The Bread Making Site

Click HERE to get complete directions and pictures for making homemade bread.

Thank you Katie for helping me!

WOW! I am getting so talented!

I AM EMPLOYED!!!!

I got a job! YAY! I will be tutoring children at the All Church Home for Children in downtown Fort Worth Monday through Thursday from 2 - 6 p.m. I couldn't be happier! I prayed for a job, and God has blessed me way beyond my expectations!! Praise the Lord for HE is good!

Matthew 7:7-8 "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened."

Bread Making Extravaganza

Yesterday, Kristy and Deanna came over and we made homemade bread! Wow! Aren't we cool! We followed a recipe on the Simple Dollar blog. I don't know how to post handy dandy links on here, so if someone would kindly educate me, I will get that up for you!

We had a rather good time as you can tell from the many pictures!!

We are flirting with becoming Texas Rangers Fans: Game # 2

Amazing sunset!
The future home of the Dallas Cowboys!

Sweet! Awe! Aren't they precious!?!?

Kristy's cousin Jessica is in town, so they decided to take her to a Rangers game last night. Michael and I decided we would tag along. This is game #2 for the Ketchums. We are now 1-1. The Rangers won last night. Michael wants to buy us Rangers T-shirts to wear to the games. I told him I just didn't know if I was ready for such a big step in this sporting relationship. I know MSU is college and this is the Major Leagues...but I still sing "it's root root root for the BULLDOGS..." even at the Rangers game. Oh well!

The lovely ladies of the evening!

We won! YAY! I can even explain how...are you ready? We are tied in the bottom of the 8th...Rangers have the bases loaded and no outs. The batter sacrifice flies out to right field and the third base runner tags up and runs home for the go ahead run! The right fielder cannot throw very far and the catcher has to come away from the plate to catch the ball, so he is SAFE! YAY!! No extra innings. We got 3 outs real quick in the 9th! You're impressed aren't you!?!

The "W" in Southwest blinks when you win! CUTE! My amazing photographer husband managed to snap this pic when it was red!

This is where Michael landed our helicopter when we arrived for the game! :)

Caught in Jail!

This picture was taken in downtown Fort Worth at the Stockyards. I couldn't find it when I posted about our trip. I just saw it in Picasa and had to post it! Aren't we cute!?!

Job Interview

I have a job interview in the morning at 10:00 a.m. It is for a tutoring position at a children's home. Please pray that the interview will go well and that Michael and I will have wisdom and discernment in deciding if this is the right place for me.

THANKS!

CVS Trip #1

So first let me explain this CVS business. I first discovered it on thecentsiblesawyer.blogspot.com but you can also find info on moneysavingmom.com. The 2nd website really breaks it down for beginners while the 1st gives you week to week buying ideas.



OKAY...so the first step is to get an Extra Care Bucks card. It is just like the card you get at Kroger or any other local grocery. When they scan it BEFORE ringing up your purchase, it automatically gives you discounts within the store and automatically gives you any Extra Care Bucks (ECBs) that you earned.



THINGS TO KNOW:

1. Only certain items earn you ECBs. These items change every month. Check your local CVS for this month's flier.



2. In addition to the monthly ECB flier, CVS has a WEEKLY sale flier. This just lets you know what will be on sale that week.

3. You can use manufacturer's coupons and CVS coupons with your ECBs to maximize savings.



4. ECBs work like cash at CVS. You spend them on any purchases before their expiration date just like cash. They print at the bottom of your receipt, so be sure the clip them off and store them safely.



5. You can monitor your ECBs online by registering for an online account at CVS.com



Now on to my first trip:



I finally figured out that in order to get this ball rolling, I was going to have to spend a little bit of money. So this morning I trucked on down to the CVS and got my July ECB flier. I flipped through it to find some item that I could earn a decent amount of ECBs with AND still use. I didn't want to buy anything that I wouldn't use (obviously)! So I decided upon decaffienated Lipton iced tea and some CVS panty liners! WOOHOO! So exciting!



Here is my transaction:

2 Lipton Decaf 48 count @ 3.29 each

1 CVS Pantyliners 22 count @ .89

TOTAL: 7.54

ECBs earned: 3.99



So now I have 3.99 in ECBs to spend. Next time I go, I will pick out products that will earn me ECBs back and pay for these products with the ECBs that I earned today. Gradually, over time, the ECBs build up and you are buying several items for little to no out of pocket expense.

I know you all think I am crazy, but it is kinda fun to figure this all out. It is like one big brain teaser...plus you save money...hopefully!