Grocery Shopping

So today was grocery day. I usually always go on Wednesday's cause it's not busy at Wal-Mart (usually ;0) ) FOr those who don't know me very well, I love (LOVE) grocery shopping. It's a way to spend money and not feel bad about it cause it's stuff you need. I also love setting a budget for my groceries, and seeing if I can come in any lower and still get everything on my list! Lately I have turned into the mega grocery shopper; compare ads, clip coupons, making detailed list of what I need and how many and how much it is, ya the whole bit. I have been pleasantly surprised in how much I save. This week, Smith's had Quaker Cereal on sale for 5 for $5. PRICEMATCH! They also had Betty Crocker brownie mixes and cake mixes for 88 cents, and Suave shampoo and conditioner for 88 cents as well. Then Macey's had an in ad coupon for Western Family cereal buy 5 for 88 cents each!! I couldn't price match that at Walmart becuase they don't sell Western Family, but the short trip out to Macey's was no big deal. So this week I bought 25 boxes of cereal for under $25 dollars! I don't think I will have to buy cereal for a while! My other motto for grocery shopping, if its not under $2 dollars, you usually don't need it. Of course, it doesn't apply to everything, mostly meats and cleaning supply stuff, but if you look carefully, you would be surprised at how much you can buy for under $2 dollars, or very close to it! So this week I came in $15 dollars under budget! (Of course with Nelson working at Walmart I get the 10% discount on most stuff, so that always helps, but even without that I would have saved $10 dollars.) So if anyone needs help grocery shopping, I'm all over it!

Catch up

Ok, I know I haven't posted anything in a while, so here a catch up.

first- Graham learned how to suck his thumb! It's the cutest thing ever. He usually only sucks on it when he hungry and or sleepy, but usually when I wake him up in the morning he is sucking his thumb. He seems to be taking after his mommy!


Second- I turned 25! I'M SO OLD! It was a good birthday though. I took the friday before off since Nelson was off, and we went to lucn so I could get some bread pudding (yum!) then we went to a movie, and then dinner with Dad and Tami. Both Gerald and Kathleen and Dad and Tami gave me money, so I was able to do some shopping just for me. I bought some clothes, a book and some new work shoes. It was nice to pamper myself.

Third- Graham's first Easter! We went out to Antelope Island with the Strong/Jenkins family on Saturday. It was a really sunny day, but very windy and cold. Me and Graham hung out in the car for a good part of the day, and when we did come out, he was pretty bundled up. Sunday we went the Sparks for Easter and Conferance. Graham had fun watching his cousins play, and watching the crazy easter egg hunt. I can't wait till he can participate next year.





Fourth- Graham started eating food! Nelson wanted for him to wait till he was 5 monts old, but he finally gave in one day when he had to watch him and he figured out how much he wanted to eat all the time. So we started him on rice cereal, and moved on to green beans, squash, pears, applesauce, carrots and bananas. So far he hasn't minded any of them, but I think he really likes the bananas and beans. He's turned into quite a chunk!




Fourth- Graham finally learned how to roll over! Well, mostly. He's figured out how to get onto his tummy, but can't figure out how to get off of it! Before we know it he's going to be crawling!



And last but certainly not least, Graham is 5 months old! I can't believe my little boy is so old already. It was just the other day that we were bringing him home from the hospital! He has been one of the biggest blessing in my life. I can't even imaging my life without him anymore!