Our anniversary trip was great! We rented a cabin for 3 nights near Pigeon Forge, TN. We were really impressed with how clean and nice everything was when we arrived. We played pool, darts, and air hockey. We enjoyed the hot tub on our deck! I think our favorite thing was watching movies on the 8 foot screen and surround sound. We did leave the cabin a few times - we went to Ripley's Aquarium in Gatlinburg, we went shopping at Tanger Outlet, and we spent 3 hours in the Scrapbook Store.
Since March we have both been extremely busy at work so needless to say time at home together is precious and blogging is not a top priority.
I am still going to my monthly coupon swap where I load up on coupons for things we buy regularly. If you're looking to save money on groceries, I suggest looking at your past receipts to see what you buy most often and what items you buy that are most expensive. For us we frequently buy paper towels, razors, toothpaste, pasta sauce, and toilet paper so those are the items I try to find coupons for and then stock up on them when they're on sale.
Last week I saw the newest episode of Extreme Couponing and I was amazed! All 4 people on the episode had at least 91% or more savings! The best I've done to date is 67% savings on 1 grocery trip. There are some extreme couponers out there that are consumed by saving money, that's not me. I enjoy saving money, but I'm realistic about it. For instance one shopper on the show spent 5 hours at the grocery store doing 19 different transactions just so she could use coupons for every item in her cart. And who can use 35 bottles of mustard? Really??! That's a bit obsessive if you ask me.
That's all for now!
Friday, April 15, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Deals in February
It's almost the end of February, which means I'm going to tell you what deals I got this month! All of my deals this month were mainly from Harris Teeter with super doubles.
1. Pillsbury No Fuss Frosting was $1.97 at Harris Teeter and with super doubles, it was FREE!
2. Armour Meatballs was $1.99, 89 cents with super doubles.
3. Kellogg's New Crunchy cereal was $2.99, 99 cents with super doubles.
4. Uncle Ben's Ready Rice was $2, FREE with super doubles.
5. Lipton Pasta Sides was $2.25, 25 cents with super doubles.
That's just a few items that I got great deals on this month!
We are getting ready for our anniversary trip! I have set some food aside for us to take with us so we won't have to eat out as much. I also have some Chick-fila coupons that I plan on using when we stop on the road for lunch.
I've come to realize that saving money is my new favorite hobby! I enjoy hunting for deals and taking advantage of them. I think this hobby was in the making when we were planning our wedding and had to pay for everything ourselves. Since we bought our house I have grown to love saving money so we can save up for improvements we want done on our house. I think if more people took the time to calculate how much they're spending on groceries every month then they'd want to use coupons. It's amazing how using coupons can cut your grocery bill in half! My bill at Harris Teeter was $70 before coupons and with coupons it dropped down to $36. How awesome is that?!
1. Pillsbury No Fuss Frosting was $1.97 at Harris Teeter and with super doubles, it was FREE!
2. Armour Meatballs was $1.99, 89 cents with super doubles.
3. Kellogg's New Crunchy cereal was $2.99, 99 cents with super doubles.
4. Uncle Ben's Ready Rice was $2, FREE with super doubles.
5. Lipton Pasta Sides was $2.25, 25 cents with super doubles.
That's just a few items that I got great deals on this month!
We are getting ready for our anniversary trip! I have set some food aside for us to take with us so we won't have to eat out as much. I also have some Chick-fila coupons that I plan on using when we stop on the road for lunch.
I've come to realize that saving money is my new favorite hobby! I enjoy hunting for deals and taking advantage of them. I think this hobby was in the making when we were planning our wedding and had to pay for everything ourselves. Since we bought our house I have grown to love saving money so we can save up for improvements we want done on our house. I think if more people took the time to calculate how much they're spending on groceries every month then they'd want to use coupons. It's amazing how using coupons can cut your grocery bill in half! My bill at Harris Teeter was $70 before coupons and with coupons it dropped down to $36. How awesome is that?!
