Living the American dream, one pinched penny at a time

America's Cheapest Family

One of the greatest things for me about being a mother is having the blessing of an opportunity to stay at home with my baby everyday. However, with this blessing comes sacrifice. I can be a shopaholic. Now, don't get me wrong, I am perfectly capable of saving. I still count one of my crowning achievements in life as working 60 hours a week between my sophomore and junior years at college at two jobs in order to save up for the mack daddy of laptops. But put me into Target with an empty shopping cart and it's like putting a bottle of Jack Daniels in front of a raging alcoholic.

Seeing this video is an inspiration to me. How a family that big can do this comfortably is amazing to me. With a little bit of work perhaps I can be a little more like the Economitas family. Now if I can only get J to go grocery shopping with me using walkie talkies...

Bad-ass Tahitian Wave

Jeremy showed me this video on Yahoo! This is amazing. I've always been fascinated (and afraid) of waves, and this one is a nightmare waiting to happen. That someone rode it and survived is beyond me.

Teahupoo: The Ultimate Wave

"She says baby, It's 3 AM and I must be...."

....walking the floors with an overattached, cranky, and wide-awake seven and a half month old. This was my night last night and it SUCKED. It felt like I had an itty-bitty newborn, but no, it was my daughter, Livers. I'm trying to get her on a more reasonable, baby-friendly schedule, which means moving bedtime back slowly. I'm assuming she didn't like this, because at 3 in the morning she woke up and would NOT go back to sleep. Let's hope this is an anomaly...

Way to Go, Grandma!

"Study: Seniors having more sex than you think"

Just the article I need to read before bedtime. Nightmares, anyone?

Late Night Humor

Props from Ben Woody. I nearly pooped my pants.

Welcome to the World of Blogging!

It would appear that I have finally made it to the 21st century. Within the past few weeks I finally got a MySpace page and now a blog! Maybe it's that I'm not longer in college and have ventured into the world of parenthood, but I feel so old. I figured that a bit of a technological update would give me the boost I need to feel in touch with virtual reality. We'll have to see if this whole blogging thing sticks. (I am notorious for starting things like journaling to only have it fall by the waist side within a matter of weeks.)