Visit From the Tooth Fairy

Typically, the elusive Ms. Tooth Fairy leaves money in exchange for teeth under pillows.  Growing up, myself, I remember Ms. Tooth Fairy having her own money tree that grew with abundance.  Miracle Grow, she must've given the dang thing, because I remember at least one instance in which I received a big, fat twenty dollar bill under my little princess head.  I do, however, remember going through a lot of pain at the dentist office for that sucker.  A molar with a root about a foot long.  You think I'm kidding?  It was double the length of the tooth itself, but I digress...

Tonight, we discover that Ms. Tooth Fairy's Money Tree o' Abundance is missing.  We think that Congress took it.  In it's place, she's forced to offer an IOU.

And the inside...the coupon! Think it will suffice?  :)  Now, if only the snaggle-toothed boy will go to sleep.  His nosy brother, too.  Ms. Tooth Fairy is dead tired and wishes nothing more than to flap her tiny little wings into bed.

Rice Krispies Treats

Since becoming a mother, I've wanted to make Rice Krispies Treats.  It was something I remember my mother doing (vaguely - more of a smell memory of the butter and marshmallows melting).  For whatever reason, I just never got around to it (you know, in almost seven years).  Well, I finally did it!

And I will never do it again.  :)

Waiting for the Mail

Once again, I'm feeling slightly annoyed in an amusing way by yet another aspect of my domesticity.  I'm (not so patiently) waiting for my coupon organizer to come in the mail.  Yes, I'm obsessed with clipping coupons now.  This will be my newest organizational acquisition.  It nearly killed me to have to pull out a creased envelope from my purse.  It was the creases and crumples, not the envelope.  No, I'm not too good for simple envelopes, but I am above creases and crumples. OCD much?  Yeah, well that's part of the whole "Annoyingly Domestic" thing.

And this is it open.  It even has a cute little note pad and pen holder.  I may have to put any coupon savings towards a Tiffany blue pen.  ;)  Am I negating the benefits of coupon savings?  Nooo!  Since it has six dividers, I need to figure out how to best organize my coupon booty (did I just say that? ugh).  Dairy, freezer, pantry, meat, personal care, cleaning....hmm...that's going to drive me nuts until I get it right.Reading this, one wouldn't think that I was serious about saving money.  LOL  Truly, it is my goal to become one of those "I just spent $3 out of pocket for $154,333 worth of groceries" ladies, but, I have to admit, it's a lot easier when I enjoy every aspect of what I'm doing - hence the pretty organizer (and I refuse to tote a ginormous binder with me in the store).  My mother is probably laughing at me while reading this.  Hi mom!  Remember me sitting at the table with coupon clippings all over the place?  Well, it took me over twenty years to realize that you can actually USE coupons to buy things with!  Yay for me!  (everyone else can just hush while you continue rolling your eyes)  And besides - my first coupon shopping trip just a couple of days ago more than paid for this cute little accordion file (I saved 20%, which isn't much to most, but it was a great start for me!).

A New Routine.

It's not even 6:30 am yet and I'm already up and at it, done with the treadmill, and catching up on the Dave Ramsey podcast.  What's wrong with me, you ask?  Why am I up (WAY) before my usual 8:00?  Because of... *dun, dun, DUN - cue music 'o doom*

THE. MAN.

He, apparently, thinks that life will be nine hundred ninety-eight million, three hundred seventy-five thousand, six hundred ninety-nine percent better if I get up BEFORE the butt crack of dawn with him.  Oh, and for anyone interested, it's still pitch black out.

Anything for you, honey.  Really.  *cloyingly sweet smile*  Darlin'.  Especially when I have to wake up in the middle of the night to turn off the beeping CatGenie.

I can say with thanks, however, that the boys are still sound asleep.  Coffee and shower time.

By the way, I'm filing this under humor as well as self-development because I think this new routine is a freakin' riot.  Hilarious, I tell you.