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Just a Few Random Thoughts
1. Our propane tank is empty again. This wouldn't be a problem if it wasn't snowing outside. I refuse to pay more propane and here's why - we have already had the propane tank filled twice now so that means we've gone through 250 gallons or more and we've spent over $600 in 3.5 months. And I wouldn't have a problem with getting it refilled again if it was toasty warm in our house, but we have not keep the thermostat above 68 degrees. In the last 3 weeks we've kept it at 65 degrees. So we bought a $29 space heater that is supposed to "heat a large room." We'll see how well it works. We plugged it in last night and it ran for an hour and the thermostat read that the temperature had gone up 5 degrees. By next winter we'll have new siding on our house and new windows so hopefully that will make a difference. We're also going to use the space heater the entire winter to make the propane last longer. I love NC, but the weather is ridiculous! It's snowing today and on Saturday it's suppose to be sunny and warmer.
2. I have started selling things on Craig List again. I'm getting tired of seeing stuff laying around our house that we're never going to use. We have 3 bedrooms that only have stuff that we don't want. We had a yard sale before we got married in hopes of making money to pay for our wedding and to get rid of extra stuff, but we still have things in boxes from the yard sale that we never got rid of. I'm not a fan of donating stuff unless I know it's not worth much. I'll donate nick-nacks, but I'm not going to donate clothes that are in great condition that I spent lots of money on. For the moms out there, a great way to get rid of your kids' clothes and toys is to sell them at an annual children's sale. You can see if your area has 1 every year by searching online, in newspapers, and on Craig List. If your area doesn't have 1 then organize your own - you could ask your church to host it.
3. Our anniversary is coming up very soon! It's hard to believe it's almost been a year since we got married. I am ready for a vacation. We are renting a cabin in Pigeon Forge. I have already made lists of what to pack, what food to buy, and what movies and board games to bring. We are big on quality time and we love doing simple things during our quality time. We are most excited about the jacuzzi and jetted hot tub that will be at the cabin! I watched Boy Meets World this morning - it was the episode where Corey and Topanga are on their honeymoon and it made me think of our honeymoon and how hot and relaxing it was. We've talked about going back to Jamaica some day, but it's too expensive for us to think about going right now.
4. Nick's company announced that they were bought out by Cisco. I'm not thrilled about it but I'm getting use to the idea. There are some benefits to him working for Cisco. One of the appealing things is the building he will be working in has child care on the first floor. So we've talked about looking into that as an option for us when we have kids. I'm not sure how much it will cost, if there's a waiting list, and if it work for us, but I'm pleased with having it as an option. The thought of one day having kids that can be taken care of in the same building Nick is working in is very appealing. It would be neat for him to check on them during the day.
5. It's only the second week in February and I have already taken advantage of some great deals! Here's just a few - Food Lion had Dove deodorant on sale for 2 for $4 (you don't have to pay 2 to get the discounted price) and I had a $2 off coupon so I got the deodorant for free! Harris Teeter had Gillette Clinical Strength deodorant on sale for $4.99 which is a great price (normally it's $7.50-$8.99) and I had a buy one, get one free coupon so I got 2 deodorants for $5 which made it $2.50 each.
6. I really want a puppy. We want a lab - no preference on color, though my number 1 choice is a yellow lab, then chocolate, then black. It will be an outside dog so we have to get our fence repaired and a dog house built. I'm not sure how much longer I can wait to get a dog. Doing yard work in the snow is not an option so the warm weather cannot come soon enough so we can work on our backyard and then get a puppy.
2. I have started selling things on Craig List again. I'm getting tired of seeing stuff laying around our house that we're never going to use. We have 3 bedrooms that only have stuff that we don't want. We had a yard sale before we got married in hopes of making money to pay for our wedding and to get rid of extra stuff, but we still have things in boxes from the yard sale that we never got rid of. I'm not a fan of donating stuff unless I know it's not worth much. I'll donate nick-nacks, but I'm not going to donate clothes that are in great condition that I spent lots of money on. For the moms out there, a great way to get rid of your kids' clothes and toys is to sell them at an annual children's sale. You can see if your area has 1 every year by searching online, in newspapers, and on Craig List. If your area doesn't have 1 then organize your own - you could ask your church to host it.
