Geez, Another Diaper Post...

I found a site that lists all the diaper deals for the week and wanted to share this wonderful knowledge with my fellow blog readers who are also up to their eyeballs in diapers (and since CVS is not giving me diapers anymore (although there are some good deals coming up soon), I've had to find other resources). It's Baby Cheapskate. The site is also good for finding other baby stuff on sale in case you're looking for other things besides diapers.

There's one particular deal I wanted to share with you though. If you go to this link Diaper Deals and go all the way down to where she talks about Kroger, there is an awesome deal (if you don't mind store brand diapers). There's a link to print a $3 off coupon for Kroger Comforts Diapers (you may have to browse the pages for it...the packaging is green), and they're on sale this week (at my Kroger anyway) for $5.99 (regular price is only $6.99). Oh, yeah, that's 30 size 5 diapers for $2.99 or $3.24 with tax (the same as a Quarter Pounder Value Meal at McDonald's in 1994)!
You may have to install some coupon printer thing, but it's worth it. Also, after you print it, go back and print it again. You're allowed to print 2 coupons from one computer. Then, go print them from another computer. We have 2 computers hooked to our printer, so I've printed 4 coupons.

I've tried these, and they're okay. I would compare them to any store brand diapers I've tried. He even slept in one the other night, and it was FULL the next morning and no leaks. I'm hoping they're not as comfortable as the Huggies and Pampers he's been used to so that he'll finally think going potty on the potty is FUN:)

If you don't have kiddos in diapers and read my blog, you're more than welcome to print off the coupons and send them my way...if you'd like:)

Also, if you have a Cosco near you, their Kirkland brand diapers are really good. I think they're Huggies in disguise. I got two in the mail the other day (don't ask...I sign up for all kinds of stuff...I never know what I'm going to get in my mailbox), and they were awesome. I'm not sure what the price on them are though.

Do you have any diaper buying hints? Let me know if you ever find a diaper bargain...or any other bargain...I'm a little addicted to bargains!

Park with William

We started our day at the park. We had a full day on Thursday, but it was soooo much fun!
Mia and William met us there for lunch! I snapped a bunch of pictures while we were there...of course!

I was working on framing in these two (above and below) for my photography class...yeah, right, I just happened to take them, then said, Hey look, they're framed like she was talking about!

Paul David and his bestest friend, Lovey:

Lovey had to be washed after this park adventure:)

I loved this one of William...even the blur! It shows how fast he was clapping!

Fun fun, now on with our next adventure...

Park with Aiden

We went back to the park to meet Alison and Aiden. We were going to go to their park, but they're redoing it...maybe next time! I'm planning a park tour!

The boys had more fun running on the basketball court:

Aiden got dirt on his hands, and he hates that:

So, so cute!

It was so much fun to catch up with Alison and see how much Aiden has grown! Good times!

Open House

Paul David had his first Open House ever last night! It was so cute! They had two art projects outside in the hall, then some in the classroom. They also had cookies out on the table. Well, gues where Paul David spent most of his time:

He did finally show us the basketball hoop:

He showed us where all the trains that were in the room, too. It was just adorable, the whole thing! It was too funny when the kids would first come in the room. They would just cling to their parents, even though they LOVE coming to school. It was just out of the ordinary to them!

Figure this Out!

I order pictures online quite regularly from two different sites. I had started to notice that one site is faster than the other, so this last time I ordered from both sites on the same day. They both shipped the same day.

One site ships from HONG KONG...the other MARYLAND. Guess which one arrived yesterday.

Yes, the one from Hong Kong. The one from Maryland came today!

Is that crazy or what?

Gettin' Sentimental On You...

I get asked this question a lot: "Do you miss teaching?" My best answer is NNNNOOOOO! I LOVE with a capital L what I get to do now more than anything I could have ever imagined! When I taught, I would dread Monday mornings starting on Saturday. Now, I look forward to each day and have not dreaded one in forever!

So, the other day I was at Kroger, and I bought one of those reduced bags of bananas for 99 cents. Once again, I thought I'd make some banana bread. I started looking for a recipe and found one. Then a friend e-mailed me and wanted a recipe I'd made for her when she had her baby. (I promise this is going somewhere:) So, while I had my recipe book out, I looked through it to see if I happened to have a recipe for banana bread. I didn't find one, but I came upon a recipe for Banana Muffins given to me by Kyle's Mom, 2000-2001.

