Now I can laugh...

If you want to be remembered in church, I have the solution.
1-Sit in the front of the chapel, behind the bishops family-it makes it that much better.
2-Have a whiney child throw up all over you, the bench, the floor AND the bishops sons head/neck after the musical number.
3-Have that same child be the one that introduced your family when you first moved into the ward by starting her testimony "ladies and gentlemen..."

Oh boy.

I had no idea she threw up on me until my sister told me to look-yeah, I was a little out of it apparantly. I passed off Emily (Jake was working) grabbed the blanket that was already half covered and set it against her mouth as we practically ran out the front of the chapel. We made it to the nearest garbage can and then finally onto the bathroom. All the while I was worried sick as to how I could go back in and clean up the incredible mess that was left in the hot, muggy chapel-I could only envision many, many people racing to the parking lot to do their own version of throwing up just from the smell...
I took her outside and had her stand there while I went in to get my bag (luckily sacrament meeting had just let out). Surprisingly it was all cleaned up and the smell wasn't too horrible. Come to find out we were sitting by quite a few nurses who could keep calm, cool and collected enough to think. The bishop's wife offered to get her steam cleaner and get it all cleaned during Sunday School, so I brought Emily and Sarah home. Put Emily to bed. Bathed Sarah, put her to bed with a bowl next to her and hoped it was just lunch that bothered her...I laughed, I cried, I have felt humiliated, and incredibly sorry for Sarah-she is absolutely devastated that this happened-she does NOT like getting/being sick, but she handles it well and I'm proud of her.

Looooong day...she ended up being so sick she was throwing up every 30-45 min the rest of the day/night. Finally today she is acting normal. She still won't eat, but is drinking lots and looking and acting more like herself. She has her last day of preschool tomorrow and I hope she is able to make it...

Looking back, it's all pretty funny, cause it can be. But I still have a somewhat humiliated feeling, not sure how I'm going to show up next week and be okay...but it is okay and I just have to remember that.

Coupons...

I just LOVE couponing. I know that there may be a stigma out there on the idea of couponing, but I really don't care. It's a thrill to know that you buying what you need and even what you want with out breaking your bank-even diapers!!
At first, Jake was a little, maybe even a lot hesitant, and didn't see the potential awesome-ness until our stockpile (aka. food storage) was being built faster than the shelves in our storage room. He got those up very, very quickly and soon realized that I was spending way less on way more than usual. He started bragging at work and now there are ladies that will ask him when I can teach them how to save as much. And still serve their families delicious meals.
So, after contemplating the idea. I don't consider myself an extreme couponer and therefore, I wouldn't deem myself as an "expert", but I still know the basics and know how to rock some pretty awesome deals! I decided that I would hold my first ever "coupon basics" class and share the beginnings of what I know to be tried and true for anyone! I'm kinda excited, but incredibly nervous-I can make a fool of myself easily and sometimes I don't even know it until it's too late-haha!
If any of you are interested, it will be next Wednesday, May 11th at 7pm at my house (I hope we all fit). Let me know if you want to come. It will be super laid back and full of information! I just can't help but share the LOVE of couponing with everyone I know-I tend to sound like a dork a lot of times, but I don't care! It's just so awesome!!