Well since you last heard from me... a lot of things have changed.
I have a beautiful 2 month old son named Sawyer James; he was born in the early morning hours of June 18 (2:45 AM), yes that is the day after Father's day this year (best gift ever). My wonderful 3 year old girl is becoming quite the handful, but she is a loving and helpful big sister.
We are completely settled into our home, and now we are deciding on which plants we plan to rip out first... I'm thinking the terrible bushes in front of the house. Currently they are not serving any purpose, and they are weed ridden and totally misshapen.
I have officially returned back to work as of August 10th. It wasn't too hard a transition for me as I work 8 minutes from my house, so I visit my little guy during lunch each and every day where I get to have special bonding time while nursing.
While I was on maternity leave, I got scrappy a few times per week. It felt so amazing.
I am officially in graduate school. I am taking 6 hours each semester, so I stay busy, but not overwhelmingly so. I am a first year grad student though, so I'm sure it gets harder each semester. Right now I'm not drowning. I'm just keeping up with my readings, discussions, assignments, and I'm developing my research proposal for my thesis.
And as of late....I've never felt the need before nor thought that I could afford it, but I joined three kit clubs. I have decided to stick with two of them for the long haul, but the other one I'm going to opt out unless there is something that I want to buy, then I will opt in again. I think this will be great for me because it gives me access to papers and materials that I wouldn't ordinarily purchase for myself. I've been exposed to such great brands already like Fancy Pants, Heidi Swapp, and Prima Marketing. Although I've known of these brands for some time, I've never actually gone out of my way to purchase their products before, and BOY I was missing out!
I'm currently subbing to Citrus Twist Kits, Gossamer Blue, and Scraptastic Kits. All three are awesome and are a great deal considering the amount of product that you receive for the total cost (kit + ship).
Overall I just wanted to let everyone know that I'm still alive. I'm still getting scrappy, and even though I'm graduated from UNT, I'm still in school :)
Also, if you are a local of North Texas, I have set up a crop group that meets at my place on the 3rd Saturday of each month. I'm a social scrapper at heart, so I'm REALLY excited that I have a large enough place where I am comfortably seat 8-10 scrappers at each crop! I will be supplying the bottled water, die-cutting machines (Silhouette Cameo & Cricut Expression), tables, chairs, and space!! I hope that you can join me sometime! You can RSVP for a crop at my house at this website: www.meetup.com/scrap-happens-north-texas/
With Love,
Gabrielle :)
{some of my favorite things}
Well it's been 10 days since my last share...
Sounds like I suffer from an addiction of sorts, doesn't it? Haha, well I am addicted to papercrafting, so I guess you could call me an addict.
Today I just wanted to share with you folks some of the online scrappy places that I frequent the most when I'm online. Whether it's for scrappy chit-chat, inspiration, current events, new trends, or just to browse all the loveliness that the internet has to offer all of us scrap-addicts, these are the online sites that I'm most present on, and I'll give you some info on each of why I like them sooooo much!!
1. Two Peas In a Bucket
This is one of my favorite places to frequent online as I love participating in their forums, especially the 'general scrappin' and 'for sale or trade' sections. I really meet the nicest ladies, and I find out a lot of current events from visiting these boards. Also, I find lots of great deals on items that I'm interested in buying, and I sell a few things here and there as well! Two Peas also has a store, which I order from time to time. They offer free shipping with a minimum purchase of $50 which isn't bad. Host loads of contests for free stuff, and they always have what I am looking for... I don't shop here too often honestly because I hate paying retail for anything, but if I come across something that I CAN'T find at an LSS or cheaper elsewhere online, then I will consider buying from Two Peas.
2. My Scraps and More
I just found this site from a lady on the forums at Two Peas, and I absolutely love it. She has a great little online store. Some of her product comes into the store before Two Peas has it. She had October Afternoon Cakewalk, practically before anyone else did, so I ordered some of course. Shipping is free with a minimum order of $25, and she just had a sale that was 40% your entire cart (including sale items). I just scored a boatload of stuff for under $30. I mean a BOATLOAD. I am so glad that I found her site. I follow them on FB as well, and I like their little blog and challenges.
