I have become a coupon lady.  Not quite crazy yet.  No matter what Ben says.  I have been having a lot of fun.  I got started at a good time and got some great stuff for our food storage and Christmas.  Yes, I have a binder.  Yes, I am that person squinting between a little piece of paper and the shelf.  But when I save $40 at the register, I love it.  I will never appear on Extreme Couponing.  But I will smile a little when I think about getting batteries for FREE.

Things has been pretty normal around here.  I threw a baby shower with a couple of my friends last week.  A family from church was able to adopt a baby a few weeks after moving here.  It was a lot of fun to get to know her better and help her get a few things for her new baby boy.  They had very little notice that they were getting him.  They already have a 5-year-old girl they also adopted.  Such a great family.

Zack finally finished his second potty chart last night.  On this one, he had to keep his underwear clean all day to earn a sticker.  He had some cheap toys that he could choose from each time he got three stickers.  Once he got 30 stickers he got this:

This is quite possibly one of the most annoying toys ever.  It makes shooting noises and the green and orange striped part rotates and has blinking lights.  I took him to the store to pick out his big reward, and he fell in love with this.  He couldn't even be persuaded to look at anything else.  But you know what?  It is totally worth it to have him potty trained.  Just one more to go.