3. Our anniversary is coming up very soon! It's hard to believe it's almost been a year since we got married. I am ready for a vacation. We are renting a cabin in Pigeon Forge. I have already made lists of what to pack, what food to buy, and what movies and board games to bring. We are big on quality time and we love doing simple things during our quality time. We are most excited about the jacuzzi and jetted hot tub that will be at the cabin! I watched Boy Meets World this morning - it was the episode where Corey and Topanga are on their honeymoon and it made me think of our honeymoon and how hot and relaxing it was. We've talked about going back to Jamaica some day, but it's too expensive for us to think about going right now.
4. Nick's company announced that they were bought out by Cisco. I'm not thrilled about it but I'm getting use to the idea. There are some benefits to him working for Cisco. One of the appealing things is the building he will be working in has child care on the first floor. So we've talked about looking into that as an option for us when we have kids. I'm not sure how much it will cost, if there's a waiting list, and if it work for us, but I'm pleased with having it as an option. The thought of one day having kids that can be taken care of in the same building Nick is working in is very appealing. It would be neat for him to check on them during the day.
5. It's only the second week in February and I have already taken advantage of some great deals! Here's just a few - Food Lion had Dove deodorant on sale for 2 for $4 (you don't have to pay 2 to get the discounted price) and I had a $2 off coupon so I got the deodorant for free! Harris Teeter had Gillette Clinical Strength deodorant on sale for $4.99 which is a great price (normally it's $7.50-$8.99) and I had a buy one, get one free coupon so I got 2 deodorants for $5 which made it $2.50 each.
6. I really want a puppy. We want a lab - no preference on color, though my number 1 choice is a yellow lab, then chocolate, then black. It will be an outside dog so we have to get our fence repaired and a dog house built. I'm not sure how much longer I can wait to get a dog. Doing yard work in the snow is not an option so the warm weather cannot come soon enough so we can work on our backyard and then get a puppy.
Thursday, February 03, 2011
Bargains from January
Ok so here's the plan - I'm going to share my big savings of the month to my loyal readers every month. So let me tell you about my big bargain finds from January!
1. Kraft Singles Cheese was on sale for 99 cents at Kroger and I had a $1 off coupon so I got it for FREE!
2. Pantene shampoo and condition was on sale at Walgreens for 2 for $7 with a $2 register rewards, making it 2 for $5. I had a $3 off manufacturer's coupon so I got 2 for $2/$1 each.
3. With my register rewards above I got 2 bags of Valentine's Day M&Ms for 31 cents! The M&Ms were 2 for $4, I used a $1 off manufacturer's coupon, a $1 off in store coupon, and my $2 register rewards, making me just pay for tax.
4. Red Baron Single Pizza was on sale at Kroger for $2.78, I used a 75 cents off manufacturer's coupon to make it $2.03.
5. CVS had DiGiorno pizza on sale for $6.99 buy one get one free. I used a $3 off manufacturer's coupon to make it $3.99 or $2 per pizza.
6. Harris Teeter had Kraft Shredded cheese on sale for $2, I used my $1 off manufacturer's coupon to make it $1!
7. Target had Cologate toothpaste for $2.49. I used my Target store coupon of $1 off and I used a $1 off manufacturer's coupon to make it 49 cents for toothpaste!
Those are my bargains from January! My tip for the month is use a store coupon and manufacturer's coupon to make something a great deal! Target has store coupons on their website that you can just click and print, they also come in coupon inserts from the newspaper. So if you have a manufacturer's coupon and a store coupon then you can use both and save lots of money! In talking with people about using coupons, I've been surprised by how many people don't know that fact. You can use a store coupon and a manufacturer's coupon for each item. Pharmacies are known for having store coupons so use those and a manufacturer's coupon and you could have a great deal!
That's all folks! If you have coupon tips or money saving tips, please share with everyone by posting a comment.
1. Kraft Singles Cheese was on sale for 99 cents at Kroger and I had a $1 off coupon so I got it for FREE!
2. Pantene shampoo and condition was on sale at Walgreens for 2 for $7 with a $2 register rewards, making it 2 for $5. I had a $3 off manufacturer's coupon so I got 2 for $2/$1 each.
3. With my register rewards above I got 2 bags of Valentine's Day M&Ms for 31 cents! The M&Ms were 2 for $4, I used a $1 off manufacturer's coupon, a $1 off in store coupon, and my $2 register rewards, making me just pay for tax.
