Flashback Friday at it's best!

Alright, you have already seen my "Les-by Friends" hairstyle (Jessica's brother even felt the need to sketch it).

I've sported some pretty different hairstyles in my lifetime. Some are bad enough to have earned names. Here they are:

Super Blonde
Super Long

"The Wall"

"The Claw" . . . okay, who didn't sport this one?

The hair isn't so bad in this picture, but my dress says, "I hope to be a sister wife someday!"

"The Rat Nest"

And I saved the best for last, "Little Orphan Nanny"

Random Pics

Rachie got this cute little baking set from her friend Abby for Christmas. She loves pretending to cook with it!I was trying so hard to get a picture of him smiling and he was like, "What Mom? I'm not gonna smile so just give it up already!"
This is kind of a freaky picture, but it shows his Vampire teeth. Shhhh don't tell Jason about me and Edward!

My mom made these cutest sock monkeys for ALL her grandkids for Christmas. They turned out great and the kids all loved them!

One of the things I love about St. George winters is that it isn't too cold to go out for the day on the 4-wheelers. These are my two little riders-in-training excited to hit the sand dunes. I love how cute there are in their motocross outfits!

Couponing 101

Sorry to those of you who are already in the loop. I had a lot of you ask more about it. So, I will dedicate this post to your coupon education . . .

A few nights ago, as I was preparing dinner I started calculating how much I spent on the entire dinner. I was shocked when I figured out the total. Ashely said that she feels like a rock star when she goes grocery shopping, and so did I. I AM a rock star! So, here it is.

Macaroni Grill Garlic & Herb Chicken Penne dinner (I had to add my own chicken), green salad, and french bread. Any guesses?

$2.50. That's it! A dinner for my entire family.

You can see Jason's excitement about it . . .

And Rachel's . . .

So, how did I do that? Well, coupons of course. The Mac Grill dinners were on sale 2/$7. I had (8) $1 off coupons making them 2/$5. Then, when you bought 2 of them Albertson's threw in $2 worth of chicken. The chicken happened to be on sale buy one, get one free. So, since I had (8) $1 coupons, I bought (8) Mac Grill dinners . . . and got $16 worth of chicken FREE! Then, the salad was on sale for $.99, I happened to have a coupon for $1 off . . . F R double E! Then, I completed a survey at the bottom of my receipt a few weeks ago and got a coupon for free french bread. Wa La. Our dinner cost us $2.50. Then for dessert, my boys enjoyed some free ice cream that I got from another deal. Sweet huh.

I get 6 Sunday newspapers so that I have multiple coupons. I don't clip them, I just write the date I got them on the front and file them away. Then, the grocery smarts website helps me match my coupons to sales. You have to have a passport #. St. George is g84cso, but you can google it and get your own city. Then, select the store you shop at. You can even print your shopping list from there by using the "start", "shrink", and "print" feature. This website also links you to online coupons that you can usually print two of each coupon desired. The red starred items are great deals and that's what I usually buy.

Also, if you live in St. George, you can visit http://sgcouponclub.blogspot.com for other local deals.

Anyways, I'm a self proclaimed nerd and this is my new hobby. I hope this information was helpful.

Where'd she go?

I know it's been a long time since I've posted. I really don't know what is wrong with me. I'm just completely unmotivated. I haven't even checked my blogs that I follow for several days. I usually check them everyday or ever other day, but I just haven't wanted to. I love you all, don't get me wrong. I'm just not feeling myself.

Thank you all for your concern about Cole. I self-diagnosed him with Roseola . . . the rash appeared the day after my last post. It's kinda sad that I knew more than the dumb ER doc (okay so he didn't have the rash when I took him in, but he didn't even tell me to look for one to appear). Nanci Braithwaite, RN, BSN at your service!

So, my new thing is couponing. It's slightly addicting and thrilling. Weird word choice? Just try it and you'll see what I mean. Lindsay told me a few years ago about the pinching your pennies website and I've checked it off and on. But now, thanks to Ashley, I know the system. I know how to save major bucks and it's not too hard either. The worst part about it is looking out on my driveway Sunday mornings to see 6 bright yellow newspapers sitting there. My neighbors probably think I'm CRAZY! My last trip to the grocery store, I spent $60, saved $112! And that was with just one week of coupons. Just wait until I have a few months saved up! See what I mean? Thrilling and addicting.