3. Studio Calico
So I am not what you would call a subber (kit club subscriber) because I am kind of a commitment phobe, but I REALLY love to look and browse the Studio Calico website, especially their galleries from the Design Team and Members. I love ogling all the new kits they come out with each month, but I just can't take the plunge. I personally can't bring myself to pay $35 for a kit no matter how exclusive some of the parts may be and then pay nearly $38 some some of the add ons each, per month, plus shipping. Just seems expensive, but I admire those who do, and when I get lucky from time to time and someone has a kit that they purchased but didn't love... I let them share the love with me for cheaper than retail :) - I typically find these on the For Sale or Trade board on Two Peas.
4. Scrap Freak
To me, this is the original forum and store that started it all for me. Monica was my LSS when she lived in Highland Village, and now she is located in Colorado. When I first started scrapping, her store, Hobby Lobby, Michael's, and Joann's were the only places that I purchased scrap stuff. I wish she still had a store online because I would frequent it just to keep her in business. I am a loyal customer, what can I say? Well nowadays she hosts the scrapfreak forum online. I don't log in as much as I would like, but I still lurk, read, pin from the gallery, and attempt to participate from time to time. I love all the ladies on here and a lot of them are from North Texas. It's nice to know fellow scrappers around you!
5. Scraptastic Club
This is another kit club online that I lurk. I particpate on the boards. It is a new up and coming forum, so there isn't a ton of traffic, but it's getting there. Jessica the owner, offers 2 kits, 2 add ons, and 1 stamp set each month. It is a really stellar deal for a kit, but I haven't take the plunge just yet. Like I said... kind of a commitment phobe. However, you don't have to be a monthly subscriber to get her kits, and they are still REALLY inexpensive and have great shipping prices, like $5 or $6 I think. CHEAP. She has all the new product too. I'm really, REALLY looking forward to the next kit and deciding whether or not to buy... we shall see. I also really love the blog and challenges that she posts. I feel very inspired here.
6. Pinterest
Now unless you live under a rock, then you know that Pinterest is a place of inspiration for EVERYONE and their mom, husband, boyfriend, coworker, and dog... It is just such an inspiring place. I have tons of boards that I pin to, but the one that I absolutely pin to the most is... Scraplift. This is my own personal board online where I post layouts, kits, and general inspiration to get to scrapping. I post new stuff daily on there, and I think I'm currently up to 474 pins. I think I'll break 500 sometime next week. I follow several other scrappy pinboards online, and you can even search them like '2 page layout,' 'studio calico,' etc, but when I find something that I want to lift or getcreative with... I simply Pin It.
That's all for now, I'm having contractions, but NOT having this baby right now. I took yesterday off from work thinking that I might go into full on active labor. My surges came every 7 minutes for hours, so I walked to bring them on, and then... nothing. They were more like 10-15 minutes apart when I finally went to sleep yesterday night. Did I cry about it... yes?! I'm not going to lie... I am ready to have this baby out. I know that next week I'll be singing another tune (unless he's still cookin') but I'm just stinking ready to snuggle my little pup and get back to my skinny-er jeans.
Thanks for checkin' me out!!
With Love,
Gabrielle Watson
Sounds like I suffer from an addiction of sorts, doesn't it? Haha, well I am addicted to papercrafting, so I guess you could call me an addict.
Today I just wanted to share with you folks some of the online scrappy places that I frequent the most when I'm online. Whether it's for scrappy chit-chat, inspiration, current events, new trends, or just to browse all the loveliness that the internet has to offer all of us scrap-addicts, these are the online sites that I'm most present on, and I'll give you some info on each of why I like them sooooo much!!
