Energy audit

It’s time for another energy audit. I try to do this once a year or every two years. It helps to locate problematic areas that could potentially raise the cost of my energy bill. I believe that all houses settle and shift each year and there are cracks around doors and window frames that form. You never know if your home insulation contractors need to come back and upgrade your insulation for better cooling.

I already have energy efficient windows, but I would rather be safe than sorry when it comes to my money. Saving money is important when you are raising children. The more you save the better life you can give your kids, so I try to save as much as possible where ever I can. After all, my kids are worth it. Saving money on energy in my house also makes it better for our environment as well as the cost of energy.

Flip flops are dangerous

Okay, cheap flip flops are dangerous, especially if they are a little worn out. The danged thing broke as I was going down the stairs and I fell off of them into the flower beds. I twisted my ankle in the process and scraped up my leg as well as hit my head on the way down. I am not going to get much done today, that is for sure. Now to take some tylenol and prop my foot up. Hopefully it wont swell up too much.grrrr

A gift

My cousin came to visit this weekend and hadn’t seen the house since I have done so much work to it. She was amazed. She totally fell in love with the address plaque that I have next to the front door. She didn’t realize that address signs like that were so inexpensive and easy to get. I told her that I had ordered one for my parents house as well as mine. She really wants one badly.

I have decided to order one for her birthday. She will be so happy to have one on her house. If I had known that my family would like them so much, I would have bought them all one for Christmas.As it is the house address plaques will probably be birthday and Christmas presents this year as every one really likes them a lot. Who knew that the address plaques would make people so happy.

Mmmmm yummy

I just had the most yummy breakfast. I haven’t had chipped beef on toast in so long. I had a craving for it when I went shopping and saw the dried beef on the shelf when I was getting the corned beef hash for another breakfast. I just had to buy it. I made it this morning for breakfast and gobbled it all up. I know I was a bit of a piggy, but I don’t care. It was great!

It’s so beautiful

Gosh I found the most beautiful little sea side community down in the Florida pan handle. It’s called NatureWalk at Seagrove. It is right on the Gulf of Mexico and the beaches are like pure white snow. I know I will probably not move that far away from my family, but when I went down there to pick up some supplies I needed, I just had to look. My kids would love Nature Walk. It’s one of those gated communities that has it’s own recreation center with two pools.

My parents keep talking about retiring to Florida one day. I brought back some pamphlets of Nature Walk at Seagrove for them to look at. Mom fell in love with it just from reading about it and what I told her. She grilled me on everything. Dad was a little more reserved, but he did like it as well. I think we might go back down together to have another look.

So much fun

We had so much fun this weekend. We went down to the creek and made a day of it, complete with a picnic lunch. There was even a rope swing for us to jump off into the water with. The kids absolutely loved it. I am so glad that winter is over now and we can have some outdoor fun. We are definitely a family that loves the water and the sunshine. The kids are raring to go next weekend already and I can’t wait either. I am going to hit the store for some water games to take with us. I know the kids really love them, because they wear them out by the end of the summer.

A few new things

I bought a few new things to decorate my house with, decorative accessories for the living room that make it pop. I really like it when I am able to buy stuff for my house that make it more than just a place to live. It is rapidly turning into a show place that I can be proud of. I have worked really hard on this house. I want my children to be proud of their home and not embarrassed by it. I know how that feels because when we were kids, we were very poor for a while. I never invited anyone to that house.

I have found some very affordable home decor to make this place look good, and I am lucky in that my kids don’t destroy everything they touch either. That is a definite plus. My friend Sally has boys who seem to be very destructive. Every time she gets her house nice, they break half of what she has just bought, even the chic furniture she had just purchased.

LOL

Kids are so funny. My son was singing the same song I used to sing at the end of the school year. Of course he didn’t know that I could hear him and I didn’t say anything to him, but I did get a chuckle out of it. I know that you know which song I am talking about. No more teachers, no more books, no more teachers dirty looks, when the teacher rings the bell. Drop your books and run like 7734. I am still giggling over that.

Something new or used?

I have been trying to decide weather or not to get a new car or a used one. I am pretty sure I am going to go with used. I found this site that I really like with great cars on it. They have a lot of really nice cars and they are much more affordable than what I was looking at new. I got Credit Approval online in just a few minutes and have already picked out a couple of cars I really like.

The used cars I saw on the blog were clean and looked like brand new. I can’t wait to go buy myself a new to me car. It is always exciting when you can buy something for yourself, especially something as large as a car. The kids are going to be really happy too, because the AC in the old one doesn’t work and they constantly complain about it.

Too busy lately

Gosh I have been too busy lately. I cannot wait for summer to get here so I can have some really good R & R. I want a full week with no getting up at the crack of down to get kids ready for school and packing lunches etc… I am so glad that school is almost over. The hectic schedule tends to get to you about half way through the year and by the end of the school year, you are ready to jump ship almost. I am so at that point.