Little tidbits

Well, I have 4 weeks left in this pregnancy. We've all been very excited and can't wait. Although about a week ago, I was glad to wait. Peyton has finally (we hope) settled down and has been head down for 3 visits in a row. (I go twice a week to the doc.) I was too afraid that we would have to have another C-section for a breech baby. So, I may have a chance at VBAC now. Thank goodness!

We believe we are going to submit the paperwork for Extreme Home Makeover. We are so cramped in this little house. With mom in our master bedroom and we currently have Mia, Johnny and I in Mia's little pink room and soon to add Peyton. Hunter and Josh are in their room, but even that is difficult for them due to Hunter's organization skills and Josh's lack of it. :D Soon we'll be welcoming people into our home and they'll encounter a diaper changing station with pail in the living room. Our living room isn't a living room anymore, it's a playroom. It's a struggle all the time, but hey...we are poor and happy!

Josh just had his evaluation this past month. I'll write a separate post about that soon, but I'll give you the brief synopsis. He is ADHD (which brings on a whole slew of other problems) and they suspect an Auditory Processing Disorder. We'll be doing a separate test on that once we can come up with the money. The insurance will pay for his therapy. He'll be going through non-medicated therapy. We are so excited for him!

More shopping fun? Well, I can't remember it all, but one ongoing thing going on for me right now is the free bread that I'm getting. In the paper a couple of weeks ago (remember we get two papers), there was a coupon for free Sara Lee bread. The soft and smooth kind, so we used those two coupons. Then I found someone whose husband went to a recycling center and gathered up those inserts and she had over 200 free coupons for bread! I bought 20 of those coupons from her for $6.00. That's a great deal! I would have bought more, but that coupon expires on 9/7/08. If we finish before the week is out, I may check with her and see if she has more. Other than that, it's the usual going to the store and saving big. For example, the yogurt that I got last night, which is Dannon Activia, was on sale for $2.00 each. I had a 50cent coupon and of course that doubled at Ingles and got the 4 pack for $1.00! (I had 5 coupons! Yes it's a lot of yogurt, but hey the kids and mom do eat it.) I've gotten chex mix lately for 18cents, etc., and I donated the chex mix to the nursery at church. There are so many great deals to help with the money (or lack of). Last night was just a quicky trip to Ingles and I saved $20...I walked out paying $36. Oh, the person that I mentioned above lives in Monroe and she is actually going to have a class (and probably more classes) to teach people to save money with printing out online coupons too. She charges $10 a class. If you want more information, just let me know and I can get you in contact with her.