Day at Gatlinburg and Ripleys aquarium with my sister! New pictures of Gabrielle(my cousin)

Last Wednesday my sister her husband and the kids went to Gatlinburg Here are just a few pictures













My cousin Felicia's water broke Thursday evening at 36 weeks, she was in labor for 24 hours, which is unusual for a third baby. Gabriella was born Friday night around 9:30 weighing 5 lbs 11 ozs. I don't have many pictures of Gabriella with Felicia because she was having trouble breathing and they had to put her on oxygen. I was at the hospital the whole time and was up 40 hours so I left right after she was born. I wouldn't trade it for anything though because I was there with her other two births. Felicia has been through so much especially losing sweet little Nathaniel 6 years ago. But I know Gabriella will be just fine. She should get to come home Monday.

Making your Home a Haven monday~Laundry

Today's Challenge at Crystal's blog :

1) Refresh Your Spirit (5 minutes)

Three things I am thankful for:
1.My salvation, without Jesus Christ I would be no where.
2.My family~my husband is my rock and the best man in the world. My children are such a blessing from the lord, and all of my other extended family.
3.My home~God has blessed us with all are needs.

STOP: Is your morning routine done? Don't move on to #2 unless it is!

2) Take Time to Plan (5 minutes)
My to do list:
-read God's word
-detail clean my room
-laundry
-mail off packages and bills
-get the house clean

For breakfast we are having cereal
For lunch we are having peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
For dinner we are having spaghetti, garlic bread, salad, with boiled eggs


3) Do Something! (15 minutes or so)

"Today we're going to focus on the laundry and laundry room. Light a candle, put on your apron, turn on some uplifting music, and get busy!

Your goal by the end of today is to have all of your laundry finished, folded, and put away. I'm usually behind on the laundry on Monday mornings as I rarely run much laundry over the weekends so this will be a great project for me to tackle!

For those of you with a laundry room or laundry area, take some time to organize and clean up this area. Wipe down your washer and dryer, check for socks and other articles of clothing behind and on the sides of your washer and dryer, and clean out your dryer lint." (Crystal's words)

What a perfect day for this my cousin Felicia gave birth to her little girl Friday and I was in Georgia all weekend, so my laundry is really behind. So I will take a picture of before and update with pictures of after later.






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It took me longer than usual because my dryer would not dry my clothes I had to dry loads 2-3 times to get them dry. I sure do hope my dryer is not giving out on me, I believe it is a heating element. Oh well, I still have a load in the washer and dryer but then I am done for the day. I hope everyone else had a great day.

MAKING YOUR HOME A HAVEN

TODAY AT BIBLICAL WOMANHOOD CRYSTAL CHALLENGES US TO SPEND 10 MINUTES ON OUR LIVING ROOM. THAT IS A GOOD CHOICE BECAUSE MY SISTER IS HERE FOR A FEW DAYS AND WE KIND OF JUST BROUGHT EVERYTHING TO THE LIVING ROOM A THROUGH IT IN THE FLOOR. SO I AM GOING TO WORK ON THAT NOW AND WILL HAVE PICTURES UP IN JUST A MOMENT. I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A WONDERFUL DAY. BLESSINGS DELILAH

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HERE YOU CAN SEE BRYSON AND MY NEPHEW ETHAN PLAYING ON THE FLOOR. THEY ARE SO SWEET AND I AM SO GLAD I GET TO SPEND THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH DEE DEE AND ETHAN.




ANOTHER ANGLE OF BEFORE.




THE LAST OF ANGLE OF THE LIVING ROOM

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AFTER PICTURES MUCH BETTER










WELL NOW THAT IS DONE I STILL HAVE LAUNDRY AND THE REST OF THE HOUSE. IT SO NICE TO HAVE A CLEAN HOUSE. I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER WHEN THERE IS NO CLUTTER.

SUPER SAVINGS SATURDAY AND PICTURES OF THE KIDS AT THE PARK.

I have not been to CVS in a while so this week my deals were okay.
First transaction
-4 packs of coke for $11.00
-Shrek Third dvd $9.99
-used a 4/20 coupon
-spent $18.85
-got back $10.00 ecb from cokes

Second transaction
-dove 6 pack soap 6.99
-dove mousse 4.29
-Fusion Razor 9.99
-used 2 1/1 dove coupons
-used 4/20 coupon
-used 10.00 ecb
-spent 7.76 out of pocket
-got back $4 ecb from razor and $3ecb from dove

Third transaction
-4 boxes of cheerios $3.33 each
-2 boxes of cheerios cereal bars 3.33 each
-used 4/20 coupon
-used 2 1/2 coupon for cereal
-used $7 ecb
-spent $1.44 out of pocket
-got $10 ecb back for next time

For more Super Saving Saturday be sure to visit money saving mom.

My husband took the kids to the park today as I went through thing for our yard sale Here are just a few of the 101 photos he took.