4. Red Baron Single Pizza was on sale at Kroger for $2.78, I used a 75 cents off manufacturer's coupon to make it $2.03.
5. CVS had DiGiorno pizza on sale for $6.99 buy one get one free. I used a $3 off manufacturer's coupon to make it $3.99 or $2 per pizza.
6. Harris Teeter had Kraft Shredded cheese on sale for $2, I used my $1 off manufacturer's coupon to make it $1!
7. Target had Cologate toothpaste for $2.49. I used my Target store coupon of $1 off and I used a $1 off manufacturer's coupon to make it 49 cents for toothpaste!
Those are my bargains from January! My tip for the month is use a store coupon and manufacturer's coupon to make something a great deal! Target has store coupons on their website that you can just click and print, they also come in coupon inserts from the newspaper. So if you have a manufacturer's coupon and a store coupon then you can use both and save lots of money! In talking with people about using coupons, I've been surprised by how many people don't know that fact. You can use a store coupon and a manufacturer's coupon for each item. Pharmacies are known for having store coupons so use those and a manufacturer's coupon and you could have a great deal!
That's all folks! If you have coupon tips or money saving tips, please share with everyone by posting a comment.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
January
2011 is turning out to be a busy year for us! We are both extremely busy at work which is a good thing, but it makes us look forward to the weekends when we can spend more time together. We are determined more than ever to save money. Last night I went to my first coupon swap. I enjoyed talking to other people about how to save money by using coupons. After just over an hour of sorting through coupons, I went home with at least 50 coupons! It is my goal to spend less than $100 on groceries every 2 weeks, it will be difficult but using coupons will help. It would be amazing if we spent only $200 a month on groceries. It's a goal that is reached every month for extreme couponers. Believe it or not there are women that save lots of money on their groceries by using coupons on items that are on sale.
We are both enjoying our hobbies more than ever! We finally have a plan for our hobby room now we just need to put our plan into action so we can finally use our designated hobby room. Last weekend I just sat in our hobby room and looked through my scrapbooks. I really enjoyed looking through all my memories - college days, dating Nick, trips taken with family, and holidays celebrated with family. Last weekend I was able to scrapbook 6 pages in 2 days! Normally I'm happy if I get 2 pages done in 1 weekend so I was really pleased with my motivation and creativity to get that much done! Nick is enjoying his new helicopter. I gave him a helicopter for his birthday. It was on sale and I just couldn't pass it up, considering how expensive remote controlled helicopters are. It's an indoor helicopter and other than Nick hitting the wall with it, it's really cool.
We have reserved a cabin in Pigeon Forge to celebrate our 1 year anniversary! We are really excited about getting a few days away from our busy lives to enjoy time together in the mountains. The cabin we are renting has lots of enmities so we will likely spend most our time in the cabin enjoying the view. I am planning on going to the 2 scrapbook stores in Pigeon Forge to see if I can find some goodies! We are really amazed at how quickly our first year has gone by. Our anniversary is less than 2 months away, time has gone by so fast! When we got married I didn't believe there was anything new I would learn about Nick, now I can say it's really true when married people say, "you'll learn so much about each other, you'll never stop learning how to love each other." It sounds funny and unbelievable when people say that when you're engaged, but now speaking from experience that statement really is true. I haven't learned anything huge or life altering about Nick, but I've learned little things about him that help me love him. I thought I appreciated Nick's love for me when we got married, but now I appreciate it more. I can honestly say without a doubt that God made Nick for me to share my life with. There are constant ways that God affirms this for me. Mainly it's the fact that I am obnoxious, I cling to his side, and I ask annoying questions daily, like "what do you love about me?, what are you thinking about?" Never once has Nick yelled at me to go away or to stop asking questions nor has he ever called me names to get me to leave him alone. I think it's just amazing to watch him not just put up with me but to love me despite my strange personality. Don't get me wrong, I love who I am, but I realize not everyone does though.
Now that I've rambled on and on about my thoughts, I'll end this post by saying God's plan is perfect, never doubt it!
