I really don’t have much to say…
Blogging has really slowed down for me lately. Not only have I been slack in writing anything here but I have barely visited any of my usual 2 or 3 regular favorite blogs for a while. I have been writing daily on my other blog, Frugal Heart, but those are pretty quick and don’t really require a lot of thought.
So, since I can’t really think of anything monumental to write about I am just going to list a few things we have been doing the last few weeks.
- We started homeschooling back up and are working on getting involved with our local homeschooling coop. It should be a lot of fun for the kids!
- We are potty training our almost 16 month old baby, Sam, in an effort to save on diaper expenses. He is doing surprisingly well!
- I have been working on getting better at couponing and I am chronicling that adventure here. You would be amazed at the amount of stuff you can get for free just by paying attention!!!
- Ryan and I have become mildly addicted to The A-Team reruns which we watch online at Netflix. They are so cheesy their funny. Murdock is hilarious!
- We are battling the ant population in our front, side, and backyard as well as all over our driveway and the sidewalk. The ants own everything here. At least they are staying out of the house.
- I have taken up reading again (yeah!) though I am not able to read as often as I had been with all this couponing business.
- Ryan has completed ground school and started flying. His initial training is on a Piper Cherokee Warrior. He loves it.
- We are enjoying our new church immensely.
- We live just outside of Pensacola and have gotten really good at dodging hurricanes.
- We’re selling off our leftover store inventory here a little at a time. I am enjoying not working the business anymore and having more time with the family so Ryan and I decided I should just sell the remainder of my inventory off and close it down. This has been such a relief – although I did love my web store while I had it.
- Ryan has tried his hand at smoking meat. The ribs he made us last night were oh so good.
- Although the base housing we live in isn’t cool with us setting up out trampoline with its protective net enclosure they seem to take no issue with our giant water slide so the kids have been totally enjoying it!
We have had this slide for a few years but have never really been able to enjoy it. Now that we are in Florida it is really coming in handy for keeping the kids cool in the sweltering summer heat.
That’s us lately in a nutshell. We are all loving Florida, our new church, the warm weather, and Ryan is finally LOVING his job and my brain is disintegrating with each day of this pregnancy.
It makes me feel like Murdock -
I’m not nuts, I’m condiments. I’ve been promoted.
Howlin’ Mad Murdock
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LOL welcome to life in housing…Sorry aboout the ants and hurricans its just a part of life in Suny FLA.
I have been checking from time to time on here, I have been on your other blog quiet a few times and I and thankful you are sharing your finds. Good luck with the potty training we are starting with Savvy also.
LOL – base housing.
This is the fourth one we have lived in and we have never had an issue putting up our trampoline – hmph. This new private owner change has turned everything around. They do mow our lawn for us – that is a plus.
I also grew up on the coast of South Carolina – Goose Creek. I remember Hurricane Hugo well. The ants however, are a different story. I remember them but I don’t remember them being quite this bad!
Despite it all we really do love living here. It’s a comfortable place.
REcommended reading:
An Irishwomans Tale, by Patti Lacy
That slide looks like a lot of fun. hint, hint.
~Susan G. (from church)
Susan,
You’re welcome to come slide down our water slide anytime! You’ll have to fight the kids over it though. ~;O)