{Coupons Are A Mothers Best Friend}

I Love couping. And Jeff is now starting to like it too. Every Sunday we go Dumpster driving to get coupon ads. My parents laugh at me, but it really pays off in the end. This month we are trying to save up some extra cash so we can put hard wood flooring in our house. And couping really helps us keep that extra money in our account and not spending it on things that are either not on sale or on things that we don't need. I have had ton's of friend's ask me how I do it. I spend about 10-15 hours a week looking at ads planning what to buy, cutting out coupon's from Red Plum, Smart Source and PG. Cutting is more time consuming.
I have found it a lot easy with a website that my friend Cassie induced to me call " A Thrifty Mom" this site is amazing. She breaks things down and lists store. She is based out of Idaho. Her prices are mostly the same here in St.George. except for clearance items. I have notice that they are way off or not on clearance here.
I mostly shop at Albertson's, Wal-green's and Target. I heard that Rid-Aid is good. I just haven't gotten there yet. I always print off a list from there but I always run out of time.
Here are the site that I use.  

http://athriftymom.com/
http://thekrazycouponlady.com/

The first one is good to check everyday or to print off a list of the store deals
The Krazy Coupon lady helped me get organized. And to start out. http://thekrazycouponlady.com/beginners/ is the tutorial for beginners.

If you anyone has questions please let me know. I would loved to help! Thanks.

First Hair Cut

Greenliee's hair was starting to look like a mullet. I had Jeff bring her in the salon & I cut about 2in off the back & 1in off the top. Just to even things up. She was really good. The only thing she hated was when I tried to round brush the back. Her hair is still long enough to put in a pony tail on top.

She is so dramatic. But still adorable at the same time!

Garden! Before and After

Jeff had a vision of a garden at our new home. A really big garden so in February Jeff tore up the grass and Jeff's dad Jim came and helped cut the tree down. 

My mom and Jeff planted. 

{ i don't have a green thumb.}

And a few months later. 

Tadaaaa!!!

We do have a lot of weeds and earwigs and potato bugs.  Which  harm your plants. There are hard to get rid of because we can't use pesticides. We are trying really hard to have a non-pesticide garden. 

So if you have this same issue we came up with a plan to get rid of earwigs.

* Take a plastic water bottle and cut it in half.

*Put some tuna fish in the bottom of your bottle.

* Take the top were you drink water out of and inverted in.

 *Then tape the sides up. 

*Lay your trap in garden and wait!!

-after you trap them just toss it away. 

My couponing trip!

Here is my trip to Alberson's. I Spent a total of $40.58

I got:

(10) Boxes of Cereal 

(3) 12 Packs of Coke 

(3) Pepsi

(1) Pack of 8 small Coke's

(5) Hot dogs packs 

(1) Celary

(1) bag of Carrots

(3) Coffee Creamer's ( To make french toast with!)

So I Basically got each item for $1.50!

My trip to Target. I spent $13.45

(9) Crystal Light's (Living in St.G this is a must have!)

(5) Spicy Mustard (which I got for .66 Each!)



Basically got each item for $0.98

Walgreen's was a little more pricey. And I forgot to give the cashier a 2.99 coupon :(
$45.75

(4) Pull up Diapers
(4) Razors
(2) Men Body Wash
(3) G Gatorade fuel

3.51 Per item.

YAY!!

So I did make up for this Photo shoot. It was for a model search. And they pick 3 girls and 1 guy for the search. They win a trip to Hollywood and also get published in Elan Magazine. Here is my work!!

Oh and did i mention that all my models won!! ;)

M.A.C Photoshoot

I took a MAC makeup class at Taylor Andrews In April or May, It was a 2 week course, We learn about editorial and commercial makeup. These pictures are my finals. 

Model: Lauren Hartman
Styled by: Madison Kohler
Hair by: Madison Kohler & Cassie Hartman
Makeup by: Madison Kohler
Photographer: I forgot... my bad..

Congrats!!

 

Congratulations to me!! I have finished hair school. FINALLY. I Started September 2008 (3 weeks after Jeff and I got married) And finished December 2010! I am so glad to be done. I am looking forward to be working in a salon. And doing what I love.Makeup and Hair. And hopefully one day I'll be working at M.A.C. Cosmetics!!

I will be keeping my other job at SkyWire Communications. I have work there for 5 years and I work with amazing people. So i cant really see my self not being there. 

Smile :)

This is our blue eye beauty brushing her teeth. I just had to post these pictures up. Greenliee loves brushing her teeth. Which is odd, cause most children hate it. 

These pictures were taken: July.18.2010 (10 months old)

Goals for 2011

I am so horrible at updating our family blog the last entry was a year ago. Ooops my bad...So  I am announcing ours goals that Jeff and I need to work on together. So by putting them in our blog you all can help us!!

Our goals for 2011:

Updating our blog at least once a month.
Saving money
Paying down debt
Budgeting.
Jeff going back to school and getting a Bachelors
Jeff and I working out together
Getting Greenliee to sleep in her crib
Getting Greenliee off the bottle
Greenliee being potty trained before she turns 2
Try talking instead of yelling (this one will be a challenge)
Jeff and I spending more time together!!
Being more family oriented.