We are both enjoying our hobbies more than ever! We finally have a plan for our hobby room now we just need to put our plan into action so we can finally use our designated hobby room. Last weekend I just sat in our hobby room and looked through my scrapbooks. I really enjoyed looking through all my memories - college days, dating Nick, trips taken with family, and holidays celebrated with family. Last weekend I was able to scrapbook 6 pages in 2 days! Normally I'm happy if I get 2 pages done in 1 weekend so I was really pleased with my motivation and creativity to get that much done! Nick is enjoying his new helicopter. I gave him a helicopter for his birthday. It was on sale and I just couldn't pass it up, considering how expensive remote controlled helicopters are. It's an indoor helicopter and other than Nick hitting the wall with it, it's really cool.
We have reserved a cabin in Pigeon Forge to celebrate our 1 year anniversary! We are really excited about getting a few days away from our busy lives to enjoy time together in the mountains. The cabin we are renting has lots of enmities so we will likely spend most our time in the cabin enjoying the view. I am planning on going to the 2 scrapbook stores in Pigeon Forge to see if I can find some goodies! We are really amazed at how quickly our first year has gone by. Our anniversary is less than 2 months away, time has gone by so fast! When we got married I didn't believe there was anything new I would learn about Nick, now I can say it's really true when married people say, "you'll learn so much about each other, you'll never stop learning how to love each other." It sounds funny and unbelievable when people say that when you're engaged, but now speaking from experience that statement really is true. I haven't learned anything huge or life altering about Nick, but I've learned little things about him that help me love him. I thought I appreciated Nick's love for me when we got married, but now I appreciate it more. I can honestly say without a doubt that God made Nick for me to share my life with. There are constant ways that God affirms this for me. Mainly it's the fact that I am obnoxious, I cling to his side, and I ask annoying questions daily, like "what do you love about me?, what are you thinking about?" Never once has Nick yelled at me to go away or to stop asking questions nor has he ever called me names to get me to leave him alone. I think it's just amazing to watch him not just put up with me but to love me despite my strange personality. Don't get me wrong, I love who I am, but I realize not everyone does though.
Now that I've rambled on and on about my thoughts, I'll end this post by saying God's plan is perfect, never doubt it!
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Goodbye 2010! Hello New Year!
2010 was a big year for us. A lot happened in our life in 2010. In January 2010, I was added to Nick's cell phone plan. I had my bridal portraits done while it was snowing outside. Between January and February 2010 I had 3 wedding showers - lots of gifts and fun times with family and friends. On March 20th, 2010 we got married! We went to Jamaica on our honeymoon. It was the first time we flew together and the first time we used our passports; before that neither one of us had been out of the country - well I had been to Puerto Rico and Canada before Jamaica but I didn't have to use a passport. On April 1st we started the hunt for our house. We went to Nags Head for the first time a month into our marriage for our best man's wedding. We put in an offer on a house on April 22nd, offer was accepted and we were under contract. Walked away from the house and backed out of the contract. Less than 2 days later we put in an offer on a different house. Closed on our house on June 18th. Moved into our house the day before our 3 month wedding anniversary. Spent 6 weeks painting and making improvements on our house. Had my 25th birthday in July. We had the AC stop working in the upstairs two days before our housewarming party. We had it fixed that following Monday and the repair was covered under our home warranty. Had a housewarming party on August 14th. Got lots of gifts from friends and family to help us around the house. Nick's company announced that there were closing the RTP location and our comfortable world turned upside down. I started babysitting as a second job to make us feel more secured if Nick spent months on the job market. Thankfully, after 5 weeks of Nick searching for a new job, he accepted his current job on September 24th. Had a car accident on the way to work on September 27th. Car was deemed a total lost so we started our search for a newer vehicle. Spent 2 weeks car searching and finally got a 2006 Highlander on October 13th. Found out our neighborhood and house would be wiped out if the turnpike authority decided on an alternate route for 540. We along with 2,000 other people sent in their comments against the route that would wipe out our house and neighborhood so the turnpike authority announced in October that because of all the negative feedback, they decided not to put 540 in over our neighborhood so our house is safe for at least 3 years. Started having itchy skin problems in October lasted for 6 weeks with no relief. After 6 weeks of frustration, restless nights, and lots of crying, went to the doctor and was diagnosed with having a staph infection. Took antibiotics for 2 weeks and felt better. In November, discovered the propane tank in our backyard heats the downstairs so we had to go 2 days without heat before the propane tank was filled. Went through 125 gallons of propane in 3 weeks, talked to the propane company, had a leak test done, discovered there's a leak, leak was fixed by tightening nozzle, had to order more propane = more money. Had propane delivered just in time for Christmas and snow.
