10/31/11
10/28/11
NEX deals!
I just got back from a pretty wonderful shopping trip at the NEX! Here is what I bought and what I paid for it:
Scope Mouthwash: $3.59 + $.75 NEX coupon + $1.50 manufacturer's coupon = $1.34 per bottle! (They were advertised as $1 off, which was to be taken off at the register... the girl who checked me out must have been about 13 and clueless, so I wasn't going to argue with her, plus I was holding everyone up... but that would have been $.34 a bottle!)
Gillette Body Wash: $3.29 + $1 NEX coupon + $2 manufacturer's coupon = $.29 each!
Schick Quattro Razor for Men: $6.99 + $1 NEX coupon + $5 manufacturer's coupon = $.99!
Schick Quattro Razor for Women: $7.49 (why is the women's more expensive??) + $1 NEX coupon + $5 manufacturer's coupon = $1.49!
Bic Disposable Razors for Women 10 pack: $2.99 + $1 NEX coupon + $1 manufacturer's coupon = $.99!
Gillette Clinical Deodorant for Men: $7.69 + $2 NEX coupon + $2 manufacturer's coupon = $3.69 each! (Not as great of a bargain, but that's more than half off, so I consider it a win)
Playtex Gentle Glide Tampons: $6.89 + $1 NEX coupon + $4/2 coupon = $7.78 for 2 boxes (not my best deal, but it was almost BOGO)
Excedrin 24 Geltabs: $2.99 + $.50 NEX coupon + $.75 manufacturer's coupon = $1.74 (again, not the best deal, but we needed Excedrin, and I hardly ever find coupons for it)
Overall, I spent $35.02 on $84.02 worth of stuff! Since we probably won't use all this, I'm planning on putting together a donation box for this Christmas... or maybe send it through AnySailor. I'm sure someone out there needs four boxes of tampons! :) Happy shopping!!
Scope Mouthwash: $3.59 + $.75 NEX coupon + $1.50 manufacturer's coupon = $1.34 per bottle! (They were advertised as $1 off, which was to be taken off at the register... the girl who checked me out must have been about 13 and clueless, so I wasn't going to argue with her, plus I was holding everyone up... but that would have been $.34 a bottle!)
Gillette Body Wash: $3.29 + $1 NEX coupon + $2 manufacturer's coupon = $.29 each!
Schick Quattro Razor for Men: $6.99 + $1 NEX coupon + $5 manufacturer's coupon = $.99!
Schick Quattro Razor for Women: $7.49 (why is the women's more expensive??) + $1 NEX coupon + $5 manufacturer's coupon = $1.49!
Bic Disposable Razors for Women 10 pack: $2.99 + $1 NEX coupon + $1 manufacturer's coupon = $.99!
Gillette Clinical Deodorant for Men: $7.69 + $2 NEX coupon + $2 manufacturer's coupon = $3.69 each! (Not as great of a bargain, but that's more than half off, so I consider it a win)
Playtex Gentle Glide Tampons: $6.89 + $1 NEX coupon + $4/2 coupon = $7.78 for 2 boxes (not my best deal, but it was almost BOGO)
Excedrin 24 Geltabs: $2.99 + $.50 NEX coupon + $.75 manufacturer's coupon = $1.74 (again, not the best deal, but we needed Excedrin, and I hardly ever find coupons for it)
Overall, I spent $35.02 on $84.02 worth of stuff! Since we probably won't use all this, I'm planning on putting together a donation box for this Christmas... or maybe send it through AnySailor. I'm sure someone out there needs four boxes of tampons! :) Happy shopping!!
Milspouse Friday Fill-in #63
- The best part of October was experiencing all the New England fall stuff I'd been missing out on, like pumpkin coffees at Dunks, and foliage, and crisp air, and visiting farms and apple orchards, etc .
- The worst part of October was I don't know... I don't have any bad memories of it... although I'm sure my blog would say different .
- For Halloween, I’ll be the Devil's Wife .
- I hope that in November we spend more time planning our weekends than arguing over who said what .
- Wifey has posted MilSpouse Secret Santa. I will be participating.
