We have friends whose girls turned 1 and 5 this month. The party was based on the Angelina Ballerina books by Katharine Holabird. A few years ago I found a brand-new set of Angelina books at Goodwill for under $7. We gave them to Miss Petrie for Christmas and now Angelina is a favorite of [...]
Last week Miss Petrie Deux fractured her leg and is now in a cast. We spent all day at the pediatric ER, which was quite an ordeal. Miss PD kept squirming out of the casts and the doctors kept having to redo them. But as you can see, she’s over it. That’s what’s happening [...]
I am on the lookout for a few items. None of the items are needed immediately, but if I shop carefully for these things, I will get stellar deals. A winter coat for Miss Petrie in a size 5/6: Spring (and summer) are really good times to buy cold weather clothes on sale. A desk [...]
This was a fun meal to make and eat. We had steak with mushrooms and green onions and pasta alfredo. For dessert I made brownies (which I cut out with a circular cookie cutter) and topped them with fresh whipped cream. Looking at these pictures again, I wish I had leftovers! Good eating, friends.
Here is my middle dog child, Ralph. He is a typical middle child peace-maker. He is a great dog. Happy Monday.
I did some good shopping at CVS Drugstore this week. Many of the coupon divas suggest shopping at drugstores for food items to take advantage of their door buster deals. I have found some great deals, but I have not been able to zero out my bill to make everything free…yet. It’s a system and [...]
My cousin Annie came to visit us when Mr. Petrie was out of town. We had such a great time. My girls love her. Annie recently changed her diet to exclude gluten, so we went to some healthy restaurants and enjoyed fancy-schmancy Whole Foods. The delicious food in the above photo is from Annapurna, a [...]
I opened my mail box today and found this sweet gift bag from Target. I had signed up for this deal a few weeks ago and forgot about it. What a nice surprise! One of the best things about the gift bag is the $25 in Target coupons which I will be able to stack [...]
I’m here, just distracted by massive studying for my class. I have a big project due on Tuesday. Wish me luck! Happy Sunday.