Mia's life these days...

So Mia has been growing like a weed and learning lots of new things and getting into lots of things! She recently completed her first swim class (tiny tots) which she loved! The slide was her favorite. She just loves the water and had such a fun time in the pool!

She has also started eating with a utensil. She mostly just holds onto it but if food is placed on it she will put it in her mouth. It is a work in progress.

She has accrued her first walking injury. She got it while at church in the nursery and it appears to be a rug burn. It looks worse then it really is.

For Memorial Day, Mia had the standard hamburger with a side of tomato and potato salad. She also had some watermelon but appeared to have a allergic skin reaction to it. The skin rash went away after awhile and only appeared after she ate the watermelon. In the evening we went to the park with Grandma to play.

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Meal Plan Monday

Only a day late!

Monday: Memorial day hot dogs and hamburgers

Tuesday: Spaghetti Warehouse for our friend Sherri's birthday

Wednesday: Tacos

Thursday: chicken Parmesan

Friday: stuffed shells (my mom made them while she was here this weekend and I froze them!)

Saturday: grilled chicken and grilled potato

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Meal Plan Monday

Well I have to admit that the last 2 weeks we have stuck to the meal plan almost to a tee! Let me tell you, not only is this good for our finances but I am finding that it is also good for my waistline! Hmm imagine that! We have really been trying to pear down our spending including groceries and eating out, so I apologize if our menu doesn't sound super appetizing but it meets our needs with the goals we have set.

Sunday: Cookout at the Miller's for small group

Monday: Grilled white roughy with corn

Tuesday: Chick-fil-a (this is Mia's last swimming lesson so we are having a scaled down celebartory dinner! plus it makes me feel like I am eating out and gives me something to look forward to!)

Wednesday: breakfast for dinner (my favorite!)

Thursday: grilled hot dogs, potato wedges

Friday: Spagetti warehouse to celbrate a friends birthday (plus we have a BOGO coupon!)

Saturday: Chicken brocoli alfredo

Hope you guys have a fantastic week! If you would like more ideas on menu planning just head over I'm an organizing junkie

It's only Monday!

Whew! I can't believe that it is only Monday! Today was a crazy day! I started out by heading to my part-time job from 6am to 8 am, stopped at home to put dinner in the crockpot, went to my full-time job. I worked there from 9-3:40, then drove back to my part-time job (there was some scheduling issues and they needed more help then originally thought!). They serve dinner there at 5pm so I needed to see my patients before then. I was there from 4-5pm, then drove back to my regular job to finish up my billing, physician orders, and paperwork. I got home around 6:30pm ate a quick dinner and hurried off to the mechanic (with Mia in tow b/c Pat had some work to do that would not get done with Mia) to pick up Travis as his car was about to catch on fire without any brakes! All the while I was trying to keep Mia from falling asleep b/c she desperately needed a bath. Got home, gave her a bath, changed her crib sheets, rocked her and sang a few songs (I don't normally rock her but she needed a few extra snuggles tonight) and put her to bed. Now I am posting my menu for this week and man I am exhausted. I can't believe it is only Monday! (Tuesday doesn't look too much better!)

So here is my plan for this week:

Sunday: Lasagna (made by my wonderful husband!)

Monday: fajitas in the crockpot (super easy and quite tasty!)

Tuesday: BLT's (Mia has swimming lessons!)

Wednesday: Chicken with creamy pasta salad

Thursday: Tacos!

Friday: grilled chicken

Saturday: chicken with broccoli Alfredo

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Happy Mother's Day!

Before I was a Mom,

I never tripped over toys Or forgot words to a lullaby. I didn't worry whether or not My plants were poisonous. I never thought about immunizations. Before I was a Mom, I had never been puked on. Pooped on. Chewed on. Peed on. I had complete control of my mind And my thoughts. I slept all night. Before I was a Mom, I never held down a screaming child So doctors could do tests. Or give shots. I never looked into teary eyes and cried. I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin. I never sat up late hours at night Watching a baby sleep. Before I was a Mom, I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put her down. I never felt my heart break into a million pieces When I couldn't stop the hurt. I never knew that something so small Could affect my life so much. I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom. Before I was a Mom, I didn't know the feeling of Having my heart outside my body.. I didn't know how special it could feel To feed a hungry baby. I didn't know that bond Between a mother and her child. I didn't know that something so small Could make me feel so important and happy. Before I was a Mom, I had never gotten up in the middle of the night Every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay. I had never known the warmth, The joy, The love, The heartache, The wonderment Or the satisfaction of being a Mom. I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, Before I was a Mom I love you Mom! Happy Mother's Day! I am so blessed to be a mom!

CVS sweep!

I am so excited for this post. Today I headed to CVS to score some great deals with their extra care bucks (ECBs) deal they have going on this week. I started out with $14.98 in ECB from my previous trip to CVS. I did my shopping in 3 transactions.

Here is the breakdown:

Transaction #1:

1 bag tostitos (1$ coupon)

1 can of tostitos queso dip (1$ coupon)

2 Starbucks Frappacino 4-packs (2$ off coupon when you purchase of 2 4-packs)

1 Pepsi Max (free coupon with purchase of chips and dip)

2 colgate toothpaste (75 cent coupon x2)

total before sales, coupons, and ECBs: $32.60

Out of pocket $.37! and I got $10.54 in ECB for my next transaction!

Transaction #2:

2 Dawn dish soap (50 cents off coupon x2)

2 All free and clear (1$ off coupon x2)

1 Bic Soleil razor (3$ off coupon)

total before sales, coupons and ECBs: $29.53

Out of pocket: $3.69 plus 5$ in ECBs

Transaction #3:

4 Rightgaurd body wash (BOGO x2)

2 Dawn hand soap (50 cents off coupon x2)

1 Charmin toilet paper (1$ off coupon)

total before sales, coupons and ECBs: $33.48

Out of pocket: $2.10 plus $3 in ECBs for next shopping trip!

So in summary, I purchased $95.61 worth of items at CVS and paid $6.16 out of pocket with $3 in ECBs left! Whoohoo! I am so proud of myself!

If you are interested in learning more about using coupons at CVS check out this link!

Happy Shopping!

And thanks to my grams for clipping some of these valuable coupons, (you are helping me to be a better steward of the money God has given me!)