2 new loves

I have found 2 new loves:

First is this cookbook. I have always liked to cook when I was in jr. high I used to try all sorts of different recipes (rubber cookies were a fav. I made up a fat free cookie), I was even the sterling scholar in Home Ec. and worked my way up to Advanced food in high school; however after almost 10 years of marriage and 4 kids I had lost my enjoyment of cooking. Between the moaning about cheese, green things, and spicy things it sort of lost it lustre. I am fortunate enough to have a husband who is willing to eat pretty much anything I make which makes trying new things a lot easier. Well my friend go me a copy of this cookbook and I love it!! I am trying all sorts of new things and making the BEST breads ever!! Dinner planning has become much more enjoyable and I highly recommend getting yourself a copy.

Secondly I hate to admit it I have become a "Savy Shopper" I used to make fun of these ladies, you know the ones with a hundred coupons and a binder at the grocery store....... yugh! Don't get behind them in the check out line well I'm now that lady. I used to dread going to the grocery store; I absolutely hated spending money on food, weird I know. The larger my family has gotten the larger my grocery bill has gotten especially with 2 in diapers, I needed to find a way to cut my grocery bill. Long story short I'm a "savy shopper" I now love going to the store and the finding sweet deals on food. This week was like Christmas for me at Smiths. Here is a list of a few good deals I got.

Playtex rubber gloves (they paid me .50 a pair)

Uncle Bens Rice (Free)

Bumble Bee Albacore tuna (they paid me .06 per pouch)

Halls cough drops (.15)

Dannon 6 pack yogurt (.49)

Danimals 6 pack drinks (.49)

All Laundry soap (1.99)

Snuggle fabric softener (1.99)

Carnations evaporated milk (.24)

Hormel Chili (.12)

Grasshopper cookies (.49)

Tylenol 24 count (.50)

These are just a few of my sweat deals this week. My total savings at smiths with coupons was 256.00, I spent 109.00 this is kind of high because I was able to buy tons of items for my food storage.

So as a stay at home mother of 4 these have become sort of my hobbies...:)

Savannah

I love this picture of Savannah with Grandma's horse Yankee.

Halloween!

We had a fun party with the Mitchell Fam this year. Anthony's brother dressed up as a witch and it was quite frightening the poor kids didn't know what to think. His sister and her husband were 80's punk rockers.....so funny I've got to get a picture of them.

All of us Mitchell "deer hunting widows" got to take a trip of our own this year. We all went to Salt Lake for a few days kid free. We had the best time and went out on the town as witches to Gardiner Village!

Samuel

Samuel turned 7 a few weeks ago and had a really great day. His 1st grade teacher is awesome and she makes a big deal out of their birthdays. Samuel was "king" for the day I brought treats to his class and they all stood up and sang to him. Each of them made him a card too, nothing cuter then a bunch of 1st graders cards..:)

Bath Time

These little girls LOVE bath time. I remember Lisa and I spending hours in the tub making potions, swimming, using the tub as a slide and now my little girls love to do the same thing. They say they are mermaids Savannah is the big mermaid and Kaitlen is the baby mermaid. I love listening to them play.....Pretty cute girls.

Neighborhood Animals

Samuel came home from school on Monday with this "brainstorming" paper he did. Theme "Neighborhood Animals" I love the animals he used, I think most kids would put cat, dog, maybe a rabbit but in our neighborhood you get things like antelope, deer, coyote, jack rabbits and bats. Funny thing is it's true we see all of these things in our neighborhood......except coyotes, we hear them howling at night. :) Anyway it made me laugh.



I can't get the picture to scan!!! Does anyone know how to do this?? It is so cute.

New Pics

I've wanted to have our family pictures taken at Bear Lake forever and we finally did it. Talk about a circus getting everyone ready and over to the Lake. Trying to get 4 kids to look at the camera at the same time was a trick our poor photographer had her work cut out for her. I loved how the pictures captured every ones personalities. The baby loved the rocks and water and we couldn't get her to look up.......but she's there and cute all the same. Thanks Emily for the great pictures!