6' 2" tooth fairy

The big kid lost her first tooth last night. The Baron tried to creep in and do the switch but she woke up. He played it off, asking if her mouth was bleeding. Yeah, good job, freak her out why don't you? He eventually had to carry her and her pillow? to our bed, go back and turn the light on, do the switch, and then carry her back. I know it's cliche, but I can't believe how fast she is growing. The wee one is getting what the big kid is losing.

falling behind

I'm in a rut and can't keep up with things. What kind of rut could I be in, you ask? The kind of rut that makes one lose one's mind. I am in the middle of contemplating homeschooling the big kid. This would mean a lot of changes (all for the better if I can give in to them) in our daily routines.

I shouldn't even be uttering the words "home school" when I've barely scratched the surface. On to other things...

We made church windows. I don't have photos of the finished craft. The piles of delicate, colorful tissue paper make me happy anyway.



I used the mandoline/mandolin/Benriner again. I sort-of kind-of followed this recipe for Yukon Gold Potato Gratin. It was good. It may have been better with a stronger cheese.



This is proof of how very different the wee one is from the big kid. The big kid never differentiated between bread and crust. The wee one is a finicky eater.

doubles, yo

Got a Kmart? Get thee there! They are doubling coupons up to and including 2.00. It's an amazing savings that can even make for FREE items. For example I found Kotex pantiliners for $1.29. I had a .75/1 coupon.

1.29
-.75 coupon
-.54 coupon doubled up to the price of the item
= Free pantiliners

Betty Crocker cookie mix is 10/$10. I had .40/1 coupons. Frosting is 2/$3. I had .50/1 coupons. You automatically get $1.00 off when you buy (WYB) 5 or more items.

1.00 cookie mix
1.00 cookie mix
1.00 cookie mix
1.00 cookie mix
1.50 frosting
-.40 coupon
-.40 coupon
-.40 coupon
-.40 coupon
-.40 coupon doubled
-.40 coupon doubled
-.40 coupon doubled
-.40 coupon doubled
-.50 coupon
-.50 coupon doubled
-1.00 WYB 5 Betty Crocker
= .30 for all of the above

The cookie mix will come in handy for making cookies for school or when the big kid is bored and I'm to lazy to dig out Granny's recipe.