Grocery Trip

We went to Tom Thumb tonight, we usually don't shop there but they sent a coupon book in the mail with some good coupons and a coupon for a $30 gift card with a new prescription. We did pretty well, our original total was $77.83 and after coupons was $21.83 (of course we used the gift card we received for taking in a new script!)

Here's the breakdown:
Dozen Bagels - used $1.50 coupon from Tom Thumb mailer
Pack of sandwich rolls
Bananas
Gallon milk - on sale for $1.49 as part of their grand reopening!
2 packages of sliced deli cheese
Rice-a-Roni- used $.50 coupon from SmartSource that doubled, making the rice free
4 Easy Mac - mac and cheese - used $1 off 2 coupon from SmartSource
2 Guacamole Dips - used B1G1 from Wholly Guacomole and $.50 off 1 (that doubled) from the newspaper
1 Cream cheese tub
1 cream cheese block
Whole roasted chicken - used $2 off coupon from Tom Thumb mailer
Bag of shredded lettuce
2 Chicken noodle soups
1 bottle of olives
Celery
2 boxes of frozen brussel sprouts
Cupcake paper thingys :)
trash bags

In the coupon mailer was a coupon for $10 off a $50 or more purchase, in the store were coupons for 10% off a $50 or more purchase and we had a $5 off a $50 or more purchase from The Entertainment Book. Our cashier was great and took them all, and we actually got another 10% off - which is attached to our Tom Thumb card as part of their grand re-opening that we can use every trip until sometime in Oct.

Family Fun!

Our friends, The McClures, invited us out for dinner and bowling. Carleigh found a great place that has little bowling alley's and small bowling balls for kids. We had a great time and won a ton on tickets in the play area. Molly actually hit the jackpot on one of the games!

Molly cheesin' it for the camera!

Kyle trying to figure out how the balls make it through the contraption (I have no clue what this thing is called!).

This is where Molly won the jackpot!

Makenzie, Brian, Kyle, Malcom and Molly
(Molly's holding her bag of goodies she got with the all the tickets she won!)

Just being silly!

I just love when my kids are 'just kids', laughing and having a great time! Their laughter is the most precious sound!

Princess Molly

This was Molly's chair, but Kyle has taken it over! He loves it, the arm rests are drums so he loves to bang on it!

Making Brownies

For those of you that know me, I don't cook or bake. But, I decided how hard could mixing eggs, oil, water and brownie mix be?! So, Molly and I made brownies. I am finding that the kitchen is a great learning tool...teaching her how to measure ingredients, prepare food and teaching her patience in waiting for the food to be done. I might just try to do 'more' in the kitchen.

My Target Trip Today

As some of you know, my new hobby is couponing. I love going shopping just about every day and spending little, if any money! Malcom wants me to create a blog just about my savings and such, but really I don't think I have the time or desire to do so. For now, I will just periodically post some pics of my shopping trips on this blog.

Today I got:
4 - Kashi frozen waffles
3 - 4pk bundles of Kleenex
2 - TGIF Spinach Dips
1 - TGIF Buffalo Chicken
1 - Pack of Scissors

I spent $0.74 and received a $5 Target Gift Card for buying the Kashi waffles, so Target paid me $4.26. And actually, I used a previous gift card I received for buying Pop Tarts (which were free after coupons) to pay the $0.74, so this trip cost me zero, zilch, nada!

Happy 30th Birthday Pookie!

Monday was Malcom's 30th Birthday! We went to dinner at PF Chang's and then had some "google" cake. Anyone who knows Malcom knows he spends a lot of time on the computer, googling and working on seo. So I thought a Google cake would be perfect for his birthday!

Working Out!

Ok, this has nothing to do with the kids, but figured if I post my accomplishments maybe I will feel more inclined to stick with working out! I have lost 11 pounds to date, without really even trying, but today I decided to kick into high gear. I spent 2 hours this morning at the gym!!! My wonderful neighbor and I will be going to together every morning (well, except the weekend), I am so excited to really get myself into shape and look like I did back in college, maybe even high school! Prayers for strength and determination are greatly appreciated!

Happy Labor Day!

Hope everyone enjoyed their Labor Day holiday! We had a nice relaxing day and enjoyed a bbq in the evening.

Our baby is 1!!!

I can't believe our little (ok, not so little) bundle of joy is 1 already! We had a wonderful party, the kids all made stuffed animals from Noah's Bear Workshop and enjoyed some very yummy cake! Kyle's Papa and his Great Grandma came in from McAllen for his birthday, which made it that more special! For those of you who have myspace, I have a lot more birthday photos on there.

