Yet another horrible, terrible, no-good day. (Thanks, Alexander.) The first two hours of my day actually were almost blissful. I arrived to find that M was not there yet. This week is Week of Prayer, and he still hadn't arrived by the end of the morning WOP meeting. I took my second graders to the computer lab to go over with them their new Reading schedule (story summaries and a major book project) and when I got back to the room he still hadn't arrived. Kids went out to recess and came back inside, and started writing, and he still hadn't arrived. THEN just a few minutes before lunch, guess who arrives? Apparentally either he or his mom overslept this morning. I knew it was too good to be true.

Lets just say he more than made up for his absence in the morning. UGH! And then during social studies about 6 or 7 of my kids just could NOT settle down. THEN after I ran them ragged during PE, I STILL had two little boys who just could not keep their mouths shut (not M this time!) and I had to send them to two different teachers rooms to do busywork, while the rest of the class got to go outside and "do" Science (studying the Crust - picked up stuff off the ground and id'd whether it was part of the crust or not). I hated not having them included in the project, but they JUST were NOT listening, and taking pennies wasn't having any effect on them. ARGHHH!!!

Before school even started though, I had a rough start to my morning. Yesterday I was VERY lazy and didn't go anywhere, and didn't DO anything at all productive other than to read the first two books in the "Traveling Pants" series by Ann? Brashares. (Totally AWESOME books - I can't sing their praises enough!!!!!) So, I didn't get my lesson plans done. That meant I needed to go in to school extra early this morning. I set my alarm for 6:10 a.m. (and yes, I did remember to change the time.) But, right around 4:30 I was literally JOLTED awake by my smoke alarm doing the low battery beep. ARGHHH!!!! Needless to say I didn't get much sleep after that. UGH!

In the mail today I got a postcard saying that Albertson's is having it's AWESOME coupon sale this coming weekend! I was so excited when I saw it that I actually said (loudly) WHEEEE!!! You'll have to realize that I live in an apartment complex, and the mailboxes are surrounded by said apartments. Anyway, my dad told me that he'll measure the freezer he has in storage ad see if it'll fit under my stairway. If it can, then I'll be able to stock up on the Green Giant boxed veggies (have $.60 coupons for 3) along with other frozen foods, as well as maybe do some make ahead stuff. My fridge and freezer right now are literally stuffed. My mom wanted to send lasagna home with me from the dinner party, but I truthfully told her that I didn't have any room! Ach! To pass up free food.

Before my dad left tonight he changed my smoke alarm battery for me (I had the battery all ready.) Isn't he a sweetie?

Yesterday I didn't spend anything, but it wasn't because I didn't want to. I decided early on in the day that I just plain did NOT want to go in a do lesson plans. SO, I thought I'd go out to IHOP and then take in Miss Congeniality 2 - you know, blow $20. I REALLY REALLY REALLY wanted to do this. Up until the last possible moment to both have time for IHOP and take in a matinee showing, I was debating this. But then my frugal side won out, and I ended up warming up the rest of the spaghetti from last Sunday, and a couple of cutlets (vege) and then read my two "Traveling Pants" books. That took me right up through 10 pm (of course I was watching Extreme Makeover Home Edition and then Desperate Housewives as well).

Today, I did stop by Albies and get some bananas and other stuff (okay, okay, Easter Candy! Alright already!)

Spending Log:
Albertsons: $2.39

Keeping It Frugal in Texas (Off to watch SuperNanny and start the 3rd "Traveling Pants" book.)

Laura