Today was a wash of a day, literally with all the rain. Makes you want to just be lazy. I'll confess to being lazy today. Of course, it helps the lazy factor when you've got 1 side of your nose that you just simply can't breathe through because the weather has reeked havoc on your sinuses.
I did, however, finish loading the digital picture frame for my mother-in-law. I need to finish doing the same for my mother. Shhh! I didn't say that. I also wandered out to get a benign card for a gift card for mother-in-law's husband. I wandered to Target because they are usually pretty good for having these kinds of things. *laugh* That was a joke. Why is it when you know you can get something somewhere it is never there when you go to actually get it? So I ended up spending almost $5 on a greeting card that is completely blank inside because it was the only masculine blank card there. I was not going anywhere else because the weather really wasn't great, I lacked desire, and I really didn't have enough time to trek through Wal-mart. Hopefully, tomorrow we'll actually get to wander out and get it in boxed and shipped.
Wednesday is always a crazy evening for us. Since we've bumped piano lessons up by an hour, it is supposed to help. It does. Kind of. Of course there is the issue of if the school bus is just a little late. Just a little late. When the child walks in the door at 4:22pm and you're supposed to be at piano by 4:30pm...a little late is a big deal. Fortunately, it doesn't take long to get to piano. Naturally the weather doesn't entirely cooperate even if the traffic wasn't too bad. I really do like the earlier piano time, but it does make it crazy when you're literally walking out the door as soon as the last child walks in the door from school.
So the boys were a little late to piano lessons. Not a big deal since they are the only kids with lessons on Wednesday, I think. It wasn't even going to be a big deal that they'd hang after an additional 5 minutes to get their full lesson since they were about that late. Not a big deal. Of course, tendency happens. They went OVER on their piano lesson. So I am not leaving piano lessons until 5:55pm. Lance is supposed to be at karate at 6pm. This is going to be fun. Oh and Kyle is going to karate too and he still has to change into his karate uniform. So we stop at the house. Lance is ready except for his belt on. Kyle changes quickly. Well, as quickly as is quick for Kyle. Then we still have to stop at grandma's house on the way to get their karate gear because their bags are still at grandma's house from when I took them out of the car on Tuesday to make room for all the groceries.
So the boys are about 15 minutes late for karate. *sigh* Such is life. It has been one of those days. Really, I expected nothing more. It could have been predicted from the weather. Days like this just simply happen. The good news is that it just didn't get any later running than that.
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Happy Birthday, Andrew!
It is hard to believe that my oldest baby is 13 years old. Where did the time go?
Andrew wanted another ice cream cake this year. Let's just say that the "fanci-fill" cake pan my mother-in-law bought me for Christmas a couple of years ago has come in handy. This year was a much more enjoyable experience making the cake. I learned from all the things that didn't go right last year. This year I did take the easy route and used store bought ice cream instead of making it myself. I'll be honest, I just wasn't feeling that ambitious. We won't even the cost of the supplies to make the ice cream versus the cost of buying it already made. I do not for a second regret using already made ice cream.
Andrew specifically asked for a "cookies 'n cream" ice cream cake. It had to be a chocolate cake with chocolate icing with Oreo Cookies and "cookies 'n cream" ice cream in the middle. No problem! I did use a Cool Whip and Pudding mix icing instead of my traditional icing, but mostly because this would be quick and easy and would not freeze up extremely hard. I put crushed Oreo cookies right into the icing. That was one of the things that I learned from "this" year – reserve enough icing sans cookie crumbs for piping through a star icing tip or find a larger holed star tip. I ended up just piping the shells without the star tip altogether because it clogged up with all the crumbs. Oh well, live and learn.
Andrew was happy. I am not sure what made him happier, the awesome looking and tasting ice cream cake or the Apple iPod Touch he has been wanting for a long time now. My bets are on the iPod. Not that he didn't really want or enjoy the ice cream cake, but the joy is very temporary and short lived. Besides, it would be hard to compete with an iPod. It is a good thing, mom knows that she's appreciated for the cake.
Of course, everything was short lived tonight because he still had to get to karate to do his off-campus PE hours. We did have homemade pizza before we headed out the door for karate. We had cake immediately after we got back from karate. His Aunt Jennifer, cousin Katlynn, and Uncle Jonathan were at the house waiting for us to get there to surprise him and to help him eat all that cake.
