Hobbies... Part 2

This post was supposed to be after Jaden's post, but I am trying to multi-task and did not do a very good job of paying enough attention to details. Oh well. Here we go anyway!



My hobbies have varied throughout my lifetime. There's crosstitch, tole-painting, scrapbooking, card-making, jewelry making, beading, quilting (this is a new hobby) I sew with a friend every Thursday, and am learning so much. I am almost done with a project I am so excited about. I will be done next week and post the finished product. The other big hobby/project that I do is couponing. I have always been frugal and very careful in spending. But, I have been couponing for about four months and have been so amazed with the items I can get for free! My supp;ies of items are increasing dramatically and I am spending little to no money in the process! I am amazed at what coupons, doubling coupons and combining them with the right sale can really make things cheap! Here is a picture of the stash I got this morning. Three of my friends went with me and we went at 6:30 this morning. It was so nice without kiddos and we had free reign of the store. 7 cheeses, 5 flatbread melts, 2 airwick refills, 2-6 packs angel soft toilet paper, 4 Smart Balance butter, 2 V-8 Fusion, 1 Marshmallow, 2 cottage cheese, 2 Country Time Lemonade canisters, 4-8 packs juicy juice, 2 lunch meat packages, shaving gel, 1 tobasco sauce, Peanut bars.



Total spent: $30.81 Total saved: $115.53



Yes, totally worth the hour and a half of preparation, the drive to St. George, and it was so fun with my girlfriends! Thanks, girls!

Stay tuned for some more great finds!

Hobbies...

At our house, I paint faces all the time. It's fun and the boys just love it.
This is Stanton's catterpillar that turned into a yellow butterfly with pink hearts. They always choose intering things! Jaden has always wanted to be an author/illustrator since he could kind of say the words. Not surprising, since his Grandma Connie is an artist and his mother is a closet wanna-be children's author (someday). He loves to do different art projects and play in different mediums. The boys always give me very interesting requests for face painting. Then, Jaden always looks at the finished product and laughs, telling me how funny I am. I really don't try to be. I'm just artistically challenged (big time)! So, today, I told Jaden he could choose the objects and draw them himself on everybody. Stanton was already done, so he did himself, Easton and me.
He chose to do a red and black version of a bee on himself. He thought he was so clever with the color combination. He just snickered the whole time!

He painted this ladybug on Easton. Of couse it didn't make it long enough to dry completely. Easti loves getting things on his face, and touches it as soon as you set him free. Then he rubs his hands on it. In about two seconds, it's a smeared mess. But, a happy boy is always wonderful!
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This is the catepillar he was so excited about. I never do them right!

My favorite. A big red heart with the words, I luv you. How could your heart not melt? He made me guess what he was drawing and he just giggled at all the things I would guess. What a sweet little boy. He is growing up too fast!

Don't mind the tired face or nasty hair. It was in a hat all day.

I am so grateful for boys that will try new things and have the confidence to laugh at things. What wonderful self-esteem and talents they have. I am so blessed with all these little blue monkey boys!