Way To Go, Caleb!

Caleb has been drooling over a toy garbage truck at Target for weeks now. (Boys!) So, I decided that I would have him earn it since I didn't think he could wait for Christmas. About 3 weeks ago we got a chart and decided on some chores for him to do. Once he filled in the chart, he would be able to buy the truck. This prooved to be very difficult for him. Part of the deal was that if he even missed one chore, he had to start all over again. He did falter twice, but the third time was the charm for him and he finished his chart on Saturday night. He was soo excited for the whole weekend to buy his truck today. I am so proud of him that he stuck to it and got his reward. Good job, Caleb!

Birthday Celebration

Happy Birthday, Lily

Our Lily is one year old today! She is so sweet and we love having her in our family. Happy Birthday, Lou!

Gasoline Update

I paid 2.17/gallon yesterday. I filled up the Trailblazer for $47!!!!

All Hail to Wichita

It is good to live in the land of cheap gasoline! I even get a 2 cent discount here with my Dillon's card. I paid $1.75 more/gallon than this in Phoenix before we left and we drove ALOT more there than we do here. I've been going to post this for a few days, but the gas keeps dropping. So, this may even go lower too. (Oh, and don't be hatin' that we have a Fred Meyer Jewelry in our GROCERY store!)

Pickle Update

As I mentioned, my kids usually turn their noses up at pickles. However, yesterday Paige had a "change of heart" when she found out they were selling them. They usually sell these items at the end of the day, so I took my .50 with me when I picked Paige up from school. When she comes out, she is frantically running out of the building and says that she needs to go to the office to see if there are any pickles left. I give her the money and wait for her outside. A couple of minutes later, she emerges from the building sobbing. Yes...sobbing. Apparently the pickles are gone. They sold them sometime during the day instead at the end of the day. Oopsie. How was I to know a) that they were sold during school and b) that my new pickle-loving daughter would be devistated if she didn't get her dill fix. I feel bad for her, because I couldn't stop laughing at her crying over a pickle. A.Pickle. But, alas, as I stated before, they are on the calendar again soon. This time the money will accompany her in the morning. Sorry, sis! (And no, that is not Paige in the picture. Just a random Google image.)

A Strange Wichita Palate

Paige's school has had a few Friday fundraisers for the 5th graders. We've seen suckers for sale a couple of times. Popcorn has also been sold. So, Paige comes home today with the granddaddy of them all:

Okay, so my kids usually turn their noses up at pickles, so I may be out of the loop. But, do kids usually count giant dill pickles in their list of favorite foods? I guess they have high hopes, because upon further inspection of the school calendar, pickles will be for sale a number of times throughout the rest of the school year. Go figure. Another quirky Wichita way.