new deals

Fresh Market is having 8 oz cheese 4 /5 dollars!!! 5 lb bag of flour for $1.49 and Smiths is having 1 gallon milk 3 /5 dollars!!!

Smith's Deals

Smith's is having a 10 for 10.00 on sausage so go check it out this week. Also Kraft cheese is 3 for 5 and crescent rolls are 3 for 5. Alberton's or Fresh market is giving away 5 lb bag of sugar if you turn in your Alberston's card also get there stuffing mixes for 78 cents a box. I stocked up. Ragu spaghetti sauce is also 1.28 I grabbed a few of them. The famous Macy's also has paper towels at 39 cents a piece it was worth driving the few blocks up to get it. They even have taco seasoning packets at 25 cents a peace. all these stores were all in Spanish fork and Payson so I saved on gas driving a lot of places. It was convenient. Oh I forgot that Smith's also has some really good deals on cereal. General mills 4 for 5 or something like that, we had a two one dollar off coupons so it was even cheaper.

New grocery shopping trip

We went to smiths and got groceries. Over 30 items. The total came to $41.83. Then with our coupons and rewards points redemption brought it down to only $2.42, which is all we had to pay. We had 30 cans of carnation evaporated milk, syrup and strawberry jam. We have been surfing the net, understanding coupon jargon, and language anyways yes it does pay off!!! Today is the last day for evaporated milk at 49 cents as long as you buy in quantities of 10. Take advantage of it!!! Smiths also has rewards points that you can get if you shop only for Smiths. It is worth looking into.

For those of you wanting to view the sites they are on the bottom right of the page.

Shopping experience

OK I am on a new kick how to get groceries for as little as possible. The other night I went and got 6 bags of bacon and 2 bags of boneless skinless chicken and button mushrooms for 11 dollars then the next morning went to a different store and spent 8 dollars and came out with 3 bags of cereal about 6 cans of iodized salt and 4 bread bowls. Then I went back to the same store this afternoon and got 4 cake mixes and frosting and a large bag of egg noodles then a bag of spaghetti noodles. A bag of chips and baking soda and paper towels and only spent 13 dollars. Man it really pays of to watch the adds and cut coupons all the hard work and many hours surfing the net are paying off. I am learning how to shop the right way.....

When is Christmas??????

The other day JaCoby was on the phone with Grandma W and was asked what he wanted for his birthday in November, so he rattled off a few things, than she said "What do you want for Christmas?" and without skipping a beat, he said "I will tell you when it s closer in January!"

So all of you stressin about Christmas according to JaCoby it has been postponed until January. You gotta love kids!!!!

Update

Tennille wanted to put up the Halloween stuff so I decided to update the blog as well. Good news I bought another camera since my other one broke, so look forward to more pics to be posted in the near future.

A Major Feat

JaCoby after many many tries he has finally figured out how to tie his shoes. Thank goodness! We decided to try a different method. This is how it goes as he describes it; criss cross applesauce and than criss cross applesauce to the bunny ears. Hey I figure however you remember it. :)

Good News & Bad News

Sorry for the lack of updates. Yes, we were supposed to close on the house yesterday. I have good news & bad news on this. The bad new is there was a glitch that came up on our side with the financing that will soon be taken care of. The good news is that we are moving in a few weeks into this house.

yes I am here lol

I havent been on the blog that much lately but I (Tennille) can assure you that I am still alive and kicken...I am busy working these days and looking forward to a trip we are taking to Idaho. Our family hasn't been on a vacation in over a year and it is much needed so we are looking forward to going. Just to let you know we have joined on Facebook now so you can add us under your names if you are on Facebook....we will try to add all of our Easter pictures so you can see how fun our Easter weekend in Mountain home Idaho will be...

