Deals this Week

Here a few deals this week to look out for

Walgreens









The coupon for the sanitizer and all were found in last sundays paper.

Cvs



Use $4 off from last sundays paper. My cvs was already sold out :(


Office depot dollar sales



Freds storage



The walmart savings catcher *should* reimburse you based on the advertised prices at freds and office depot (if you buy the above at walmart). Im not sure how much I trust it yet though.

Now here are some pics from the target clearance Im stalking......















Its a new year and its time for me to tightened those financial reigns. I want my grocery bill even lower this year. However the hubs is getting a little grouchy about his lack of choices, so Ive got to get creative. What are some cheap meal ideas you have??

New Years Eve Mishap

Well....it is time to share with you the unfortunate mishap of the Jonesboro woods that resulted in a broke face and no meat on the table.

It was the brisk morning of New Years Eve that I decided to join my dad in a little hunting. I covered my body with layers and layers of clothing so that I would not be distracted by pesky shivers.

As we drove in close to the land, the cows were up and moving which according to my dad and his grandfather means the deer will also be moving. We walked to my tent and there standing right in front of us was a deer!! Staring us down....giving us a hint of whats to come!! Im ready, friend. I got this.

Immediately, I saw deer after deer. Heard every bird possible and Im convinced there was a turkey gobbling right outside my window. I never could get a shot.....they were too fast, I was too slow, or they decided to moon me instead of the stance I needed.

Then 30 mins of nothing...... I used this time to gather my thoughts and plan for the future. I envisioned the shot, the fall of the deer, my yell of excitement, the picture I would take in front of my prize and so on. I thought about the jealousy my husband would feel and the reminders I would give him of how totally cool I am. (Clearly we all know this, right?). I KNEW I was getting the next deer that exited those woods.

Then they came. 3 perfectly spaced out in a line. I got this. BOOM!!! Holy crap.....that hurt....thats alot of blood. Oh mi goodness....that REALLY hurts and again thats alot of blood. Hmmm. What to do now.....no phone service, Ill get out of the tent and start walking to the truck. What the heck? The deer is still staring at me!!!! I can hear him taunting me

I walked back to the truck taking a couple breaks to lay down on the leaves and get my bearings. Im not sure if it was the sight of blood or the pain but passing out was def an option.

A few days later it was confirmed that New Years Eve 2014, I broke my nose.

And thats the story....I wish it ended with a deer steak on my table but instead Im empty handed with a broke face.

Here is a collection of the progress over the last few days































Creepy. Mug shot maybe?

Walking into 2015

Here is a recap of the last few days......



After having to reschedule some family time due to the flu, we finally made it to Shreveport to hang out with Candy, Travis, and Shelby.  I love being in their house.....it is just so comfortable to me.  This is the first time I have been able to bring my kids over for a visit and I was quite nervous of what the breakage count could be by the end of the visit.  The kids did really well and only one breakage occured.  Want to guess the kid?? It was actually RL playing with a breakable Tinkerbell and she lost her leg :(  Sorry Shelbs!!













Next....on to Baton Rouge to have Christmas with Aunt Jill, Lottie, John and baby Lukie.  RL and John, who are the same age, have such different personalities that it is really enjoyable to watch them interact.  RL's drama filled life is overwhelming in that household full of boys and a boy mom.













There is quite an interesting New Years Eve story that I will post in the next few days.  Most of my facebook friends have seen the picture......my blog readers will get the exclusive story.




I hope you have been able to get out and pick up a few things at the after Christmas sales.  Target 70%, WalMart 75% and Hobby Lobby 80%.  I picked up a few things that I knew would not make it to 90 % like lights and a couple of knick knacks.  I estimate it may go to 90% on Monday?!?  Another notable find is lots of Target toys on 30% off............I am assuming that these will be the big 70% off toy sale of January!!!



Now it is time to get back in the schedule of day to day life.  My husband is craving a normal home cooked meal and I am craving order in my house.  I have been working on both all day and I feel like I still havent accomplished anything!!! Which means we are back to normalcy!!

Happy Christmas Eve

Have you ever heard the song "Christmas Shoes"? Its been out for a few years now and will for sure pull out a tear or two unless, that is, you have a blackened soul.
Recently I was with a group of women discussing Christmas and one lady shared that she despised the "Christmas shoes" song. This sent me into an immediate whirlwind as I tried to determine what shade of black her soul most certainly must be. She further explained that if her mother was dying she would not be out buying shoes. Ahhh, she doesn' t get it. She truly doesn't understand.

You have to understand the song through the eyes of a child. It's about desperation. A desperate feeling that a child has to gain control over an uncontrolable harsh world. A child trying to do anything good in a awful situation. Simply trying to feel a void of emotion.

At some point we have all felt desperate.

This time of year, we are flooded with reminders of what Christmas is suppose to be about. Giving not receiving, time with families and so on. Really Christmas is a birthday party. A celebration that because of Jesus' birth we no longer have to feel desperate. We are reminded and we celebrate.

The song "Christmas shoes" to me serves as that reminder. The story adequately paints the feeling of desperation through the eyes of a child. I am so thankful that in this harsh world we live Jesus was born the fill the void of desperation.

However, if you were to buy me some Chistmas shoes.....Ill take these in a size 8 1/2.



Jules

Julie aka songwriter

When I was 10 years old, I wrote "my first song". I always use this phrase to allude that there were others. There were not others.....at least not any with a killer tune tied to it.

I found this gem in my newly inherited piano bench and demonstrated my fierce vocal chops to my family by belting out each memorized word of "my first song". To say they were impressed would be an understatement.




Jules

The Year I Didnt Have It All Together..

Just as my title indicates, 2014 shall be known as the year that I didnt have it all togehter. Although not unlike the rest of the year, I am going to specifically speak to the Christmas season.

In 2014, I will not have Christmas cards (maybe...just maybe New Years cards?). The pressure of a good picture, should it be family or the kids, the coordinating outfits, asking people for addresses for the one hundredth time (why do I not save these?) its all just too much. This year I am opting for a face book post that my intimate 200 friends will see with no postage required.

In 2014, we will not have Christmas lights on the house. Daniel has deemed that he does not have the appropriate ladder and that he risked his life last year and now that he is 38 its just not a risk he is willing to take. In other words, he just doesnt want to do it. Which I dont blame him.

In 2014, I will not have a collection of Christmas cookies displayed in lines on my large christmas platter. I have baked zero. Yep, zero.

In 2014, I will not have a carefully decorated mantle. I removed the pumkins from my fall mantle and the rest remains....and will continue to remain bc I dont have the energy to produce a beautiful Christmas creation.

A few more add ons: My door still represents fall 2 weeks from Christmas, my kids have no matching outfits, I have no idea what they will wear Christmas day, I have not put one single thought into Christmas day dinner, ect, ect, ect, ect.

Therefore I have named the year 2014 as the year I didn't have it all together.  You know what? It kinda feels nice.  It is not typical of me to release things, to let things go, but it was surprisingly easy.  Will this be a pattern of the future? or will I whip myself back into shape and come out blazing next year?  Only time will tell :)





Jules

Worst.blogger.ever

Yes, i am a terrible blogger. I just disappear without warning and i am fully aware of my short comings in life.

Today i will share a few pictures just to get you caught up!!












































Feel like you're caught up??