HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MY SWEETIE!

Posted on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 08:49

Today is my 32nd ANNIVERSARY TO MY SWEETIE JOHN!!!

Happy ANNIVERSARY JOHN

I LOVE YOU!!!

OH AND IT'S ALSO MY BIRTHDAY.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME.

AND MAY 23RD WAS MY DS BIRTHDAY.. HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY JOHN!!

LISA

Time surely does fly....

Posted on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 12:32

I don't even know when the last time was that I blogged, I am guessing months ago.  So here I am.. and I have even stopped reading blogs lately.   I do have alot of catching up to do.

  Well on April 19th there was a SURPISE Bridal shower at our house for Stacie.  She was
SURPISED, do to a bit of help from me     It was my "JOB" to get her out of our house and not bring her back till about 2:30 or so.  All the guests were to be here by 2:00 but you know how that goes.  I have a friend Carol who is LATE for eveything!  But she was actually here on time, told by a few spies I had asked to watch for her.  LOL.  Well I had emailed Stacie the wednesday before the shower and asked her if she could go to the mall with my and Amanda our youngest daughter to get her a dress, my shoes (which I already bought) and a shawl for me (its' an outdoors wedding and if it's cool early June I want something to put around my arms).  Well it worked out wonderful.   There were a few things I could have used at the grocery store incase I had to kill some time, but I didn't.  It worked out like I had a schedule, I was so suprised I didn't need to slow down.  First we went to Sears, where I got Amanda and myself a
"LANDS END" winter coat for next winter down from $119 to $24 each.. and I have bought clearance pieces of lands end clothes for DH and they last forever, so I was thrilled with that.  We haven't bought a winter coat for either of us for many winters, so this was a must have actually, Amanda's and my coat was shot!   Stacie found a few 80% clearance items for kevin her fiance, so she was tickled with that.  Next off to Kohls, I had some Kohls cash to use and got myself 5 new spring/summer shirts for $16 using my Kohls cash, i was happy about that.  I also looked around in Kohls for sandals but no luck  there.  First to payless, Amanda found a pair of sandals to wear with her new dress for $12 and they matched perfectly with her new dress we bought at Kohls.  But nothing for me at Payless.  Next off to Boscovs.  This is where I bought the white sandals for Sue's wedding 2 years ago, but I needed a bone color and found them for $22 clearanced at $7 , which I will use as my "new" sandals for the summer.  Like I said, I bought a new pair already but I had planned on buying something and taking them back unused but for that price John said "keep them"  so I will    We had left our home at 11:45 and at 2:10 I called John to tell him I wanted to go grocery shopping as soon as I got home, that we had left the mall and were on our way home, it would be about 20 minutes or so.  (sneaky I know).. that really through her off I think.  Well we pulled in our driveway and of course we had people park outback in the development across the field a bit, and some walked through our back yard  others had a ride waiting from John, Stacie's dad.  Well she said she needed to come in and use our computer to finish her book she was making for the wedding.  She made a book with baby pictures on up of her and kevin growing up, and the end of the book are pictures of them now and the back cover is them walking down a trail showing the back of them.. it is so nice I can't tell you.  I am sure she will get many nice comments of this book.   She walked in the house first, and turned around and gave me the most stunned look and her face turned all red.  It was great, just by the look she had on her face I know she didn't know.  And she is very inquisitive about things and I thougth she had to know, but I think nobody in our driveway through her off too.  Sneaky aren't we?    We all had a great time with friends and family that day and I am sure she will remember this for a long time.    I stil remember mine after all these years, don't you?

  It is terribly hot here, we went camping all weekend it was in the 90's until today, tomorrow is a high of 59!  Strange weather here, we will wait a few more weeks to get our garden planted, it still gets in the 30's but the last 3-4 nights it's been in the 50's.  My son John is out cutting the grass as I type this.  

  We are plannning a yard sale for May, June or July depending when the basement gets finished being cleaned out.  I frequent a refund board and people are making over $1,000 selling their stockpiles that they get cheap or free with coupons,  that is my hope!!  Wish me luck,  I plan on using some of this money for Christmas shopping this year and towards the caterer for the wedding.. I have things put away for Christmas from very smart, frugal shopping that cost next to nothing,  But I do like to buy some things the kids are hoping for too. 

  Logan's school will be out in the next month, then it's him and I for a little before school is out for the others.  We were having a problem here, our daughter amanda has an "IEP" and has been put out of district for her classroom, which was fine, it's only about 15 minutes away, but we received a letter that they wanted her to finish her last year at our school.  PA had a family sue I guess for each school district to have a classroom for each of their special needs children and I am assuming that this family won in the Supreme court.  We were so distraught over this, Amanda has been in that school district for almost 10 years, she will graduate when she is 21 next school year.  Well I had her IEP meeting in April and had brought up about what I had asked 10 plus years ago when I agreed to have her placed out of district.  I had said if she is sent out of district we want her to graduate with her friends and not be moved around, which they said that was fine.  Well I get a letter in March about her being in our district next year because of this, and at her IEP this year I had brought up about what I agreed too.  Well the rep from our school district said for Amanda to write to the superintendent that we would like her to stay in her district now.  So her and her teacher had wrote on the computer a letter with this issue.  Well last week I got a very nice phone call from the rep that was at the meeting and she said she had good news for us.. that Amanda could stay and graduate there since it was her last year.  Prayers do work.. I have been beside myself worried about this girl, but THANK YOU GOD FOR ANSWERING OUR PRAYERS..  He does listen!

  Well I could go on and on, but I won't hopefully some of my "old" buddies still look to see if I wrote anything?  HELLO Miki, Debbie, Kitty, Brenda, Candy, Michelle, Gloria, and many others..

  HAVE A GREAT WEEK AND I REALLY HOPE YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES ARE DOING WELL...

BLESSINGS,

Lisa

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SPRING? Where are you?

Posted on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at 03:28

Well it's been awhile, hasn't it?  I have so much catching up to do.  Our house has sure been busy, and I thought it would slow down since most of the kids are grown, but not when you have grandchildren.  We have been busy planning Stacie's wedding.  She will be getting married in June, her being her frugal self is having a simple wedding, and doing all her own decorations, flowers, and a caterer is giving her a great deal on the meal.  She surely has her "great Grandmother" Mammy Miller in her, let me tell you.  This girl has my grandmothers FRUGAL values in her.  I am very frugal but sometimes my own daughter surprises even me, the Queen of Coupons, and frugality most of my friends think.     But that's ok, I have probably been called worse.   We are planning a bridal shower for her at my home in April.  I still haven't any idea how many will come, still working on the list.  I am hoping she will be surprised, I think I will get her to take me for "Sandals" for the wedding and leave all the '"greeting of guests to her sister and 2 bridesmaids, how does that sound?" 

It has been so cold here all winter, last winter was very mild this winter is surely making up for it.  COLD, Some snow not as much as they had predicted. 

I'm so ready for spring. Planning a new fence around the garden too. (Sorry deer, we are winning the battle this year. You'll have to find somewhere else to eat!)  I can't wait for all the fresh salad greens, green beans ( LOVE string beans and ham), tomato's (didn't get a one because of the mischevious creatures), Zuchini (MORE bread), cucumbers, peppers and more of course.

OOPS stacie is here will be back in a bit..

Good morning america----

Posted on Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 11:23

Here is a great things to watch if you want to save money.. I have been doing this for 30 years...

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Good luck.. I am thinking of starting these meetings in PA..

Lisa