So this is what a brand new teenager looks like:
Happy Birthday, Andrew! I hope you had a great one. Here's to another great year ahead of us.
Andrew wanted another ice cream cake this year. Let's just say that the "fanci-fill" cake pan my mother-in-law bought me for Christmas a couple of years ago has come in handy. This year was a much more enjoyable experience making the cake. I learned from all the things that didn't go right last year. This year I did take the easy route and used store bought ice cream instead of making it myself. I'll be honest, I just wasn't feeling that ambitious. We won't even the cost of the supplies to make the ice cream versus the cost of buying it already made. I do not for a second regret using already made ice cream.
Andrew specifically asked for a "cookies 'n cream" ice cream cake. It had to be a chocolate cake with chocolate icing with Oreo Cookies and "cookies 'n cream" ice cream in the middle. No problem! I did use a Cool Whip and Pudding mix icing instead of my traditional icing, but mostly because this would be quick and easy and would not freeze up extremely hard. I put crushed Oreo cookies right into the icing. That was one of the things that I learned from "this" year – reserve enough icing sans cookie crumbs for piping through a star icing tip or find a larger holed star tip. I ended up just piping the shells without the star tip altogether because it clogged up with all the crumbs. Oh well, live and learn.
Andrew was happy. I am not sure what made him happier, the awesome looking and tasting ice cream cake or the Apple iPod Touch he has been wanting for a long time now. My bets are on the iPod. Not that he didn't really want or enjoy the ice cream cake, but the joy is very temporary and short lived. Besides, it would be hard to compete with an iPod. It is a good thing, mom knows that she's appreciated for the cake.
Of course, everything was short lived tonight because he still had to get to karate to do his off-campus PE hours. We did have homemade pizza before we headed out the door for karate. We had cake immediately after we got back from karate. His Aunt Jennifer, cousin Katlynn, and Uncle Jonathan were at the house waiting for us to get there to surprise him and to help him eat all that cake.
So this is what a brand new teenager looks like:
Happy Birthday, Andrew! I hope you had a great one. Here's to another great year ahead of us.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
A test, a test, a test!
The long awaited 2nd degree brown belt test was officially taken! Kyle has been waiting several months to take this test. Most of the problem was simply timing – things going on that just made it crazy to get it scheduled where I could be there to watch and record it. Between illnesses, the holidays, and other various activities there was just never a convenient time. I do not have pictures or video of Kyle's first brown belt test because they tested him on a whim without telling me that they were going to do it. This time I was determined that I was not going to miss it. I kept insisting that Kyle and Andrew both make sure that it didn't happen again, so no surprise testing.
Unfortunately, the camera was not cooperating for some reason or another so the pictures this time around are not great, but at least I got a few that will be good for scrapbooking.
Every test includes a board break. The break is always different. It depends on the level they are testing for on what they have to do. Kyle had to break the board using a spin kick – he started facing the board and had to rotate to kick the board behind him. Unfortunately, I didn't get the picture of him actually going through the board, but here he is in action.
Every test also includes a lengthy cycle of drills. Lots and lots of drills. Punching, kicking, or whatever.
Then there endurance portion can vary from test to test. For this particular test (common with the children), the bulk of the endurance was continuous sparring. This makes Kyle very happy because he LOVES sparring. He's got his sights set on brand new bright yellow gear as he's growing out of his red gear.
You sometimes even have to spar with those who are bigger than you and out rank you. Here is Kyle sparring an adult black belt. He did a pretty good job and even got in a few clean hits. He did a great job as he sparred an adult 3rd degree brown belt, 2 adult black belts, and an adult 2nd degree black belt. Not half shabby if you ask his mother. I saw some pretty good kicks out of the child and he did a fabulous job blocking.
Lance was really helpful. He actually managed the video camera for me. How can you say "no" to a face like this that is accompanied by a really nice "please?"
The video camera was mounted on a tripod so all he had to do was keep the action within the camera frame. We'll see how well he did when I go to edit it. I do have to say that he is pretty good with the camera, so I am not too incredibly worried. It is just easier to get distracted with a video camera and it skew the results you want.
For anyone who tries to tell me that this isn't a work out, you need to look at this picture. They sweat something awful most days, especially when sparring. This is what Kyle looked like after his endurance drills and continuous sparring portion of his test. Drenched in sweat!
