The days have just been flying by!  It seems like I don't update half as much as I used to.  LAST Monday, Dave, Emily and I walked Cameron to the bus stop.  When we got back, the phone rang.  It was Gail.  She wanted me to go to work early, but Dave had gone to his friend Steve's house as soon as we got back.  I told her no one was here to stay with Emily, because Dave went to his friend's house.  She asked if my mom would want to watch her, and I said, "Well, I guess I could call her."  She said, "Don't bother."  So I said, "Ok, I won't!"  and I hung up.  LOL  After Dave came back, we went and got my check cashed.  I made corned beef hash, eggs and toast for lunch.  Then I went to work.  I was talking to Ang's mom about how I get way too many hours and I never get to see Cameron.  A lady gave me her business card and a magazine to look at.  I got Best Way for supper that night, and after we ate, I looked up the company the lady worked for.  I decided it wasn't for me.  I cut my coupons and made my shopping list. 

Tuesday, we walked Cameron to the bus stop, and my friend Kim was there dropping off her foster son.  We talked for a little while, then I had to get back.  My mom came to get me and Emily, and we went shopping.  First we went to CVS, where I spent a whopping 58 cents!  I got a bottle of John Frieda color glaze, a L'Oreal Bare Naturals mineral blush, 5 tubes of Colgate Total Advance toothpaste, 4 mint 3-Musketeers bars and a Johnson's Buddies soap.  I used a $4/$20, B1G1 coupons on the candy bars, $1 coupon on the soap, 75 cents on the toothpastes and the color glaze was on clearance for $1 and I had a $1 coupon for it.  I used some of my EBs also.  And I got $16.95 in EBs back!  Then we went to Giant Eagle.  I spent $47.95, and I got a loaf of bread, 3 Betty Crocker Warm Delights minis, a box of Hamburger Helper, a Quick and Simple magazine, 3 packs of Kraft cheese snacks, 2 of the 4-packs of Breakstone's cottage cheese, 15 cans of Campbell's chicken noodle soup, a pork combo pack (pork roast, some chops and some ribs), 4 packs of pork chops, 2 beef roasts, 4 boxes of River rice, a bottle of lime juice, a box of Tuna Helper, a 2-liter of Lipton iced tea, a pack of Idahoan mashed potatoes, a cup of yogurt that Emily wanted, and 2 1/2 gallons of milk.  When we were done there, Emily wanted to ride the "merry-go-round" that's right between Giant Eagle and Family Dollar.  My mom put her on that, and I was browsing through the clearance carts outside of Family Dollar.  I found some little army men on clearance for 90 cents, and I got Emily some bath stuff on clearance for 50 cents.  When we got home, I put the groceries away and Dave and I decorated a little bit for fall.  We put leaf garland on the fireplace, and I put clings on some of the windows.  Dave put my autumn wreath in the door.  When we were done with that, I did the dishes.  then it was time to go get Cameron at the bus stop.  When we got back, I packaged all the meat and put it in the freezer.  For supper, I made pork chops, deluxe mashed potato casserole, and peas.  Then we gave the kids showers before bed.

Wednesday morning, I made the bed, and Emily and I walked Cameron to the bus stop.  When we got back, I did the dishes, got supper in the crockpot, and took Emily to Pap and Grammy's house.  Then I went to work.  Almost at closing time, this lady came in with her brat of a daughter.  I was following the lady because she always makes a big mess of the store, so I clean up after her.  She picks stuff up and puts it down other places, she fills up her cart, then decides she doesn't want half the stuff, so she puts it wherever she feels like, etc.  Well, I was standing there watching her and her brat kid trashing the toy aisle, and she picked up a toy and walked right out the door with it!  So I went running after her, and Sid came running after me, and Gail was right behind Sid.  She had 101 excuses, but she never admitted to taking the toy, even though Sid and I BOTH saw her do it.  So we called the cops.  He took our names and addresses, so we will probably have a hearing to go to in a few months.  For supper that night, we had pot roast with carrots, potatoes and onions.  When I got home, I was looking through the papers Cameron brought home, and there was a paper from the cafeteria with a balance of $4.25 on it.  Now, he eats breakfast at home i the mornings, and I pack his lunch every day.  I thought that maybe he was getting a chocolate milk with his lunch, even though I give him a bottle of water.  He finally admitted that he eats "chocolate cereal on a tray."  I laughed so hard.  How could I be mad at that?

Thursday morning, I made the bed, and Emily and I walked Cameron to the bus stop.  When we got back, I balanced the checkbook, paid a few bills, got supper in the crockpot, did the dishes, took Emily to my mom and dad's house and went to work.  For supper, we had herby barbecued chicken, mashed potatoes and green beans.