Happy Friday, everyone! I hope you all have a great weekend. Since I'll be away from my computer tomorrow, I thought I'd take this opportunity to say:
Happy 16th Navy Anniversary, Hubby!!!!!
10/21/11
Milspouse Friday Fill-in #62
- I want to win the lottery and buy my parents their retirement home. I really could not have better parents .
- I have a wonderful husband and two adorable little boys .
- I wish rules were followed more .
- I hope my boys turn out to be successful and happy .
- I wonder what our next duty station has in store for us .
Happy Friday, everyone! Man, these questions were rather broad and hard to answer, but I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone else came up with!
10/20/11
10/17/11
My wake-up routine
10:00pm: Decide to fall asleep. End up laying in bed for an hour, wide awake, with thoughts floating in my head.
Sometime around 2am: Get woken up by husband, for various reasons, including getting kneed or smacked. Wake him up or push him back to his side, then try to fall asleep.
Sometime around 4am: Wake up freezing cold because Hubby has rolled himself up in the bed linens like a burrito, leaving me laying on a bare mattress. End up getting a mini shoulder workout, trying to pull the covers back to my side. Make mental note to purchase more flannel pjs. Go back to sleep.
5:30am: Get woken up by Hubby's alarm clock, which doesn't wake him up. Kick him until he gets outta bed. Sigh when he hits the snooze and crawls back in bed for five more minutes. Try to fall back asleep as he schleps through the house while getting ready for work.
6:30am: Get pleasantly woken up by Hubby when he kisses me goodbye. Still wake up if he doesn't kiss me goodbye and instead slams the door. Try to fall back asleep.
7:00am: Finally fall back asleep.
7:01am: Get woken up by both boys, climbing on top of me, demanding orange juice and Cheerios, pushing each other, and eventually screaming and crying.
7:02am: Kick the boys out of my room and tell them to go play with toys in the living room until I get up.
7:30am: Give up after laying in bed for 28 minutes, listening to two little boys try to kill each other / burn the house down, when I really wanted to be sleeping. Silently cheer when I realize there's a hot pot of coffee ready for me, courtesy of Mr. Coffee's delay mode.
8:00am: Look forward to bed time.
Sometime around 2am: Get woken up by husband, for various reasons, including getting kneed or smacked. Wake him up or push him back to his side, then try to fall asleep.
Sometime around 4am: Wake up freezing cold because Hubby has rolled himself up in the bed linens like a burrito, leaving me laying on a bare mattress. End up getting a mini shoulder workout, trying to pull the covers back to my side. Make mental note to purchase more flannel pjs. Go back to sleep.
5:30am: Get woken up by Hubby's alarm clock, which doesn't wake him up. Kick him until he gets outta bed. Sigh when he hits the snooze and crawls back in bed for five more minutes. Try to fall back asleep as he schleps through the house while getting ready for work.
6:30am: Get pleasantly woken up by Hubby when he kisses me goodbye. Still wake up if he doesn't kiss me goodbye and instead slams the door. Try to fall back asleep.
7:00am: Finally fall back asleep.
7:01am: Get woken up by both boys, climbing on top of me, demanding orange juice and Cheerios, pushing each other, and eventually screaming and crying.
7:02am: Kick the boys out of my room and tell them to go play with toys in the living room until I get up.
7:30am: Give up after laying in bed for 28 minutes, listening to two little boys try to kill each other / burn the house down, when I really wanted to be sleeping. Silently cheer when I realize there's a hot pot of coffee ready for me, courtesy of Mr. Coffee's delay mode.
8:00am: Look forward to bed time.
10/16/11
Hey Murphy, it's just a weekend, not a deployment.
Isn't it Murphy's Law that once the husband leaves on deployment, things around the house go haywire and tend to break down?
Hubby is gone for the weekend, but apparently Murphy didn't get that memo and thinks he's deployed. Why? Because:
1. My toilet won't flush (and I reeeeeeally have to go).
2. The DVD-RW in my laptop is kaput.
3. The kids are acting like they've eaten straight-up sugar all morning.
4. My car keeps beeping at me to change the damn oil already (okay, that one I can fix on my own... but Hubby did promise to change it for me).
