May 27th the kids, my Mom and I are all going to Cedar Point. I love this place! We will be going along with some other families in the home school group. It's been two years since I last went. I love to ride the roller coasters, however I can't ride as many as I use too. It seems the older I get the harder it is to recover form the rides. The kids are excited because we haven't had very many breaks this school year so they will be able to count this as a field trip! YEAH!! We won't be doing much more this summer so I will make sure to enjoy myself.
After we get back I will be sure to post some pictures.
What are you doing this spring/summer?

Okay so Mother's Day is fast approaching...I have already got my Mom a Mother's Day gift. Have you? Well, I can't really say what I got, because my Mom does actually read my blog! Love you Mom!
Well, my thoughtful daughter kept asking me, "Mom what do you want for Mother's Day?" If you are anything like me you really don't want to send hubby and the kids off to spend XX amount of dollars on something you really don't need or want. So at first I told her something simple. I usually end up saying, "Buy me some flowers to plant, that way I can look at them every year, year after year."
Then the other day it struck me as I was slipping on my daughters shoes,(yes we can wear the same shoes) I would really like some Crocs. Personally I don't love these shoes, but they are so nice to slip on and off when I take out the dogs. I am not a flip-flop person(don't like the thing between my toes) and I have been unable to find a good slip on shoe in years. After Mother's Day I will let you know if I actually received my wish.
What are you buying for Mother's Day or what would you like to receive?

Before I startPLEASE do not become offended, just read with an open mind. This is how I "try" to approach everything. Sometimes we think we are approaching things with an open mind, however we have such strong opinions on a subject that we can't see the other side.
Okay with that being said, I have a friend that will only use the KJV. This may be what you use also. I never really understood the reasons behind only using this version. One day we started discussing this topic and she told me her reason had to do with copyright issues. I had never heard that before so to me this was all new. She told me she researched how you get a copyright and she said that the new versions NIV, NAS etc., all had to change a lot of the meaning to get a copyright. Well, I had never researched copyright laws and knew nothing about copyrighting a book. Unfortunately I never looked into the matter even though it had always kind of bothered me. Well, the subject came up again. Still not understanding fully copyrights or how publishing works I had no response. This time was different though, I decided to talk with my husband about it and also research it for myself.

What I came up with has surprised me to say the least. What surprised me was that my friend is not the only one that believes in the copyright issue. What I discovered first was that my KJV bible does have a copyright. Maybe yours does not but mine does. I have several different versions of Bibles simply for studying. Also, I discovered that the first KJV Bible was copyrighted. "Cum Privilegio," Latin words which literally mean "with privilege" or "right" — that is, with the right of reproduction retained, or, in a word, "copyrighted." To read more on this go here.
The other thing I found out is that my friends understanding of copyright laws have been distorted. I am not sure who told her or where she read up on her laws, but they were not accurate at all. I advise anyone wanting to know more to go here and read more about why they copyright Bibles.
That all being said, I will say it is a choice of what you prefer. It is not wrong to use another Bible. However, be careful when choosing a Bible. It should not be backed by one church only, and wrote only for that particular church. Remember the original Bible was wrote for everyone. There are several Bibles out there that have footnotes in them, and we must remember that those footnotes are opinions. The study Bibles are helpful, but always crosreference with other Bibles to get a better understanding of what you are reading. Words change meaning over time and to do a word study is sometimes helpful also. I love to go and find out what the original Greek or Hebrew word meant.
Some questions I have thought to myself when thinking of excluding other Bibles, were #1 What about the first English translated Bible, there were many other Bibles wrote before the KJV? Here is a timeline. #2 Doesn't this make the KJV a translation also?
I ask that we all pray on this subject and pray that it doesn't keep us form doing the Lord's work. Please approach everything with prayer and an open heart allowing the spirit to guide you so you can grow and reach more lost souls.

If you have any comments please feel free to leave them

Just wanted to share with everyone how great I did for the month of April. I always had a goal of spending $200 every two weeks on groceries. Before I started using coupons again I would go in and spend $125 on groceries and then go back to the store 3-4 times again before the next paycheck. So I really never kept a real good check on how much I spent. Sometimes I would just not even go to the store afraid I would spend $30 on milk. Well, I decided to see how much I was spending with coupons. It felt like I was shopping more so I wanted to make sure I wasn't spending too much.
After totaling all my receipts for the month of April I had only spent $385.01. That might seem high to some of you, but for me that was great! At least for a start. I did spend money on some things just to get the ECB's rolling and I did make some mistakes and spent money when I shouldn't have. I would like to get this even lower, but to be under budget I feel I have made a great start. April is my month two of full fledged couponing!

Tell me how your doing, I would love to hear!

I am posting a Walgreen's Scenario today because that is what I am focusing on this week. CVS doesn't have a lot that I am going to get so most of my energy is getting focused on Walgreen's. I have already made on trip and I will list that as #1. I am not sure how much stock they have so I may not be able to keep rolling these Register Rewards this week. Anyway this is the plan for this week.