Kyle getting his stripes from instructor and Multi-World Champion, Johnnie Murphy! The stripes indicate what degree he is. In the system they are in, there are 3 degrees of brown and then it is black.
But to Kyle I just want to say, "Way to go, Kyle! You're almost to black. Keep up the hard work and you'll be there before you know it. I am proud of you!"
Unfortunately, the camera was not cooperating for some reason or another so the pictures this time around are not great, but at least I got a few that will be good for scrapbooking.
Every test includes a board break. The break is always different. It depends on the level they are testing for on what they have to do. Kyle had to break the board using a spin kick – he started facing the board and had to rotate to kick the board behind him. Unfortunately, I didn't get the picture of him actually going through the board, but here he is in action.
Every test also includes a lengthy cycle of drills. Lots and lots of drills. Punching, kicking, or whatever.
Then there endurance portion can vary from test to test. For this particular test (common with the children), the bulk of the endurance was continuous sparring. This makes Kyle very happy because he LOVES sparring. He's got his sights set on brand new bright yellow gear as he's growing out of his red gear.
You sometimes even have to spar with those who are bigger than you and out rank you. Here is Kyle sparring an adult black belt. He did a pretty good job and even got in a few clean hits. He did a great job as he sparred an adult 3rd degree brown belt, 2 adult black belts, and an adult 2nd degree black belt. Not half shabby if you ask his mother. I saw some pretty good kicks out of the child and he did a fabulous job blocking.
Lance was really helpful. He actually managed the video camera for me. How can you say "no" to a face like this that is accompanied by a really nice "please?"
The video camera was mounted on a tripod so all he had to do was keep the action within the camera frame. We'll see how well he did when I go to edit it. I do have to say that he is pretty good with the camera, so I am not too incredibly worried. It is just easier to get distracted with a video camera and it skew the results you want.
For anyone who tries to tell me that this isn't a work out, you need to look at this picture. They sweat something awful most days, especially when sparring. This is what Kyle looked like after his endurance drills and continuous sparring portion of his test. Drenched in sweat!
Kyle getting his stripes from instructor and Multi-World Champion, Johnnie Murphy! The stripes indicate what degree he is. In the system they are in, there are 3 degrees of brown and then it is black.
But to Kyle I just want to say, "Way to go, Kyle! You're almost to black. Keep up the hard work and you'll be there before you know it. I am proud of you!"
Earlier piano
Early piano tonight. We moved the boys' lesson up by one hour because Wednesday evenings are just insane for me. Their teacher had the earlier time slot come available and offered to let us move it up. I told her that we could try it and see how it goes. That was last week. It worked okay. It worked well enough that we decided to try it again this week.
The evening stressful drive was at least less stressful. Now I won't lie, this time is cutting it close for us. It didn't hurt to try though. Now I pray that there is no traffic, or at the very least it is flowing smoothly and quickly. It isn't that we have to go very far, just that traffic can get really heavy along the most direct and shortest route. It can get really congested at the intersection before and at the freeway, then you add on the fact that the road narrows down to one lane each way on the other side of the freeway and it can get backed up quickly at "going home" times. Of course, the time of evening does help the traffic considerably.
So long as Andrew gets home from school (off the school bus) as consistently as he has been, this should work out much nicer for me. This is especially true for me when Ben is out of town. My need to drive to one location to drop off 2 boys, drive to another location to drop off 1 boy, go back to the first location to pick up 2 boys, drop off one child at a third location on the way back to the second location to get the 1 child that was left there...this is gone. It isn't that crazy. This gets very old very quickly. Now, I go to piano and wait for the 2 boys to get done. Then I swing back by the house to drop off Andrew and pick up Lance and have Kyle change his clothes. Then I take Kyle and Lance to karate while Andrew goes to his Young Men/Scout (youth group) activity at church. This only changes if Ben is out of town as I'd have to take all 3 boys with me to piano and they'd have to be ready to go beforehand, but that is manageable. It is much easier to get Andrew a ride on that night as I can leave him home without supervision for a short while now.
Of course, the whole reason for "wanting to try" an earlier time for lessons was smashed today. I wanted more time so I could at least breathe between drop-off and pick-up. Andrew's piano lessons have officially advanced to the 45 minute lesson length. Great! That's progress. Progress is good. However, that means that instead of earmarking an hour for piano lessons each week, I now have to earmark an additional 15 minutes. So now, my 30 minutes between the end of piano lessons and the time I need to have Lance to his karate class is now down to 15 minutes. Fortunately, it is not far to go. It does mean that Kyle will have to learn to be a quick change artist or get his karate uniform on before we head out the door for piano.
