My little helper

I enjoyed preparing dinner tonight because I had the best helper. 

Night #2 of many....

I stayed up way too late last night. Hubs went to work and I had a hard time relaxing.

Tonight, I am determined to at least get in the bed and watch a show or read.

We will see how this goes......

when spiders attack

We occasionally drive Ben's parents' van. When they visit from out of town it helps them have something to drive. We will drive it to the store or to get food. However, Ben has started night shift and we really don't need two cars. He sleeps when we need to run errands and we sleep when he is at work. Pretty cool deal.

Well, a lovely spider (like "red of the belly, hospital bound if it bites you"spider) decided to make a home inside. I guess Ben had driven it once because when I mentioned driving it, he said, "you don't want to do that, there are spiders in there." I was confused as to what he meant. So, I bought some spider spray and sprayed all the doors and cracks and left all the doors open. I saw some webs, but no sign of spiders. I did find some ants, but no biggie.

I went to close the front door and looked down and saw IT!! Then, allllll along the door were tons of babies ready to attack. AHHHH! I took that spray and killed them. I probably didn't get all of them because they are probably under the car. (getting chills as I type this)

I can't have Jack ride in the carseat in fear that a baby spider as hatched and could possibly bite him.

So, for now, I will be turning on the van and letting it run, but will not be driving it. I will do this once a week and buy another can of spray to work on it some more. (yes, I used the whole can on the car today)

Since we both have a fear of spiders, we will stick to this plan.

Deals

I am all about deals. Deals at the Kroger gas pump, "30 cents off?! I'll take it!" I am a coupon queen.
I just found out about a new app that I am trying out. It pays you for things you already buy....like money into a Paypal account. Yes, please!

So, when I found out about Target's toy sale this week, I decided that I would check it out. I am all about buying things early, so when December comes around, I am not fighting crowds and dealing with parking spots. I LOVE finding things throughout the year and stashing them away like a squirrel. Then, I spread all my loot on the bed and get to see all the perfect gifts I find for people for those special occasions.

I just used our $2 sprinkler yesterday that I bought back in the spring. It was a lot of fun and didn't cost me a lot. I am going back this week to get a new hose for our yard. I mean, 99 cents, y'all! I can handle that! (originally $9.99)

What good deals do you know about?

First night alone

My hubs started his first night shifts at the hospital last week, but it didn't matter because Jack and I were out of town.

Tonight, I am home with my son and I have to go to sleep without my hubs by my side. It will be difficult adjusting to this schedule, but he is LOVING night shift and that is the most important thing. We just have a different schedule than our friends and family. And, that is okay for us right now. He doesn't work every day. He has lots of days off with us.

It just seems like we went from me working at Starbucks at night to him working at night. Which means, early dinners and lots of fun in the afternoon before he leaves.

Well, I must get up and finish up some laundry before bed.

Goodnight all.

What a morning

Senior photo session complete

Yard mowed

Bathrooms cleaned

Whew, I am sitting down to rest before my boy wakes up from his nap. 

I've got a lot to do after being gone for 2 weeks. 

No sleep

I don't plan to be away from my family often, but the National Conference for Thirty-One is in Atlanta and I decided to go. Two days. 14 hour + days are fun, but stressful.

Jack was not feeling well and I was still up with him at midnight. I think I went to sleep at 2am. My awesome mom took over taking care if him. I would have been fine staying up all night if I didn't have anywhere to be...

It is going to be a long day.