Friday morning, I made the bed and Emily and I walked Cameron to the bus stop.  After we got home, I did the dishes and Emily and I went to my mom and dad's house.  We walked Emily down to school, and then my mom and I went to a couple of yard sales.  I got a movie for Dave, some books for the kids, a toy that I have that the kids always fight over (so there would be no more fighting--there are 2 of them now!), but the last yard sale we went to, we hit the motherload!  We didn't want to leave.  In fact, we had to call my dad to go get Emily from school because we were late!  They had candle sets, never opened, the boxes still sealed, for 50 cents!  They had bath sets that had never been opened for $1 and $2!  I spent around $12 there!  I will be using a lot of it for gifts.  My mom spent just as much as I did.  We had a blast!  I had a huge Macy's shopping bag full of stuff!  When we got back, my mom made lunch and then I had to go to work.  Gail told me to go out to the greenhouse, so that's where I went.  A little later, she asked me to come outside and help her condense the mums.  So I was standing in between 2 skids, and she knew I was there, but when she went to get the front skid with the forklift, she hit it in the wrong place, and it slid forward, trapping my foot in between them.  OUCH!!  So she told me to go sit in the greenhouse and not move for the rest of the night!  It was fine the next day, but that really hurt!  For supper that night, Dave made spaghetti.

Saturday, I did 3 loads of laundry.  I hung them out, but they never got completely dry, so I still put them in the dryer for 20 minutes.  But that's not too bad.  Then I folded them and put them away.  I made the bed, did the dishes, handwashed my bras, cleaned Max's cage, gave Max a bath, vacuumed, picked some vegetables, and pulled out my squash plants because they were done.  For supper I made sloppy joes and French fries.  Gail called to see if I would come in early on Monday.  I said I would, but then I regretted it.  I already get way more hours than I want!

Sunday morning, I went and got my newspapers and went to work.  Patty and I were working on putting food out.  She was sitting on the floor and I was handing her bottles of olive oil to put on the bottom shelf, and this lady came through with her cart and ran over my foot.  She KNEW I was not happy.  Everyone was asleep when I got home, so I just relaxed a little bit.

Yesterday, we took Cameron to the bus stop, then I went to get my check cashed, dropped my mom's newspapers off for her and went to work.  For supper that night, I made toasted cheese sandwiches and tomato soup.

Today, we walked Cameron to the bus stop.  I combed his hair again because it was picture day!!  Then we came home and watched some blue jays picking at my sunflowers.  They were so pretty.  Then my mom came and it was time to go shopping!  First we went to CVS.  I spent 48 cents!!  I got 5 Adidas deodorants and a Lumene shower gel.  Then we went to Weis.  We have never gone there, but people on Refund Cents were talking about the good deals there this week, so we decided to check it out!  I had to get a card there, but we had so much fun!  I spent $5.58, and I got 2 Betty Crocker cake mixes, 6 bags of Chex Mix, 4 boxes of Pop Secret, 2 cans of Betty Crocker frosting, 4 cans of Pillsbury pizza crust, a Pillsbury crescent roll, 3 boxes of Green Giant vegetables, and a bag of Sargento shredded cheese.  My savings came to $40.67!!  That is 87.94%!!  We stopped at Wal-mart and I got some cookie cutters, a pack of socks for Cameron and a pack of underwear for Emily.  My mom was hungry for fried chicken so we stopped at KFC.  YUM!!  Then we went to Giant Eagle.  I spent $45.70, and I got 2 loaves of bread, a bag of grapes, 2 packs of Idahoan mashed potatoes, 4 tubes of Aquafresh toothpaste, 10 pouches of Starkist tuna, a box of garbage bags, 4 cans of Progresso soup, 9 boxes of Totino's pizza rolls, 2 boxes of that new Quaker Simple harvest, 2 boxes of Nabisco granola bars, 3 jars of Ragu spaghetti sauce, a tub of Parkay margarine, 2 packs of ground beef, a Zatarain's jambalaya mix, 20 cups of Yoplait yogurt, a whole chicken, 2 boxes of Quaker instant oatmeal, 2 gallons of milk, and 2 bags of apples.  When we got home, I put all the groceries away and did the dishes.  Dave mowed the lawn.  I made some Jello dirt cups for dessert tonight.  I have pork chops laid out, but I am not quite sure yet what I am goign to do with them!

In the mail this week, I have gotten 4 books, 7 magazines, a sample of Purex detergent and fabric softener, a recipe booklet and DVD, a Sunsilk sample packet, a Nivea cellulite patch, a $2.99 rebate, the sale paper, a $13.76 rebate, a Colgate sample, a L'Oreal skin Genesis sample, a Coleman flashlight--with batteries!!, and a Reach flosser.  The flashlight was a freebie from Marlboro, and I am going to give it to Dave for Christmas.  All the books were freebies, too.  I used my survey points for 1 of them.