Hot Mess Mama!

Okay...so if anyone out there is reading this it won't be a big deal to many of you, but it's a huge deal for me! I did a shopping trip today consisting of 3 stores and had coupons for just about everything I bought! So I will break down my trip store by store (I had pictures, but they won't transfer from my cell phone :() Wegmans (4) Pampers wipes (on sale for $1.49 with Shopper's card) Used (4) $.50/1 coupon (that doubled) Paid $.49 each for 4 wipes or $1.96 for all 4 (4) Gold Bond lotions ($.99 each) Used (4) $1/1 Coupon FREE (4) Powerade Zero ($.89 each) Used (4) $.50/1 (doubled) FREE (6) Speghettio's (on sale $.79 each) Used (2) $.40/3 (doubled) $3.12 for 6 or $.52 each (2) 3 Musketeer's Bars ($.79 each) Used (1) $.50/2 (doubled) $.58 for 2 or $.29 each (2) Extra Gum ($1.29 each) Used (2) $.50/1 (doubled) $.29 each Frank's Hot Sauce ($1.39) Used (1) $.50/1 (Doubled) $.39 Haribo gold gummy bears ($1.39) Used (1) $.30/1 (doubled) $...

So it's almost 9PM on a Wednesday night and I'm realizing how much of a mom I have really become. D isn't home tonight because my mom has him until tomorrow, so I'm just rethinking the day we had before he was picked up (because I am obsessive(?) lol). This is the short version of what I've learned today (just today alone....) No one tell you that while you do the dishes your 10 month old will play in the toilet. No one tells you that once you get him out of the toilet and he's playing with toys, he will ninja crawl behind you and go under the kitchen table just to get back to the bathroom....where he then teaches himself how to flush the toilet. No one tells you that your 10 month old will jump across the living room and attack you because he thinks you have better food than what you gave him. No one tells you that while most kids hate bath time, that some kids really LOVE it. Mine happens to love it so much that I give him two baths (sometimes three) a...

Hello folks! Welcome! I am VERY new to the blogging world (so take it easy on me :-P) and I've thought about doing this since D was born 10 months ago. I feel like there are so many things that happen on a daily basis that I never considered before my son was born. Some of them are funny, and others are not so funny...but all experiences nonetheless, so I just wanted to share some of them. Maybe they will give some laughs, and maybe we will shed some tears, but buckle up because it's going to be a wild ride! :) For those who want some background information on me here it goes! I am married to a wonderful man. I am the mother to a wonderful son who is 10 months old, for blogging purposes he will be referred to as "D." ( I'm sure he will be the highlight to my posts) :) I coupon, I organize, I craft, I do many things...some of them not so well, and others I do too well. I am not an expert at anything at all, so take what I say with a grain of salt, please! I don...