Grocery shopping

So, I've been complaining a lot about grocery shopping and how expensive food is. It seems like I go to the store and spend all this money and it's gone so fast. Well...I spent hours clipping coupons, scouring the ads and planning my route. I tried to plan my meals around what was on sale and use coupons that really were useful and not just because I had a coupon. I don't think coupons really are that great of a deal when generic is usually cheaper even with the coupon savings. Anyway, I ended up going to TWO grocery stores because they had different sales that I thought were pretty good. I got most of my groceries at Smiths and then ventured to Albertsons where I got 4/$5 Prego, 1.99/lb ground beef (really good deal!!) 20/$8 yoplait yogurts, Stouffers Lasagna for $5.99 (anyone who buys this would agree that's a steal!). Then I got a free bag of candy and a free roll of Bounty Paper Towels. My total savings was $43.69!!!!!!! That's not including what I saved at Smiths!! I guess it pays to research and plan before you go to the store.

Random thoughts

I haven't posted in a while...thought it was time to get caught up. I was looking through pictures the other day and I came across Preston's picture of the day he came home from the hospital. What a little peanut. Then, I wanted to compare the pic to Hannah in her carseat! So cute. They were so tiny and now they're getting so big! It's fun to watch them grow up though. Hannah is such a little cutie. She smiles all the time now and I love it. She gets excited and kicks her little legs and smiles.
Brad has some more time off for some other jewish holiday. He'll go back to school on Thursday. Always love this time to spend as a family. He still studies a lot, of course, but we get to see him a little more. Preston is feeling so much better now. He's had so much energy. He's been a lot of fun to play with. He certainly got his appetite back. He loves to go into the pantry and bring me a box of cereal, crackers or whatever he can find to eat. Last night we had 3 boxes of cereal and a box of graham crackers sitting around because he kept bringing stuff to us. We had FHE last night. We sang primary songs, read from the kids Book of Mormon Stories Book and played a game Brad made up for Preston. He put Cheerios under one of three cups and Preston had to find which one had the Cheerios. Kinda dumb but he thought it was fun. We've been trying really hard to have a little FHE every Monday. We've done pretty good. We know Preston doesn't understand just yet but it's important to have that time, so we do!


My cute little smiley girl.

Daddy reading a bedtime story.

Long day for Daddy, I guess!!!

Just one of those days

Today is one of those days I just looooooove being a Mom! It all began this morning when Preston WOKE UP fussy. Which is always the sign of a good day! He just didn't know what he wanted to eat or what he wanted to do. So, I took them for a walk. That is always good for everyone involved. Then Hannah was fussy. I was trying to calm her down and I looked over and Preston had something in his hand, squishing it...yea it was poo. I washed his hands and changed him and looked over to see that he had rubbed it into the carpet! Ya, fun! So, I got him down for a nap and FINALLY got Hannah to take a nap. She needs some assistance getting to sleep most of the time. Hopped in the shower. On my way out of the shower I pulled the curtain back and the whole rod and curtain fell on me and the rod had broken, so I need to get a new one. My peace and quiet didn't last long enough. I was on the phone with my Mom telling her all the fun things that were happening today and I noticed Preston had a rash. So, I kind of panicked because I thought he might be allergic to the anitbiotic that he had gotten for his ear infection. So, I called the doctor and they said to bring him in right away. Preston was so tired and crabby that I decided to leave Hannah with a neighbor so I could give him all my attention. I took him in and the doctor checked him over (we saw the nurse practitioner last time who told us he had an ear infection) and told me she didn't think it was an ear infection because his ears looked fine. She said it was Roseola, which is a virus that causes a high fever and then a couple days later a rash. She said he would be irritable because he won't feel good. But, the fever has broken so he's on the downslide....thank goodness! The poor guy has been pretty sad. ANYWAY...it was Brad's first day back at school, of course it would be a crazy day at home...why wouldn't it? HA HA HA HA! Gotta laugh at these things. I hope Preston is back to his normal self again soon.
This is the first time our Doctor had seen Preston. She's seen Hannah before and I told her about Preston. She is AMAZED at how well he's doing for being so early. She said she's never seen a 24 weeker doing so well at this age. She loved Preston and his glasses...who wouldn't? I do love my kids but sometimes I could do without days like today!!! :)

Holding my dear ones a little tighter

So it ends up Preston did have an ear infection. We took him to the doctor yesterday and they prescribed an antibiotic for the poor little guy and told us to give him Tylenol and Motrin. He was so grumpy yesterday and I got so frustrated...I just didn't know what to do with him to make him happy. I told Brad just to put him to bed. He had put him in some warm jammies and I told him just before he put him down to just put him in a onesie because he had been running a fever, so he did. A few hours later Brad and I were getting ready for bed and I heard him start to cry. I jumped up to go get him and give him some medicine because he was overdue for some, I just didn't want to wake him. When I got in there he was seizing. I yelled for Brad and Brad picked him up and held him and I called 911. I was so upset I don't even know what I was saying on the phone. It just didn't seem real! She was asking me so many questions and I was getting frustrated and just wanted someone to come help. It seemed like the seizure lasted forever! He finally stopped and the paramedics were here so quickly. They checked him all out and he was OK, besides being really agitated and tired. His fever had gotten too high which is what caused the seizure. I have honestly never been so scared in my life! All I could think about was that I was going to lose my poor baby!!! Brad remained calm and just kept talking to Preston. I was running around like a crazy lady. This all happend around 12:30 a.m. and I am so glad we were still awake to even hear him. I don't think I would've heard him had we been in bed. He is OK today. He is still really tired. I didn't sleep a wink. I would start to dose and jump up thinking it was happening again. I had Brad give Preston and I a blessing. It was the only thing I thought would calm me. I felt a lot better but didn't sleep until this morning. After the blessing all I could think about was Preston's little 1 pound body and I knew he's supposed to be here for a reason and that everything was going to be OK.

A couple more Memory Mixer Samples

Internet party!!!

OK, so do you all remember the ABC Book I made for Preston that I posted on here? Well...I've had a lot of you inquire about it and how I did it etc. I made it on a program called Memory Mixer. It has become a favorite! I used to make all my wedding albums for my clients on Photoshop. Although I still love to retouch my pictures in Photoshop every now and again, I have absolutely grown to LOVE Memory Mixer. I was contacted by someone at Memory Mixer who saw Preston's ABC Book order come through. They loved his book and have now given me the opportunity to make Memory Mixer available to all of you who are interested!! I'm posting a few things that I have done on the program. Really, the possibilities are endless! It's a scrapbooking program that allows you to design your own scrapbooks and print them as bound photobook. SOO cute! OR you can pick which pictures you want and the program will mix an album for you! COOL RIGHT? Well, if you want to know more about the program just leave a comment and I'll get with you about it. It makes a great Christmas present!! That's how I got mine! Let me know!

little missionary

Most people say they love to dress girls up in their cute clothes and YES! I do love to dress Hannah up but I love to dress Preston up just as much! Isn't he a handsome devil? I feel so sad for him today. He's had a fever. I hate when he gets sick but I love the cuddles. He laid in bed with me and watched TV for a few hours and I loved it. I think he might have another ear infection. I'll take him to the doctor tomorrow. Brad got out his doctor kit and tried to check out Preston's ears but didn't have much luck. He hasn't really gotten that far yet but it was fun to try!! Ha ha. I love Sundays. I don't clean or anything. I just love to take it easy, read scriptures and play with my family. The dishes will always be there tomorrow!