I was instantly taken back to the year 2000, and Kyle bringing me a Banana Muffins in the morning...still warm from the oven. (It was my first year teaching, and my Kindergarten class was challenging to say the least. Let's just say that in my 6 years of teaching Kindergarten, I NEVER had a class quite like this one. I'm so beyond thankful that they were my first class. They broke me in good to say the least).

Kyle was the most spirited, SMART, energetic little boy I've ever met. He was a little bitty thing with the fire of a dragon. I have to admit that he was a challenge for me...along with the other 20 kiddos that made up that class. I loved him though and would have taken him home with me in a second...you know those kind of kids.

The thing that was so wonderful about Kyle (besides all the things I've already listed) was that his Mom knew him so well. When you called about something that had happened, she didn't get defensive or mad, she handled it because she knew her child SO well that she could see it! She was his biggest fan and advocate!

Looking back, I think about how she could have just run over me. She could have made a first year teacher's life miserable. She didn't...we worked together, we worked for Kyle. Hey, she would send me warm Banana Muffins in the morning if that tells you anything! I went on to have two of their daughters, too. They're the only family that I had three kids from, and I only thought I'd learned a lot from Kyle. Having 3 siblings in 3 different classes teaches you a lot about siblings. They all came from the same parents, but were soooo totally different. Their personalities, gifts, features were all so different. It's just amazing!

So, I guess deep inside I do miss teaching a little. I miss the Kyle's of the Kindergarten world and their parents. I always had the best parents to work with...not very typical. I learned so much about kids and being a parent that I'm very thankful that I got to teach.

Being a mom is hard, but so rewarding. It is hands down the most challenging job ever, but it is also hands down the best one! From now on, I'm not going to scream "NOOOO" when someone asks me if I miss teaching. I may say, "Just a little!" My job now though is to be Paul David's biggest fan and best advocate...and the new baby's.

Oh, and to make more Banana Muffins...they are YUMMY!

Haircut!

I've sat down twice today to blog, and both times couldn't remember what I was going to blog about! How sad is that???

I finally remembered...Paul David's haircut on Saturday!

So Paul and Paul David both needed haircuts, so we all went on Saturday. It was so crowded. I'll probably go during the week from now on!

Here's the before picture:

During...he'll sit on the board on the chair all by himself...such a big boy:

After:

She cut off a little more than I anticipated, and I was worried about the curls a little. Well, today the humidity has been about 80% and No worries, the curls are back!

Oh, and bravo to those that took the Photo Folder Challenge:
Jessica
Theresa
Sasha

Challenge

I was tagged by my friend, Piper, to do this Photo Folder Challenge...go to your fourth folder and post the fourth picture and tell about it!
This is Paul David (duh!) playing in the hot tub on April 19, 2009. It was still too chilly to get in the pool, but the hot tub on low was a great place to practice swimming for a toddler! Ooh, makes me ready for pool weather!

So, I'm supposed to tag others to play along, but I don't want to leave anyone out! Therefore, I'm tagging everyone who reads this that has a blog to play along! It was easy and fun...and makes for a good "down-memory-lane" post on an otherwise boring Monday!

P.S. I wish the 4th picture had been this one:
It's so much cuter, but at least you know now that I didn't cheat!

Fun at the Park!

The weather here was GORGEOUS! I think it was the prettiest day so far this year! We went over to our friends Mia and William's house, then walked to the park for lunch and play.

He will stand on one of these, but going up the steps to slide down scare him...what's up???

William sliding with his Mama!

Paul David in the tunnel!

William drumming in the tunnel!

Somebody was ready for a nap! Isn't that the cutest big bear?

We had such a great time just being outside! I just saw on Channel 11 News that today was a 9 if rated 1-10. Tomorrow's going to be a 6...aww man!

I've Made a Decision...

If I have a girl, I HAVE to have these for her:

Oh, my stars, I have always thought these are just the cutest little things. Then I saw a picture of a little girl baby on another blog in them, and I just swooned!