Purely Randomness

Okay, I've needed to play catch up for some time. I like to blame it on the camera--a post just isn't quite as fun without pictures. Anyhow, if I wait until the camera is actually working (it seems to be dead all the time these days, I don't know what that's about) then I will never post.

A few weeks ago we went camping and had a great time. Luke was able to get an extra day off and we went northeast a couple hours to Idyllwild. It was a great place to camp and we got a few hikes in there too.

Anyhow, Luke is currently in Virginia for work. When we were talking about daddy yesterday Jaycen says, "Daddy's at the beach." I had to laugh. We dropped Luke off at the train station that happens to be a block away from the beach. Luke rode the train down to the airport, and the kids and I went to the beach to play. That was almost two weeks ago. Believe me, if daddy was just at the beach, we'd have made that 15 minute trip to get him by now (8 mo pregnant by myself is a chore). I've explained to Jayce about the train and the plane and that daddy's not there, but he told me again today that Daddy was at the beach. We're definitely counting the days, it's looking like only 7 more to go........

I was reading all the Sunday ads yesterday (I have to see where the deals are this week!) and McKinnlee asks me, "Can I let my kids spend money on whatever they want to?" I said, "Sure, its your money you can do what you want." She then informed me that she was going to let her kids buy all the Hannah Montana stuff that they wanted. (You can see that I am obviously opposed to spending money on Hannah Montana and High School Musical for my 5 year old. We don't even get the Disney channel, so where's all this stuff coming from anyway?!?)

Anyhow, as a bonus for reading this far, I'll tell you all how to get cheap movie tickets. Walgreens has Axe body wash and spray in their trial section. They range in price from $1.59-$1.99. Go buy 4 of those and you'll get a catalina for 2 free movie tickets. Three of them will get you one movie ticket, but who wants just one. (A catalina does not print at the bottom of your receipt, but prints out of a machine nearby. Sometimes you may have to stall an extra second, since they can take just a little longer to print and if the cashier doesn't give it to you, just ask for it. ) The catalina will have instructions on it-- just go home, go to the website, enter in the code, and print out tickets valid for any movie. Two movie tickets for less than the price of one!!!