1. Two Peas In a Bucket
This is one of my favorite places to frequent online as I love participating in their forums, especially the 'general scrappin' and 'for sale or trade' sections. I really meet the nicest ladies, and I find out a lot of current events from visiting these boards. Also, I find lots of great deals on items that I'm interested in buying, and I sell a few things here and there as well! Two Peas also has a store, which I order from time to time. They offer free shipping with a minimum purchase of $50 which isn't bad. Host loads of contests for free stuff, and they always have what I am looking for... I don't shop here too often honestly because I hate paying retail for anything, but if I come across something that I CAN'T find at an LSS or cheaper elsewhere online, then I will consider buying from Two Peas.
2. My Scraps and More
I just found this site from a lady on the forums at Two Peas, and I absolutely love it. She has a great little online store. Some of her product comes into the store before Two Peas has it. She had October Afternoon Cakewalk, practically before anyone else did, so I ordered some of course. Shipping is free with a minimum order of $25, and she just had a sale that was 40% your entire cart (including sale items). I just scored a boatload of stuff for under $30. I mean a BOATLOAD. I am so glad that I found her site. I follow them on FB as well, and I like their little blog and challenges.
3. Studio Calico
So I am not what you would call a subber (kit club subscriber) because I am kind of a commitment phobe, but I REALLY love to look and browse the Studio Calico website, especially their galleries from the Design Team and Members. I love ogling all the new kits they come out with each month, but I just can't take the plunge. I personally can't bring myself to pay $35 for a kit no matter how exclusive some of the parts may be and then pay nearly $38 some some of the add ons each, per month, plus shipping. Just seems expensive, but I admire those who do, and when I get lucky from time to time and someone has a kit that they purchased but didn't love... I let them share the love with me for cheaper than retail :) - I typically find these on the For Sale or Trade board on Two Peas.
4. Scrap Freak
To me, this is the original forum and store that started it all for me. Monica was my LSS when she lived in Highland Village, and now she is located in Colorado. When I first started scrapping, her store, Hobby Lobby, Michael's, and Joann's were the only places that I purchased scrap stuff. I wish she still had a store online because I would frequent it just to keep her in business. I am a loyal customer, what can I say? Well nowadays she hosts the scrapfreak forum online. I don't log in as much as I would like, but I still lurk, read, pin from the gallery, and attempt to participate from time to time. I love all the ladies on here and a lot of them are from North Texas. It's nice to know fellow scrappers around you!
5. Scraptastic Club
This is another kit club online that I lurk. I particpate on the boards. It is a new up and coming forum, so there isn't a ton of traffic, but it's getting there. Jessica the owner, offers 2 kits, 2 add ons, and 1 stamp set each month. It is a really stellar deal for a kit, but I haven't take the plunge just yet. Like I said... kind of a commitment phobe. However, you don't have to be a monthly subscriber to get her kits, and they are still REALLY inexpensive and have great shipping prices, like $5 or $6 I think. CHEAP. She has all the new product too. I'm really, REALLY looking forward to the next kit and deciding whether or not to buy... we shall see. I also really love the blog and challenges that she posts. I feel very inspired here.
6. Pinterest
Now unless you live under a rock, then you know that Pinterest is a place of inspiration for EVERYONE and their mom, husband, boyfriend, coworker, and dog... It is just such an inspiring place. I have tons of boards that I pin to, but the one that I absolutely pin to the most is... Scraplift. This is my own personal board online where I post layouts, kits, and general inspiration to get to scrapping. I post new stuff daily on there, and I think I'm currently up to 474 pins. I think I'll break 500 sometime next week. I follow several other scrappy pinboards online, and you can even search them like '2 page layout,' 'studio calico,' etc, but when I find something that I want to lift or getcreative with... I simply Pin It.
That's all for now, I'm having contractions, but NOT having this baby right now. I took yesterday off from work thinking that I might go into full on active labor. My surges came every 7 minutes for hours, so I walked to bring them on, and then... nothing. They were more like 10-15 minutes apart when I finally went to sleep yesterday night. Did I cry about it... yes?! I'm not going to lie... I am ready to have this baby out. I know that next week I'll be singing another tune (unless he's still cookin') but I'm just stinking ready to snuggle my little pup and get back to my skinny-er jeans.
