PARTIES and DEALS!!!!!

EDIT: At the bottom!

Today was Elyse's party at the church we have been attending. It was called "Mr. Wrinkles Furry Fest." Mr. Wrinkles is a stuffed animal - a dog. He "hosts" these parties three or four times a year. The age group is up to 5th grade. The children played games, ate a snack, made a craft and watched a DVD about beavers. Elyse had a great time.

Here is her haul for the night:

Snack - a bagel with cream cheese, raisin eyes, chow mein noodle mouth, and cheese for his crown (it is on an animal paper plate).

Craft - it is die-cut foam that makes a raccoon magnet. It will take until tomorrow to dry before she can put it up. Most of the children found the craft too hard to do. We thought it was cute and fun to make.

Grab bag - all kinds of candy (which we don't need anymore than a hole in the head). One of the candies is called shockers. It really is sour and makes you pucker up.

While she was at the party, Zachary, Dad & I went to Panera Bread for a snack. We were done pretty quick, so I went to Dominick's to get the meat that was on sale. I didn't have my list, but it was either chicken for $1.88 a pound or pork chops for $.99 a pound. I couldn't find either, so I just looked through the meat section again. I found some pork chops that were marked $37.72, but if you had a Dominick's card, the price was $7.48. WHAT!?!?!?! I saved $30.24. Such a deal. I also picked up six more boxes of Kraft Mac & Cheese that was 3/$1 (I used a rain check from last week). The total bill was $49.30. but I only paid $11.73. So, Emily & Lacey - did I do good or not?

Zachary has been wanting to try the new Layered Trident gum. So, I bought him a pack just for fun. He loved it!

BTW, our letter dinner tonight was the letter "H." We had hotdogs, hash browns and hot chocolate. The kids are really having a good time thinking up a menu with each entree starting with the same letter. Family nights have been fun the last few weeks.

Dad bought wood etc., to make the kids a ladder for the bunk bed. He had envisioned what he wanted to make, he just had to figure out how to make it. Here is a picture of the unstained ladder. All it needs is stain and varnish and it is ready to use. Good job, Tim!