We'll see how it continues to work, but most likely this is the way it will stay. It just seems more logical and way more stressful on me in the long run. This is a big deal if you ask me. Somehow, things always tend to work out.
The evening stressful drive was at least less stressful. Now I won't lie, this time is cutting it close for us. It didn't hurt to try though. Now I pray that there is no traffic, or at the very least it is flowing smoothly and quickly. It isn't that we have to go very far, just that traffic can get really heavy along the most direct and shortest route. It can get really congested at the intersection before and at the freeway, then you add on the fact that the road narrows down to one lane each way on the other side of the freeway and it can get backed up quickly at "going home" times. Of course, the time of evening does help the traffic considerably.
So long as Andrew gets home from school (off the school bus) as consistently as he has been, this should work out much nicer for me. This is especially true for me when Ben is out of town. My need to drive to one location to drop off 2 boys, drive to another location to drop off 1 boy, go back to the first location to pick up 2 boys, drop off one child at a third location on the way back to the second location to get the 1 child that was left there...this is gone. It isn't that crazy. This gets very old very quickly. Now, I go to piano and wait for the 2 boys to get done. Then I swing back by the house to drop off Andrew and pick up Lance and have Kyle change his clothes. Then I take Kyle and Lance to karate while Andrew goes to his Young Men/Scout (youth group) activity at church. This only changes if Ben is out of town as I'd have to take all 3 boys with me to piano and they'd have to be ready to go beforehand, but that is manageable. It is much easier to get Andrew a ride on that night as I can leave him home without supervision for a short while now.
Of course, the whole reason for "wanting to try" an earlier time for lessons was smashed today. I wanted more time so I could at least breathe between drop-off and pick-up. Andrew's piano lessons have officially advanced to the 45 minute lesson length. Great! That's progress. Progress is good. However, that means that instead of earmarking an hour for piano lessons each week, I now have to earmark an additional 15 minutes. So now, my 30 minutes between the end of piano lessons and the time I need to have Lance to his karate class is now down to 15 minutes. Fortunately, it is not far to go. It does mean that Kyle will have to learn to be a quick change artist or get his karate uniform on before we head out the door for piano.
We'll see how it continues to work, but most likely this is the way it will stay. It just seems more logical and way more stressful on me in the long run. This is a big deal if you ask me. Somehow, things always tend to work out.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Just one more
Before I send off the digital picture frame to my mother-in-law, I wanted to get some good, current pictures of the three boys together. On that note, I should add that we really need to get a good family picture.
I told the boys to get on matching clothes. I left the finer details to them. I was taking a huge risk here. I simply told them that I wanted them to match and they needed to be in jeans and tennis shoes. The rest was up to them. I did specify that they needed to be clean clothes and pointed to Kyle and said that he needed jeans that did not have holes. I also told them that I wanted them to be ready to go to the park to get these pictures by the time I got back from running a couple of errands. I added that I would probably be gone about an hour.
They dutifully set about getting dressed in matching shirts, jeans, and their tennis shoes after eating lunch. They were all ready to go when I got home even. That was a nice bonus that they actually did what I asked them to do. I have to admit that I did purposely take a tad longer than an hour to get my errands done. I wanted to get them as much opportunity to succeed as possible on this task.
We then wandered off to Theis Attaway Park in Tomball. Now this park, in my opinion, was a bit disappointing. There just isn't much to it. It is more of a nature park with asphalt trails than a park. That is pretty much the extent of the 4 acres that make up this park. There was a not so beautiful pond that supposedly had fish in it. I cannot actually confirm that it had fish in it because all that I saw was the itty bitty minnow type fish. Anything more spectacular than that was not seen by my eyes. There was nothing spectacular about the park outside of the stone wall that offered lice, layered seating – nice for family or group pictures.
My willing photo subjects quickly became not so willing victims. Yes, they were playing the victim card very well. It was honest to goodness torture for them. Evidently my statement of "we're going to a park" was a bit misleading to Lance and Kyle. Lance just wanted to play. Andrew wanted to be anywhere but there. Kyle wanted to climb on things. Kyle was probably the most cooperative of the three.