Thanks for checkin' me out!!
With Love,
Gabrielle Watson
{more more more}
Hello all,
Gavin, Harper, Josie, and I are all getting established at our new abode. It is quite large, and there is plenty to do around the house, but I was able to muster up some time and energy to actually scrap this weekend.
At my 36 week check up last Tuesday the CNMW announced that I was 2 CM dilated and had a soft cervix. I thought, yay I'm about to have this baby, but here I am another week further (37 tomorrow), and still no little guy. That's ok though.
This weekend was so lovely. Saturday morning my mom and I attended the Great American Scrapbook Convention in Arlington, TX. I love attending this each year because this is where I stock up on cheap embellishments, lovely papers, and other goodies. My sweet mom was so generous to buy things for me too. She is such a doting mother.
Some of the goodies that I came home with are a subscription to Scrapbook Trends magazine for $7 per issue and 2 free magazines. An awesomely large fiskars cutting mat, new fiskars rotary blade trimmer, tons of beautiful paper, lots of sweet embellies from Melissa Frances, Basic Grey, Jenni Bowlin, and other off brand companies, some cat eye chalk inks, a new uniball signo pen, a pack of white Bazzill, and some colored Bazzill cardstock. Not to mention all the freebies that I tried to win, etc. It was a lot of walking, and I was eager to get home and put my feet up after all that!!
That evening my sweet hubby took me out on the town. We saw What to Expect When You're Expecting, which was such a fabulous film. I will be buying this one; it was way too adorable!! I laughed, I cried, and I peed my pants :) yes! LOL it was that funny. If you've seen this movie, you totally know what I talking about.
That evening I got down to business in my scrap space, used my new papers with old papers, and I used my silhouette machine for the 2nd time since I got it back in December. I am so glad that I did too because it's PURE brilliance!! Best scrappy investment I've made.
Sunday I got scrappy again doing two page layout for my daughter's 3rd birthday. Harper came home that afternoon from spending the night with my mom (her Lita), and she proceeded to take a nap with her daddy giving me even more quiet, creative time in my little scrap retreat at home. I love my new scrap room.
Today I am back at work and will be leaving shortly to sign papers on my home. I'm looking forward to be a homeowner once again, and no longer a squatter :) lol.
And one more thing, to share a few photos from my Little Gentleman themed baby shower for Sawyer James. My little mister will be here any day now, and I CAN'T wait to meet him and hold him and nurse him, and scrapbook when I'm on maternity leave, lol. I have CRAFTING on the mind all summer long!!
With Love,
Gabrielle Watson
Gavin, Harper, Josie, and I are all getting established at our new abode. It is quite large, and there is plenty to do around the house, but I was able to muster up some time and energy to actually scrap this weekend.
At my 36 week check up last Tuesday the CNMW announced that I was 2 CM dilated and had a soft cervix. I thought, yay I'm about to have this baby, but here I am another week further (37 tomorrow), and still no little guy. That's ok though.
This weekend was so lovely. Saturday morning my mom and I attended the Great American Scrapbook Convention in Arlington, TX. I love attending this each year because this is where I stock up on cheap embellishments, lovely papers, and other goodies. My sweet mom was so generous to buy things for me too. She is such a doting mother.
Some of the goodies that I came home with are a subscription to Scrapbook Trends magazine for $7 per issue and 2 free magazines. An awesomely large fiskars cutting mat, new fiskars rotary blade trimmer, tons of beautiful paper, lots of sweet embellies from Melissa Frances, Basic Grey, Jenni Bowlin, and other off brand companies, some cat eye chalk inks, a new uniball signo pen, a pack of white Bazzill, and some colored Bazzill cardstock. Not to mention all the freebies that I tried to win, etc. It was a lot of walking, and I was eager to get home and put my feet up after all that!!
That evening my sweet hubby took me out on the town. We saw What to Expect When You're Expecting, which was such a fabulous film. I will be buying this one; it was way too adorable!! I laughed, I cried, and I peed my pants :) yes! LOL it was that funny. If you've seen this movie, you totally know what I talking about.
