edge-a-ma-cation time

It's official Jackson's a preschooler!

Jack's 1st day of school picture

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He's part of the 3 year old Butterfly class at TLC Preschool

His teachers are Mrs. Kam & Mrs. Lucken.

And despite just moving to Ventura he does

know 2 boys in his class (from church).

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Jack, Dad & I are so excited to watch you

learn and grow this school year.

Listen to your teachers, smile, don't eat the paste,

but most of all have fun!

Open for Business

Jack's Auto Shop

Motto: You break it; we fix it!

Location: Middle of the hallway

Ventura, Ca.

Fees: We take all major candy bars

Testimonials: "Jack, alligned the wheels on

my walk and go. It's never run better."-Jillian Howe

Eye Spy

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Our new camera kicks our last camera's trash!

It's easy to use & I don't know when the

kids have looked cuter!

A perk of moving...

Boxes!

Jack was happily busy for hours with this box while all his loud,messy, expensive toys sat abandoned. Go figure.

Poor Jilley, it's really not fair to post this picture, it's not flattering, but I just can't resist!

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PS-We're 99% unpacked, just one box to go...

Something borrowed

Today I visited one of my favorite sewing/crafty blogs
Little Bit Funky*
and found this beautiful thought.

I find myself praying
a lot
to be a better mother to my children.
I love this visual reminder.

I've added this to my blog with
the hopes that it will be as inspiring to
you as it as been for me.

*Crystal said this image was free to grab,
that's why I took the liberty of adding to my
blog, but not without due credit (of course).
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If you "grab" this image too, make sure you
hop over to Little Bit Funky and leave
a little comment... I'm just saying.

"That's Not My Name"

Here's a sneak peak at my running tunes...starting Monday.

50/50

We're moving!

And believe us, there's nothing harder
than leaving somewhere you
truly consider home.


We're going to miss all our wonderful friends,
our amazing ward, Ruby's on the pier, all the convenient
shopping, living so close to Disneyland, etc.
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But we know this is the RIGHT move, at the
RIGHT time, for the RIGHT reasons.
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And we're excited to be moving to a
familiar place, with family, friends, and fond
memories to make this transition that
much easier.



Ventura California here we come!



Ventura is a hidden jewel along the California Coastline.
It's my roots, beautiful, family oriented, &
a beach town we can actually afford to
buy a home. We'll be staying with my
parents, for a year or so, while we save up enough
dough for a down payment on our dreams.

We know you'll understand, even if you find yourself
on the short end of our stick.

Now leave us a comment. We know it's going to be
a 50/50 toss of love it versus hate this,
but let us know what you think anyway.

And remember, we love you
Huntington Beach, really we do... .


Additional Info-
*Kent will continue on with Secure Net,
just from a different location.
*We're tentatively set to move August 22, 2009.
*We want to enroll Jack in a preschool
for the fall. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Sweet Baby

This is my brand new little niece,

Lindy Lou.
She was born just last week- 6/1/2009

Isn't she a doll?
I think so too...

get your coupon on

Since we are in an economic downturn
and we're all looking for ways to
make our dollar go farther,
I've decided that I need to try
to figure out couponing (again).


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I've tried to coupon at least 5
times before, but it's a "hobby"
with a lot of steps, and what
seems to be a steep learning curve.
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That is, until I came upon
some interesting sites.
(click on the links below to go explore!)

Attention Target Shoppers-
Tells you all the best deals for the week
& even adds links for each deal's online coupon.
This site is a real jewel & the coupons
work for any store.

Stretching a Buck-
Has a section entitled:
couponing 101,
which is sure to make even
the worst shopper coupon savvy.

Grocery Smarts-Good for So. Cal,
Washington, Nevada, & Idaho
This site tells you the price of each item in
the store, coupons to use, &
even the best time to use them.

Crazy Koupon Lady-
Ideally meant for the Idaho shopper,
but she also runs a course on
couponing basics

A Full Cup-
Online coupon printing,
tips, & trading.
You have to sign up, but
they have special in-store coupons
for my favorite store-Target (and
tons of other stores too).

Coupons(dot)com-
Best printable coupon site that
I know of. They will email you each week
with their new set of coupons.
You "clip" the ones you like & print them
to your computer.
(Just remember this site is only a deal
if you actually use the coupons you print.)
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Like I've stated, I'm new to this whole couponing
thing, so if you have any great sites please
share them in the comment section.
I'm open to tricks and techniques too, so
don't hold out on me!
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Any who, here's my first attempt at
shopping the sales, using coupons,
and mail-in rebates.
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Not too shabby for a beginner,
if I do say so myself!
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(click on photo to enlarge and see my post-it savings)
P.S.-It's hidden so, I paid $ .50
each for the name brand cream cheese!
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I think I'm hooked!

Happy Birthday Baby

Who's the cuddliest,
giggliest,
darlingest,
wiggliest,
sugar pie under the sun?
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It's the lovable,
huggable,
cute-as-a-bug-able,
sweet baby girl turning
ONE!*
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(Jill, it's YOU!)
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We love you more than we could ever truly describe.
Thank you for coming to our family.
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Love your adoring fans,
Momma, Dadda, and Jack Jack

*words straight off Jill's birthday card
from her Great Grandparents.
Thanks Hallmark.