Yes, yes, I know. It's been forever since we last posted. Sometimes life just gets in the way of fun things like blogging and laundry and dishes.. and sleep. The good news is that some great things have happened over the past few months. Lori was transferred to a job that she loves and I made high honor roll in my classes! See, we middle aged folks are smart! So, where did we leave off? Ahh, yes, the firewalk. Well folks, I can say that I actually did walk across fire!
I also broke an arrow with my throat. Say what?! Yes, I actually did this. It looks a little something like this.
It was a pretty awesome experience and I would in all honesty do this again. It is not as hard as you would think that it is and really, it's all about working through your fears.I have also been experimenting with my iPhone photography skills. My eldest daughter suggested I sign up for an app called Instagram and I have been photographing like crazy since then. It's a great interactive photo sharing program and I have come across a few folks that run a daily challenge for your photos. If you happen to have this app or wish to try it out look for @JoshJohnson and his daily #jj_forum and weekly #jj_challenge. You will be amazed at what you find. There are some really fantastic iPhotographers out there. Here are a few of my personal photos.
Onto something entirely different, my 8 year old has become intrigued with the show Extreme Couponing. I know, I know, everyone is thinking "oh Lord, another one" but I will be honest, we do not go overboard. I am not clearing out rooms for a stockpile or anything of the sort. We just clip and match when we can and still buy all the normal things as usual. The only difference is that my grocery bill has dropped about 60.00 per trip. I can't complain about that. It's quite lovely in fact. I have managed to score free lunchbags for my girls with the purchase of their backpacks for the upcoming school year. Purchases that I would have made regardless only this time, I am looking at the prices more carefully. I have also come across several sites that have been extremely helpful. These people are "hardcore" couponers and obviously much better than I am. However, I have found that these people are gracious to share their secrets and I have managed to come across a lot of great deals and free things because of the hard work that they put into their sites. Here are two of my favorites, raining hot coupons, Saving well spending less if you are interested. As I come across things I may post more great finds. I have been coming across many. While I will not flood this blog with them, that is not what this blog is about, I find that sharing is helpful to many that may not know where to find these things. Believe me, it's not been easy for me.
As for what the future holds, I am currently reading the 5th book in the Game of Thrones series, A Dance With Dragons, by George R.R. Martin. I have to say, I LOVE this series. Unreasonably. I came across it late last year when HBO started running some light promo for the series that would start in April. I was intrigued and found that it was based on a series of books. I am a book junkie so of course I had to go buy the entire series. Little did I know that 1, each book is well over 1000 pages and 2, that they would be absolutely amazing. This is likely one of the best series I have ever read. If you have an opportunity to check them out, please do so. You will not be disappointed. In the meantime, I am going to go read until my eyes bleed. I will keep you updated on how it all turns out. Maybe I will do a 5 book review.
Until then folks! ~Jules
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