FRUGAL FRIDAY

TODAY FOR FRUGAL FRIDAY, I AM GOING TO GIVE SOME IDEAS FOR GARAGE SALES. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS HAVING A HUGE GARAGE SALE SATURDAY. HANNAH AND I HAVE BEEN COMING UP WITH IDEAS TO MAKE IT SUCCESSFUL. FIRST OFF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS ABOUT 150 HOUSES, AND WE LIVE ABOUT HALF WAY UP THE NEIGHBORHOOD, SO WE THOUGHT IF WE SOLD COLD BOTTLE WATERS AND COLD COKES THAT WE COULD MAKE A LOT. WE ONLY BOUGHT SPRING WATER AND COCA-COLAS, SO IF THEY DON'T SALE WE WOULD STILL DRINK THEM. WE BOUGHT TWO CASES OF 24 PACK WATERS FOR $3.75, AND PLAN TO SELL THEM FOR $1 EACH. IF WE SOLD ALL 48 THAT WOULD BE A PROFIT OF $40.75. WE BOUGHT ONE 24 PACK OF COKES AT WAL-MART FOR $5.98 AND I AM GOING TOMORROW TO GET 48 MORE AT CVS FOR $11 PLUS I WILL GET $3 BACK IN ECBS. IF I SALE ALL 72 AT .75 THAT WILL BE A PROFIT OF $37. WE ALSO HAVE A BLOW UP JUMPING THING AND HANNAH THOUGHT OF THE IDEA OF LETTING KIDS JUMP ON IT FOR $1. SHE THOUGHT THAT WOULD DRAW ATTENTION AND PLUS SHE WOULD MEET NEW FRIENDS. I HAVE A TON OF MAKE-UP AND STOCK PILE FROM MY CVS TRIPS. I ALSO HAVE A TON OF CLOTHES AND ITEMS AROUND THE HOUSE. SO I AM HOPING TO MAKE AT LEAST $150.00. WHAT EVER I MAKE IS GOING INTO SAVINGS. FOR MORE FRUGAL FRIDAY TIPS VISIT CRYSTAL.

So much to do and pictures

First off I am so excited, I found my camera, so I will put some pictures of our new home up within the next week. I have still got tons of unpacking to do, but I am trying very hard to get it done before Saturday, because we are having a neighborhood garage sale. I have lots to get rid of, because when we packed we just basically through everything in boxes. I got rid of a some stuff when I was packing, but we still have way too much stuff.
Hopefully Hannah will be done with school by Friday. I know it has taken us longer, but we did not get her curriculum until the middle of October. As soon as she is done I am listing all the teacher's books and the books that are still usable on eBay. I have Bryson's listed on there now. The good news is that I already have their books for next year. I used the Kindergarten Kit from Christian Liberty Press for Bryson and for Hannah I used some Christian Liberty Press, but Abeka for Math, Science, and Language. I got a really good deal, because vision forum sent me a coupon code and plus I got an additional discount for the early Spring sale, So I end up spending around $200 for both. To me that is a good deal because last year, I tried to do the dvd program from Abeka and it was a waste of money. We didn't even use it but for a month. I ended up spending over $1000 just for Hannah.
Below are some pictures of the kids doing their school work before we moved. The one of Haley and Bryson praying is so cute. We always pray before we do school. There are some of Hannah with her birthday cake, but excuse the mess in the background, that was the day before we moved. Have a blessed day, Delilah

Busy week

It has been crazy the last couple of weeks. We are still trying to settle in our new house. My garage is still packed with boxes and basically junk. I have all of our clothes put away and I have the kitchen all set up. I even have pictures on the wall. But the problem is I can't pull on the boxes. I tried and pulled a muscle in my back. We also have taken several trips back to Georgia for several different reasons. I let Hannah stay with my grandmother last Sunday until Wednesday, and of course they crying started all over again. She was doing okay until yesterday. My husband and I decided that Hannah can not go back and stay anymore without us until she accepts the fact, that we live here now and that we are not moving back anytime soon. I know that may sound mean but we don't know what else to do.
I had to take Bryson to the ER last night because we thought he had an abscessed tooth, but it was some kind of cyst that is common when children start to lose their teeth. We went to the Children's Hospital and they had us in there and out within 30 minutes. That was the fastest I have ever been in and out of the ER ever.
I want to take pictures but I can't find my camera, it is packed away somewhere, so as soon as I find it I will post pictures. I hope everyone has a great weekend. Blessings, Delilah.

Frugal Friday~ Line drying clothes and Ebay

I always line dry all of our shirts and good clothes. First of all it saves on your power bill, but it also keeps your clothes looking newer and helps with shrinkage. I have a bar to hang them on in our laundry room, so even if you can't hang them outside, you could hang them up in your laundry room. My next tip is Ebay. I love to sell on ebay. If I am at a yard sale or thrift store I always look around to see if there is anything that I could make a profit off of it on ebay. For example one time I was at the salvation army and there was this cute Christmas outfit from a highend boutique. The outfit cost me $2.00 but it sold for $47.00. You must look over the items really well and make sure there are no stains or rips. For more tips make sure you visit Crystal's blog.

It has been a while!!!

It has been a while since I last posted. My husband moved into our new home May 2. I stayed that weekend and did a little unpacking. I came back the following weekend but didn't get much done because I had a nasty stomache virus. Those two weeks were really hard being away from my husband and having to stay at my grandma's house. We went home Friday and I did a little unpacking, but Sunday we went back to Georgia for the girl's dance recital. The last couple of days have been really hard for Hannah. She sits and cries and calls my grandmother constantly. I don't know how to deal with her emotions. She has a very strong bond with my grandmother. I told her once she finishes up third grade she can go stay a week. But everytime we leave, the crying starts all over again. My grandmother and Hannah both want us to drive down every week to go to church, but it is a 2 1/2 hour drive one way and with the gas prices like they are I don't see it in our budget. It takes $50 round trip and that is at $3.60 a gallon. If gas prices keep going up there is no way. My husband is making more money but the cost of living in Knoxville is more expensive than the small town we are from. I have put it God's hands and ask him to give both Hannah and my grandmother peace. Please everyone keep us in your prayers and as soon as I get everything in order here I will post pictures of our home. I really love this house and am thankful God has given it to us. Blessings, Delilah