Cookies and Driving

I made cookies last night. The kids were asking for them. I used to always make cookies from scratch, still do sometimes. But more often, I'll use those cute little Betty Croker mixes. I usually get them pretty cheap (on sale, coupons) and they make just enough. The ones we like the best are the Oatmeal Chocolate Chip. They just smell so good!!!

And the biggest news of all is that my sweet little DD got her license yesterday! Yes, watch out greater Montgomery County, she's on the road!!!! She was incredibly nervous, but I kept telling her that she would be fine, that she would make it and . . . she did! She immediately went to the grocery for me, went to the bank, went back to school, went to her friend's, drove to the basketball game last night. But when it came time to drive over to Red Robin after the game for dinner, she didn't want to drive at night. Smart girl after all!! So proud!

Today is basketball, baseball clinic at St. John's, DD has to work at 4, and I've got a ton of working to do myself, plus still have all the bedding to wash. UGH! And to top it off, my back is killing me. I don't know what I did, but it really hurts.

Oh, and a gratuitous kitty picture, too. She's still in the doghouse after her antics of this week. She chewed through some more electrical cords. Banishment to the basement when no one's around for her. Hard to believe that she's so cute and sweet and playful that there's a hidden devil inside!

Great deal at Target

If anyone's interested (if anyone's reading this!!!), Target has milk on sale this week. I know here in the DC area, milk is really pricey, usually $3.59 at my local Giant. But Target has milk for $2.99 for 1%. Other milks are on sale, too. Great Deal. I bought two! I also printed out some coupons to use for Tropicana OJ and Pepperidge Farm goldfish, $1 each. So that brought the cost of the OJ down to $2.19 ($2.50 or more at Giant), again I had two coupons. Great savings.

Birthday Boy

Here's the birthday boy with his gift!

I'm a Winner!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, apparently I entered a contest on the CouponCravings blog to win an iTouch and . . . guess what? . . . I actually WON!!!!!!!!!!! So excited. My son has one and I'm jealous of it. Now I can play, too!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We've had a busy week so far at our house. My husband's mother has been in the hospital for about a week (she's like 88) and will finally be going home today. Of course, he's been going over to see her every night after work.

Basketball on Saturday. Daughter worked Saturday night. She's a hostess with the mostess at Bonefish Grill. She made a TON of money!

It was my son's birthday on Sunday. He's 14!!!!!!!!! I can't believe it. My little baby! I'll try and post a picture in a minute.

The kids were home from school on Monday, being President's Day and all. We didn't do much. Played with the new Wii (birthday gift). I'm getting good at tennis.

Got a funeral to go to this week. One of my son's baseball teammates' dad finally succumbed to his cancer. Very sad. So we're going to the viewing today and the funeral tomorrow. I think this is my son's first funeral.

Anyway, just so stoked for the prize! I don't even care what it is, I just finally won something!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, Another Cheer Competition!

This one at the Univ. of Maryland, College Park. My DD's senior small level 4 came in 1st. However, they had no competition, only a score to beat, but they beat it and were also level 4 grand champions!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was a fun competition, no pressure!

Basketball

My boy plays basketball on a rec league. It's just for fun, and he's pretty good. He plays point guard. Oh, and he's a cutie-pie, too. Here's a photo for your enjoyment.

Charlotte Cheer Competition

Well, we came in 3rd. Not what was expected. The girls really thought they'd get 1st (out of 9). Oh well. We had a good time anyway. Charlotte is such a nice town! We found the cutest sandwich shop and ate there several times. Matt's something-or-other, right across from the convention center.

Here are a couple of pics!