whew…i’ve been busy

So I left you for a bit…not fun, huh?  Sorry.  I’ve been really busy trying to get my photography business up and running.  I officially have a business license and am (STILL) currently waiting on my sales and use tax number.  I won’t lie, the whole thing makes me nervous and uneasy.  I don’t like having that kind of responsibility.  If I think about it for too long, it makes me sick.  I do have some sessions lined up and I guess we’ll just see what happens.

I’ve also been busy cutting the budget and clipping coupons like a crazy lady.  I find myself buying things because they’re $.25 or free…things we don’t even use!  I’ve been getting some awesome deals, though.  We started out with a grocery budget of $120 a week and I’ve quickly brought it down to $100.  However, this week, I managed to only spend (drum roll please)…$70 on groceries!  I’M NOT KIDDING.  I think it might have just been a good week but we’ll see.  And we’re not eating a bunch of food from a box, I’m making dinners I’m proud of every night.  It feels good.  The budgeting has been going so well we even built up a little emergency fund…and now just two weeks later the washing machine is draining out onto our floor and the plumber is coming out tomorrow.  Ahh…I guess that’s just life.  This will not stop us from getting things DONE!

An example of what we’ve been eating – pork chops with a Cuban flare and black beans and rice:

Not your style?  Eh, Clark doesn’t care…can you see how much he loved it?  The rice is all over his face and shirt…

What is he doing in this picture?  Clark has a new trick.  You say, “Put your hands up, Clarkers!”  The kid obeys.  Watch…

I love this kid…

Owen has really been into disciplining us lately.  Scott was watching the Purdue/Ohio State game during dinner which is a big no-no in our house.  Owen said, “Daddy, there is no TV at the dinner table.”  At some point, one of us (or both) must’ve said “now” (probably something like, “Get up in your seat and eat your dinner NOW!”) and this is what he said about that:

He obviously has been threatened with a little vinegar for saying bad things.

And finally, a mini-daddy picture:

Go Ohio State…err, I mean PURDUE!

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