Kyle's First Haircut!

Well, my 'little man' needed his first hair cut! He had scragglies around his ears and you could just about make a little pony tail in the back. He did fairly well, didn't like to sit still so about halfway through I had to hold him. He doesn't look like a baby anymore, such a little boy now!

Piano Lessons

Molly started piano lessons last week! I am very proud of how well she did her first time, while she didn't play a song (but no doubt will pick one up in just a few weeks!) she listened and followed directions very well. Now we will have to get Kyle on the guitar!

Molly and her teacher, Ms. Karen.

Joe Pool Lake

We briefly checked out the 'beach' at Joe Pool Lake, it's nice but definitely not a real beach. They do have sand and a nice little playground area, so I'm sure we will go back, in fact I know we will because Molly got a Dora Sand Castle kit today so we have to put it to good use!

Talk real slow, cause it's late and your momma don't know...

Molly loves to sing the Taylor Swift song "Our Song", I think we have a little Nashville star on our hands! I promise I will get it on video and post it! Kyle has figured out that a microphone increases the volume of his noises, which he finds just fascinating! It's attached to a little piano, so Molly plays on the piano and Kyle "sings" into the microphone. It's hilarious. Here's a couple of pics of my little ones.

Molly making fishy face and Kyle playing peek a boo in their school bus.

What a day!

So, my morning started off on the crazy side.... Let me start by saying my precious little ones did not go to bed til midnight the night before! So, they wake up and Molly remembers that Daddy had ordered pizza for dinner, so she wanted pizza for breakfast. This was not going to happen! She finally settled on Lucky Charms. While I was in the kitchen Kyle was in the living room playing...with a bottle of nail polish I had just put away (well, I thought I had put it away in a good enough spot). He managed to crack the bottle and had nail polish all over himself and the wood floors! Got that mess cleaned up, retreated to the bedroom to get ready to go to the store when Kyle comes in with purple all over himself, even purple drool. He found sister's crayons! He ate quite a bit of the purple one, I was scraping crayon from behind his teeth! At this point I realize that Molly has gotten hold of my wallet and everything in it is now scattered all over the living room! All of this within about a 30 minute time span. Fortunately, after we got out of the house and ran some errands things calmed down and we had a good day!

I'm laughing at the thought of the day's events, even those these "events" didn't feel too funny at the time they were happening. I am beyond thankful to have healthy kids, to have kids that are capable of making messes and to have kids that still think I'm the best Mommy ever! (Well, Molly tells me I am and I'm sure Kyle will too!)

The maid was here today, so I don't know what happened to my cord to connect the camera the computer, so I will look for it and download some pics this weekend.

4th of July

We had a nice 4th of July weekend. We had a bbq at my Mom's house on Friday night then went out to Arlington Highlands on Saturday night. They had bounce houses, live music, store events and a great fireworks show!

Hello!

So...it's obviously been a while since we posted on here! Well, I say 'we' but really it was Malcom doing all the posting but I am going to be pro-active and start to keep this blog up to date!

I fell trying to take this picture, and they started cracking up at me - hence the great look on Kyle's face!

Molly is now 2 1/2! I don't know how it happened, I feel like I blinked and she went from an itty bitty to this 'I think I am 13' toddler. She is adorable, she is so sweet and loving - but can be feisty when she wants. She is a great big sister to Kyle and a wonderful dancer and singer!

Kyle is 1 month shy of turning the big Numero Uno!! Insane if you ask me....I clearly remember our drive over to the hospital to have him (if you don't know the story just ask!). I remember looking at his sweet newborn face and the moment Molly met him for the first time! He has a great sense of humor and is incredibly strong and fierce!

We are truly blessed to have 2 healthy, beautiful, sweet, intelligent and rambucious kiddos!

Molly trying to help me get a pic of them together!

Baby Makes Four!

August 18, 2007

Malcom, Lisa, Molly and Kyle!

Baby Kyle

Here is our not so little man Kyle Holt Chakery

It's been awhile

Molly is all grown up now.

Help Kaleb

We would like people to read the story about Kaleb. We donated to the cause and hope that you will consider doing the same after reading more about Kaleb's story at the link below.

http://www.myspace.com/helpkaleb

Baby Boy On The Way...

We are expecting a baby boy in about 4-5 weeks. The doctors think the second week of August but we think it will happen a bit sooner than expected as Molly came a little earlier than we planned. We still don't have a name for baby chakery but will keep you posted as soon as we find that one out.