Long story short, I did manage to get a few good pictures of the boys – together. I am even considering having a few of them printed at 8"x10" size to give to various people who would be delighted to have pictures of the boys. One of those persons would of course be ME!
I even got decent pictures of each of the boys by themselves. This was a pure bonus if you ask me.
Getting them to line up was an interesting experience, but check out this totem pole. I am sure before too long it will be evenly spaced height-wise as Andrew is growing like crazy in height right now.
Oh and I found out that Kyle does not have a pair of jeans that do NOT have holes in at least one knee. I guess I'll have to be shopping for jeans for him and Andrew. Kyle because he has holey jeans and Andrew because he is getting to tall for all of his.
Now to get through the rest of the week and all the festivities that go with it. Kyle's karate test is on Wednesday and Andrew's birthday is on Thursday.
I told the boys to get on matching clothes. I left the finer details to them. I was taking a huge risk here. I simply told them that I wanted them to match and they needed to be in jeans and tennis shoes. The rest was up to them. I did specify that they needed to be clean clothes and pointed to Kyle and said that he needed jeans that did not have holes. I also told them that I wanted them to be ready to go to the park to get these pictures by the time I got back from running a couple of errands. I added that I would probably be gone about an hour.
They dutifully set about getting dressed in matching shirts, jeans, and their tennis shoes after eating lunch. They were all ready to go when I got home even. That was a nice bonus that they actually did what I asked them to do. I have to admit that I did purposely take a tad longer than an hour to get my errands done. I wanted to get them as much opportunity to succeed as possible on this task.
We then wandered off to Theis Attaway Park in Tomball. Now this park, in my opinion, was a bit disappointing. There just isn't much to it. It is more of a nature park with asphalt trails than a park. That is pretty much the extent of the 4 acres that make up this park. There was a not so beautiful pond that supposedly had fish in it. I cannot actually confirm that it had fish in it because all that I saw was the itty bitty minnow type fish. Anything more spectacular than that was not seen by my eyes. There was nothing spectacular about the park outside of the stone wall that offered lice, layered seating – nice for family or group pictures.
My willing photo subjects quickly became not so willing victims. Yes, they were playing the victim card very well. It was honest to goodness torture for them. Evidently my statement of "we're going to a park" was a bit misleading to Lance and Kyle. Lance just wanted to play. Andrew wanted to be anywhere but there. Kyle wanted to climb on things. Kyle was probably the most cooperative of the three.
Long story short, I did manage to get a few good pictures of the boys – together. I am even considering having a few of them printed at 8"x10" size to give to various people who would be delighted to have pictures of the boys. One of those persons would of course be ME!
I even got decent pictures of each of the boys by themselves. This was a pure bonus if you ask me.
Andrew
Kyle
Lance
Getting them to line up was an interesting experience, but check out this totem pole. I am sure before too long it will be evenly spaced height-wise as Andrew is growing like crazy in height right now.
Oh and I found out that Kyle does not have a pair of jeans that do NOT have holes in at least one knee. I guess I'll have to be shopping for jeans for him and Andrew. Kyle because he has holey jeans and Andrew because he is getting to tall for all of his.
Now to get through the rest of the week and all the festivities that go with it. Kyle's karate test is on Wednesday and Andrew's birthday is on Thursday.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Pancakes to the rescue
When you have a genuinely bad day, sometimes you just need easy. I still was not feeling well from the medicine, so the thought about cooking or eating was nauseating to say the least. That doesn't change the fact that I would have a house full of hungry boys. I did manage to pull out some chicken tenders shortly after lunch that I had intended on stir-frying and serving with rice. I figured the rice would be mild on my sore stomach.
That was the plan anyway, until at about 4:30PM. I had to go pick up Kyle from school. He stayed after for Choir Practice. The chicken was still mostly frozen when I got home. I just didn't want to deal with it. Normally, I would just deal with it. If I can get it apart, it is all that I care about. A good sharp knife would slice through it even if it is still a bit frozen. Sometimes that makes it easier to cut as seeing chicken is all slimy and stuff.
Tonight, I just didn't want to deal with it. Period. So I made pancakes instead. They are easy. They are yummy. They are sure to be eaten by everyone. They are loved by all. I still had major brain fog in spite of sleeping most of yesterday afternoon, last night, this morning and afternoon. It works for me. So pancakes and sausage patties (prepackaged, just heat/cook) it was tonight. The kids were happy. They weren't hungry.
