Halloween Activities

Halloween is not my favorite holiday; however the little kids are at the age that they really enjoy ALL of it. So this year, I decided to just go with it. We have been celebrating for 2 days now.  First last night our church sponsored a trunk or treat. I came up with the idea to use a tarp and have the kid color finish for “under the sea”. It worked really well.  The kids had a ball and got enough candy to last at least a month.

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Kendall is a fairy, Lily a pop star diva and Zach is Super Z- the action hero

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This morning Zach and I head to Winston to grab donuts for the “special snack”  in Kendall’s class that I was in charge of.

Super Zach enjoying his donut early!

Super Zach enjoying his donut early!

After the snack, we headed outside to watch an alphabet parade.

photo (2)Finally, tonight Amanda and I will take the kids to several place to trick or treat!

Amanda’s Birthday

Amanda decided that she would prefer a home cooked meal instead of going out to eat for her birthday! Because of our work schedules we did celebrate a day late but it still was nice! She chose stuffed green peppers for dinner.

All Good Things Must Come to A End!

I am sitting here the final night of vacation, it is cloudy so I can’t seen the ocean. But the sound of the waves are calming…I wish I could sit here every night and listen to them!  Here are some group pictures, minus Amanda for most because she left this morning before we could take them!

Budgeting on Thursday 6/06/2013

Today is my regular payday so I was able to spend a good amount of time, going over the budget and making some minor adjustment to keep us on the right track.  Beside the regular bills, I was able to reduce our debt load by $500!!!!!!!!! I am so excited about this because each little pebble I throw makes a big impact in the picture.  This was extra money from my working. My goal and hope is that I can do the same on the 20th. But I do realize that the next two weeks are heavy with extra fees for cheerleading and some extra items for graduation.

I only have $100 left in my grocery budget for the month. I did place a huge order for Chicken Tenders this month. These will not be picked up until July so that hurt us in addition at Costco we stocked up on “pool food.” The plan is that we take food with us especially each weekend so that we don’t end up spending money on pizza or fast food just because I didn’t plan ahead.

One of the most exciting things that happened today in regards to budgeting is that Amanda actually texted and called me to let me know about an awesome deal on milk and then offered to pick some up for me as it was out of my way!  I am so excited to see that she is realizing the value of money and can spot a good deal!

Finally, we have really been enjoying 50 cent ice cream from Burger King!  I think I understood that this special would last all summer. I hope so, because BK is on the way home from the pool and for the cost of one container of ice cream at the pool we can all enjoy a cup.

Overall I am super excited about where our money is going this month!