{Day 2} Stinky

I've recently started working in Tiny Town, the nursery/toddler area at my church. I work with the one-year-old group and it's heartwarming, fun, exhausting and very busy. Today there were 16 little ones. About half way through the service something started to smell. A lot. As a mom, I knew that distinctive smell could only come from one thing. Poo. While another worker changed diapers, I tried to figure out who the pooper was so we could get him/her changed pronto.

Photo: Pinterest

So I spent my morning sniffing toddler butts to see who the culprit was (turns out there were 3 culprits!). It was quite a productive (pun intended!) morning!

31 Days of....What?

A few of the blogs I follow kept mentioning this big blogger fest where everyone writes about their passion for 31 days. (It's going on at The Nester if you'd like to find out more!) The idea intrigues me. Sharing my passion for 31 days! But then I thought, what is my passion? My kids? Avoiding housework? Pillsbury Sweet Moments Cocoa Carmel Obsession brownies? I really have no idea. But I'm still going to try and participate. I'm not going to link up - because that would hold me accountable to actually posting every day in October. I'm not up for that kind of pressure! But I certainly am going to try.

31 Days of Crocheted Shorts?

Maybe I'll find my passion. Maybe I'll make you laugh. Maybe I'll just share a song or a picture of a dog in a Halloween costume (one of my most favorite things EVER.). Who knows. It should be annoying, boring, crazy, exciting!

Can you handle 31 days of the B?

Couponing: Anatomy of a Bargain

I've had a few people ask where I found my ridiculous deal on the Toy Story Operation game. Here's how it was done folks!

Big Lots had the game on sale for $5 last week. I also had a "$4 off any Operation game" coupon I had printed from Hasbro.com. Unfortunetly, Big Lots does not take coupons. But Wal-Mart does - and they price match! So I ran to the cash register at Wal-Mart with the game, a copy of the Big Lots ad and my coupon. A few scans and customer service maangers later (The cashier couldn't seem to believe that it was a legit transaction!) I got my game for a buck. And I'll have one happy 5 year old on Christmas morning!

I got this deal off of one of the many coupon websites I follow - so I can't take all the credit. I wish I remembered which one! Next time I see an awesome deal like this I'll pass it along instead of being all Gollum and hoarding the deals.

Hey! It's Okay Tuesday!

It's Okay:

• To get super excited over great coupon finds and do a happy dance in the aisle. (In case you were wondering, my happy dance looks like the dance she does at 2 min. 27 seconds. And my coupon deal was the Toy Story Operation game for $1 - regularly about $14!)

• To have already started Christmas shopping. And maybe listening to Christmas music...
• To give yourself a break. You will never be "caught up". There will always be dishes, laundry, etc. Breathe, relax, and do something you enjoy for once. (Now if only I could take my own advice...)
• To love and respect your husband. There seems to be a trend of male bashing these days - specifically on commercials. It bothers me.

On that note, Happy 8th Anniversary to my husband Jeff! I'd marry you all over again. :)

Baby Celebrity

The photographer at church snapped Gracie's picture while she was in the nursery and our Pastor used it in his blog today. I feel like she's a little baby celebrity! Read it here.

Hey, It's Okay Tuesday!

It's Okay:

To feed your family dinner from a box every once in a while.

To not care that Chaz Bono is on Dancing With the Stars.

To think that the Missoni line from Target looks like crocheted afghans from the 70's. Ugly.

To let your kids watch SpongeBob and eat PopTarts. They will survive.

To be a TV Junkie. There are worse things to be addicted to. (Why hello Glee, The New Girl, Millionaire Matchmaker, Judging Amy reruns and every other delicious morsel of television goodness taking up space on my DVR.)

What's okay with you?

Happy Birthday Sweet Girl!

What an amazing year. I can't wait to see how much you grow! Love you my sweet, squishy girl!