Oy vey! Is it going to get any better this week, or is it going to just keep steadily declining each day till I find I have lost my mind? M was here from the start, and lets just say that he didn't put me in a great mood to start our Week of Prayer meeting. He didn't get much better the rest of the day, though there were a FEW glimmers of good behavior. The rest of the kids too were just nutty. Part of it was that it was K's birthday today and he was extra wound up. Today also was the first Tuesday without Chimes. I thought I was going to at least have Library today and some sort of a break, but NO, her daughter was sick today so Library was canceled. Ugh! I ended up doing a part "study hall/silent reading" time and "center time" during the normal Chimes time (as well as giving them extra PE time). They actually did pretty well with that. Of course I told them during Study Hall/SSR that their behavior would determine whether or not they participated in Centers or not.

My second graders seem to be really enthused about the book project. 3 of them already have their book read, along with having taken the required notes for it. One of them already is planning her project (a diorama). The other two are nearly finished with their books/notes. It's going a lot faster than I had anticipated. I just can't say how proud I am of how well they (2nd graders) are able to work on their own. It makes my life a lot easier.

After school I stayed and graded papers for a bit over an hour, and actually caught up on three days worth of papers. Then I went home to get my Tide coupon (and found one for Downy too). I'd called my mom and asked her if she wanted me to pick up some more Tide for her, and she had said that she did. She also said that she could use some more fabric softner, and prefered Downy. I'd told her that I hadn't seen a cpn for Downy, but would look. Hee. Anyway, after getting the coupons, I went to Kroger's and picked up those items, plus a large cannister of Benefiber (had $2 cpn for) and a new hair barette (I have almost waist length hair and my barettes/clips are always breaking.) This time I DID NOT pick up any Easter candy (of course they still have it only 50% off, which isn't that great of a deal.)

There is absolutely nothing on TV that I want to watch tonight (maybe the Amazing Race) so I'm going to relax with my third book in the Traveling Pants series which I started last night (and will probably finish tonight.)

I woke up at 4:43 this morning (didn't get to sleep till after midnight). I really wish I knew why - no loud noises this time, and was eventually able to go back to sleep for a little bit. I am so tired!

Spending Log:
Kroger's: $28.31 (Saved $9.38 with cpns/sales)

Keeping It Frugal in Texas,
Laura