good deals

I shopped at Aldi today. It was my first time and I probably won't be back, at least for a while. It's pretty far away. I did really enjoy shopping there though. VERY inexpensive. The produce was so cheap and nice! I got a beautiful Del Monte Pineapple for 1.49. I got two bags of iceberg garden bagged salad for .39 each! Hots dogs for .79. The stuff is their own brand for the most part, but nothing is out of date and dented or bruised! I wish we had one close to where we live! I wouldn't shop for everything there, because I try to get whole foods as much as I can, but for produce (from the US) and freshmeats, frozen meats, deli and dairy, I was super impressed. I don't mean to sound snobbish, the products I mean mostly are cereals that we are used to, and crackers, frozen meals for hubby's lunches and so on. They had some health food options too, overall, i saved a big penny and like I said, wish we had one close by!

One thing I will appreciate when the kids are grown, is not having to clean up every possible body liquid that a child could manage to spew. Today was one of those day... wow I guess it's better to all happen at once than to have a little bit every day?

Evie hasn't been napping well lately. She isn't going to sleep well at bedtime either. In fact, she is in her room screaching right now. Ear plugs would be nice.

I have been working on my family tree through Ancestry.com. It's very addictive! I want to spend the extra $10 to get national records so I can try and find the families left behind in Europe. Yes all my ancesters came from Europe. Italy, Germany, Ireland, England, Lithuania and possibly Poland. My family migrated from Italy mostly in the 1910's, and that was only two generations ago. Same with Lithuania. Half of the Germans too. So that would make all of my great grandparents from those countries, naturalized here. The Irish and English have been here as far back as I can trace(1790). I would guess they came over before the country began. Though some may have, and some may not, there are many families involved in them.

It is fun. There is no one famous in my lineage, but it's fun to hear stories about people. I interviewed my grandfather and he told me stories that I was able to jot down. I hope to add them onto my tree. Ancestry really makes it very organized. My goal now is to save and file all the records I connected to my tree before my membership runs up!

I think she's about done whining. I hope she is.

Yum

Seriously the BEST jelly ever. I can't believe it has half the sugar because it tastes better than regular jelly. Everyone who I've made taste this has agreed, it's amazing. If you love the smell of concord grapes in the summer, this jelly is like that smell contained in a sugary sweet goodness spread.

I had to plug it because I really love it :)

Marching on...

Who cares? Well, I DID care, but thinking about it more now, I am really uninterested. I am starting to see no matter what, that GOD is all that matters. This country isn't Him, these people--many of them aren't His either. Bringing us to humility, experiencing some pain and suffering--this is what brings us back to Him. It's upsetting when people don't see things the same way you do, and when they impose their feelings into your life--however, it seems like it could be a significant help to all those lost in the comfort and ease of life in this country.

We have everything we need--basically. We have way more than we need--actually. Having less and being uncomfortable will only make me realize how NOT in control I am. I hope this in no way comes across in a way where I seem defeated--just the opposite. I care so much about political things that mean nothing in the end. Yeah, maybe my opinions make sense and would benefit the whole population better than if not implemented, but being politically correct isn't the point of our existance. I want to focus on my faith, on reaching out to others and growing a family in Christ and seeing my children carry on in life with Christ as their guide! Even if everything else around us crumbles, we can't and won't if we are focused and grounded :) Having ALL of this stuff, money--wordly goods, that we've been blessed with, we can survive without it, and survive well--maybe even better than with them.

I want to do the best with the least. I want to focus on Christ and not all these distractions. I want to see more people coming to Him and having their lives changed. I'll get involved the way I am supposed to when it comes to civic duty, but I want to re-center and re-focus my life right now on Christ not my libertarian leaning political ideas! I don't want to feel down about a loss of a vote, or of the election of people I disagree with. I want to vote, and prepare the way I believe and leave the rest to the Lord!

I was thinking about going to school for economics and getting involved in local politics in a few years. Maybe I still will, but -- I don't want to let my political ideas rule, and feel out of control when those ideas are fought and defeated!

Just a little rant, hope you didn't mind reading :)