rest time brings daily negotiations with addie. she doesn't like to be in the basement alone, which i can sort of get, but it's the best place for her logistically. she can't be in her room cause frankie's there and she can't be in laney's room cause laney's there. and she's got some bad history in lexi's and our room - she's gotten into a few too many things. on friday i almost let her rest in my room, but as i was gathering my things to take downstairs, she licked an envelope i needed to use. not that big a deal, but it shows a little salty attitude and i wasn't feeling like tempting fate. so we decided that she would lay on the sofa for awhile, while i busied myself upstairs. i came down around 2:00 to find her like this.
came back at 2:15 and here she was. sweet girl fell off the couch and stayed asleep. :) oh, to be young.
anyhow, we made some cookies, dinner, and then we were off to meredith and randy's baptism. it was a fabulous evening and the spirit was so strong. meredith was an episcopalian priest and randy a lutheran pastor. they are amazing scriptorians and so humble. it's been really neat, and a long time coming (8 months) to see them progress towards baptism. one of the best things about the evening - my boys got to come back to baptize them! i've missed these sweet guys!
there was a ton of yummy food for after the baptism, and just the right amount of people to mix and mingle, so it was a great night. i didn't get the memo that this was silly shot time. except the silly way i had my hands. just trying to follow all the rules, you know!
after the baptisms, matt and i got to take them back up to the ghetto part of dc to their apartment. it was kinda hard for me to leave them there in the ghetto! mama ray's a worrier!
i couldn't get the red eye/shadow from elder v's eyes here, so whateva. he's cute enough to pull off wonky eyes anyways. :) cute in a mothering way, of course. we had a good visit with our boys and got all caught up. and they've promised r & m that they'll be back in a year to go through the temple with them, so yay! slumber party at the rays!
on saturday i had to take some paperwork up to chancellors because my other boy made the all star baseball team. go bubba! i had some pretty decent coupons, so i spent a little while looking up deals and then headed out for some couponing.
**coupon rant**
couponing is not for the timid or faint of heart. or for the rushed. it takes a lot of time, at least for me, a lot of searching and sometimes a lot of fighting for your deal. i spent too long at cvs before i had to get to chancellors, so then i had to leave my cart, go turn in the paperwork, then go back to cvs. then i headed to kohls where i had 2 $5 bonuses, so i got 2 shirts for addie and only paid $3. then i hit bath and body for some semi-annual clearance and used a $10/$30. then i hit up target for some diaper deals. before i headed out that morning i just happened to check the mail and found some target baby coupons there. one was $10/$50 purchase, and since i needed diapers, it was perfect! so i started searching for manufacturer and target coupons (cause you can combine) and i ended up with some great deals! i had gotten a $5/3 kids clothing items, so i picked up 3 cute baby onsies (to use for gifts), for $1.50 each, which means i made $.50. :) sweet! they messed up the price of my diapers, so i'll have to head back for them to fix it, but 'tis the life of a couponer. as i was gathering target coupons i started to get anxiety. it just takes a really long time to make sure you're getting the best deal, and i'd already been gone awhile. so i called matt and explained to him my anxiety, and he told me not to worry. i get anxious that he'll be upset that i'm out so long, things will go badly at home, who knows, because that's never really happened. with his encouragement, i took a deep breath and continued my couponing. i had to hit l-town cvs to pick up a prescription, and then on to riteaid (which i haven't been to in forever because they have a stinky new coupon policy). i haven't couponed like that in just ages and it was so fun!
home, dinner, games with girls, and then matt and i were off for the adult session of stake conference, which was also fabulous. lots of good speakers, including our own r & m. hannah babysat and all the girls were happily asleep when we got home. it was just a great 2 days!
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