Showing posts with label Frugal Challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Frugal Challenge. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Weekend Guest, Halloween, The Mole

Hey All,

Colin came home on the bus Friday and got off with an unexpected weekend guest. His class has a classroom pet and her name is Daisy and she goes home with a student each weekend. She comes with a book to read, a scrapbook to look through and to put your weekend in, and a camera. Colin was in a frenzy to find something for Daisy to wear for trick or treating. He searched the house because he wanted Daisy to be dressed up. He finally asked Shrek if Daisy could borrow his clothes to dress up in and Shrek was more than glad to help out.

Finally all dressed, Colin as Ninja Lord and Daisy as Shrek, we headed out for trick or treating. We was only out a little over an hour and the two were ready to go home and check out his goody bag.
Ninja Lord and Shrek

It was time to settle down for the night and after finding Daisy a nightshirt we were ready to read the book that Daisy brought with her... Come Along Daisy.

Saturday I had already planned on taking Colin to the bakery and we were in time to see them pull out some breads and rolls from the oven. Daisy and Colin looked at all the cakes and cookies with wide eyes. This activity is out of his scout book and so we came home and made brownies. YUM!

That evening we made homemade pizza. Oh MY Gosh it was GOOD! Jene` went to meet a group of kids to watch movies and they had ordered pizza and said why aren't you eating? She said my mom made homemade pizza. She said they all wanted some of that instead of the pizza sitting in front of them.

Sunday afternoon was a day of outside time for Colin and Daisy. I started gathering the few leaves that had fallen in the front and took down the Halloween decorations.

Saturday I helped Jene` sew the MOLE. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. This mole is for chemistry and had to be made or dressed to represent an element. She had picked silicon. So her mole is filled with sand and has a coat to represent a doctor. It has big lips to represent implants and a name tag as Dr. Si. He has stars on his lab coat because stars because they have silicon in them. Glass, cars, and rubic cubes are made silicon and so the eye glasses, the car key in the back pocket and she made a small paper rubic cube and put in his one hand. She worked hard on this little guy and I hope she gets a good grade on him.
You have seen and heard about two of the kids and no I haven't forgotten about Dale but he wasn't home much. He spent most of his weekend either at friends or at the Y. Basketball tryouts are next week so that is all they are thinking about and practicing.
I have been working on my frugal challenges. We made it one week without ordering take out and I actually made out a meal plan for the week. It only took 2 days! Went and bought what I had on my list and wouldn't you know I haven't stuck to that plan once. I attempted but it seems like something or another gets changed with it.
I'm off to get some cleaning done and make out chore sheets for the kids since all of them will be home this evening.
Take Care :)





Thursday, October 30, 2008

Frugal Challenge

Hey All,

Who would like to play along with some frugal challenges? Hillybilly Housewife has a great site with many interesting things in it. There are recipes, frugal challenges, tips and more. You can also subscribe to get her newsletter.

Here are the Frugal Challenges starting with the first page to read all about them. So far she has 12 of them...

Bean Dish
Ditch The Dryer
Pack Your Lunch
Shop Only Once This Week
No Eating Out or Take Out
Skip The Soft Drinks
A Pennyless Date
Use Less Gas
Homemade Shampoo and Conditioner
Start A Christmas Gift Fund
Don't Buy Your Bread Make Your Own
Meal Planning

I plan on trying to do all of these but some I do have done...

I made pinto beans and also black eyed peas on another night.
I started hanging out clothes over the summer.
I already pack my hubby's and kids lunches.
I have had plenty of practice on using less gas.
For the Christmas Gift Fund I'm not counting money I'm counting the things I have made.
I made bread the other night.

I still have more than half to do yet. Now the biggie for me is going to be the soda and only going to the store once during the week.

She normally posts a new challenge on Monday's. So who is with me????? Anyone?? Come on just pick one and do it! Or if you have already did some of these recently then it's completed. Remember this list is 12 weeks old. So come on now who is with me???

Take Care :)

Vickie