This is from my front door towards the back...
and this is from my back door toward the front.
And all of this is stockpiling from only $300.00/ month including toiletries (not pictured) and feeding a family of 4 plus a daycare.
BELLE
Friday, August 21, 2009
Inventory
Yesterday my SIL and I took all the food out of hiding and reorganized- here are the pictures of it sprawled out in my daycare & dining room. This is an area of approximately 12 foot wide by 26 foot long. (There was still food in the kitchen, too.) By the way, she is awesome in stuffing things and I have a lot more room now. That means more shopping!!
and this is from my back door toward the front.
And all of this is stockpiling from only $300.00/ month including toiletries (not pictured) and feeding a family of 4 plus a daycare.
BELLE
and this is from my back door toward the front.
And all of this is stockpiling from only $300.00/ month including toiletries (not pictured) and feeding a family of 4 plus a daycare.
BELLE
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Budgeting and Breakdowns
I have two subjects I want to touch upon...
Budgeting- In January I started the $300.00/ month for food, toiletries, everything consumable... And I have consistently stuck to the budget, most months I have even come in under budget by $10-30.00 dollars. So I am debating on dropping our $300.00 budget down each month and seeing if I can still do it. I would probably drop it by $20.00 each month and maybe try to get it down to $200-250.00/ month. This will not be happening for a couple of months (Probably after January at the earliest.)
Breakdowns- Well I think I had a semi-nervous breakdown yesterday. Beast has went back to truck driving- his real passion in life. And it has down been a total of 11 days since I have seen him except through videocam online. And the fact that I was missing him more than I could realize kind of hit me and I cried more or less all day- even went so far as to say that I did not like being married to him. But in the light of the morning I can see that I love him so much more and our relationship is a little better without him here because when he is here we don't argue at all and that makes him happier. So if we can just get all of the $$ kinks worked out of our lives and get where we need to be I think we will be doing all right.
BELLE
Budgeting- In January I started the $300.00/ month for food, toiletries, everything consumable... And I have consistently stuck to the budget, most months I have even come in under budget by $10-30.00 dollars. So I am debating on dropping our $300.00 budget down each month and seeing if I can still do it. I would probably drop it by $20.00 each month and maybe try to get it down to $200-250.00/ month. This will not be happening for a couple of months (Probably after January at the earliest.)
Breakdowns- Well I think I had a semi-nervous breakdown yesterday. Beast has went back to truck driving- his real passion in life. And it has down been a total of 11 days since I have seen him except through videocam online. And the fact that I was missing him more than I could realize kind of hit me and I cried more or less all day- even went so far as to say that I did not like being married to him. But in the light of the morning I can see that I love him so much more and our relationship is a little better without him here because when he is here we don't argue at all and that makes him happier. So if we can just get all of the $$ kinks worked out of our lives and get where we need to be I think we will be doing all right.
BELLE
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Bible Time- Love and Respect
I am starting a book and will be doing this in place of the actual bible- for atleast a little bit of time.
Our young married couples class at church has just started a study book called “Love and Respect” by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs. I know as a wife that sometimes I disrespect my husband without meaning to and sometimes he is unloving towards me without meaning to. This is one of those times.
Little Beast is being obnoxious for whatever reason and Beast starts to yell- maybe even spank- regardless, because in my opinion, Beast is being way too hard. {This is where I feel unloved. I feel that if he loves me he would be more understanding with our kids.} So at this point because I am a big mama bear I feel the need to step in and protect my cubs no matter what. I believe that this makes Beast feel disrespected because I am arguing with him when he is disciplining the kids. Thus the “Crazy Cycle” is started in our home. The book that we are reading is to try to help us to learn to respect when we don’t feel loved and for husbands to love their wives when they don’t feel respected- this is very hard on both parts.
BELLE
Our young married couples class at church has just started a study book called “Love and Respect” by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs. I know as a wife that sometimes I disrespect my husband without meaning to and sometimes he is unloving towards me without meaning to. This is one of those times.
Little Beast is being obnoxious for whatever reason and Beast starts to yell- maybe even spank- regardless, because in my opinion, Beast is being way too hard. {This is where I feel unloved. I feel that if he loves me he would be more understanding with our kids.} So at this point because I am a big mama bear I feel the need to step in and protect my cubs no matter what. I believe that this makes Beast feel disrespected because I am arguing with him when he is disciplining the kids. Thus the “Crazy Cycle” is started in our home. The book that we are reading is to try to help us to learn to respect when we don’t feel loved and for husbands to love their wives when they don’t feel respected- this is very hard on both parts.