Then out the door to karate we went. I ran to mom's until it was time to pick up Lance again. He only does 1 hour of karate while Andrew and Kyle do 2 hours of karate. I was still not feeling too hot. So hot that the thought about going to the grocery store was being put off for at least that hour. No list, no coupons. Well, OK, so I had a little mental list of "must haves" like milk, bread, cereal, peanut butter, and diet coke.
I have to say we were out of diet coke at the house. I was a little leery of drinking one so the fact that Ben drank the last one didn't phase me too much. Of course, by the time I had gotten to mom's I just felt bad enough I wanted one for comfort. So I gingerly decided that even if my stomach got insulted by this acidic attack on it, I was going to drink one. To my surprise it didn't make it hurt any worse. The good news is that the dull headache I had all day was fading by the end of the hour wait.
While I was at mom's I went rummaging in her scrap box. I have decided that I'll be putting together at least one quilt top for the Annual Quilting Bee this year. My sister handed me excess squares that she had cut for a quilt she is making. I then pulled scraps to fill in the rest. We'll see what I can come up with. I have to finish Christmas gifts first, but we'll see what I come up with.
Then it was off to pick up Lance and head to the grocery store. It never ceases to amaze me how much groceries cost. Evidently milk has gone up 50¢ in price in the last 2 weeks. I was glad to be getting it at $1.98 or $1.99 for so long. I knew it was too good to last for too long. I bit my lip and loaded 6 gallons of milk into the cart at $2.49 each. *sigh* Now keep in mind that I felt so well that I didn't bother with coupons on the essentials. The only thing that I had coupons for was the cereal anyway and the savings there is minimal. I grabbed 4 boxes of cereal. So some $70 later I got out of there. It is alright. I'll do better next week and get way more for my $70. Trying to keep it positive.
That was the plan anyway, until at about 4:30PM. I had to go pick up Kyle from school. He stayed after for Choir Practice. The chicken was still mostly frozen when I got home. I just didn't want to deal with it. Normally, I would just deal with it. If I can get it apart, it is all that I care about. A good sharp knife would slice through it even if it is still a bit frozen. Sometimes that makes it easier to cut as seeing chicken is all slimy and stuff.
Tonight, I just didn't want to deal with it. Period. So I made pancakes instead. They are easy. They are yummy. They are sure to be eaten by everyone. They are loved by all. I still had major brain fog in spite of sleeping most of yesterday afternoon, last night, this morning and afternoon. It works for me. So pancakes and sausage patties (prepackaged, just heat/cook) it was tonight. The kids were happy. They weren't hungry.
Then out the door to karate we went. I ran to mom's until it was time to pick up Lance again. He only does 1 hour of karate while Andrew and Kyle do 2 hours of karate. I was still not feeling too hot. So hot that the thought about going to the grocery store was being put off for at least that hour. No list, no coupons. Well, OK, so I had a little mental list of "must haves" like milk, bread, cereal, peanut butter, and diet coke.
I have to say we were out of diet coke at the house. I was a little leery of drinking one so the fact that Ben drank the last one didn't phase me too much. Of course, by the time I had gotten to mom's I just felt bad enough I wanted one for comfort. So I gingerly decided that even if my stomach got insulted by this acidic attack on it, I was going to drink one. To my surprise it didn't make it hurt any worse. The good news is that the dull headache I had all day was fading by the end of the hour wait.
While I was at mom's I went rummaging in her scrap box. I have decided that I'll be putting together at least one quilt top for the Annual Quilting Bee this year. My sister handed me excess squares that she had cut for a quilt she is making. I then pulled scraps to fill in the rest. We'll see what I can come up with. I have to finish Christmas gifts first, but we'll see what I come up with.
Then it was off to pick up Lance and head to the grocery store. It never ceases to amaze me how much groceries cost. Evidently milk has gone up 50¢ in price in the last 2 weeks. I was glad to be getting it at $1.98 or $1.99 for so long. I knew it was too good to last for too long. I bit my lip and loaded 6 gallons of milk into the cart at $2.49 each. *sigh* Now keep in mind that I felt so well that I didn't bother with coupons on the essentials. The only thing that I had coupons for was the cereal anyway and the savings there is minimal. I grabbed 4 boxes of cereal. So some $70 later I got out of there. It is alright. I'll do better next week and get way more for my $70. Trying to keep it positive.
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