I know it's a nice day out, but I seriously feel like some beef stew and a hot toddy, then vegging on the couche watching football. Luckily, my slow cooker is going with the stew, but I might run down the street for some whiskey for that hot toddy. Anyone want to join me?
Murphy, you're not invited.
Hubby is gone for the weekend, but apparently Murphy didn't get that memo and thinks he's deployed. Why? Because:
1. My toilet won't flush (and I reeeeeeally have to go).
2. The DVD-RW in my laptop is kaput.
3. The kids are acting like they've eaten straight-up sugar all morning.
4. My car keeps beeping at me to change the damn oil already (okay, that one I can fix on my own... but Hubby did promise to change it for me).
I know it's a nice day out, but I seriously feel like some beef stew and a hot toddy, then vegging on the couche watching football. Luckily, my slow cooker is going with the stew, but I might run down the street for some whiskey for that hot toddy. Anyone want to join me?
Murphy, you're not invited.
10/14/11
Milspouse Friday Fill-in #61
1. A word that always makes me laugh is penis. I know, I'm a twelve year old.
2. If you looked in my refrigerator right now, the oldest thin you’d find would be our condiments?? We only moved in three months ago, so I don't think there's anything too old there..
3. If I were written about in the newspaper today, on the front page, the headline would say “Stay At Home Mom Finally Snaps and Ships Her Three Year Old to Military School... In A Related Story, Three Year Old Becomes Youngest Student in Military School History.”
4. The last movie I saw was Clueless. It was on TV last night. Oh, you mean in the theaters? Killer Elite. It was okay, but staring at Jason Statham for two hours makes any movie better.
5. The best thing that happened to me in the last few weeks was seeing GA- I *heart* her!!.
2. If you looked in my refrigerator right now, the oldest thin you’d find would be our condiments?? We only moved in three months ago, so I don't think there's anything too old there..
3. If I were written about in the newspaper today, on the front page, the headline would say “Stay At Home Mom Finally Snaps and Ships Her Three Year Old to Military School... In A Related Story, Three Year Old Becomes Youngest Student in Military School History.”
4. The last movie I saw was Clueless. It was on TV last night. Oh, you mean in the theaters? Killer Elite. It was okay, but staring at Jason Statham for two hours makes any movie better.
5. The best thing that happened to me in the last few weeks was seeing GA- I *heart* her!!.
10/12/11
Damn you, bandwagon.
I fell off the bandwagon BIG TIME this past month. I don't know what happened- maybe it was all the running around that we do every weekend and all the stress that comes with that. This past weekend, I felt so much more relaxed and motivated, staying in CT. I worked out a few times and decided to weigh myself at the gym on Sunday.
I weighed 161 lbs. OUCH.
I went for a run on Monday. I'm pretty sure that two people laughed at me as I ran by. It was pretty humiliating, but it definitely renewed my desire to trim down. (And my desire to take up karate again, so I can kick those jackass' butts.)
I feel like I'm completely lost in this body. I was skinny in high school, and even though I put on a few pounds in college, I was still really thin. I never had a weight problem (even though I thought I did), until I had kids. Now, I don't recognize this body. I don't know how to dress it, how to flatter it, how to hide it.
I've decided that I don't particularly care for this new physique. I don't want to relearn how to dress myself. So I'm back to my weigh loss quest. I probably need to lose twenty pounds- 140 is a decent weight for someone who's 5'8".
On a related note, I discovered a playground close to preschool that had a gravel running track circling around it. I'm thinking about dropping LB off at his preschool, then taking JC to the playground while I literally run circles around him.
I weighed 161 lbs. OUCH.
I went for a run on Monday. I'm pretty sure that two people laughed at me as I ran by. It was pretty humiliating, but it definitely renewed my desire to trim down. (And my desire to take up karate again, so I can kick those jackass' butts.)
I feel like I'm completely lost in this body. I was skinny in high school, and even though I put on a few pounds in college, I was still really thin. I never had a weight problem (even though I thought I did), until I had kids. Now, I don't recognize this body. I don't know how to dress it, how to flatter it, how to hide it.
I've decided that I don't particularly care for this new physique. I don't want to relearn how to dress myself. So I'm back to my weigh loss quest. I probably need to lose twenty pounds- 140 is a decent weight for someone who's 5'8".
