visit to their pumpkin patch and farm. We had taken Cody to this place in 2008 when he was a wee 7 months old! We had a beautiful day for a visit and enjoyed the few hours that we got to explore the farm. It is only $2 per person to get in and provided some family fun.
The first thing that we did is checked out the animals on the farm. It is a real, working farm and they have different types of farm animals to visit. We saw goats, sheep, horses, chickens and baby chicks, roosters, donkeys, and pigs. I think Cody's favorite was the chickens as they flailed around wildly (don't worry, they still had their heads on) so were fun to watch.
After checking out the animals, we got in line to go on the hayride. They took us around the farm to see the cows and different areas of the farm. We were pretty squished in and I may or may not have stole Cody from Gordon's lap so he could sit by me. (Sorry honey!) We didn't get any pictures from this as it was packed and no real photo opportunities.
Upon departing the hayride, we did the little corn maze they had, I think Cody really enjoyed that. He just kept wanting to go all the different directions. After "solving" the maze, we got to explore a pumpkin patch with hundreds of little, mini pumpkins. Cody had an absolute ball straddling all of the pumpkins that he possibly could. This was a great place for some photo ops, as you can see below.
Next, it was on to the tractors which may have been Cody's favorite thing to see at the farm. He LOVES tractors and was absolutely enthralled with one that looked just like Papa's tractor up north with the big cab and all. He couldn't ride this one though! :) We got a bunch of great shots on a different tractor they had decked out. I love his expression in the 3rd photo down (click to expand if you'd like) - I think he might be a bit proud!
Afterwards, we went and picked out a few big pumpkins to decorate and take home, as it was almost lunchtime by then. We paid way too much for them but I guess it's part of the experience. :) This will be the first year that we carve pumpkins, so I'm looking forward to seeing what Cody thinks of the pumpkin "guts" and the experience that goes along with all that.
We are looking forward to Halloween in a couple of weeks. I got Cody's Halloween costume at a garage sale this summer (shhhh, don't tell) and I think he's really going to get a kick out of trick-or-treating this year. We did go to a few houses last year, but it was pretty chilly and he didn't know what candy was at that point. Oh, he knows what it is now! :)
Happy Fall!
p.s. Here is a picture of Cody from 2 years ago at the same place...he's changed a bit, right?!
The first thing that we did is checked out the animals on the farm. It is a real, working farm and they have different types of farm animals to visit. We saw goats, sheep, horses, chickens and baby chicks, roosters, donkeys, and pigs. I think Cody's favorite was the chickens as they flailed around wildly (don't worry, they still had their heads on) so were fun to watch.
After checking out the animals, we got in line to go on the hayride. They took us around the farm to see the cows and different areas of the farm. We were pretty squished in and I may or may not have stole Cody from Gordon's lap so he could sit by me. (Sorry honey!) We didn't get any pictures from this as it was packed and no real photo opportunities.
Upon departing the hayride, we did the little corn maze they had, I think Cody really enjoyed that. He just kept wanting to go all the different directions. After "solving" the maze, we got to explore a pumpkin patch with hundreds of little, mini pumpkins. Cody had an absolute ball straddling all of the pumpkins that he possibly could. This was a great place for some photo ops, as you can see below.
Next, it was on to the tractors which may have been Cody's favorite thing to see at the farm. He LOVES tractors and was absolutely enthralled with one that looked just like Papa's tractor up north with the big cab and all. He couldn't ride this one though! :) We got a bunch of great shots on a different tractor they had decked out. I love his expression in the 3rd photo down (click to expand if you'd like) - I think he might be a bit proud!
Afterwards, we went and picked out a few big pumpkins to decorate and take home, as it was almost lunchtime by then. We paid way too much for them but I guess it's part of the experience. :) This will be the first year that we carve pumpkins, so I'm looking forward to seeing what Cody thinks of the pumpkin "guts" and the experience that goes along with all that.
We are looking forward to Halloween in a couple of weeks. I got Cody's Halloween costume at a garage sale this summer (shhhh, don't tell) and I think he's really going to get a kick out of trick-or-treating this year. We did go to a few houses last year, but it was pretty chilly and he didn't know what candy was at that point. Oh, he knows what it is now! :)
Happy Fall!
p.s. Here is a picture of Cody from 2 years ago at the same place...he's changed a bit, right?!
Friday, October 1, 2010
We're Still Here!
Wow...how did it get to be over a month that I last posted?! I really am going to try making blogging a priority again soon! I miss it!
Stay tuned!
Stay tuned!
Thursday, August 26, 2010
PaperbackSwap.com
Since I know that if you're reading this blog, you must like to read, so I wanted to share one of my favorite websites with you!