We had a great Christmas! We exchanged gifts the morning of Christmas Eve then had my parents, my brother, my in-laws, and Nick's sister over to our house for dinner and to exchange presents. We got a lot of nice things from our parents. Nick got 3 Wii games, 3 NC State t-shirts, R/C airplane stuff, Jeremy Camp CD, batteries, and a NC State bell tower ornament. I got 3 sets of hand towels for our bathroom, kitchen towels, 4 bottles of kitchen soap from Bath and Body Works, 6 Yankee candles, penguin travel mug, thank you cards, scrapbooking stickers, monogrammed T stationary, and candy. The best gift of all was from Nick's mom to us. She gave us an ornament that's 2 penguins with a street sign between them and she wrote our address on it and put "The Turners 2010" on it. I love it! I was super surprised when I saw what it was. It is my favorite ornament! I love personalized ornaments, they're so special. On Christmas Day we had my mom's side of the family over to our house for lunch and to exchange presents. We got even more stuff on Christmas Day! Nick got a remote controlled car and some tools. I got 3 flags for the outside of our house and some candy.
We experienced a lot of life changing events in 2010. The year was filled with making big decisions. It's been a rewarding year, we've grown in our marriage because of what God has accomplished in our lives and all we went through with His guidance. This year made us grateful for family and friends. Our family helped us move into our house, they gave us many useful gifts that have helped us as homeowners, they have worked in our yard with us, and they have encouraged us during stressful times, and they have supported us in many other countless ways. Our friends celebrated with us when we closed on our house, they helped us move, they prayed for us during times of stress and uncertainty, they laughed when we shared our adventures in marriage (still learning, we'll always be learning throughout our marriage) and they encouraged us during our search for a new church family. We're not sure what 2011 will bring. We know that our plans are not always God's plans which is good because God's plans are perfect! Happy New Year everyone!
We had a great Christmas! We exchanged gifts the morning of Christmas Eve then had my parents, my brother, my in-laws, and Nick's sister over to our house for dinner and to exchange presents. We got a lot of nice things from our parents. Nick got 3 Wii games, 3 NC State t-shirts, R/C airplane stuff, Jeremy Camp CD, batteries, and a NC State bell tower ornament. I got 3 sets of hand towels for our bathroom, kitchen towels, 4 bottles of kitchen soap from Bath and Body Works, 6 Yankee candles, penguin travel mug, thank you cards, scrapbooking stickers, monogrammed T stationary, and candy. The best gift of all was from Nick's mom to us. She gave us an ornament that's 2 penguins with a street sign between them and she wrote our address on it and put "The Turners 2010" on it. I love it! I was super surprised when I saw what it was. It is my favorite ornament! I love personalized ornaments, they're so special. On Christmas Day we had my mom's side of the family over to our house for lunch and to exchange presents. We got even more stuff on Christmas Day! Nick got a remote controlled car and some tools. I got 3 flags for the outside of our house and some candy.
We experienced a lot of life changing events in 2010. The year was filled with making big decisions. It's been a rewarding year, we've grown in our marriage because of what God has accomplished in our lives and all we went through with His guidance. This year made us grateful for family and friends. Our family helped us move into our house, they gave us many useful gifts that have helped us as homeowners, they have worked in our yard with us, and they have encouraged us during stressful times, and they have supported us in many other countless ways. Our friends celebrated with us when we closed on our house, they helped us move, they prayed for us during times of stress and uncertainty, they laughed when we shared our adventures in marriage (still learning, we'll always be learning throughout our marriage) and they encouraged us during our search for a new church family. We're not sure what 2011 will bring. We know that our plans are not always God's plans which is good because God's plans are perfect! Happy New Year everyone!
