3 weeks old!
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
My job
The other day while clipping coupons, Jeff came into the office and said, wow hun this is like your job- its just as important to save money as it is to earn it!
I figured that since Oct 25th (when I started calculating) I have... drum roll please
spent a total of $290.30 on groceries
saved a total of $964.04
which is an average savings of 77%! I love my job!
Some of the things I have gotten for free lately
treetop 100% juice boxes, kotex pads and pantiliners, wheat thins, ritz crackers, kelloggs cereal, breyers icecream, evaporated milk, quaker oats, zest soap, oatmeal to go bars, thai noodles, tylenol, and tylenol PM, colgate and crest toothpaste, tic tacs, lifesavers, sausage, ziploc storage bags, dial handsoap, johnsons buddies bar soap, bic silky smooth razors, poptarts, betty crocker potatoes, betty crocker frosting, pasta, frozen vegtables, dove & hershey's big chocolate bars, toliet paper, paper towels, lawry's brown gravy mix, land o lakes butter
some things I've gotten for really cheap like under 50 cent
smart balance butter, betty crocker muffin box, betty crocker warm delights, kleenex, pilsbury brownines, lindt chocolate bars, soft frozen pretzels, lots of diff cereal, orville redenbaucher popcorn, swiss miss hot cocco, nestle chocolate chips, brown and powdered sugar
other things for under a dollar
crisco veg oil, peanut butter, wacky mac pasta, bread, eggs, progresso broth in a box (79cents), flour, granola bars, eagle brand, c&H sugar, palmoliove dish soap
I figured that since Oct 25th (when I started calculating) I have... drum roll please
spent a total of $290.30 on groceries
saved a total of $964.04
which is an average savings of 77%! I love my job!
Some of the things I have gotten for free lately
treetop 100% juice boxes, kotex pads and pantiliners, wheat thins, ritz crackers, kelloggs cereal, breyers icecream, evaporated milk, quaker oats, zest soap, oatmeal to go bars, thai noodles, tylenol, and tylenol PM, colgate and crest toothpaste, tic tacs, lifesavers, sausage, ziploc storage bags, dial handsoap, johnsons buddies bar soap, bic silky smooth razors, poptarts, betty crocker potatoes, betty crocker frosting, pasta, frozen vegtables, dove & hershey's big chocolate bars, toliet paper, paper towels, lawry's brown gravy mix, land o lakes butter
some things I've gotten for really cheap like under 50 cent
smart balance butter, betty crocker muffin box, betty crocker warm delights, kleenex, pilsbury brownines, lindt chocolate bars, soft frozen pretzels, lots of diff cereal, orville redenbaucher popcorn, swiss miss hot cocco, nestle chocolate chips, brown and powdered sugar
other things for under a dollar
crisco veg oil, peanut butter, wacky mac pasta, bread, eggs, progresso broth in a box (79cents), flour, granola bars, eagle brand, c&H sugar, palmoliove dish soap
Saturday, November 15, 2008
I will just say...
I will just say how blessed I feel lately!
In the midst of the way things are lately I am just so grateful for all the blessings we have! Health being a big one (it seems like every other day, someone new has cancer or a horrible health problem). I am so thankful for a sweet husband who is always helping me whether its cleaning the house, or taking Kaymie so I can go to bed, he has been such a help to me, even though he works long hours and studies for longer hours, how I am lucky to get him by my side for eternity. I am so lucky to have such incredible kids, oh how I love each one of them and the strengths they bring to our family. I am grateful for such a wonderful family and all the help I got after Kaymie was born. I love my daily talks to one of my sisters or my mom. I am grateful that Jeff was able to get a second job (even though unemployment is at a high) and will be even more grateful when he is done studying and passes the test. I am grateful that we have the gospel and have the knowledge of eternal happiness. I am grateful that we have guided prophets to comfort us and lead us in these last days. I am so thankful for a loving Savior who knows me and loves me and made it possible for us to be together eternally. I am thankful for angels- on both sides of the veil, and the tender mercies I have been blessed with thanks to angels.
