Little bit of this, little bit of that

I’m finally getting back into the groove of life after three months of dealing with morning sickness.  I’m really not a very social person when I don’t feel well and go completely into “survival mode”.  I very quickly shut down everything that can be shut down and even a few things that really shouldn’t be shut down. 

Going on baby number 10 has given me the gift of perspective in these early months when I’m tired and not feeling well.  I remember with early pregnancies feeling like I had to do everything and if I didn’t I felt like a failure.  The last few pregnancies I have given myself permission to just take it easy knowing it’s just a short season and then life will go back to normal.

Now that life is getting back to normal I figured I would do a quick update on life here in Neyville.

Even school took a detour and I wasn’t assigning anything extra for the kids to do.  My goal each day was just to get the 3 r’s done and not worry about much else.  It’s been nice to get back to doing some fun things. 

Shannen giving his report at his California mission class

Shayden speaking on Mission San Juan Bautista

Lolly working on her Apple matching folder game

  Teeny tiny student

Another thing I let go of for a couple months was couponing.  It was just easier to have Duane pick up what we needed than hunt and sort thru coupons for the best deal.  And besides he really would rather not stand in line to do 2 or 3 separate transactions and try to figure out what my shopping list meant.  Its been nice to be saving money again and feel like I’m doing my job in making Duane’s income go as far as it can.

I paid $8.47 out of pocket  at Rite Aid for all this and got $8 in UP Rewards to go towards next weeks shopping trip.  I didn’t think it was bad, but Duane said I was a bit rusty and could have paid less. :o)  Rite Aid has become my favorite store to shop at recently.  About 3 weeks ago I bought $97.00 worth of diapers (9 packs of Huggies)  for Shyloh and I.  I paid less than $20.00 for all of them and got $30.00 back in Rite Aid gift cards.  Shyloh and I are set on newborn and size 1 diapers!

We also took a little sabbatical on some of our trips.  It’s hard to sit in the car and feel nauseous at the same time.  Not to mention that Shyloh carried a large metal bowl around with her constantly and hearing her throw up in that while stuck in the car was a really bad mix.

On Friday we took the kids to Santa Cruz for the afternoon and then on to a church there that was having a concert with four bands that my bigger kids really wanted to see.  It was very cold and chilly but I had several children that still braved the elements and went in the water.  We stayed long enough to watch a gorgeous sunset!

 

I guess that’s a long enough update on life for now.  Hopefully blogging makes it back on my list of weekly to do’s again soon and I keep up with it better. With all the holidays sneaking up though I’m not holding my breath that it will happen yet.