Friday, November 26, 2010
Full of Thanks
Here's a run down of the last 6 weeks. Ready? Here we go! Extremely itchy skin started around October 15th. We thought the cause of my skin itching was eczema. I was diagnosed with eczema around age 3. I did research on eczema. Found out that eczema can flair up if you are stressed or experience changes in temperature. Wrecking my car at the end of September and then going through the car buying process...stressful. I was so stressed out during our car search that many nights I stayed awake asking thousands of questions in my head. And the weather was changing so eczema being the cause of my itchy skin made the most logical sense. I started using Dermasil in an attempt to relieve the itchiness. I went through the entire 10 ounces of Dermasil in a matter of 1 week only to still be itchy! Decided to switch to Eurcerin. Used Eurcerin day and night, still itchy. Finally went to the doctor the day before Thanksgiving. They said I have a staph infection and extreme eczema. They prescribed me 3 creams and 1 antibiotic to take. Wasn't thrilled with the diagnosis, but after 3 days of using the medicines I'm feeling better and looking lots better. Not sure where the staph infection was picked up, but I suspect it was from one of the families I babysit for since I've seen similar bumps on the kids.
While all that was happening we experienced what happens when the propane tank for the gas pack runs dry. Fortunately it was only 2 nights of no heat downstairs.
Thanksgiving morning was rough, didn't get much sleep due to itchiness. But to my dismay Nick convinced me to get up so we could go to his parents' for lunch. I'm glad I did. The food was good and I enjoyed seeing Nick happy that his dad helped him fix the gas trimmer and being able to fly the plane I gave him as a wedding gift. The best part of the trip was listening to our new Alvin and the Chipmunks Christmas CD. Nick really enjoyed it, especially the songs he remembered from the tape he had as a kid. I also really enjoying talking to my mother-in-law.
Today we slept in and lounged around. Nick did some painting inside the house, then we did some of the Christmas decorating. Nick mulched the leaves in the front yard so we'll have more time on the weekend to find our Christmas tree and put it up. That's going to be an adventure, picking out our first Christmas tree! We're looking forward to the smell of a fresh pine tree in the house.
We've also found a church we want to visit more. We've been to Piney Grove Baptist Church in Fuquay Varina twice now. Come to find out Nick had classes in college with a guy there, so we've learned more about the church through this connection. Our first Sunday there the pastor preached about Christian marriage. They also had a marriage retreat earlier in the month, and starting in January on Sunday nights they're doing small group Bible Studies, one groups is for married couples. So it's encouraging to hear a church that has a ministry that helps grow marriages, that is so rare to find. For effective evangelism, it's important for a church to focus on its members, nurturing relationships within the church, and disciplining one another. We hope to find a church that has that mindset.
Well, that's about it for now.
While all that was happening we experienced what happens when the propane tank for the gas pack runs dry. Fortunately it was only 2 nights of no heat downstairs.
Thanksgiving morning was rough, didn't get much sleep due to itchiness. But to my dismay Nick convinced me to get up so we could go to his parents' for lunch. I'm glad I did. The food was good and I enjoyed seeing Nick happy that his dad helped him fix the gas trimmer and being able to fly the plane I gave him as a wedding gift. The best part of the trip was listening to our new Alvin and the Chipmunks Christmas CD. Nick really enjoyed it, especially the songs he remembered from the tape he had as a kid. I also really enjoying talking to my mother-in-law.
Today we slept in and lounged around. Nick did some painting inside the house, then we did some of the Christmas decorating. Nick mulched the leaves in the front yard so we'll have more time on the weekend to find our Christmas tree and put it up. That's going to be an adventure, picking out our first Christmas tree! We're looking forward to the smell of a fresh pine tree in the house.
We've also found a church we want to visit more. We've been to Piney Grove Baptist Church in Fuquay Varina twice now. Come to find out Nick had classes in college with a guy there, so we've learned more about the church through this connection. Our first Sunday there the pastor preached about Christian marriage. They also had a marriage retreat earlier in the month, and starting in January on Sunday nights they're doing small group Bible Studies, one groups is for married couples. So it's encouraging to hear a church that has a ministry that helps grow marriages, that is so rare to find. For effective evangelism, it's important for a church to focus on its members, nurturing relationships within the church, and disciplining one another. We hope to find a church that has that mindset.
Well, that's about it for now.
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