Friday, March 2, 2012

Laying low

I'm still here :)
Honestly I've been laying low since Tuesday.
The past few days have been ones where I felt like I needed to be on my A game with mothering.
I feel like parenting the little people comes in waves of easy and then hard.
We had a crazy hard wave this week :)
Lots of discipline and lots of learning what is right and wrong over here.

We spent the better part of our week outside in the sunshine.
*in between time outs that is ;) *
The sight of these three healthy babies all together makes the hard days and moments disappear.
I'm so thankful they're mine :)




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You guys had some AWESOME ideas for grocery shopping!
If you haven't read through the comments from this post I highly suggest you do so!

Here are some of my favorite ideas...

Rachael's tip was "If you get below your budget, you could put it in a special pot for family 'treat night', perhaps you could use it to go to the movies/ bowling etc, thus giving every one a reason to stick to it."

I love this!  We use cash only for groceries so this makes it even more of an incentive to save for a rainy day!

Here's another...

Rhonda says she goes to Costco once a month and spends around $100.00 on paper goods, ground beef and shredded cheese.  She then splits it up into baggies and freezes. 

SUCH a great idea!!!!

And Ashley goes above and beyond by categorizing her grocery list by the aisle numbers in the store.
I can not imagine what kind of a time saver that must be!!!!
Might have to try this one next time :)

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You girls have all encouraged me with your comments.
I was at my women's prayer group last night and we got on the topic of saving money and being thrifty.
We chatted and compared tips for quite awhile.
I am always so encouraged when I leave conversations like that.
That's exactly what I'm hoping will continue to take place in the comments section of this blog.
I want us to encourage one another along in the process of being frugal and living within our means.
It can be fun :)

Out of curiosity.... would anyone ever be interested in a link-up that has to do with thrifty meals?
Leave a comment if you think it would be something that you might enjoy!
I know I am always on the hunt for inexpensive yet delicious meals!

Alrighty....time for movie night on the couch!
Have a great Friday evening my friends :)


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  1. Once every few months I make spaghetti, soups, meatloaf, and taco meat and split it up into separate bags to freeze. It's great to have when you don't feel like cooking.

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  2. your kids are toooo presh! we have "waves" of parenting over here with ONE child! i can't imagine what it's like with three! ; )

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  3. I would love a thrifty meal link up! Totally with you on the waves! We're actually having a good week and it's been wonderful. I hate those hard parenting days:(

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  4. Thanks for posting this blog Ash... I sometimes feel like blog world is "PUT YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD" world... I love hearing about how hard things are sometimes... BECAUSE THEY ARE :), even without kids... life is hard sometimes... and on those days I long for heaven that much more!!! I am excited about having babies someday but for now its encouraging to read about the good times and the bad... :)

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  5. Easy and hard does come in waves, for sure. My husband has had to KEEP reminding me "this too shall pass." Now I can finally tell myself that during the rough days, too. I'd love a thrifty meal link-up! We do all cash for our groceries, too, and I somehow ran out in February. Obviously need some cheaper go-to meal options...

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  6. Yes, I would love a thrifty meal link-up! Great idea!

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