The other day Jarom came in and asked me where his ball was- he then proceeded to kneel and say in his cute high pitch tone (that he does when he prays) help me to find my ball, Jesus Christ, Amen I then got up and helped him find it, oh how it tugged and my heart. He is always one to remind us to pray ALWAYS.
It is so cute at night when we tuck him in- he wants to sleep with his Grandpa Turk blanket (a quilt made out of grandpa's shirts) and one of the quilt squares has Grandpa's picture on it. Well he has to have grandpa right up snuggling him to his chest. Jarom was born 5 weeks after Turk passed away and I know that they had some special time together before Jarom came to earth. He loves his grandpa!
What are you grateful for?
In the midst of the way things are lately I am just so grateful for all the blessings we have! Health being a big one (it seems like every other day, someone new has cancer or a horrible health problem). I am so thankful for a sweet husband who is always helping me whether its cleaning the house, or taking Kaymie so I can go to bed, he has been such a help to me, even though he works long hours and studies for longer hours, how I am lucky to get him by my side for eternity. I am so lucky to have such incredible kids, oh how I love each one of them and the strengths they bring to our family. I am grateful for such a wonderful family and all the help I got after Kaymie was born. I love my daily talks to one of my sisters or my mom. I am grateful that Jeff was able to get a second job (even though unemployment is at a high) and will be even more grateful when he is done studying and passes the test. I am grateful that we have the gospel and have the knowledge of eternal happiness. I am grateful that we have guided prophets to comfort us and lead us in these last days. I am so thankful for a loving Savior who knows me and loves me and made it possible for us to be together eternally. I am thankful for angels- on both sides of the veil, and the tender mercies I have been blessed with thanks to angels.
The other day Jarom came in and asked me where his ball was- he then proceeded to kneel and say in his cute high pitch tone (that he does when he prays) help me to find my ball, Jesus Christ, Amen I then got up and helped him find it, oh how it tugged and my heart. He is always one to remind us to pray ALWAYS.
It is so cute at night when we tuck him in- he wants to sleep with his Grandpa Turk blanket (a quilt made out of grandpa's shirts) and one of the quilt squares has Grandpa's picture on it. Well he has to have grandpa right up snuggling him to his chest. Jarom was born 5 weeks after Turk passed away and I know that they had some special time together before Jarom came to earth. He loves his grandpa!
What are you grateful for?
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Invisible Mother
My step mom sent this to me and I loved it so I thought I'd share!
I can't believe my Kaymie is 1 MONTH old today, wow how time flies! I sure love having a baby girl in the house and she brings such a sweet spirit.
THE INVISIBLE MOTHER
It all began to make sense, the blank stares, the lack of
response, the way one of the kids will walk into the room
while I'm on the phone and ask to be taken to the store.
Inside I'm thinking, 'Can't you see I'm on the phone?' Obviously
not; no one can see if I'm on the phone, or cooking, or sweeping the
floor, or even standing on my head in the corner, because no one
can see me at all.
I'm invisible. The invisible Mom. Some days I am only a pair of
hands, nothing more: Can you fix this? Can you tie this? Can you open
this? Some days I'm not a pair of hands; I'm not even a human
being. I'm a clock to ask, 'What time is it?' I'm a satellite guide to answer,
'What number is the Disney Channel?' I'm car to order, 'Right around
5:30, please.'
I was certain that these were the hands that once held books and
the eyes that studied history and the mind that graduated summa cum
laude - but now they had disappeared into the peanut butter, never
to be seen again. She's going, she's going, she's gone!
One night, a group of us were having dinner, celebrating the
return of a friend from England ... Janice had just gotten back from a
fabulous trip, and she was going on and on about the hotel she stayed
in. I was sitting there, looking around at the others all put together
so well. It was hard not to compare and feel sorry for myself. I was
feeling pretty pathetic, when Janice turned to me with a beautifully
wrapped package, and said, 'I brought you this.' It was a book on the
great cathedrals of Europe .
I wasn't exactly sure why she'd given it to me until I read her
inscription: 'To Charlotte , with admiration for the greatness of what
you are building when no one sees.'