Do you have any used books lying around? Ones you've already enjoyed, but you're never going to read again? I did, and I finally found a great way to share them with other people! It's called PaperbackSwap.com and it's really fun.
Let me tell you how it works -- because it is so easy! I listed 10 books on the site and I got 2 free book credits to get started. So you can order 2 books right away - free of charge -- and have them mailed directly to you! No strings attached. No gimmicks. No spam mail. Nothing. You just have to love reading books.
When another member selects one of my books that I have listed, I mail it to them. Yes, I pay for the postage. But then I get another book credit and I can select a book that I want. So another Club Member returns the favor and mails me one of his or her books free of charge. For every book I mail out, I get another book in return - a true shared system! As long as the book you are requesting is "worth" the postage cost that you spend to send out one of your books, it's a win-win!
When someone requests one of your books, all you have to do is print two pieces of regular paper from your printer which includes the mailing address and the recommended postage. Apply the postage, and drop it in the mail. I am familiar with printing postage at home, so it's really easy to do.
I will admit that it's not ideal if you are only requesting new releases, as those have LONG waiting lists and you'll likely be waiting years to get it. But if you're looking for an older book or something not as mainstream, this may just work well for you!
I strongly encourage you to check this out. If you do sign up, please use the following link:
http://www.paperbackswap.com/index.php?r_by=annette0876@gmail.com
If you use the link above to join, I'll get a free book when you post your first ten books (and you'll still get free books for posting them!)
Let me know if you try it out!
Do you have any used books lying around? Ones you've already enjoyed, but you're never going to read again? I did, and I finally found a great way to share them with other people! It's called PaperbackSwap.com and it's really fun.
Let me tell you how it works -- because it is so easy! I listed 10 books on the site and I got 2 free book credits to get started. So you can order 2 books right away - free of charge -- and have them mailed directly to you! No strings attached. No gimmicks. No spam mail. Nothing. You just have to love reading books.
When another member selects one of my books that I have listed, I mail it to them. Yes, I pay for the postage. But then I get another book credit and I can select a book that I want. So another Club Member returns the favor and mails me one of his or her books free of charge. For every book I mail out, I get another book in return - a true shared system! As long as the book you are requesting is "worth" the postage cost that you spend to send out one of your books, it's a win-win!
When someone requests one of your books, all you have to do is print two pieces of regular paper from your printer which includes the mailing address and the recommended postage. Apply the postage, and drop it in the mail. I am familiar with printing postage at home, so it's really easy to do.
I will admit that it's not ideal if you are only requesting new releases, as those have LONG waiting lists and you'll likely be waiting years to get it. But if you're looking for an older book or something not as mainstream, this may just work well for you!
I strongly encourage you to check this out. If you do sign up, please use the following link:
http://www.paperbackswap.com/index.php?r_by=annette0876@gmail.com
If you use the link above to join, I'll get a free book when you post your first ten books (and you'll still get free books for posting them!)
Let me know if you try it out!
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Great Target Shopping Trip Today!
Oh...I am many months behind in this blog, and I have so much to report on! But, this is currently on my radar and on my desk, so I'm going to blog about this so I can file it away :-)
Our little guy has a late summer cold! :( I took him to the doctor today, and I just have to throw in that that we talk about the doctor and eye doctor a lot around home, and so we practiced saying "Hello Dr. Simon!!" and when she walked in the room, Cody obediently said "Hello Dr. Mi-Mon!!!" It was soooo cute & I was so proud. But anyway. Thankfully, Cody doesn't have strep or an ear infection...it is just a plain old cold virus and we will have to wait it out. Today was supposed to be my mommy "me" day as I had already scheduled the day off work, and was (shhhh, don't tell...) supposed to send Cody to daycare so I could work on projects around the house, but as often happens with little ones, your plans don't always pan out.
At any rate, since Cody didn't have any major illness going on, I decided to schlep him to Target for our weekly run. It seems like we often go there on my day off during the week...I guess I could think of more educational field trips, but as we shop, we are constantly talking about what we see and hear in the store, so it's gotta be better than sitting in front of the TV or something.
Anyway, I just wanted to brag about some of my great finds today. The total that my credit card took on is not that impressive at just a hair over $110, but the receipt does indicate that I saved $90.47! WAHOO! I will take it. There were a couple of bigger ticket items included in this receipt with plenty of little items thrown in there.
I am crying JUST a bit right now as I had this entire blog post written, and when I went to publish it, over half of it disappeared. :( So, I am re-writing it but I am NOT happy about it.