Back to normal, (whatever normal is)

Hi! I just wanted to say that we are all back to normal. I finally started working (again) everyone at work was upset about having that much time off and a lot of people are now looking for new work but I think I am staying put for now. I like were I am at I just wish it was more steady and reliable. Coby's leg is feeling better and JaCoby is off his antibiotics, so life is good. Over the last month we have probably spent $100 just on medication to get our family better. Oh yeah...The snow is gone JaCoby wants to go outside and play more and more it's so great!!!!!

sorry for lack of pictures or updates

Sorry for lack of updates. We haven't really gone or done anything lately. We are having more time at home. This last week I didn't work at all due to the wonderful economy they kept calling me telling me I didn't need to come in. They did it all last week. Then today, Monday they called and said I didn't need to come in again. They told me only 10 people were scheduled to come in it's a little frustrating. I keep thinking maybe I should have taken that other job, but now I have to go in on my days off and try to make up some hours.Coby's hours have also been cut a little bit we think it's because of his leg or maybe the wonderful economy but either way we have had more family time. I am looking forward to spring and the fact that the snow is finally starting to melt. Rose buds will soon appear and we will be able to enjoy the warmth of the season. Life can't be all that bad with spring and summer just around the corner. We will try to get you some fun family pictures soon, but Coby's leg is still a little sore.

Happy Valentine's Day

I am so sorry for the lack of updates. For the past week I haven't been feeling good. I went to the ER Sunday night because I could barely walk, my rt knee was very swollen. I was in so much pain I was crying. The ER Doc said I had Bursitis (pretty much an inflamed knee). I went to work the next two nights and it continued to get worst. I finally decided to go to my Primary Doctor and he said I was misdiagnosed in the ER and that I had a Cellutitis (this is a link to Wikapedia as to what it is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulitis). He put me out of work until the 16th of this month maybe longer. I can barely walk or drive. I spend my days laying down with my foot up as long as I can stand. I am on 3 antibiotics (2 orally one as a shot in the hip every other day or so) and 2 pain killers (1 for the day & 1 for the night).

I told Tennille this will be the first year I can't spoil her for Valentine's day as I have done for the last 11 years. She went and bought herself a box of chocolates and JaCoby & I something. I love my wife more and more each day. Her and her job will be keeping us afloat. I don't know what I would do with out her.

Boycott GE

Maybe it is our bad luck, but here goes our story. A few days after Christmas, we noticed our washer wasn't cleaning our clothes. I decided to watch it through a cycle and all it would do would soak and get rid of the water and not agitate. In my book that doesn't clean your clothes. So we had to buy a new washer,this time a Maytag because Tennille did not like the idea of hand washing. LOL. OK that was the first item, one might be a coincidence.
Next, our GE vacuum decided it would not suck (one of the few things you do want to suck), come to find out it had a pin hole in the hose that I found out would be too costly to repair. We had the vacuum for only 6 months. I again had to get a new one, this time I bought a Eureka. Now 2 is starting a trend,
Next, you might laugh at this one, but my GE mouse for my computer went out. It is one of those laser ones, well the laser would turn off right at the inopportune time. So I bought a Microsoft one. Three is starting to be ridiculous!
Lastly (I hope), our GE microwave went out. We noticed this when Tennille tried to defrost some meat and after 45 minutes of trying we decided it was toast. Again only 6 months ago we bought it. Funds have run out to replace things, so I have yet to replace it.
So as I have said in the title BOYCOTT GE I sure will. I will never buy a GE product again.
GE DOES NOT BRING GOOD THINGS TO LIFE as their slogan says

Changed my mind

Hi, I said I was going to go to the company Rise and start working...well I changed my mind right before I started, I got a call from a research company that I really wanted to work for with better hours and I would have Sunday off. Of course I said yes. I start tomorrow. Tomorrow is just a few hours but I can't wait to get back to working. The hours are perfect with Coby's job. We won't have to have a baby-sitter at all, maybe occasional Saturdays.

A Thursday Accomplishment

Tennille was so proud of this hat that she knitted. She used one of those circle things to help you out, between me reading the instuctions and her knitting she figured it out. She made a few errors, but nothing serious. She was so proud of it, she wanted me to show it off.

