I WANNA GO TO FRIENDLY'S LOL

The other day we decided to go to Friendly's before our coupon wasn't valid. The coupon was for $1.99 for a kid's meal including drink and dessert. This is a great coupon , the kids love it. We also had a great lunch. All I can say is they wore most of their ice cream, as did Nana (me ) when they decided to rub their faces on my shirt !

UP TO 75 % OFF WOODEN TOYS AT MICHAELS CRAFT STORE

Yesterday Mommy, Daddy , Bobo and Sissy went to Michaels Craft Store. They were excited and surprised to see that a lot of their toys , especially the wooden ones were marked down quite a lot. When they figured it out they were just marked down about 75 %. There were puzzles for different ages , abacuses , rings put on a pole.
A great way to buy some birthday presents and Christmas presents early. Then they headed over to Jo Ann Fabrics where they had yarn marked down for Mommy's blankets she and Auntie Icky , ( short for Victoria ) who has a blog called dealsharingaunt@blogspot.com
They also got a chance to stop at ToysRus to check out the new Thomas trains for Bobo , who loves Thomas like every other boy his age !
The weather was beautiful and they had a great day !

PICKED OUR FIRST SQUASH AND CUCUMBERS

Today we went into the garden in the back yard and we picked 2 summer squash , 2 zucchini squash and 2 cucumbers ! Bobo and Sissy were so excited.
One of Mommy's sisters called Auntie Lala (because she always sang the Elmo Song ) loves to cook in the microwave. She peeled the squash , cut it up and put into one of those zip and steam bags . They were delicious and kept all of the nutrients in the bag instead of losing them if you boil the squash like Nana used to do. They cook in shorter time and there is no pan to cook. We are certainly going to use these all summer. Can't wait to pick more vegetables.

For the past few days we have seen a rabbit with a white bushy tail running around the garden . This is wonderful for the kids and we look forward to learning something new everyday.

SHOPPING AT ALDI YESTERDAY !

Last year we had an Aldi grocery store come into our town. Since then I go there at least once a week. Where else can you get fresh loaves of bread for 79 cents ? I also get their ranch salad dressing which our whole family love for $1.29. They have Imperial margarine for 69 cents. I went there a few days after Easter and they marked down their cake mixes that had sprinkles in them for 49 cents. the green, yellow and pink frosting were 75 cents. They were really good , just because they looked like Easter colors. It is a good idea to shop any grocery store a few days after a holiday, you just might get a great bargain.

EASIEST CHICKEN CROCK POT RECIPE !

This is a recipe even a bad cook can't mess up. We just finished eating and it was delicious.
Take a package of either chicken drumsticks or thighs. Rinse the chicken off under cold water. place in crock pot . Cut up about a quarter cup of onions chopped in big pieces. Then pour in about 3/4 cup of you favorite barbecue sauce. stir a little to cover all pieces. Cut up rosemary and put on top. Cook on low for about 6 hours , on high for about 4 hours, or until the meat falls away from the bone.

No work, no heating up the kitchen. especially since our temperature today was over 90 degrees. Oh yes I do love my crock pot !

WHAT WE WILL BE EATING THIS WEEK !

As usual when there is a holiday on Monday , I find it a little harder to get back into day to day living especially in the summer.
Monday was a beautiful day and we were able to escape the rain unlike Sunday where our tag sale was rained out. The kids swam in their pool and we stuffed our faces.

Monday we had a picnic
Tuesday leftovers
Wednesday we will have chicken of some sort
Thursday spaghetti
Friday spend the day with Sissy and Bobo.
Saturday we will play it by ear

I will keep trying to get through this week. We also are still planning on going to pick cherries and whatever else is in season.

SISSY & BOBO HAVING A PICNIC WHILE WE HAVE A TAG SALE

Well as anyone can see Bobo was not happy about having to sit. He wanted to run around as usual, a typical boy .

It isn't easy to have a tag sale with children so we tried to improvise. We had to keep them busy and also be able watch them at the tag sale. Then Nana remembered that when Bobo was born and Poppie had gone to Walmart and bought him a table umbrella set for kids. Poppie wanted to get one for boys so he got the cars set. Now, Poppie is gone , he had a cardiac arrest last year but how did he know that it was going to be popular right bow ? It is soo cute !

We were sitting in the garage and we decided to have a picnic. Daddy made spaghetti and the kids had a great time eating like grownups. pictures to follow of the set, It is sometimes a surptise that you can buy something and a while later it becomes popular. That has happened a few times for us.