BELLE
Friday, July 31, 2009
Bible Time
Jeremiah 13
God is going to allow Israel's "allies" to become Israel's captors. And he is going to turn Israel into a useless belt that has been buried and hidden.
BELLE
God is going to allow Israel's "allies" to become Israel's captors. And he is going to turn Israel into a useless belt that has been buried and hidden.
BELLE
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Bible Time
Jeremiah 12
This chapter is how Jeremiah complains to God about those who speak of God but do not truly have God in their hearts. God answers to say that he will uproot all who do not truly love him and when he finally brings them back to their land if they do not truly love them he will uproot them again to destroy them at that point.
BELLE
This chapter is how Jeremiah complains to God about those who speak of God but do not truly have God in their hearts. God answers to say that he will uproot all who do not truly love him and when he finally brings them back to their land if they do not truly love them he will uproot them again to destroy them at that point.
BELLE
Monday, July 27, 2009
Bible Time
Jeremiah 11
God had a covenant with the forefathers of Israel. That they would obey and do everything commanded and he would take care of them and be their God. When a covenant is broken it allows both parties to get out of the agreement therefore God no longer has to take care of them.
BELLE
God had a covenant with the forefathers of Israel. That they would obey and do everything commanded and he would take care of them and be their God. When a covenant is broken it allows both parties to get out of the agreement therefore God no longer has to take care of them.
BELLE
Friday, July 24, 2009
Bible Time
Jeremiah 9 and 10
At the end of Jeremiah chapter 10, Jeremiah says a prayer that God will deal with him justly and not in anger, it is a wonderful peace of mind that God does deal with us justly and out of love. If God our Father did not love us he would not discipline us when we are unruly. And even though little Beast sings "Mama's gonna spank me, Daddy's gonna spank me..." If I did not love him and want him to learn right from wrong and bad from good I would not discipline him and teach him. But I do love him with all my heart and I will tear his tail up if the situation calls for it. However, there are times that do not require physical punishment, like this morning when he spilled a bowl of cereal all over the kitchen, even though he was goofing around and should know better than to do that, I can not spank him or yell at him because it was nothing more than him being a child.
BELLE
At the end of Jeremiah chapter 10, Jeremiah says a prayer that God will deal with him justly and not in anger, it is a wonderful peace of mind that God does deal with us justly and out of love. If God our Father did not love us he would not discipline us when we are unruly. And even though little Beast sings "Mama's gonna spank me, Daddy's gonna spank me..." If I did not love him and want him to learn right from wrong and bad from good I would not discipline him and teach him. But I do love him with all my heart and I will tear his tail up if the situation calls for it. However, there are times that do not require physical punishment, like this morning when he spilled a bowl of cereal all over the kitchen, even though he was goofing around and should know better than to do that, I can not spank him or yell at him because it was nothing more than him being a child.
BELLE
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Bible Time
Here is my post from today...
Jeremiah 8
The one who loves you more than anything else in the entire world is Jesus- He DIED for You!!! And we cannot even live for him, we always go whoring after the things of the world. We need to stop and evaluate our lives are we following Jesus' footprints whether they lead through sunny pastures or lead through cold dark mountains??
BELLE
Jeremiah 8
The one who loves you more than anything else in the entire world is Jesus- He DIED for You!!! And we cannot even live for him, we always go whoring after the things of the world. We need to stop and evaluate our lives are we following Jesus' footprints whether they lead through sunny pastures or lead through cold dark mountains??
BELLE
Bible Time
This post was supposed to be up yesterday....
Jeremiah 7
We read this chapter and think of how horrible this nation had to be for Gof to turn his back on his own people... Remind you of another nation that we know? When the United States was founded, fought and died for, God was a part of everything our forefathers did... Now if you go to church you're liable to be shot and Heaven forbid a child says a prayer in school, How did we go from a nation founded on God's principles to a nation that can't find Him anywhere?
BELLE
Jeremiah 7
We read this chapter and think of how horrible this nation had to be for Gof to turn his back on his own people... Remind you of another nation that we know? When the United States was founded, fought and died for, God was a part of everything our forefathers did... Now if you go to church you're liable to be shot and Heaven forbid a child says a prayer in school, How did we go from a nation founded on God's principles to a nation that can't find Him anywhere?