In the days ahead I would read - no, devour - the book. And I
would discover what would become for me, four life-changing truths,
after which I could pattern my work:
No one can say who built the great cathedrals we have no record
of their names.
These builders gave their whole lives for a work they would
never see finished. They made great sacrifices and expected no credit.
The passion of their building was fueled by their faith that the
eyes of God saw everything.
A legendary story in the book told of a rich man who came to
visit the cathedral while it was being built, and he saw
a workman carving a tiny bird on the inside of a beam. He was
puzzled and asked the man, 'Why are you spending so much time carving
that bird into a beam that will be covered by the roof? No one will
ever see it.' And the workman replied, 'Because God sees.'
I closed the book, feeling the missing piece fall into place. It
was almost as if I heard God whispering to me, 'I see you,
Charlotte. I see the sacrifices you make every day, even when no one around you
does. No act of kindness you've done, no sequin you've sewn on, no cupcake
you've baked, is too small for me to notice and smile over. You are
building a great cathedral, but you can't see right now what it will
become.'
At times, my invisibility feels like an affliction But it is not
a disease that is erasing my life. It is the cure for the disease
of my own self-centeredness. It is the antidote to my strong, stubborn
pride. I keep the right perspective when I see myself as a great builder. As
one of the people who show up at a job that they will never see
finished, to work on something that their name will never be on.
The writer of the book went so far as to say that no cathedrals
could ever be built in our lifetime because there are so few people
willing to sacrifice to that degree.
When I really think about it, I don't want my child to tell the
friend he's bringing home from college for
Thanksgiving, 'My Mom gets up at 4 in the morning and bakes
homemade pies, and then she hand bastes a turkey for three hours and
presses all the linens for the table.'
That would mean I'd built a shrine or a monument to myself. I
just want him to want to come home. And then, if
there is anything more to say to his friend, to add, 'You're
gonna love it there.'
As mothers, we are building great cathedrals. We cannot be seen
if we're doing it right. And one day, it is very possible that the
world will marvel, not only at what we have built, but at the beauty that
has been added to the world by the sacrifices of invisible women.
I can't believe my Kaymie is 1 MONTH old today, wow how time flies! I sure love having a baby girl in the house and she brings such a sweet spirit.
THE INVISIBLE MOTHER
It all began to make sense, the blank stares, the lack of
response, the way one of the kids will walk into the room
while I'm on the phone and ask to be taken to the store.
Inside I'm thinking, 'Can't you see I'm on the phone?' Obviously
not; no one can see if I'm on the phone, or cooking, or sweeping the
floor, or even standing on my head in the corner, because no one
can see me at all.
I'm invisible. The invisible Mom. Some days I am only a pair of
hands, nothing more: Can you fix this? Can you tie this? Can you open
this? Some days I'm not a pair of hands; I'm not even a human
being. I'm a clock to ask, 'What time is it?' I'm a satellite guide to answer,
'What number is the Disney Channel?' I'm car to order, 'Right around
5:30, please.'
I was certain that these were the hands that once held books and
the eyes that studied history and the mind that graduated summa cum
laude - but now they had disappeared into the peanut butter, never
to be seen again. She's going, she's going, she's gone!
One night, a group of us were having dinner, celebrating the
return of a friend from England ... Janice had just gotten back from a
fabulous trip, and she was going on and on about the hotel she stayed
in. I was sitting there, looking around at the others all put together
so well. It was hard not to compare and feel sorry for myself. I was
feeling pretty pathetic, when Janice turned to me with a beautifully
wrapped package, and said, 'I brought you this.' It was a book on the
great cathedrals of Europe .
I wasn't exactly sure why she'd given it to me until I read her
inscription: 'To Charlotte , with admiration for the greatness of what
you are building when no one sees.'
In the days ahead I would read - no, devour - the book. And I
would discover what would become for me, four life-changing truths,
after which I could pattern my work:
No one can say who built the great cathedrals we have no record
of their names.
