BP Gas Card

I tried something new this week. Even I am continuing to break down mental barriers that I've been holding onto. Sometimes it's hard to pay for something right now when you won't use it till the future. For example, gas cards. Why pay $50 for a gas card at the grocery store when you won't use it till the next time you get gas. And then, you have to go to a particular gas station. Well, publix had a deal this week that when you bought $25 worth of groceries, you could also buy a $50 gas card to BP for $40. That's 20% off a tank of gas for me!! It makes sense but was hard to do because it was money spent now for something later.

But when I handed my husband the card and said (with a slight smile) : "Here's a $50 gas card that I paid $40 for..." I felt so great!!

He looked at me skeptically but then again, he knows how these things go these days....

Proctor and Gamble

But not to worry. I am about to head to Rite Aid for their Proctor and Gamble promotion. When you spend $30 before coupons you get a $10 Rite Aid gift card. So, I'm planning on my out of pocket expenses of $15 and then get my card. I'll let you readers know how that goes.

Were you wondering?

Where I've been that is? Are you wondering how I did this week on groceries? Well, my goal was to NOT hit the grocery store unless it was essentials like eggs, milk, etc. And it worked! My father showed up this week so I did have to buy some vegetables, but my weekly shopping trip will be postponed to this week sometime. I've been eating food from the freezer and I have a long way to go to put a dent all that stuff.

Nothing saves you more money, than not spending any :)

Voice Activated Messages

You know, those numbers you call where they ask you a question and then you have to say "representative" or "change flight". Do you know how hard it is when your 3 kids are yelling so loud that the message says "Sorry, that command is invalid" and then I say "SHHH, be quiet" and then she says "sorry, that command is invalid".....


Needless to say, it was frustrating.

The Re-Issue Department

This past Tuesday, while we were at Chick-fil-A, I got a call from my mom. She said that my dad was in Atlanta for business, his flight home got cancelled due to bad weather, he lost his phone and was headed out to see one of his kids. We assumed it was me, because I live the closest to Atlanta. But having no way of contacting him, we just had to wait. It was a bit nerve-wrecking knowing how hard it was to find our house in the daylight, let alone nighttime, AND he didn't have a cell phone.

So at 11pm, we went to bed assuming my dad's plans had changed. At 1:30, Ryan woke up so I went up to help him. As I was walking back down the stairs, I see my father walking up our porch steps.

Turns out, he'd been driving around Charleston for the past 2 hours. Nobody has pay phones any more and nobody knows where Fiddler Island is. Even the gas attendant down the road, who has been here 20 years, didn't know where it was.

The point is, that we've been enjoying this time very much. But today, we had to work on his return flight. I spent 45 minutes talking to Budget and Delta, trying to figure out the best option for this man. He intended to drive to Atlanta early Sunday and fly home. But after 3 calls to the Delta re-issue department and 3 calls to Budget, we were able to work it out so he can fly home from Charleston. Well, I was able to work it out. Dad's out working with Alex.

But I wanted to say how happy I was with the 3 different people I talked to at the re-issue department. They were all helpful and even managed to put a small credit back on my dad's card for the flight. Not how that happened, but I wasn't gonna complain.

Don't Read This if you have a Sensitive Stomach..

And with that being said, no pictures were taken either. You're welcome.

Nothing starts a morning off like you're spouse saying "Tiff, James' poop is white". Hmmm. Really? Really WHITE?

Sure enough! So, a quick call to the pediatrician and a quick Google Search....We made an appointment. Myself, being scared of liver problems and an obstruction in the intestintes, calmly took our special tupperware 'present' to the Dr.

Thank goodness James is only constipated. That is, he has a few inches of pooh in his lower intestines that are making it a bit difficult. Treatment? Mira-Lax, a stool softener, for a few months. That's right. A few months. Apparently it will take that long to soften everything up to let it come on down.

So, just when I thought I'd seen it all, the Albino Pooh shows up.

The Family Bed

I've always made sure that our kids learn to sleep in their own cribs and beds. Yes, it is endearing at times to have a little child snuggle up to you in your bed, but not every night. No, it doesn't happen every night at our house, but I'd say 50% of the nights, it does. James is the biggest culprit and Ryan is figuring it out too. Who has the willpower at 3 in the morning to take your child back to bed? Not me or Alex.

So, I woke up to an unfamiliar noise early this morning and looked over to see a little red-headed child sleeping next to my husband. Great, I thought. This means my morning will start a bit earlier than I'd like. Sure enough, but not due to that child. Little Olivia decided to wake up at 530 and not go back to sleep. So, my day did start a bit early.

When I asked Ryan what happened, he said with a big smile:
"I woked up! I opened the door!"