BELLE
Monday, July 20, 2009
Bible Time
Jeremiah 6
"They are called rejected silver, because the Lord has rejected them."
To be rejected from the Lord, to have him throw you to the wolves- what a terrible fate. We as Christians are not above persecution or what we consider bad things happening to us but most of the valleys we walk through God will carrying us if we just ask him to. To have God reject us would be a worse fate than even death- because that means that when we need Him most he will not be there because he has turned his back on us.
BELLE
"They are called rejected silver, because the Lord has rejected them."
To be rejected from the Lord, to have him throw you to the wolves- what a terrible fate. We as Christians are not above persecution or what we consider bad things happening to us but most of the valleys we walk through God will carrying us if we just ask him to. To have God reject us would be a worse fate than even death- because that means that when we need Him most he will not be there because he has turned his back on us.
BELLE
Friday, July 17, 2009
Bible Time
Jeremiah 5
No one is upright, no one is truthful or does right. An entire nation is corrupt and serves false gods. Lord help us to know right from wrong lead us down the path of righteousness. Help us to truly know you because to know you is to know truth. Help us to be filled with your spirit which is righteous and upright.
BELLE
No one is upright, no one is truthful or does right. An entire nation is corrupt and serves false gods. Lord help us to know right from wrong lead us down the path of righteousness. Help us to truly know you because to know you is to know truth. Help us to be filled with your spirit which is righteous and upright.
BELLE
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Bible Time
Jeremiah 4
Why can we not put away our false idols and turn back to the Lord? Why must we continue to go after things of the world instead of after our Creator and Savior? Lord, save us and steer us on the path you want us to be on.
BELLE
Why can we not put away our false idols and turn back to the Lord? Why must we continue to go after things of the world instead of after our Creator and Savior? Lord, save us and steer us on the path you want us to be on.
BELLE
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Bible Time
Jeremiah 3
In this chapter God explains that Israel has been like a woman unfaithful to her husband, but that if Israel will only admit their guilt he will forgive. That is exactly what we must do when we ask for forgiveness from sin- we must first admit our guilt of sinning and then God is just to forgive us of our sins.
BELLE
In this chapter God explains that Israel has been like a woman unfaithful to her husband, but that if Israel will only admit their guilt he will forgive. That is exactly what we must do when we ask for forgiveness from sin- we must first admit our guilt of sinning and then God is just to forgive us of our sins.
BELLE
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Bible Time
Jeremiah 2
In this chapter the Lord has Jeremiah bring the charges against Israel to explain why he is going to turn against them. These charges are because Israel has forsaken God and because they have dug their own cistern. Now God will bring destruction upon them from the North.
BELLE
In this chapter the Lord has Jeremiah bring the charges against Israel to explain why he is going to turn against them. These charges are because Israel has forsaken God and because they have dug their own cistern. Now God will bring destruction upon them from the North.
BELLE
Monday, July 13, 2009
Bible Time
Jeremiah 1
This is the call of Jeremiah- God is calling him to warn Jerusalem that he is going to pour out disaster upon them from the North for worshipping idols. He has commanded Jeremiah to not be afraid because He will be with him and keep him safe.
On another note, and I would love any feedback...
Yesterday, I was approached by my Pastor and he asked me if I would like to take over and be the Nursery Coordinator? I would be responsible for making sure people are in there, making sure the rules are being followed, as well as being responsible for any renovations or other stuff to be done in the Nursery. I would actually be part of the "Staff" which means I would probably need to attend staff meetings as possible and would be paid a small amount of money (300-450/month). He asked because he wants someone who knows about the DCF rules and regulations and since I run a daycare I know about them. The paying amount would actually be good since Beast is probably going back to driving and if he does and makes enough for us to live on I will probably shut down the daycare to homeschool full time... So the money would provide me with a small income?? What should I do- it will be a lot of work but if I shut down the daycare I will be looking for something to do with kids.
BELLE
This is the call of Jeremiah- God is calling him to warn Jerusalem that he is going to pour out disaster upon them from the North for worshipping idols. He has commanded Jeremiah to not be afraid because He will be with him and keep him safe.
On another note, and I would love any feedback...
