Saving money and do-overs

There are times when I am very proud of the fact that we try to save money at our house -

• by using dial-up



• and not having cable



• by eating out only sparingly



• by driving cars, that need an upgrade or two

and then there are times that I want to stamp my foot and -- have a hisssy fit!

I like to think I am a pioneer woman...

Like Barbara talks about at Therextras ha...ha...

but I'm not .... unless you consider~ that being the third wife of a husband who has confessed to eating a...Nutria! (In the crock pot....!){Jerry told me about this ...after we were married-- it might of been a deal breaker, had I known before we got married!} :}

We went camping and I was the one who asked..ummm(demanded,with a smile) to use the cot to sleep on-- Jerry and the kids, they slept on different foam pieces and sleeping bags that were on the floor of the tent.

Just yesterday, Jessica and I got to go to a silly and stupid movie-- it was free and so we stayed to see the whole thing... we should of skipped it... (Mr Bean's vacation) Jessica has swollen cheeks, so I treated her to what she thinks is her very first Orange Julius-- Then we were off to Walmart to find some rinse for her mouth. We came home with some rinse and a package of a frozen fruit mix, strawberries,peaches.pineapple,and red grapes-- and then a with a large container of Vanilla blended yogurt.---I am so GLAD I have a blender that works well-

- It was very frustrating to me that the driver side, power window on the KIA would not work-- but Jessica's window-- it worked... lucky Jessica... sad, poor warm me... wah, wah, ... When Jerry replaced the engine after the old one died-- for lack of oil-- he "accidentally" hit the A/C line and all that cool air disappeared-- so~ no cool air for me.

I thought that I would come home and post this funny short little video that I took of Shane... --Thanks to dial-up,blogger, and/or forces that choose to work against me... I was un-able... grrrr--It is such a funny little video, we were in the truck on the way home from camping and the Beyonce song about single ladies came on-- Well, just as I started to record, Shane put his finger in his nose... and then was "dancin" in his car seat-- This is soooo funny... but grrrrr...I can't get it to upload... grrrrr

I also tried again to upload the Mr Kracker video -- from our camping trip--here on blogger and even on Facebook... No luck... grrrr...

I also have an issue I want to blog about-(because I want your opinions...)- but I don't want the people involved to read about themselves... there is a SLIM chance that they may read this...so how to blog about it... (my version of FREE therapy..) without them reading it? changing their names wouldn't be enough...

I am about ready to stand on the street corner and beg... for the ability to share some funny stuff with ...ya 'all.. did I use that phrase correctly?

People standing on the street corner are ALL over the place here in our hometown-- I want to help-- really I do-- but begging on the street corner just seems like a bad idea... Some of the people get rather insistent that your help is required -- It's frustrating to explain to the kids that we don't have any to give--and yet still show that we care.

Last night Jerry ...finally went back to work-{yahoooooo}- because of the camping trip he ended up taking 6 nights off-- most of those nights were while we were camping, but having him home after we were done camping-- really put a wrench in my plans... I love my hubby... but sometimes he gets in my way.... grrrr... He kept saying he wanted to go Bear hunting, which made Jessica want to go {but I wouldn't let her-- I do believe she is a bit young...} and Shane to be mad that Daddy wasn't playing video games with him. I just wanted to do some dishes and upload some things...

Last night I convinced the kids that watching Mary Poppins would be great fun... and it was -- once I convinced Shane that he would enjoy the movie. (he liked the beginning, the middle and the end, but not the name...)

I really enjoyed hearing the kids try to say... supercalifragilisticexpialidocious~ Later today I think I am going to see if I can "teach" them how to spell it -- and see if they can pronounce it better!

Can I get a a do-over?

A bloggy,and Facebook friend of mine is having a spinal tap... her name is Bethany, and she blogs at And God Laughs... could you say a prayer for her... or leave her a comment she could use some support.

******edited to add.. I took Jessica's blood presure this am....
the Dr wants her to be below 116/77--- and I am very happy to report that she was 91/74 !
*******our neighbor just knocked REALLY loudly on the door-(poor Jerry trying to sleep) - and gave Miss Jessica a few pairs of shoes... awwww... we are blessed !
even if she didn't need any more shoes!