#1
9 Pro-Health Toothpaste @ 2/$5 = $22.50
1 Zantac @ $3.99
1 Oral-B Toothbrush @ $4.49
1 Newspaper @ $1.75
Total before Q's = 37.73 (no taxes figured)

- (1) $3/2 pro health (from home mailer)
- (6) $1/1 pro health (from old inserts, but there are new coupons out)
- (1) $1/1 Zantac
- (1) $1/1 Oral-B Toothbrush
- ESR Q from the monthly ESR book $3/2 total off equals $13.50
My Out of Pocket (OOP) was $10.40
I paid for that with my Gift Card.

This is the Best part...I received 2-$10RR (from the crest) & 1-$3RR (from the Zantac) I will also do the rebate on the toothbrush for $4.49.
If you just do the toothpaste deal you will get the $20RR.

#2
1 Venus Embrace @ $9.99 - MQ $4/1
1 Zantac @ 3.99 - MQ $1/1
1 Jif Peanut butter $1.67
Total 10.64 w/o taxes Pay with $10 RR My OOP should be $1.27
Earn 6 & 3 RR's lost $1 in RR

#3
This may change after I see what they have in stock, and depending on what coupons they let me use.
3 Covergirl (eyeshadow) @ 3.99 = 11.97
3 Covergirl 50% off @1.99 = 5.99
Total $17.96
- 7.50 3x $2.50/2 (Covergirl Q this past weeks insert)
-$6 & $3 RR's from #2 = $1.46 + tax
Should receive $20 in RR's (10+10) because the registers take the %50 off at the end and it thinks you bought 9. If not I will still get $10 for sure which gains me the $1 back.

Then I plan on repeating #2 and then trying to do the Olay face wash like I did the CG makeup. I still have to put together q's for this to make sure I have little OOP. This should give me plenty of RR's for the next two weeks deals!! I haven't been able to see them yet and I feeling a little anxious.

I hope this helps someone. **Just remember at Walgreen's you can not
use a RR on the same deal or you will not get a RR back for what you are buying. Just make sure that the items are different promotions and you will be fine.

These are some of the great finds I found yesterday at the Wee Creations Rummage sale. It was at the Lutheran Church. I love to find old books, especially if they are historical. My daughter went with me and she wanted the Anatomy books, she is interested in the medical field. The Anatomy books are Atlas Of Human Anatomy by Jesse Feiring Williams, M.D.copyright 1935, this books has some great color photos, the other Anatomy books is A Textbook of Anatomy and Physiology by Jesse Feiring, M.D copyright 1943. This last one had some binding issues, but I am not planning on reselling it so I really didn’t mind.

The other great finds were, Lincoln’s Speeches, copyright ? some pages are missing from this book because the binding is loose. (I bought this book for my niece, she also loves old books.) The book with the great cover is The Heritage of America edited by Henry Steele Commager and Allen Nevins, copyright 1947, any history book wrote before the sixty’s I think is a great find. Of course there is great history that takes place after this book, however this book does not have the liberal swing that you will find in a lot of the history books put out today. Also, pictured Where It Happened in Bible Times by Merrill T Gilbertson copyright 1963. Okay so this one is not super old, I just bought it because I am a visual learner and love to actually see on a map where things took place. This is a great book and really will help me with my Bible studies.
I did get some other interesting school books, I am not sure if I will use them or resell them. I sell a lot of used books on E-bay. I have not sold a lot lately due to the fact they have changed their fees again and sometimes it is not worth it for me. I have found another site to sell used Curriculum on, but have not tried yet. If I do I will let you know how it goes. You can also sell used curriculum on HSLDA's website if your a member.
What do you look for at rummage sales?

May is finally here! Well I got all this today when I went into CVS,with the exception of the Clean & Clear,I got this from Wal-Mart. I did two transactions at CVS today and spent a total of $1.87 OOP! I did make a mistake and I grabbed 4 Aquafresh forgetting that the limit was 3 this month on most of the Freebies, so it took a little bite out of my ECB's but all in all I feel I did good. I also wanted to get one more Bic or get refills for it, but they only had 1 so I guess I will be happy with 1.
I used a total of 37.96 in ECB's I also received an e-mail with a $5 off $30 purchase! I now have $48.69 in ECB's!! I also received 3 CRT's -
$5 off Maalox, Gas-X, Exlax
$4 off Nature Made Cholest-off
$1 off any (3) Kleenex facial tissue (could have used this last week)
Sorry for not breaking this down better, but I cut off the ECB's from each transaction before figuring it all out.

The Clean & Clear is at Wal-Mart in the Travel section and it is Free, with possible overage depending on what cashier you checkout with. No matter what is is still Free. Just in case you get overage buy a gallon of milk or eggs just to be safe.