Just checkin' in!

The Eder household has been up to alot lately... we've had a trip to Great Wolf Lodge, which is always a ton of fun!


We've been to a Norfolk Tides game, which was fun too... woulda been a whole lot MORE fun if they didnt lose!


ELVIS was there!


We've had tons of baseball and some school activities as well. We've had dentist and doctor's appointments. We've had trips to the flea market to sell our unneeded stuff! Hannah has had many youth meetings. Ive finished two consecutive semesters of school!! We stay very busy, but love our lives together and usually have a great time!

I have recently gotten more great deals... I SO love a deal! I now get text messages from Food Lion offering me great deals that I can take or not. If I choose to use them, they are sent straight to my MVP card, which I had to register, and when i go in and have my card scanned, i get the deals. Its kind of like an electronic coupon, I guess. Ive gotten a FREE box of cereal and a FREE bottle of ketchup so far and several super coupons.

Here is a picture of my free box of cereal and 4 pounds of Ronzoni elbow & spagetti noodles that I got for a grand total of .24 cents after a B1G1 deal and coupons! (Noodles were $1.12 a box, that = $4.48, thats a savings of $4.24!)


Another recent deal we got that has been AWESOME is the first Alvin & The Chipmunks movie. Several weeks ago at Target, the movie was onsale from 15.99 to 6.99, and I had a $3.00 off coupon (making the dvd $3.99) so we thought we'd check it out! The kids ADORE the movie and I saved $12.00 :) I love saving a whole lot more than I spend!


The only other thing worth a mention is the BIG THUMBS UP I got from the kids (and their classmates!) for the multi-colored muffins I made recently. I put them in the kids lunch boxes and they and their friends were impressed. Hannah requested that I make them for the school bake sale this weekend.


I promise to try and keep up more with this blog! ♥

Camera cord - FOUND!!

It hard to believe that its been a whole month since I last blogged! I havent because my camera cord grew feet, ran away and went into hiding, and Im just not much on pictureless blogs.

I have to tell you that I got some amazing deals in the past month, but didnt take pictures of them since my cord was missing. Some of the things I got were:

2 bags of honey ham @ .90 each (just like before). Originally $2.99 a bag, thats a $4.18 savings. I love saving more than I spend!

1 jar of Duke's light mayo for .79. Originally $2.58, savings = $1.79

2 pounds of baking soda for .12! Two dollar coupon = $2.00 in savings :)

2 free frappe's from McDonalds! They are so good, GREAT when free!

Anyway, thats just a few of the cool deals I got. Coupons are the greatest things ever invented and truly do save alot of money when used properly.

Changing directions here... The Boy Scouts had their annual cake auction and I made a couple cakes to be sold. I used fondant for the very first time and LOVED it!! I cant wait to until I can use it again.

I made a white cross cake, with purple bow and trim (the auction was the Thurs. before Easter) and a Spongebob. EVERYONE loves Spongebob *wink*





The cross isnt perfect, but Im proud of it as my first attempt at fondant!

Spring is in the air!

My first daffodil is blooming! Oooh, how I love daffodils!





And the clothesline is in use! My dryer and electricity meter are very thankful!



Why yes, that is a Kitty hanging by her ears on the line. She needed a bath!

Deals of the week!

A few days ago I was able to get EIGHT My Little Ponies for $20.00 for Ella's birthday! The ponies were marked down from $5.97 to $5.00 and I had four BOGO MLP coupons! That made each pony $2.50. Most of the ponies also come with a dvd. Im really proud of this deal! With no sale or coupons, normal price for eight ponies would have been $47.76, thats a savings of $27.76. I saved more than I spent and can now let my lil princess think she's being spoiled by getting so many presents for her birthday!! :)

Today I strolled into Food Lion and found sandwich ham on sale. I needed to buy ham and usually I would have waited until we made it to Walmart to buy it. Land o' Lakes meat was $2.99 a pack and was BOGO, that makes each pack $1.50. Also, each bag had a coupon for .60 off on it! So, I was able to get 3 packs of ham and 1 of turkey for .90 cents a piece. $3.60 for 4 packages of sandwich meat. Normal price for four = $11.96. Again, saved more than I spent. Savings = $8.36!



Proud, proud!

