All in a days work...

I am now a stay at home wife!! 

After looking at our budget my husband and I realized that we could save more money by me staying home. I have to say I was worried about it at first but I love being home! I get to spend more time with my husband but more importantly I have helped us save money.

When George and I first got married I didn't work for six months. I wanted to be the perfect new wife with my house cleaning skills and cooking skills. I tried cooking fancy meals and some worked and some meals ... well, lets just say they ended up in the trash. After having one to many meals end up in the trash I let George start cooking and I cleaned the dishes. I love his cooking! I became very spoiled very quickly. Now I am cooking again and I am very pleased at how well I am doing! I actually enjoy planning the meals and cooking.

George and I started using coupons last year but because both of us worked full time we didn't have the time it took to be successful. Now that I am at home I have taken the coupon book and I am trying to save us tons of money and get us tons of free stuff! So far I have done very well! On my last trip to the store my out of pocket cost was $80.00 and I saved $46.00! I am hoping to save more and spend less as time go by. This past Saturday we attended a coupon class and the first part was about the grocery store and we knew almost everything that they taught but it gave us great pointers in organization. The second part was about using coupons at drug stores. I do not need to go to the grocery store this week but I do have a list of a few things that I am going to CVS and Wal-greens for that will end up being free after coupons and store bucks! I can hardly wait!

You would think that I would have tons of crochet time now that I am a house wife but I haven't. Part of that is because I spend a lot of time getting stuff around the house done but I am hoping to eventually have more time to be crafty. I am currently working on a baby blanket for my sister in law who is having a little girl in July. It is going to be a cute blanket! I am also wanting to make other things like a scrap book and home made cards. I have looked at cards that people have made and they are so cute! George thinks it sounds silly to want to make cards but when he sees some of the cards that I have seen he will change his mind. I also look at Martha Stewart's website and see crafts that they post and I would like to try a few of her crafts... but time is the problem. One of these days... :)

That is about all that I have been up to. Now that I am at home more often I will try to be a better blogger.

Happy Tuesday everyone!

Pinwheel

A few weeks ago George and I were walking around a local antique store and I saw this beautiful crocheted pinwheel blanket. I don't know how old it really was but it looked like it would have been a special heirloom. I wish I had a picture of it to show you!!

When I got home I searched everywhere for a pattern that was similar to the blanket I saw at the antique store. I finally found one! Here is a picture of my first circle...

It looks really neat when you start sewing the circles together! I can't wait to see how it turns out.