On a related note, I discovered a playground close to preschool that had a gravel running track circling around it. I'm thinking about dropping LB off at his preschool, then taking JC to the playground while I literally run circles around him.
10/8/11
What's worse than constant poop? Constant poop and projectile vomiting.
Yes, this post contains lots of poop and puke. If you don't wanna hear it, tough- you can just stop reading here. I'll still love ya.
LB woke up Thursday morning at 6:30am and came into my room. I thought he was being a PITA (pain in the ass) when he bugged me to take him to the bathroom. I mean, he's been potty trained for awhile and he can go by himself. When I told him to go, he just stood there, holding his butt and whimpering. I dragged myself outta bed and brought him to the potty, only to be met with the most disgusting, foul poop ever.
I had hoped that it was a one-time, he-just-ate-something-yucky thing, so I got us all ready for his preschool field trip. We went to a farm and had a hayride and ate apples and brought a pumpkin home. So fun. Except, in the 1.5 hours we were there, we took four bathroom breaks. And even though he's skeeved by outhouses (rightfully so), he still used it, and it was bad. He finally asked to go home (totally surprised me- he loves farms), so we did.
Friday morning, I woke to the same scenario. Poop, poop, poop. I gave him some Pedialyte and called off our weekend plans of a birthday party and seeing the grandparents. Good call, because after dinner of toast and fruit (no milk), the kid puked all over his bed. Awesomeness. Then he puked on the floor and on the toilet. It was a fun night last night, Hubby and I scrubbing pink puke off every surface and doing tons of laundry. Sexy, right?
Today has been the same. More puke, more poop. He only wants juice and hasn't eaten anything substantial for three days now. He had some animal crackers, and last night's toast, but nothing else. He gets so scared and upset by puking, even though I explain that his body is sick and puking happens to everyone sometimes. Which means, I've been picking him up, puke and all, so my clothes are also puke-y.
My laundry machine has been in constant motion today.
I hope this virus or whatever is making him sick gets out of his system soon. It really has not been a fun time for anyone! (Although, I am secretly loving how this sickness is making my anti-affection son want to be hugged and held all the time.)
LB woke up Thursday morning at 6:30am and came into my room. I thought he was being a PITA (pain in the ass) when he bugged me to take him to the bathroom. I mean, he's been potty trained for awhile and he can go by himself. When I told him to go, he just stood there, holding his butt and whimpering. I dragged myself outta bed and brought him to the potty, only to be met with the most disgusting, foul poop ever.
I had hoped that it was a one-time, he-just-ate-something-yucky thing, so I got us all ready for his preschool field trip. We went to a farm and had a hayride and ate apples and brought a pumpkin home. So fun. Except, in the 1.5 hours we were there, we took four bathroom breaks. And even though he's skeeved by outhouses (rightfully so), he still used it, and it was bad. He finally asked to go home (totally surprised me- he loves farms), so we did.
Friday morning, I woke to the same scenario. Poop, poop, poop. I gave him some Pedialyte and called off our weekend plans of a birthday party and seeing the grandparents. Good call, because after dinner of toast and fruit (no milk), the kid puked all over his bed. Awesomeness. Then he puked on the floor and on the toilet. It was a fun night last night, Hubby and I scrubbing pink puke off every surface and doing tons of laundry. Sexy, right?
Today has been the same. More puke, more poop. He only wants juice and hasn't eaten anything substantial for three days now. He had some animal crackers, and last night's toast, but nothing else. He gets so scared and upset by puking, even though I explain that his body is sick and puking happens to everyone sometimes. Which means, I've been picking him up, puke and all, so my clothes are also puke-y.
My laundry machine has been in constant motion today.
I hope this virus or whatever is making him sick gets out of his system soon. It really has not been a fun time for anyone! (Although, I am secretly loving how this sickness is making my anti-affection son want to be hugged and held all the time.)
10/7/11
Milspouse Friday Fill-in #60 1/2
Wife of a Sailor is not hosting MFF this week because she's having surgery (yikes!). I seriously look forward to these... don't know why. Maybe because I hardly ever get a chance to post anything meaningful, and these fill-ins help my readers get to know me without going into a lengthy and boring story about some meaningless happening, ha.
