October update

Things around here are slowly getting better. With money being tight we have lost a few things, T.V. and cell phones. The T.V. isn't too bad of a thing to lose. We got a antenna and get the news at lease. The phones are a tad bit harder to deal with. But we manage. So for now the only way to get a hold of us is through Facebook or my work number. Kids are dealing with it pretty good. In the beginning they were freaking out but after the first week they had no more complaints. The worst part is when they go somewhere and I need to contact them. David and I just make it clear the drop off/pick up times.

David's neck surgery went well. I believe it has helped him. He still is not sure. He has days where he swears the surgery made it worse, but I know better. He is complaining less and less of the real issues like numb hands and lost grips. With everything it takes time to heal fully and he just doesn't understand it.

I am still having no luck on the job front. Although I AM working 4 days a week at a bakery waiting tables. I have always said that waiting tables was my favorite job ever, and this job is honestly the best. I just love my regular customers that come in almost everyday of the week. The pay is decent, and now that the kids are older, I am not losing any money working there. I was even asked to be the weekend manager over the summer. Not sure what will be happening next summer so I said maybe.

Kids are doing very well. Courtney and Sarah are high school cheerleaders. Miss Ashley has gotten the best grades she has ever had. Some days the attitude is out of control, but then it gets better the next day. Courtney and Sarah are getting good grades as well. Court made high honor roll this 9 weeks. I am still waiting on Sarah to mention her report card... not sure why she is not telling us about it yet. I can see her grades and they are good. weird.

I am also learning new and creative ways to make products for cleaning the house. I now make my own laundry soap, as well as dish soap. I still buy dish soap from time to time because it seems the longer I use the home made there gets a light film on my dishes. It is because of our well water. So I am saving money just not as much as I would if I never bought dishwasher soap. I haven't bought laundry soap in over a year. September of 2012 I bought a 5 gallon bucket of laundry soap from a school fundraiser and I still have 1/4th of it left. I sometimes use it on really bad clothes like when David works on the cars or when the kids and I worked in the fields. No one has noticed that I switched soaps except for when I am making a gallon of it here and there.  I also have made my own cleaning solutions. I love my shower cleaner, as well as my "all purpose" cleaner. With the natural it takes a tad more elbow grease but who cares! I am now researching floor cleaners, so I am ready when I run out of my current stuff.

While our 1/2 of a side of beef is now down to ground burger, and our deer meat from last year is only burger as well, I am finding more uses for dishes using burger. I have a all burger cook book that has some good stuff in it. The hubby has started to complain less and less with my dinner choices over the last few months. He is realizing not to be picky or he will starve to death. :)

Little miss Ashley has turned into the CVS coupon diva. I have to get milk and cereal more times a week than I go to the store. so we hit up Dollar general for cereal then right next door is CVS. She always takes my keys to go to the coupon thing to print off coupons. She inspects them and tells me is we have any good ones or not. Now that CVS has gotten rid of expiration dates on all the coupons as well as the extra bucks we are making a killing on certain items. I hoard coupons for like pads lets say. then I wait till they go on sale, I buy them use the coupons and save a ton. Ashley also likes to read the receipt and tell me how much we saved that trip. She is too funny. Courtney and Sarah have started to learn about saving money as I tell them if we go here we can save X dollars and then we can buy more. They never got into the whole CVS coupon fun like Ashley does. This morning for example, I was driving through town and 1 gas station was 10 cents cheaper, so I HAD to go there. I do my stupid prepay and head out to the pump. I go and before I hit the correct button to start pumping I notice the pump is 10 cents more! I marched my happy ass back into the store and had the lady come out and look. Long story short, she had to reset the pump and redo my payment to fix it. 10 cents is 10 cents. I HATE this gas station because they make ya prepay and they are not as friendly as my fav gas station, but money is tight I need to save where I can.

My ACE business has exploded with the introduction of new products. I am amazed at the products that SABA carries. The way they are changing lives. Not only from a weight loss point of view but the other products are amazing as well. The kids love using the Colloidal Silver on everything from rashes, to cuts, to even putting it in the humidifier this winter. This stuff is amazing! I even use it in the dogs ears. While I have no issues with sleep... ever, I have tried the Night Bliss sleep spray. It also works amazing! I have used some of the ingredients in it in the past to help me sleep, but the combo SABA blended really works! I enrolled a new Distributor today. A friend that I worked with inspecting corn. She is super excited to get her ACE cheaper as well as trying other products.

Well, I guess that is all for tonight. Night my friends!