Ramblings from a mom on summer break :)

My first week of summer break went really well. As I said in an earlier post, I am working part-time as a summer camp counselor. We have been playing the Wii, Uno, Jenga, Twister, coloring, cutting, using glitter glue, making paper airplanes, playing kickball, Candyland, Crazy 8's, doing the Avengers 3D 100 piece puzzle, etc. It has been a blast!

With my own family, I have still been helping my mom scrape Latex paint off of her walls. It has been a chore. I saw a Youtube video about using Ammonia and water, applying it to the walls, let it set, then scrape; it was supposed to be really easy, but it didn't work either. Now my mom is using a paint remover, applying it, and letting it set. Hopefully, this will make the job easier.

My boys have been playing a lot of video games on their Xbox 360. Because they had good grades, they received coupons for free rentals from Family Video. I love this program. I believe children should be rewarded for good grades. At the end of each quarter, I give my boys one dollar for every A and 50 cents for every B. They don't receive anything for anything less.

Yesterday I tried a new recipe. You mix one banana with 2 eggs and cook in a skillet like a pancake. It doesn't taste as good as pancakes, but I'm sure it's much healthier as long as you didn't cover it in syrup.

Today I used a dollar coupon for Secret deodorant at my local Dollar Tree and only had to pay 8 cents for it. I love couponing!

I love Dr. Pop soda. It tastes really close to Dr. Pepper and is cheaper. I know I need to try to give up sodas for my health, but I really only drink a few a week usually.

 

I found a really quick and convenient lunch to feed my family.

It only took about 5 minutes in the microwave and tasted great. I love to cook, but sometimes quick and easy is the way to go.

 

 

Of course, this is our quick and easy breakfast above for my boys. Although sometimes, I cook eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, biscuits and gravy, or potatoes for breakfast. Cereal is also good for breakfast or a lot of times we eat it as a snack.

 

Enough rambling for now...................... until next time.