That evening I got down to business in my scrap space, used my new papers with old papers, and I used my silhouette machine for the 2nd time since I got it back in December. I am so glad that I did too because it's PURE brilliance!! Best scrappy investment I've made.
Sunday I got scrappy again doing two page layout for my daughter's 3rd birthday. Harper came home that afternoon from spending the night with my mom (her Lita), and she proceeded to take a nap with her daddy giving me even more quiet, creative time in my little scrap retreat at home. I love my new scrap room.
Today I am back at work and will be leaving shortly to sign papers on my home. I'm looking forward to be a homeowner once again, and no longer a squatter :) lol.
And one more thing, to share a few photos from my Little Gentleman themed baby shower for Sawyer James. My little mister will be here any day now, and I CAN'T wait to meet him and hold him and nurse him, and scrapbook when I'm on maternity leave, lol. I have CRAFTING on the mind all summer long!!
With Love,
Gabrielle Watson
{family portraits 2012} - image heavy post
Well top of the morning to you folks! Technically it's the afternoon, but who cares, right? I wanted to share with you my lovely friend and readers some beautiful pictures taken by Kristin Smith. She is my wonderful cousin who is so talented behind the camera lens. You'd never believe that she is a Senior in high school and will be a freshman at OU starting in the Fall. For being so young, she is so accomplished! Please check out her facebook: Greenglass Photography !!
Our little family was super thrilled when she asked to do our family portraits and maternity photo shoot! Of course I said an astounding YES! And here they are, the most recent pictures of my sweet family!
EST. 2006
Gavin Watson, Gabrielle Watson, Harper Watson, and Sawyer Watson (to be delivered)
I actually captured these sweet pictures when I was playing with Kristin's camera. Kristin did an amazing job of mashing the photos together. It it one of my favorites for sure!
{eventful 4 months}
It is really crazy to think that the last time I posted on my blog was back in January. Oh so many thing have happened during that timespan:
On January 14, 2012 my Poppy Maurice lost his battle with cancer. It was hard on our family to see him go, but we were glad that his suffering was over. His wife, my grandmother Patricia had passed away October 30, 2011, so we were glad that they were to be reunited in Heaven.
We found out shortly thereafter that we are having a little boy :) Sawyer James Watson will make his debut sometime in June.
On February 15, 2012 I turned the bold age of 26. I have entered my late twenties, and I feel so blessed despite some of the trials and tribulations of this past year. For my birthday, my family gave me my grandparent's car, and it has been such a blessing on the highway each and everyday. It is so nice to have room in the backseat for not 1 but 2 car seats, and to have a place for groceries in the hatch! You have no idea :)
We put our house up for sale in March, and it is currently in contract!! We are so ecstatic about this. At first we were extremely worried that we would not be able to find a place in time for our family to relocate to especially with me about to give birth in just a few short weeks, but we've managed to put a contract in on my grandparent's home, which is a beautiful house in Denton. We are very excited to start a new chapter in our lives at this home that was so loved by my grandparents and family members. Gavin and I had our wedding rehearsal dinner there, many birthdays, my baby shower for Harper, and several holidays. We are so glad to keep it in the family, and I hope that we can keep up those traditions of hosting family events in our new home.
Gavin participated in the Warrior Dash in April. It was his first 5K in a really long time, and he did amazing considering he was sick and couldn't prepare for the dash. Also did I mention that it is a 5K plus obstacle course complete with crawling through mud, swimming, climbing over 12 ft walls, and leaping over fire amongst other things! There was a huge turnout at this event, and my sister and I hung out in the VERY hot, hot, heat without shade or sunscreen. Needless to say, I ended up with a VERY bad first degree burn on my legs nd body that endured for 2 weeks and it is still peeling!! Also I have a wicked awesome tan line across my tummy, legs, ankles, arms, chest, neck, and love handles. Yeah, it look a little fried in these parts; definitely not swimsuit friendly tan lines :)
Harper had a wondermous splash birthday party April 29, 2012. She turned the bright bold age of 3, and she is growing up so fast!! She speaks so well now and loves to have full blown conversations in the car with mommy and daddy after preschool each day. She is over the moon about being a big sister and helper, and she absolutely loves playing dress up, make believe play with her little figurines, and she loves watching Disney movies and Anne of Green Gables with her mommy. She is the apple of my eye!!
