Getting Back To “Normal”

Hey, I’m back!  I thought I would introduce you to my sweet babe.  She’s 3½ weeks old already..sniff.   Why is there not a pause button?  I swear we have a fast forward, it would be nice if we at least had a slow-mo option.  We haven’t been out much, trying to keep her from everything out there, but after a trip to my hubby’s work and having everyone love on her, and she survived…I figured it’s time to get back to life.

I have to  confess I’m addicted to couponing.  There is nothing like getting a bag full of goodies for next to nothing. After going through one of my favorite websites, Hip2Save and seeing all the deals for the week, I knew I had to get out.  I spent Monday gathering and printing coupons and coming up with a game plan to get all my errands done with my 2 1/2 year old and 3 week old.  Whew…I was geared up for a rough day.

My journey began by dropping my Kindergartner off at school at 7:45 am.  I then took some dishes to my wonderful friends that brought us dinner when the baby was first born (so grateful for them!).  Next I headed to the dry cleaners to drop off my husbands work clothes.  Wendy’s was next on the list to pick up the Halloween coupon booklets.  The booklets cost $1.00 and they have five coupons for a free Jr. Frosty, that’s a Jr. Frosty for $.2o!!  Oh no friends, I’m not handing them out to trick-or-treaters.  All 50 of them will stay in my car for when I need a treat!  I suppose I will share them with my girls as well.

Target was my next stop and where all of my couponing work was going to come into play.  I got some awesome deals, but the best one I have to share is getting two Toy Story 3 operation game for $1 each!  Yes, you heard right, $1!  They were normally $17.99.  If you want to find out how I got this deal, go here.

Then we went to Office Depot to make a bunch of copies for a project I was working on.  By the time we were finished there, it was about time to nurse the baby and let a 2 year old run around.  Chick-fil-A was next to Office Depot, perfect – they have the best playlands!  Since it was 10:00 am I figured I could have a yogurt while I nursed and my 2 year old played.  When I got up to the counter I realized that a yogurt is the same price as a regular peach shake; I stalled, I debated, I asked the lady at the counter if it was too early for ice cream.  She looked at me funny (no sense of humor…) so I took the plunge and got a shake instead.  It had milk and peaches, a perfect morning snack right?  Oh and it was delicious!

After enjoying my shake more than I dare share,   and nursing we made our last stop at WalMart to get two more Operation games and some other items.  We made it home by 11:30, just in time for lunch and naps, which we ALL took!

Oh, but my day doesn’t end there; I then made 6 loaves of bread and bread sticks for dinner.  I felt like Super Woman!  Don’t worry though, it was just “that” day…the next day I accomplished nothing.  I need these days, just to remind me that I am capable of accomplishing so much in a day.  I guess everyday can’t be that good or we wouldn’t be so excited when we have such a productive day.  With a new baby in the house, it feels all the more victorious.

How about you, do you have a certain routine that makes your life feel “back to normal” after a new baby?

Hope everyone is having a great weekend,

*Aubrey*