•Garrett was talking to me about respect the other day and we were discussing things that are and are not respectful. Out of the blue he said "So if I say 'what the hell' that's not respectful, right?" What?! That was a fun discussion. (And no. We don't talk like that at our house...)
•We bought Cooper's new "big boy" bed over the weekend. I'm not a personal fan of toddler beds and/or twin beds (unless space or money dictated that I must purchase one or the other. And I did grow up sleeping many, many years on a twin bed, lest anyone think I'm a "bed snob".) We bought him a full size bed for his room, very similar to the one Garrett has. A bed that size can basically stay with them until they move out, so we ultimately wouldn't have to buy any more beds. That's a nice thought. The bed won't be available for pick up until Saturday, so I'm excited to see what he thinks once it's set up in his room. When the crib is taken down, it will convert into a headboard/footboard for the bed, so I'm looking forward to seeing it like that. (But also a little sad to know we won't use it for it's initial purpose anymore.) We won't be moving him out for a few weeks though. I want to get him used to seeing the bed in there and maybe even take a nap or two in it before taking the plunge and tearing down the crib. I know the first week or so will be rough. I'm not looking forward to that part.
•I've spent some time researching "couponing" and have come to the following conclusions:
1. I'm jealous of the women who have the time and energy to spend on saving lots of money like I know many out there do.
2. I have zero desire to do my weekly shopping at more than one store. I know that's a big part of the couponing concept and I just don't want to do it. We don't live really close to very many grocery stores. We do have a CVS relatively close, but there aren't a lot of products that we need from there on a regular basis. The only true grocery store within 15 miles is a Brookshires and I need to do some research on them to know if they do double or triple coupons ever.
3. I *gasp* actually like shopping at Walmart. They have everything that I need under one roof. If I'm needing to pick up an article of clothing or pair of shoes for the boys, I can run through those sections of the store. I have 2 monthly prescriptions for myself, so I can easily pick them up on grocery shopping days. Our local Walmart is pretty clean and I feel relatively safe going there (in the morning hours. I have a hard time going to any store at night solely for safety reasons.) I recognize a good number of the workers, know who the better Monday morning checkers are and can make the occasional run through their toy section to let Garrett spend his allowance every month or two. Not to mention their diapers/pullups are cheaper than anywhere else and we'll be buying them both for quite some time to come.
4. I plan to continue clipping coupons and looking online for coupons and using them on products I already plan to purchase at Walmart anyway. This morning I saved $10 by doing just that. It's not much, but it's more than it would have been had I not taken the time to clip them.
•I am a terrible mom and sent my boys to school on picture day wearing play clothes and with "regular" hair. (Garrett is always looking for reasons to have "spikey" hair.) Of course the pictures turned out really cute, except for their clothes, and I had to order some. I'm kicking myself because the pictures would have been 10 times cuter if they had actually worn cute clothes and had a touch of product in their hair. The plus to kindergarten is that Garrett has to wear a uniform every day, so at least if I forget picture day again next year, the only thing he'll be missing is "spikey" hair.
•Tomorrow is kindergarten registration. That's all I have to say about that for right now.
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So. I cried just taking Gav to meet the teacher when he started kindergarten. I actually did not take him to his first day of school! Can you believe that? I knew I would melt down, if I was crying just meeting the teacher and dropping off the crayons. Good luck with that. I'll pray for ya.
PS. When I see you, I won't say it, but you know I'll be thinking it..."bed snob."
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