Back to work

I (Tennille) got a job at a company I used to work at 6 years ago called Rise. It is for people with Disabilities and special needs and I am excited to be going back to work. I have worked here and there a little bit in cedar but to really be going back is so exciting. I will be working on nights and weekends, just wanted to let everyone know. Be sure to catch the picture of JaCoby below and his stripes!

Happy New Year

As for our New Years, We went to bed at our normal times including JaCoby due to the fact, I had to be to work at 4 a.m. and Tennille had a cold. We decided to celebrate it the next day, since I had Friday off. This did not work all that well either, because Tennille gave me her cold, so her and I were both sick with colds, but I did let JaCoby stay up till midnight. This was a mistake, because he was so obnoxious today. I saw Megan's blog and decided to borrow her list of questions for 2008 so here goes:
2008 IN REVIEW

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
We made a 9 hour trip from Tucson to St. George trip turn into a 16 hour trip.

2. Did you keep your New Years Resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't remember what they were or even if I made any

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
My cousin Kristin

4. Did anyone close to you die?
My grandpa did the day before his 84th birthday

5. What countries did you visit?
None but I will be going to Germany this year for 3 weeks

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
Own a house and be closer to having another child

7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched on your memory and why?Our trip back to Utah and how Tom Tom was right and Tennille was wrong!!

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Finding a very good paying job after being active duty for 21 months.

9. What was your biggest failure?
Being laid off from a job before I found my current one.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
JaCoby was hospitalized for 3 days in Primary Children's, we still aren't quite sure what brought on the whole thing

11. What was the best thing that you bought?
My 94 Chevy 1500 I bought in Arizona, it was a lifesaver to come back to Utah

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
I do not know

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
I agree with Megan Who Cares!

14. Where did most of your money go?
After June I would say anything to do with living expenses (utilities, food, & rent) since I did not have to pay for it before.

15. What did you get really really really excited about?
To move back to Utah

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
Carrie Underwood about being the cheater I can't remember the title

17. Compared to this time last year are you?
happier or sadder? happier being closer to family
thinner or fatter? the same
richer or poorer? poorer only because we actually have to pay for things now

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
More temple hopping

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Saving more money

20. How did you spend Christmas?
With just our family and loved that we had a white Christmas

21. Did you fall in love in 2008?
I fell in even more love with my wife than ever

22. What was your favorite TV program?
CSI Miami

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No, not a chance

24. What was the best book you read?
Chronicles Of Narnia, but I haven't finished it yet

25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
ugh none

26. What did you want and get?
My truck

27. What did you want and not get?
mind is blank

28. What was your favorite film of this year?
Wall-E

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I had carrot cake and spent it with my family and friends. I turned 33

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Owning a house

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
I have no fashion concept.

32. What kept you sane?
Taking care of my family during the good and bad times

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy most?
Mit Romney

34. What political issue stirred you the most?
The election, it will be interesting what my new boss will do.

35. Who did you miss?
My grandpa and grandma and President Hinkley

36. Who was the best new person you met?
My new Elders' quorum president

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned this year?
Never give up on ones you love even when it seems as if they have given up on you!

38. What is one thing you said this year that you never thought you'd say?
845.00 is cheap to rent a house

39. What is one thing you heard this year that you never thought you'd hear?
I'm not sure on this one

40. What do you anticipate will be the biggest change in your life in 2009?
An ownership of a house!

Sorry

Yes I did promise photos of the Christmas lights and decor, but when I went to take a photo with my camera it was all black. The camera was broke. I guess it said I quit. I guess I will have task Santa for a new camera. Until than sorry no photos.

Hey I just realized I have a mini camcorder so I will film the lights and decor for you all. The video will be coming soon!!!

Passing of an Apostle

I just found out Joseph B. Wirthlin passed away last night at the age of 91 years old. He was an apostle for the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints. This post is especially for those living outside of Utah. He will be missed.

Revamping for the Holidays

As some, if not all of you know, we always decorate our house and yard the day of, or the day after, Thanksgiving. This year was no exception. Between yesterday and today everything became quite festive around our house. As you notice the blog got totally revamped as well for Christmas and New Years. I will post photos soon so you can see what it looks like.