Last weekend, I had my Little Gentleman baby shower for Sawyer, and it was a big hit! We had a mustache photo booth session, and that was just too much fun. My aunts, cousin, and my mom coordinated everything, and they did such a fantastic job! Someone should hire them for real!!
Also that same day, Gavin, Harper, and I had our family portraits/maternity photo shoot session. It was SOOO hot outside, but the pictures turned out amazing, and we were so glad to use the talents of my lovely, young cousin Kristin and her hobby/business Greenglass Photography. She was professional and did such an amazing job!!
I am graduating from UNT this Friday Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and a minor in Psychology. I am uber thrilled about this as it has been a long time coming :) Also, I start grad school in August for a Master of Science in Educational Psychology with a concentration in Family Studies and Parent Education.
This month I will also study for and take the GRE so that my graduate admissions can be fully processed, and we are also moving into our new home. We close May 31st on both houses.
After that we will gear up big time for Sawyer's big debut. He's due June 27th, but we have a feeling he may come a little early. I've been having some overwhelming contractions lately, so you never know. I'm 33 weeks today, so in 3 more weeks, I'll be ready and raring :)
Well that's all for now folks. I hope that you have a swell day and tomorrow I will share some pictures with you from my baby shower :)
With Love,
Gabrielle Watson
On January 14, 2012 my Poppy Maurice lost his battle with cancer. It was hard on our family to see him go, but we were glad that his suffering was over. His wife, my grandmother Patricia had passed away October 30, 2011, so we were glad that they were to be reunited in Heaven.
We found out shortly thereafter that we are having a little boy :) Sawyer James Watson will make his debut sometime in June.
On February 15, 2012 I turned the bold age of 26. I have entered my late twenties, and I feel so blessed despite some of the trials and tribulations of this past year. For my birthday, my family gave me my grandparent's car, and it has been such a blessing on the highway each and everyday. It is so nice to have room in the backseat for not 1 but 2 car seats, and to have a place for groceries in the hatch! You have no idea :)
We put our house up for sale in March, and it is currently in contract!! We are so ecstatic about this. At first we were extremely worried that we would not be able to find a place in time for our family to relocate to especially with me about to give birth in just a few short weeks, but we've managed to put a contract in on my grandparent's home, which is a beautiful house in Denton. We are very excited to start a new chapter in our lives at this home that was so loved by my grandparents and family members. Gavin and I had our wedding rehearsal dinner there, many birthdays, my baby shower for Harper, and several holidays. We are so glad to keep it in the family, and I hope that we can keep up those traditions of hosting family events in our new home.
Gavin participated in the Warrior Dash in April. It was his first 5K in a really long time, and he did amazing considering he was sick and couldn't prepare for the dash. Also did I mention that it is a 5K plus obstacle course complete with crawling through mud, swimming, climbing over 12 ft walls, and leaping over fire amongst other things! There was a huge turnout at this event, and my sister and I hung out in the VERY hot, hot, heat without shade or sunscreen. Needless to say, I ended up with a VERY bad first degree burn on my legs nd body that endured for 2 weeks and it is still peeling!! Also I have a wicked awesome tan line across my tummy, legs, ankles, arms, chest, neck, and love handles. Yeah, it look a little fried in these parts; definitely not swimsuit friendly tan lines :)
Harper had a wondermous splash birthday party April 29, 2012. She turned the bright bold age of 3, and she is growing up so fast!! She speaks so well now and loves to have full blown conversations in the car with mommy and daddy after preschool each day. She is over the moon about being a big sister and helper, and she absolutely loves playing dress up, make believe play with her little figurines, and she loves watching Disney movies and Anne of Green Gables with her mommy. She is the apple of my eye!!
