For the Twilight Fans out there..

Yes, I know..

PERFECT, right? Would you like one for your sweetie?

Get them here.

These are HANDMADE by a sweet girl in my

ward - she is just way too talented!

You may like her blog too - she is so creative and crafty.

Enjoy!

My Couponing Brag

So earlier this week I did an awesome couponing deal. I bought all this for $10.56! I saved $261.81. Can you all believe it? I love couponing..(I dont have to do it, I do it more like a hobby/for fun). When I first started couponing I was confused and embarrased, but now I feel like an old pro. I have a coupon blog to list my savings budget and the deals in the Pac Northwest.

Heres what I bought for $10.56:

3 packages of Pampers Pullups

20 Kashi GoLean bars

10 Soyjoy bars

4 Betty Crocker Blueberry muffin mix boxes

2 FiberOne muffin mix boxes

4 Yoplait Kids yogurst

4 Yoplait GO GURTS

2 Boxes Bisquick

7 boxes Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks

2 boxes FiberOne Pancacke Mix

15 boxes Betty Crocker Au Gratin Potatoes

5 boxes Hamburger Helper

1 french bread

14 1/2 lbs of butcher block meat: 12lbs chicken, 1.5 lb pork chops, 1 lb hamburger

One of my best deals!

2009 Resolutions!

Here are my 2009 Wishes, Dreams, and Goals.

::Physical::

*Work out 5 times a week - get strong.
* Run a 5K with Matt this spring/summer.
*No more fast food - I am really bad about this..

*Really think about the food I put into my body. Eat healthier.

::Personal::

*Get my house organized - go room by room!!
*Finish the childrens rooms - I have painted them, just need to finish all those cute accessories.
* Finish up my years supply of Food Storage.

::Spiritual::

*Read scriptures daily with the children. This might be a great idea with my busy kids. *Continue going here to renew and connect.

::Creative::
*Make lots of cute hair bows this year. Just something I put off doing all the time.
*Perhaps work on some new blog headers too.

Learn more about Photoshop.

::Monetary::
*Continue [Couponing] and try a family grocery/food budget for $1200 for the year!

::Family::
*Make and keep a family schedule!

*Grow things in our backyard - we need to plant grass in the spring and fill our flower beds.
*Build a family firepit for roasting marshmallows in the back yard.

*Family trips - I would like to go camping and hiking as a family at least once this summer.
*Take a family trip to the beach and/or silverwood this summer.
*Potty Train Liam --get my last child out of diapers!!

I used this cute format for NewYears Resolutions on [dandees] blog. Thanks for the cute idea!

Happy New Years!

We had waaaaay too much fun for

:: New Years Eve ::

We started out the night with Pizza provided by Cory & Ashleigh..

Put all the little ones to bed.

Cory, Ash, Matt and I Played a long game of Settlers of Catan

-- I won (giggle)

Emily & Mark arrived...

We all ate Strawberry shortcake --mmmmm

Chatted and visited with each other

- put on our hats and necklaces...

We brought out the individual sized Martinellis

And waited till the Countdown began..

10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1

HAPPY NEW YEARS!!

Song and Kisses

-- Shortly thereafter the Martinellis started kicking in...

and we all got really loopy and

::SILLY::

We even had a dance off..

CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL THE VIDEO CLIPS --HILARIOUS!

Hope 2009 is a great year for all of you out there!

FUN TIMES!!!

Changes...

First of all I wanted to mention that my computer and phone were not working since January 1st. My modem broke and I had to wait for the company to mail me a new one. Thus no posts for so long...sorry!

So...During the holiday break I had a

::HAIR MAKEOVER!::

I went from [blonde] to [brown] baby!

Woo hoo! It is still a little shocking to me some days, but I really do love it a lot.

My sister in law Emily is great at everything, especially hair! She is by far the best hair dresser I have ever had. So, thanks again! Click here to see the before and after pictures she took.
Some pictures of my new hair -- can you tell I like it? [hee hee hee..]

::And here is the back of my hair::

So, what do you think?

~By the way, stay tuned for my posts about the New years!!