Have you heard of Bluum?

I recently heard about Bluum and wanted to give them a try.  How does it work?  Well, you sign up, either for a free account or a paid account, and each month, the Bluum team picks companies to send you samples from.  Paid members get a Bluum box each month, free members get samples and newsletters.  What's nice about it?  Well, you get to try new products each month and review them to earn points.  You can use those points to get free Bluum boxes.

I recently received our June box:

Our Bluum box!

It's July!

Wow, July hit with a vengeance!  It's been hot Hot HOT here lately, so hot we've hardly done anything fun because we can barely move away from the fans.  We have no AC either, so we're roasting here.  I thought I'd share a few pictures from the past couple of days, though I don't have many. 

June 30th, we had Greg's Grandma's 90th birthday party.  Can you imagine, 90 years of life?  It would be great to live that long, as long as you are healthy enough to enjoy them.  Which, Grandma W seems to be pretty healthy and still gets out to enjoy all her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.  Greg's family is huge, with 13 original children, then all of their spouses and children, and then all their children's children.  Whew, did you get all that?  Anyway, I didn't get many pictures of the actual party, but I did snap some of the kids playing outside at the playground.

Landen and Aleyah on the teeter tatter.  I'm thinking we need to build one of these when we get settled in our future home.

Pictures Pictures Pictures!

Okay, yes, another long hiatus, I know.  I am a horribly inconsistent blogger.  Thanks for pointing that out!  I will get better, I promise.  I'm working on it.  What I need to do is schedule some time every day to write, instead of sporadically hopping online whenever I feel like it.  Anyway, let's see if I can get caught up to today.  I wanted to share what we've been up to these past three weeks. 

So, June 7th:

Greg created a zip line slide for the kids using our dog's zip line. 

Mattel Toy Coupons: Week Three

Week Three of the Mattel Toy Coupons!

$5.00 off Fisher-Price Imaginext® DC Super Friends™ Batcave
$7.00 off Fisher-Price  SpaceSaver High Chair
$4.00 off Fisher-Price  Brilliant Basics™ Musical Activity Walker™
$4.00 off Mattel  APPLES to APPLES® Party Box Game
$3.00 off Mattel  BARBIE® DESIGN & DRESS STUDIO™ Doll

Mattel Toy Coupons

Happy Shopping!

It Just Isn't Summer Until the Lilies Open!

I adore lilies.  They are one of the top flowers in my book of favorites.  Really, I love a lot of flowers, but for some reason, lilies catch my eye all the time.  Does it surprise you that I have four Asiatic lily bushes?  We've had them since we bought this house, 6 years ago, and every year I wait for them to open.

Halfway Through the Week!

It's Wednesday, meaning we're halfway through the week.  Meaning, in 4 days we'll be throwing Carlie's 1st Birthday party.  Meaning this Momma really should be scrubbing the floors, the toilets, the sinks, or really just everything, but guess what, I'm blogging instead :)  Mainly I've been working on laundry this week (boring, but it's gotta get done) so no super fun stories to tell.  But of course I have pictures to share.  When don't I have pictures to share?

Carlie looking super cute in her new Janie and Jack apron dress. 

New Mattel Printable Toy Coupons

The new Mattel toy coupons for the week are up for print.  I know, late posting, but I was busy!

They are:
$2.00 off Disney Princess Sparkling Princess doll
$2.00 off Mattel Angry Birds game
$4.00 off Hot Wheels Monster Jam Grave Digger Boneyard Bash playset
$3.00 off Little People Lil Movers
$10.00 off Fisher Price Luv U Zoo jumperoo

Mattel Toy Coupons

The jumperoo runs for $89.99, I believe, but if you need one, $10 off isn't bad!  The Little People coupon is a decent deal.  The bigger Mover vehicles run for $18.99 or so, making them $15.99 after coupon, and there's a van that runs for a little cheaper as well.  Not sure about the rest of the items, but if you were already thinking of purchasing them for someone, a little extra savings always helps.