Last weekend, I had my Little Gentleman baby shower for Sawyer, and it was a big hit! We had a mustache photo booth session, and that was just too much fun. My aunts, cousin, and my mom coordinated everything, and they did such a fantastic job! Someone should hire them for real!!
Also that same day, Gavin, Harper, and I had our family portraits/maternity photo shoot session. It was SOOO hot outside, but the pictures turned out amazing, and we were so glad to use the talents of my lovely, young cousin Kristin and her hobby/business Greenglass Photography. She was professional and did such an amazing job!!
I am graduating from UNT this Friday Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and a minor in Psychology. I am uber thrilled about this as it has been a long time coming :) Also, I start grad school in August for a Master of Science in Educational Psychology with a concentration in Family Studies and Parent Education.
This month I will also study for and take the GRE so that my graduate admissions can be fully processed, and we are also moving into our new home. We close May 31st on both houses.
After that we will gear up big time for Sawyer's big debut. He's due June 27th, but we have a feeling he may come a little early. I've been having some overwhelming contractions lately, so you never know. I'm 33 weeks today, so in 3 more weeks, I'll be ready and raring :)
Well that's all for now folks. I hope that you have a swell day and tomorrow I will share some pictures with you from my baby shower :)
With Love,
Gabrielle Watson
{resolutions TBD}
Since my resolutions are still TBD and my one little word for this year is on hold for a moment. I feel so frazzled with my brain lately with all the planning that I want to do, planning I need to do and school about to start again in a week. I've had so little time for me to think about me... and my resolutions and plans for this year and the years to come.
Gavin and I are about to take some big steps hopefully in the right direction. We are going to put the house on the market once again. We are having another bundle of joy in early summer, and we are going to hopefully buy another preowned home once we get our house sold. These are the goals for this year. Some may or may not happen, but God does not give obstacles that we can't overcome, and he only has 3 answers... Yes, Not Yet, and I have something better in mind. I'm taking this to heart right now.
But until then... I'll share what I have started back up again, couponing... yes. It's going to happen all year long, every week, and I'm going to be a coupon machine because well friends, when I don't use coupons I spend about $575 a month on groceries. When I do use them I spend about $250 a month. My goal is to spend about $240-260 each month on groceries which includes extra items here and there.
So today I'm going to share with you two wonderful blogs that I follow. They help me to stay on track and these are the pharmacy savings for this week that they've shared!!
Please enjoy these savings from Money Saving Mom:
http://moneysavingmom.com/2012/01/cvs-deals-for-the-week-of-january-8-14-2012.html
Please enjoy these savings from Moms By Heart:
http://momsbyheart.net/walgreens-deals-18-114/
Good luck to you with your resolutions and resolve to a little thrifty this year with these tools!!
With Love,
Gabrielle Watson
Gavin and I are about to take some big steps hopefully in the right direction. We are going to put the house on the market once again. We are having another bundle of joy in early summer, and we are going to hopefully buy another preowned home once we get our house sold. These are the goals for this year. Some may or may not happen, but God does not give obstacles that we can't overcome, and he only has 3 answers... Yes, Not Yet, and I have something better in mind. I'm taking this to heart right now.
But until then... I'll share what I have started back up again, couponing... yes. It's going to happen all year long, every week, and I'm going to be a coupon machine because well friends, when I don't use coupons I spend about $575 a month on groceries. When I do use them I spend about $250 a month. My goal is to spend about $240-260 each month on groceries which includes extra items here and there.
So today I'm going to share with you two wonderful blogs that I follow. They help me to stay on track and these are the pharmacy savings for this week that they've shared!!
Please enjoy these savings from Money Saving Mom:
http://moneysavingmom.com/2012/01/cvs-deals-for-the-week-of-january-8-14-2012.html
Please enjoy these savings from Moms By Heart:
http://momsbyheart.net/walgreens-deals-18-114/
Good luck to you with your resolutions and resolve to a little thrifty this year with these tools!!
