my sunday afternoon nap

Okay, it was actually a Sunday MORNING nap, but I wasn't going to mention that we skipped church. But now you know. We skipped church.

anyway, Steve put a movie in for the kids and sat down on the couch to watch it with them. And so I laid down on his lap.

It was a strange feeling. I hadn't done that for so long. I felt so young. I think part of it is that every time I lay on his lap I'm instantly taken back to that one night when I was 15, at the Huisman house (full of the usual 10-15 teenagers), and I caught a glimpse of Jaci Kluis laying on Steve's lap. It was more like just resting her head on his leg, but all I could think about that night was that I wanted it to be MY head on his leg.

man, I still remember it like yesterday.

So on days like Sunday, I felt young again. Like we were dating. except for the random and frequent "beeps" to my nose and pokes in my eyes by the one year old, the 5 year old sharing the lap with me and sitting on my hair every time she repositioned, and the almost-3-year-old sitting on my legs. :)

just another day in paradise. :)

I feel like Jessie Spanno

hey people.

I realize I haven't posted in forever, and that's just fine with me. I've been feeling spread a little thin lately, and the blog is always the first to go.

I've been busy buying a house, taking care of 4 kiddos, seeing how much crap my family can eat before I actually make a grocery list and go to the store, and doing craft shows galore (and PREPARING for them). It's a busy time of year.

One other thing I definitely don't have time for these days is money saving. "no time...there's never any time...." I usually try to price match my groceries, find good deals on websites, and things of the sort. BUT...here are some things I'm doing intentionally to hopefully save in some ways that will help balance where I've been spending.

Okay wait. It's not really SOME THINGS. It's ONE thing. But it's what I can do. :)

I've just been trying to be very conscious about how much of _________ I'm using. For example, I'm using slightly less laundry detergent with each load. I haven't been able to tell a difference yet. And a little less shampoo, and a little less toothpaste (still plenty, though).

a little less mayonnaise.
a little less mousse.
a little less dishwasher detergent.
a little less of whatever.

I figure for every time I use less ____________, all those little amounts I'm saving will end up adding up to a few more weeks of using that product before I have to buy more.

isn't it easy? easy is good.

ALSO...
I'm going to make a blog post telling "all" my readers (ha ha..) about my friends who make or sell products. I think networking is so important for home based businesses or direct sales, so I want to do my part. If you make or sell something and would like to be on my "list," email me at andreahydeen@gmail.com and give me the info you want posted. Hopefully we can all use each other to get some shopping done for Christmas and spread the word about our businesses!