These builders gave their whole lives for a work they would
never see finished. They made great sacrifices and expected no credit.
The passion of their building was fueled by their faith that the
eyes of God saw everything.
A legendary story in the book told of a rich man who came to
visit the cathedral while it was being built, and he saw
a workman carving a tiny bird on the inside of a beam. He was
puzzled and asked the man, 'Why are you spending so much time carving
that bird into a beam that will be covered by the roof? No one will
ever see it.' And the workman replied, 'Because God sees.'
I closed the book, feeling the missing piece fall into place. It
was almost as if I heard God whispering to me, 'I see you,
Charlotte. I see the sacrifices you make every day, even when no one around you
does. No act of kindness you've done, no sequin you've sewn on, no cupcake
you've baked, is too small for me to notice and smile over. You are
building a great cathedral, but you can't see right now what it will
become.'
At times, my invisibility feels like an affliction But it is not
a disease that is erasing my life. It is the cure for the disease
of my own self-centeredness. It is the antidote to my strong, stubborn
pride. I keep the right perspective when I see myself as a great builder. As
one of the people who show up at a job that they will never see
finished, to work on something that their name will never be on.
The writer of the book went so far as to say that no cathedrals
could ever be built in our lifetime because there are so few people
willing to sacrifice to that degree.
When I really think about it, I don't want my child to tell the
friend he's bringing home from college for
Thanksgiving, 'My Mom gets up at 4 in the morning and bakes
homemade pies, and then she hand bastes a turkey for three hours and
presses all the linens for the table.'
That would mean I'd built a shrine or a monument to myself. I
just want him to want to come home. And then, if
there is anything more to say to his friend, to add, 'You're
gonna love it there.'
As mothers, we are building great cathedrals. We cannot be seen
if we're doing it right. And one day, it is very possible that the
world will marvel, not only at what we have built, but at the beauty that
has been added to the world by the sacrifices of invisible women.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Halloween Fun
The boys had a blast trunk or treating- Kaymie stayed asleep in the car and I passed out candy.
Monday, October 27, 2008
2 Weeks old today
The 3 grandaughters Megan (9), Kaymie (2 weeks), Brooklyn (6.5 months)
I took Kaymie to her well check today and she gained one whole pound in a week and a half!!! She now weighs 7 lbs 12 oz, at this rate she will catch up quickly to her cousin Brooklyn:)
Thanks to my Sisters
who watched all the kids so JEff and I could go on a hot date! It was so nice to be just the two of us and have together time. We went and saw FIREPROOF
and absolutely loved it! IT was such a good movie and it was nice to go to a clean movie and come away feeling closer to Christ!! We enjoyed a little baskin robbins treat afterward (of course I had to use a coupon LOL). My heath cone was fantastically delicious!!
Thanks again Sisters and thanks babe for a fun date!
Monday, October 20, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Kaymie Alauna Shumway
Little update- We sat down for dinner at 5pm Monday night, when I decided that the contractions started to hurt. Got to the hospital at 6:30 -dilated to a 6, 75% effaced. Feeling lots of pressure, had them check me again (while still in trioge m/s) and was dilated to an 8. Got to my room and was waiting for the epidural as he was an OR. Then feeling the need to push (but still had my water intact) I asked for meds realizing then I wasn't getting the epidural- and they said it was too late. IT was so hard trying not to push- it is practically impossible!! Finally through my not pushing my water broke and baby was coming. The Dr walked in and I started pushing! She was born at 7:40 weighing 6 lbs 15 oz, 19 3/4 inches long and I must add she is so beautiful. I now know what it is like to have an all natural labor! This is the first time I haven't had to have an episotomy. I am feeling really blessed that she is healthy and I don't have high blood pressure. My platelets went back up (94 before delivery) to 113 the next morning. She is so cute and so fun to have here! Recovery is going great so far, but we are looking forward to mom getting here this afternoon. It was fun to see Stacie and Kam and have them meet Kaymie. We still aren't sure on her hair color- time will tell. Jeff says it is brown. Now for the sleep catch up- is there such a thing???
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