Why I haven't been blogging

Reason #1- Cooler weather

Notice the scarf and 3/4 length top?

Reason #2- Fun with friends

My hubby and I

Who is due first?

Reason #3- MOPS Birthday Bash

Our Noah's Ark theme

Reason #4- Halloween party for Theatre Baby

Reason #5- It feels like fall and I am enjoying every second!

Fall is taking me away

I am loving the colder weather here in central Florida!!! So much so that I have neglected both this blog and my private blog. Shame on me!

Unfortunately, I am exhausted (thanks to the little girl growing rapidly inside me) and need to take a nap while Theatre Baby is asleep. But I will post a picture from our recent visit to the pumpkin patch.

I think the pumpkin is the same size as my 31 week pregnant belly. Well... maybe my belly is a little smaller.

Tuesday Turnout starts back up!

Saturday morning was a nice treat for me. I made bacon, mushroom, onion, tomato and cheese omlett for myself and Rockstar. What a way to start the day! Rockstar and Theatre Baby went down for a nap, and I headed to Publix (our local grocery store).

It was so nice to go by myself! I never get to do that! I'm always holding my shopping list in one hand and some sort of snack for Theatre Baby and the cart with the other. I look pretty silly walking through the store with my big 6 month preggo belly making random noises at my child as I attempt to follow my list. Can you other moms out there relate?

Anyway! As I said here, I am finally back into couponing. I abused my church's e-mail list and asked everyone who wasn't using their coupons if they could pass them my way. And they did! So, now I am doing a lot more coupon clipping, which I don't mind after today's shopping trip!

I bought these items (plus a some essentials not pictured):

... for $44.82.



Want to know how much I saved?



$48.54!


I saved more then I spent!!! And this was my first time couponing ans sale shopping in months.  Oh, how I've missed the savings!!!


(Just for curiosity sake, I went to see when the last time I blogged about it was. Check out that blog here.)

When was your last bargain shopping trip and what did you buy?

Family Traditions

Last year at MOPS, we had an author come to talk with us about her book. Her name was Lorle Campos, and her book was entitled "Happy Home: a family's guide to balance."

The book was fabulous, but I can't find a link to it on the internet! I don't know if they are out of print or what, but I can't find them anywhere! The closest I could find was the company she owns, Once Upon a Family. Check it out here. Sorry about that!


The point is, one of the main ways to make your kids remember their childhood fondly is through family traditions. My family growing up had tons of traditions, so it would be really easy to adopt theirs. But I want to establish traditions with my family now.


We started that this fall by making caramel apples on the first day of fall. (Miss that post? Check it out here.)


Another tradition I thought about was watching "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" during the month of October. But I am open to other suggestions. What are some Halloween/fall movies?

One tradition we are carrying over from last year is taking pictures at the local pumpkin patch. I will have to include pics when we actually go. Be on the look out!




What are your family traditions for October?