Yesterday, I was approached by my Pastor and he asked me if I would like to take over and be the Nursery Coordinator? I would be responsible for making sure people are in there, making sure the rules are being followed, as well as being responsible for any renovations or other stuff to be done in the Nursery. I would actually be part of the "Staff" which means I would probably need to attend staff meetings as possible and would be paid a small amount of money (300-450/month). He asked because he wants someone who knows about the DCF rules and regulations and since I run a daycare I know about them. The paying amount would actually be good since Beast is probably going back to driving and if he does and makes enough for us to live on I will probably shut down the daycare to homeschool full time... So the money would provide me with a small income?? What should I do- it will be a lot of work but if I shut down the daycare I will be looking for something to do with kids.
BELLE
Friday, July 10, 2009
Bible Time
1 Samuel 31
Saul is dead. He asked his armor-bearer to kill him and he refused so Saul killed himself and then the armor-bearer followed suit. End of the Book.
BELLE
Saul is dead. He asked his armor-bearer to kill him and he refused so Saul killed himself and then the armor-bearer followed suit. End of the Book.
BELLE
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Bible Time
1 Samuel 30
In this chapter David realizes that his wives and everything else that he and his men own have been taken away. He goes after the Amalekites and the Lord hands them over to him and his men. When they go back from wining the fight, the men who fought did not want to share with those who did not fight but David says that all will share equally.
BELLE
In this chapter David realizes that his wives and everything else that he and his men own have been taken away. He goes after the Amalekites and the Lord hands them over to him and his men. When they go back from wining the fight, the men who fought did not want to share with those who did not fight but David says that all will share equally.
BELLE
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Bible Time
1 Samuel 29
I think it is kind of ironic that the Philistines sent David and his men back from fighting against Saul and that Samuel said that Saul would die in that battle- now David can't be blamed for hurting Saul because he won't even be there ;)
BELLE
I think it is kind of ironic that the Philistines sent David and his men back from fighting against Saul and that Samuel said that Saul would die in that battle- now David can't be blamed for hurting Saul because he won't even be there ;)
BELLE
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Bible Time
1 Samuel Chapter 28
In this chapter Saul has a medium wake Saul (his spirit) from the dead because God will not answer Saul when he asks for advice. Samuel tells Saul that God will take his kingdom, army, and life away from him the next day.
BELLE
In this chapter Saul has a medium wake Saul (his spirit) from the dead because God will not answer Saul when he asks for advice. Samuel tells Saul that God will take his kingdom, army, and life away from him the next day.
BELLE
Monday, July 6, 2009
A Shopping I will go... A Shopping I will go...
Tonight I went shopping for over 6 hours- My feet are KILLING me!!!!
Publix- This is my total shop from three different Publix stores and then I have several upclose pictures to see what all I got. Total Cost $42.84 Total Saved $226.14
I got 40 boxes Mac N cheese, 10 boxes velveeta, 6 A1, 12 lunchables, 12 ears of corn (not pictured) and a lot more!
Target- Total Cost $2.95
Kmart: Double Coupons Transaction 1- Total Cost $21.49 $17.00 out of kids account for diapers
Kmart: Double Coupons Transaction 2- Total Cost $10.73 $6.00 out of kids account for diapers
This was my Walgreens trip- cost $8.35.... $2.35 cash $6.00 RR
CVS- Total cost $1.70 and some ECB that did not roll over.
Kmart- Toys cost $15.27 out of kids account
Walmart- Total Cost $3.52
Publix- This is my total shop from three different Publix stores and then I have several upclose pictures to see what all I got. Total Cost $42.84 Total Saved $226.14I got 40 boxes Mac N cheese, 10 boxes velveeta, 6 A1, 12 lunchables, 12 ears of corn (not pictured) and a lot more!
Target- Total Cost $2.95
Kmart: Double Coupons Transaction 1- Total Cost $21.49 $17.00 out of kids account for diapers
Kmart: Double Coupons Transaction 2- Total Cost $10.73 $6.00 out of kids account for diapers
This was my Walgreens trip- cost $8.35.... $2.35 cash $6.00 RR
CVS- Total cost $1.70 and some ECB that did not roll over. 
Kmart- Toys cost $15.27 out of kids account
Walmart- Total Cost $3.52Total Cost tonight $68.58 July Grocery Budget and $38.27 from the kids' account.
Not too bad if I may say so myself.
BELLE
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