With Love,
Gabrielle Watson
{back to the grind}
After some time off for winter break. I'm back in business.
Just a picture of what happened over the last week and half:
- Making dinner for Grandpa every few nights or so...
- Catching the flu and spreading it to several people
- Opening presents the Eve of Christmas Eve with my extended family
- Opening more presents on Christmas Eve with my family
- Opening even more presents on Christmas morning with my sweet daughter and husband, then exchanging gifts later that morning with Gavin's family
- Jetting off to San Antonio with full blown flu from Tuesday through Friday ( I thought I had a bad cold, sinus infection and laryngitis, little did I know...)
- Returned home late Friday evening to my sweet hubby who missed me while I was away
- Finally having a relaxing weekend with naps, ice cream and going out to eat for dinner, such a nice end to my week off from work
- Now when's my next holiday, I want to enjoy this one without being sick as a dog :)
How did you spend your winter break? What goodies did you loved ones or Santa leave for you under the tree?
This year I was spoiled with a 3lb bag of gummie bears, Uggs, movies, and other small trinkets including gift cards to buy my new double stroller for Harper and her little brother/sister. Then I was spoiled all week by my mom in San Antonio, it was so nice to travel and see family even if I was dying :)
Harper got lots of lovely gifts this Christmas. She was definitely spoiled, so we made a pile of giveaway gifts to donate. Santa brought a train table, dress up clothes and a soft Rapunzel. Mom and Dad got her some clothes, Disney Princess barbies, toddler Pocahontas, baby accessories, a role playing cleaning set, and some games. We put together several bags of gently used toys to donate including baby dolls, baby strollers, and other small things. We reorganized her room, and now we are going to go through her drawers and reorganize those and sell her gently worn stuff to Once Upon a Child to buy some Spring and Summer clothes when it comes time. Right now she is still in her 2T clothes even though she is approaching 3; she's just a petite thing.
I hope that everyone's holidays plans went well, and that you were blessed this year. Happy New Year to everyone!!!
With Love,
Gabrielle Watson
Just a picture of what happened over the last week and half:
- Making dinner for Grandpa every few nights or so...
- Catching the flu and spreading it to several people
- Opening presents the Eve of Christmas Eve with my extended family
- Opening more presents on Christmas Eve with my family
- Opening even more presents on Christmas morning with my sweet daughter and husband, then exchanging gifts later that morning with Gavin's family
- Jetting off to San Antonio with full blown flu from Tuesday through Friday ( I thought I had a bad cold, sinus infection and laryngitis, little did I know...)
- Returned home late Friday evening to my sweet hubby who missed me while I was away
- Finally having a relaxing weekend with naps, ice cream and going out to eat for dinner, such a nice end to my week off from work
- Now when's my next holiday, I want to enjoy this one without being sick as a dog :)
How did you spend your winter break? What goodies did you loved ones or Santa leave for you under the tree?
This year I was spoiled with a 3lb bag of gummie bears, Uggs, movies, and other small trinkets including gift cards to buy my new double stroller for Harper and her little brother/sister. Then I was spoiled all week by my mom in San Antonio, it was so nice to travel and see family even if I was dying :)
Harper got lots of lovely gifts this Christmas. She was definitely spoiled, so we made a pile of giveaway gifts to donate. Santa brought a train table, dress up clothes and a soft Rapunzel. Mom and Dad got her some clothes, Disney Princess barbies, toddler Pocahontas, baby accessories, a role playing cleaning set, and some games. We put together several bags of gently used toys to donate including baby dolls, baby strollers, and other small things. We reorganized her room, and now we are going to go through her drawers and reorganize those and sell her gently worn stuff to Once Upon a Child to buy some Spring and Summer clothes when it comes time. Right now she is still in her 2T clothes even though she is approaching 3; she's just a petite thing.
I hope that everyone's holidays plans went well, and that you were blessed this year. Happy New Year to everyone!!!
With Love,
Gabrielle Watson