Manual Labor - Fixing The Fence

Due to the series of storms that blew through the DFW area a section of our fence was blown down. As a result Michael decided to replace several of the posts on the 100+ feet section of the fence. Michael spent about 8 hours working on it with the help of Aaron (family friend), Papa, and of coarse Sean. Helping with home improvement projects has become one of Sean's favorite things to do with his dad. Every project Michael starts, Sean will ask every day if they are going to work some more on it. The flower bed retaining wall is completed and I just need to get pictures of the great job the boys did. Now we just need to fill it with soil and plants.

Couponing

In an effort to save as much money as possible, my new obsession has become couponing. Thanks to the show Extreme Couponing (on TLC Wednesdays at 8pm CST) I've learned a few things on getting the most bag for my buck. I highly recommend checking out it. Here is a website for one of the ladies featured in the show:
The Krazy Coupon Lady
She breaks it down for you on her site and gives ALOT of resources. I've gotten a few of my friends hooked on the show and starting the couponing craze!!

I was so excited yesterday that I got a tub of Pampers baby wipes for $1.50 at Albertsons. I also scored FREE Ivory soap because of a sale and my coupons. FREE is good!!!

I told Michael that any money that was left over from the grocery budget at the end of the month because of my couponing was going into our savings. My GOAL... to only use $100 of our allotted budget every month. I'm trying to get THAT good at the couponing. Who couldn't use more money in their savings account these days?

Lego Station

In a never ending effort to find a better way to keep the house clean and organized, I FINALLY created a Lego Station for Sean. YES - he has that many Legos. The picture only shows the loose Legos that aren't part of a set. The sets are put together and on his shelves in his room. Maybe one day he'll be one of those Lego Engineers that builds the massive Lego sculptures :)

I LOVE Ikea's Trofast Series (http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/series/19030?pageNumber=0). There are a ton of combinations. This took me 20-30 minutes to build and it was only $73 for all the bins and the shelf unit... not bad!! I may use this furniture series to make Sean an Art Station next.