What a day

So today for me has been awful. First of all I decided to have my first floor painted. Which I have to say I love. My husband on the otherhand was less then thriled. He always tells me if you want to have it done then go ahead. So I did well apparently he has an issue with it. Needless to say he is sound asleep and I am the one awake stressed and awake. I have no idea if its the time of year but I feel like I can never do enough. Nothing is ever right. When did we start living seperate lives? The biggest problem is when did I become ok with it?

Other than today Life has been full of ups and downs. Luckily mostly ups. I do still get in way over my head and overbook myself. Possibly to avoid being lonely. Great news I have an amazing new addiction called Pinterest. It is so much easier then blogging for me. I even have a boar for projects I have completed. Which I have great intentions of later posting to my blog. I would also like to figure out a way to get it going so it looks as good as other peoples blogs.

Tomorrow well..... Technically today because it is almost four in the morning and I am still awake only god knows why. Anyhow tomorrow is the day my kitchen gets panited. which means I can finally decorate the house and hopefully be motivated to keep it clean. I struggle with that and am starting to think I am depressed. Now is the time where I wish I had insurance and could get into a Dr's and find out forsure.

UGH!!!

My computer got a virus. My husband spent ALL day trying to fix it. No such luck. Wiped my hard drive clean and I lost everything. Good news is I scored some awesome deals at goodwill today. Its late I will post pics and finish up in the morning.

Muffin Monday!!!!!

Pineapple Zucchini Muffins
"These are deliciously moist muffins that that'll disappear quickly! Use carrot or zucchini, or both if you prefer. I make a batch of each, then put some in the freezer (in Ziploc bags) for later, which usually isn't very long! My entire family just loves them!"


Prep Time:
30 MinCook Time:
25 MinReady In:
55 Min
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Original Recipe Yield 4 dozen
Ingredients
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 cups white sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon baking soda1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 cups vegetable oil
6 eggs
3 cups shredded zucchini
1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions
1.Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour 4 muffin pans, or use paper liners.
2.In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Make a well in the center, and pour in the oil, eggs, zucchini, pineapple and vanilla. Mix until smooth. Fill muffin cups 2/3 to 3/4 full.
3.Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Pinterest

Let me start off by saying I LOVE Pinterest. It seems like since I joined I have been on it for hours at a time. I have a ton of projects saved and a bunch of new ideas for the house. All of the people on there are very talented and have inspired me more then they could possibly know. This week the kids and I are going to build a fairy house. I am hopefully going to finish the girls room. So watch for pictures of that very soon. I also plan on updating my calandar I have to fill in Moms group activities. Homeschool activities for Christopher since I am planning on keeping him home with me one more year.

I found this blog hopping awhile ago and this is the first project the girls and I are making for their room. I am so sorry I do not remember what Blog or who to give credit too. I think its a great picture and Simple enough for Adriana to help with.




This is also something I am on the lookout for. Then entry way to my home is quite small and when I saw ths I immediatly knew I wanted to do this. So far I have had people call me and say I saw a headboard on the side of the road that might work. Well.... Needless to say they have not worked and my husband is less then thrilled with all the headboards in the garage. Good news is I am make a bench out of one of them for my girls room. Which is 75% finished. I really hope it turns out good.




Last thing for today. I am more determined then ever to blog more. With a theme and a set schedule I function better. Here is my ideal schedule.

Sunday is Coupon Sunday. Where I post the deals I am out for this week.
Monday is "Muffin Monday" This will be the day that I post breakfasts that I will make and freeze for the week.
Tuesday Will be Pinterest tuesday
Wednesday will be Gift making
Thursday will be updat on the house.
Friday will be a recap of my week.
Saturday will be a family outing on a budget day.

Wish me Luck I am off for the night.

Summer

Lately I feel like my Summer has been ruined. Mostly because we bought a house and moved in.Besieds the fact that exactly one week after buying our home my husbands job transferred him over an hour away. Which would be ok if he work normal hours. Well good news is we got the house for an AMAZING price and it's within walking distance to the kids school. Over the next week I will be posting before pictures of the rooms in our home. Except for the girls room. I already painted it so you will only see a finished product. Here is a picture of what I did today.


Also at mom's group on Wednesday we decided to do a cupcake wars theme. It was really fun. ALthough I am quite picky and did not like a couple of them but it was still a great night. Here are the pictures I took.

Krazy coupon lady.

I have officially become obsessed with coupons. I am slowly building a good size stockpile. My husband had complained quite a bitabout al the toothpaste mens deoderant and mens bodywash we have accumulated. Not to mention the years worth of shampoo and conditioner and yet I keep buying more. I had to add a second cabinet for condiments too.

So... After thinking and thinking about what to do with some of the extras. My sister came into mind. She has just now started living by herself and moneys a little tight. She is an amzing cleaner/organizer. So I offered to supply her toiletries in exchange for cleaning. It has worked well for botyh of us. Being a stay at home mom on a tight budget I have to get creative if I want/need any extra.

School closing/moving

So... yet another bump in the road. The montessori school my children currently attend which is public and tuition free maybe closing or atleast moving to a bigger building and sharing it with three other schools. So far is not an option for me. I really cannot see myself as it stands sending my fiour children there. What choices do I have? Not many although its not our "home" school the other schools in our area are not that great.

Where does that leave us. What do I do? I have a wonderful husband who is just not here as much as I would like but it enables me to stay home. I love my children more then anything but recently feel as if I am slacking as a mom. If one of my family members or friends read this they may not agree. I have the means to homeschool. We have resources in my area. My kids are very social but I often ask myself, Am I good enough? Am I patient enough? Tomorrow is the board meeting and Iall I can do is pray. I have looked through the resources in my area. We will see what ends up happening.

On a lighter note we planted our seeds on earth day and they are doing wonderful. We have started journals. We have planted 12 cucumber plants and 32 tomoato plants. What in the world was I thinking. We maybe canning a lot this year. I have a lot of fun things planned for summer. May is going to be a crazy month for us. So I am sure I will go another month or so without posting. I know I have made a lot of empty promises to myself on this blog thing.