So, I decided to make up my own MFF, which of course will be tailored to what I want to talk about. Here goes:
1. Right now I'm feeling frustrated because I don't have many opportunities to work out, and when I get to the gym, I can't get my mind off my anger and on to my workout.
2. I currently have a love/hate relationship with my kitchen- I love to cook, but hate to clean it.
3. If it were possible, I think a national driver's license and license plate would help military families tremendously.
4. One of my dirty little secrets is: my kids probably watch more TV than they should.
5. Say something nice for Wife of a Sailor as she recovers from surgery: I hope you have a speedy recovery!!
@>---- @>---- @>---- <-- Virtual bouquet of flowers
Feel free to steal my MFF, but leave me a comment first, and Happy Friday everyone!
So, I decided to make up my own MFF, which of course will be tailored to what I want to talk about. Here goes:
1. Right now I'm feeling frustrated because I don't have many opportunities to work out, and when I get to the gym, I can't get my mind off my anger and on to my workout.
2. I currently have a love/hate relationship with my kitchen- I love to cook, but hate to clean it.
3. If it were possible, I think a national driver's license and license plate would help military families tremendously.
4. One of my dirty little secrets is: my kids probably watch more TV than they should.
5. Say something nice for Wife of a Sailor as she recovers from surgery: I hope you have a speedy recovery!!
@>---- @>---- @>---- <-- Virtual bouquet of flowers
Feel free to steal my MFF, but leave me a comment first, and Happy Friday everyone!
10/3/11
Starting to get really confused when I wake up on Mondays
Yet again, I woke up this morning, totally confused as to why I was lying in my own bed. In my early morning haze, I forgot that I wasn't at my parents' house. Totally strange.
For the... oh... millionth weekend, we stayed up in NH. And after every weekend, the first morning I wake up in my own house is very confusing- I totally forget where I am!
Saturday was a chill day. Hubby and I took the boys for haircuts and walked around the mall. Oh, excuse me, I slept in the truck with JC while Hubby and LB walked around the mall. If that kid's gonna sleep, so am I!
Breakfast at Grandma & Grandpa's always includes something delicious, like waffles with Nutella:
(Don't ask me why it's sideways- I've tried this about twenty times, and even though it's right-side-up saved on my file, it always flips around. Stupid Mondays.)
On Sunday, Hubby went dirtbiking with my dad and brother. They were gone all day, so my mom, my brother's girlfriend (we'll call her Nurse C), and I took the boys to the Christmas Tree Shop. I got a bunch of cute fall stuff, although LB just wanted to check out the "spooky decowations":
(Omg, seriously, Blogger?? Again?? But doesn't he look adorable in that witch's hat?)
It was a fun weekend. The boys adore Grandma & Grandpa, and when I asked LB what a friend was, he said "Nurse C!" I suppose I'll take the small side effect of temporary amnesia in exchange for weekends like that. :)
For the... oh... millionth weekend, we stayed up in NH. And after every weekend, the first morning I wake up in my own house is very confusing- I totally forget where I am!
Saturday was a chill day. Hubby and I took the boys for haircuts and walked around the mall. Oh, excuse me, I slept in the truck with JC while Hubby and LB walked around the mall. If that kid's gonna sleep, so am I!
Breakfast at Grandma & Grandpa's always includes something delicious, like waffles with Nutella:
(Don't ask me why it's sideways- I've tried this about twenty times, and even though it's right-side-up saved on my file, it always flips around. Stupid Mondays.)
On Sunday, Hubby went dirtbiking with my dad and brother. They were gone all day, so my mom, my brother's girlfriend (we'll call her Nurse C), and I took the boys to the Christmas Tree Shop. I got a bunch of cute fall stuff, although LB just wanted to check out the "spooky decowations":
(Omg, seriously, Blogger?? Again?? But doesn't he look adorable in that witch's hat?)
It was a fun weekend. The boys adore Grandma & Grandpa, and when I asked LB what a friend was, he said "Nurse C!" I suppose I'll take the small side effect of temporary amnesia in exchange for weekends like that. :)
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