The pressure......

Do you think the pool guys are feeling pressure from the little girl in the pink shirt? What about now? It starting sprinkling and this is how I found her... Needless to say all the guys think that it is so funny!
It was SOOOO hot down in the pool..(Not that I actually went down in there, but the guys were sweating like PIGS!) so Lee got his shop fan to put in the pool so they could have some air circulating!
They are actually finished with this bottom of the pool, but I just remembered that I did not get that picture.. I will work on that in the am! Notice the girl with the umbrella in the background there! Dalton had ran to the store with Lee.. needless to say she hit him up to swing by the store to get her a bag of chips!
Tomorrow will bring the plumbing, the back fill.. which is the dirt being dumped in the hole all the way around the pool.. and then hopefully the liner... and then the W-A-T-E-R!!!! They are saying that it will take 1 day and 1 night to fill it up... BUT we will be running more than most people since we have 2 different thingys.... Can't really think of the word I am looking for, but I can tell you that we pay 2 different water bills so we will have 2 different hoses with full pressure and not 2 hoses splitting the water... WHAT is the stinkin' word I am looking for!?!? Oh well, hopefully you get the idea.

Cucumber... THE BIG DAY

I had to MAKE Avery pick her cucumber today.. it kept getting fatter and not longer.... This girl is SO proud of this thing.. she has cared for it like it is her first born! LOL
Now she is on a mission to make sure that she keeps the other ones alive too!
There are 2 smaller ones, but then she informed me that she had 17 or 19 more growing!!
I am gald that she has a green thumb like her Papaw Robert!

I have had to finally MAKE Avery pick her first cucumber... It was getting fatter, but not longer!

Day 2 and we have WALLS

The girls almost fell out when they saw this today! Now they have to steak down the walls and call the concrete truck! Some where in there is plumbing and electrical...... I am not really sure where.. I mean heck if I knew that I would have dug that hole myself... ok.. not really but it sure did sound good! LOL
Procreate (not sure if this is even how you spell it) comes tomorrow for the inside of the pool and then Thursday is the liner and WATER HOSES! Should be interesting to see how long THAT takes... but WHO cares.. we are making progress here big time!!!

P.S. Get your bikini ready Grammy... I am going to be calling soon!

The maddness behind the backyard project....

Can you see the smile?

Avery explaining things to Dalton....

These guys are good!!!!

We can't wait to see what progress they make tomorrow!!!

Homemade blueberry muffins

These were made with the fresh blueberries that we picked while we were at Papaw Robert's last weekend.... YUMMY

Fred's and doulbe coupon Saturday!!!

As many of you know I am trying to cut corners due to the gas prices. I have started using coupons! Fred's doubles coupons up to .70 on Saturdays... Needless to say me and the nice little lady behind the counter are now on a first name basis! LOL Today alone I save almost $12.00 on cleaning s!!! Oh, and Avery LOVES this new hobby!

This is what I got...

shampoo $1.99 after $1 off
3 toothpastes 1 at .49 , $1.49 BIGGER TUBE, and 1 at $1.99 with $1 off on all
laundry detergent ($1.50 off)
4 of Lee's deodorant (I pay almost $4 for this at WM and today this was on clearance for $1.25!!)
Mr Clean cleaner (the kind you mop with) $1 after .50 doubled
Lysol toilet bowl cleaner $1 after .50 doubled
my deodorant $1 after $1 off
Lysol bathroom cleaner (like Scrubbing Bubbles) $1 after $1 off
Doritos $1.89 x 2 bags... Normally at WM these are like $3-3.50 now

At Wal-Mart last week I had a coupon for buy one Pledge.. get one free. I also have a save $2 off one Pledge item (I have this in my purse for my next WM visit!!!) Also, $2 off Windex. A case of cokes right now is $5... which is normally 6.98! I don't drink them but Lee does. I have cut back on buying these and making more tea, but when they are on sale I try to stock up.

Pass along any money saving tips you have right now! I know everyone would love to hear them!

blueberries, corn, sunflowers and Papaw Robert

While playing ball in Pine Bluff this weekend we went to Papaw Robert's house to spend the night. Of course, we wake up to fried eggs, bacon and fresh tomatoes for breakfast!!! He wanted to take the girls to pick blueberries... we ended up with 4 gallons!
Then, off for fresh corn!!!
Everyone (BUT ME) got in on the action... I was taking pictures of course! Being the MAMA I am NEVER in pictures until I say something to Lee and make him feel bad! LOL
Dalton even got in on the action... notice in the above picture she pulled the entire stalk up!
There's Papaw Robert!

We saw these on the side of the road and the girls had a FIT to stop and check them out! Avery was just asking about sunflowers on the way to his house!
I had to chase Lee down while I was out roaming in the sunflowers.....
They were SO pretty!
Then here is Avery picking blueberries... the mosquitoes ate us UP! They were HORRIBLE!

We ended up bringing home fresh blueberries (we have made homemade blueberry muffins twice and Dalton even likes to eat them frozen!) fresh onions (me, daddy and Lee dug them up out of his garden), tomatoes, 2 sunflowers, and fresh corn.. I think I had enough for 10 gallon zip lock bags full of corn! These things are why I love this time of year!