February Fun

We have ALOT of things planned to do this year... I truly hope its going to be one of the most fun years the Eder Family has had yet!

On Feb 12, B and I went to a wrasslin' match! Bobby truly enjoys wrestling and had never seen a live event before. I decided to surprise him with tickets when his favorite Wrestling Co. - TNA, Total Nonstop Action - came to town. Well, not exactly our town, but close enough! We met Ric Flair, a tag team called Beer Money and B went over and met some of the female wrestlers. It was a fun night, and actually very cheap for the two of us to go.

Ric Flair



AJ Styles & Kurt Angle

On Feb 19, B, Ethan and I went to the Monster Jam at the Hampton Coliseum. Ooh, how we love the Monster Jam. We got tickets very last minute, and they were some of the best seats in the house! Also a very cheap night - Ethan's ticket was only 5 bucks and adult tix were 10. The Coliseum isnt quite conducive to hold the Jam, its rather small and only a few trucks can come for a show. Still, we had a blast and Ethan was very excited to see George Balhan and "The Escalade" at the show.

Escalade


another truck catching big air!


Earlier in the month Ethan's Scout Pack had its Pine Wood Derby, that was also a whole bunch of fun. All of the boys did a super job on their cars, I cant believe how creative the boys are. It was a joy to see and all of the boys were (surprisingly) calm and well behaved that night!

Ethan's car is the blue one in the center of the picture.



Ethan and a few den mates

And lastly, we had the Cub Scouts Blue and Gold Dinner. We had a great time and all the boys got their new badges, belt loops and the like for their achievements. Here is Ethan and B right after Ethan got his.


Tommorrow is the last day of February and we dont have anything spectacular planned... March is a different story!!

Missin' Captain Phil

You might not know that Ive always been a HUGE fan of the show Deadliest Catch. And you probably didnt know that Captain Phil Harris of the Cornelia Marie was my most favorite salty ole sea captain. Ive followed him for years, seen him catch tons of crabs, watched him smoke about a billion cigarettes and cringed with every F-bomb he dropped. There was something about him though, that captivated me! Maybe it was his passion for his job - albeit a real job that was very unglamourous! Maybe it was his devotion to his sons, or even those piercing blue eyes. Maybe it was all of the above? Im not quite sure why he became my favorite Captain really, or why I could barely wait week to week to see the next show and what he was doing or saying. Or yelling. I have to admit that we decided months ago to turn our satellite off, so Ive missed alot of recent shows, and Ill probably miss the new season coming up. I did follow up with what was going on the best I could online though. I always wanted to know what Captain Phil and the boys were up to!

Then one day - late January - Id read that Captain Phil had suffered a stroke. While I was very unhappy to hear the news, I wasnt all that shocked. The guys on these boats are pushed to the very extreme limits of what their bodies can handle. Captain Phil smoked heavily, drank tons of caffiene and had recently had some other very serious health issues to deal with. I WAS, however, extremely horrified to hear that he'd passed away at such a young age - just 53 - as a result of a massive stroke. In fact, my heart has been very heavy since then.

Isnt it funny the way a person can affect you, that youve never even met? I never knew him personally, never thought I would - I was just a fan that enjoyed watching him and his crew on TV. And I feel a loss. If I feel a loss for someone I only knew through snipets on a television, I just cant imagine the pain and grief his father and two sons must feel. Ive been keeping them in my prayers and Im sure a good many other people have as well.

Rest in Peace, Captain Phil - sail the high seas of Heaven.


1956 - 2010

In the Meadow we can build a Snowman!

In less than two weeks, we've had two snow storms! We've had more snow here than we've had in 20 years! During the first storm, my camera battery was dead and I didnt get any pictures, and too bad too.. we had about 10 inches (I DID get to make some yummy snow cream though!)! This picture is from the second round of snow. Savannah wanted desperately to make a Snow "Bunny" so she and I did. The snow wouldnt roll, but it was grrrreat packing snow!

On the morning of the day we built the snow bunny, B and the kids took the truck out at 7:30 am to do donuts in the wide open snow. They ALL loved it! We live in Hicksville and are PROUD of it! Afterwards they all came in for a LOUD, but fun round of guitar hero on the Wii.. I stayed in the kitchen and made sausage and biscuits! See, told ya... hicksville! ♥