Some of my best finds today:
Our little guy has a late summer cold! :( I took him to the doctor today, and I just have to throw in that that we talk about the doctor and eye doctor a lot around home, and so we practiced saying "Hello Dr. Simon!!" and when she walked in the room, Cody obediently said "Hello Dr. Mi-Mon!!!" It was soooo cute & I was so proud. But anyway. Thankfully, Cody doesn't have strep or an ear infection...it is just a plain old cold virus and we will have to wait it out. Today was supposed to be my mommy "me" day as I had already scheduled the day off work, and was (shhhh, don't tell...) supposed to send Cody to daycare so I could work on projects around the house, but as often happens with little ones, your plans don't always pan out.
At any rate, since Cody didn't have any major illness going on, I decided to schlep him to Target for our weekly run. It seems like we often go there on my day off during the week...I guess I could think of more educational field trips, but as we shop, we are constantly talking about what we see and hear in the store, so it's gotta be better than sitting in front of the TV or something.
Anyway, I just wanted to brag about some of my great finds today. The total that my credit card took on is not that impressive at just a hair over $110, but the receipt does indicate that I saved $90.47! WAHOO! I will take it. There were a couple of bigger ticket items included in this receipt with plenty of little items thrown in there.
I am crying JUST a bit right now as I had this entire blog post written, and when I went to publish it, over half of it disappeared. :( So, I am re-writing it but I am NOT happy about it.
Some of my best finds today:
- Schick Quattro Razors - $5.49 each - Bought 2 - used 2-$2 Target coupons and 2-$2 Mftg coupons, and received a $5 Target gift card = ($2.02) Money-Maker!
- Crayola Washable Markers - $1.50
- Skintimate Shave Gel - $2.24 - Used $1 Target coupon and $0.75 mftg coupon - 49¢ (I thought these were marked $1.97 so not as good of a deal as I thought)
- Q-Tips (375 ct) - on sale for $2.10 - used $1 Target coupon and $0.30 mftg coupon - 80¢
- Gold N Plump Boneless Chicken Breast - on sale for $3.49 - used 75¢ mftg or $1.00 mftg coupons - $2.49-$2.74 each (I stocked up! We go through a lot of chicken. Also love it that all the packages had the 75¢ coupons -- which I already had -- so I will save the coupons on the packages I bought today for next time.
- Everready AA Batteries 48 Pack (yes...48!) - $6.00 - no coupon needed!
- Hillshire Farm Lunchmeat - $2.79 - used $3.00/2 peelie mftg coupon - $1.29 each (awesome price; I should have probably bought more as we go through a lot of lunchmeat)
- Van de Kamp Fish Sticks - $4.29 - used mftg coupon for free frozen vegetables worth $1.77
- Green Giant Broccoli Coleslaw Mix (I have never tried but always wanted to) - quick-sale price of $1.25 - used $1.00 Target coupon - 25¢
- Wishbone Salad Dressing - on sale for $1.50 - used 75¢ Target coupon and free bag of salad mftg coupon - $1.50 for bag of salad plus 2 bottles of dressing
- Campbell's Select Harvest Microwavable Soup - on sale for $1.50 - used $1.00 mftg coupon and 50¢ Target coupon - FREE (I had enough coupons to get 3!)
- Mission Tortillas - on sale for $2.00 - used 75¢ mgtg coupon - $1.25
- Mini-Croissants (bag) - $2.99 - used $1.00 Target coupon - $1.99
- Strawberries - $2.29 - used $1.00 Target coupon - $1.29
- Del Monte Fruit Cups - $1.82 - used $1.00 Target coupon - 82¢ each [I would probably come out ahead if I bought the bigger cans, but these are just so darn handy and convenient since they are pre-portioned]
- Nestle Ready-to-Bake Cookies - on sale for $1.99 - used $1.00 mftg coupon - 99¢ for an afternoon activity & treat
- Simply Juice - $2.99 - used $1.00 Target coupon - $1.99 (I'm addicted to the Orange w/Mango variety!)
- Coffee-Mate Creamer - $1.79 - used 75¢ coupon - $1.04
- Crystal Farms Shredded Cheese - on sale for $2.04 - used $1.00 mftg coupon - $1.04
- Skippy Peanut Butter (creamy all the way, of course) - on sale for $1.79 - used $0.75/2 mftg coupon and $1.50/2 Target coupon - 67¢ each
I always check my receipt when I get home. I couldn't tell you what we had for dinner last night, but I could tell you the price I paid for something last week. Priorities, I tell you. There were a couple of wacky things on my receipt, but I think I still came out ahead (cashier error, etc). I had to call Target the other week because there were a few glaring mistakes on my receipt...and they were so kind to send a $3.00/off anything coupon for my trouble. Of course that was used up in about 2 days time :-)
Anyway, I hope I may have inspired you to cut some coupons and look at the sales flyers a little closer next time. I'm quite confident you can score some good deals too. I know I spend entirely too much time on this stuff, but I figure there are worst hobbies to have, right?
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