Well I think I have almost all of our school books for next year purchased.  I have to find the Copywork for Boys, Girls and Little Girls from Queens Homeschool and purchase an Algebra II set and I am officially done.  I may buy some reading books throughout the year, but for the most part I am done.  I enjoy buying books, but it can be stressful.  I pray about our purchases and that I will be a good steward of the money that is spent.  In general I feel that I got several good deals. 

I also purchased a few things for mom and won one lol.  First, at our used homeschool book sale I won the 101 Devotions for Homeschool Moms.  I find it is an excellent bathroom read.  Bathroom meaning it is quick enough no one comes looking for you....what are you doing in there mom kind of book.  I have also purchased An Excellent Wife by Martha Peace and the study that goes along with it.  I had a coupon for $10 off at a new christian book store so I got the book there.  I got the study off of ebay.  From the same book store I got a coupon for 50% off a purchase so I went back yesterday and got Lies Women Believe.  I am looking forward to both studies.  Now just to decide which one to do first.

I have found myself having a bit of a stinky attitude lately and I don't like it.  Could be hormones going back to normal or lack of sleep????  Either way I know what the root cause is...I have not been having my time in the word like I should.  I know that it is the most important thing to my day, but just have not taken the time to do it...therefore starving my spiritual self.  I know that when I get physically hungry I get grouchy, so I am positive that is the biggest problem.  Why is it so easy to fall out of a habit and so hard to start a good one.  Bad ones are easy to start too. 

Yesterday I went shopping for kids clothes.  I actually went in for dd#4 some shirts.  I usually shop at consignment stores, thrift stores, Goodwill, garage sales etc.  If I don't find anything and really really need it that is when I will hit a retail store and only the sales racks then.  Well I ended up buying more at my favorite consignment store...they had a $1 sale.  Some fall/winter and summer.  I got several name brand things for $1.  Peaches and Cream, Kelly's Kids, Gymboree, Children's Place, Gap etc for $1.  Now I am not one for name brands, but you just could not beat $1 for each item.  I got dd's #2, 3, and 4 several dresses, dd#2 shirts, ds#2 some cute 3/6 month outfits and socks and some clothes to put up for later.  Most of the time I buy jumpers for the girls just because in summer I can put a short sleeve shirt under them and come fall and long sleeve shirt will carry them through. 

I have finally gotten around to sewing again.  The week before Mother's Day I made a couple of skirts for me.  In fact the one below that I am wearing I made and the underskirt that goes under it.  I have fabric to make three more.  I have gotten ds#2 a diaper made this week and am planning to sew some more tomorrow.  Today though is canning AGAIN and cleaning up for the weekend.  I like to do a thorough clean on Friday so that leaves the rest of the weekend to spend with dh.  It does not always work that way though. 

I am a country girl through and through.  I lived in the city for five years and that was enough.  I love tomato sandwiches, homemade biscuits, cornbread and pinto beans, weanie roasts etc.  I used to love to go barefoot all the time until I developed plantar faciitis and now I have to wear birkenstocks.  I have tried the cheap version of those and there is just  no comparison.  The arch is not built up enough in the cheaper ones.  Mama usually buys them for me for my birthday and they last a long time.  In fact she just bought me a pair of pretty ones that I wear to church with my dresses. 

I am looking forward to fall too.  When the final harvest is done.    We hardly ever get snow here in NC.  It is always a big deal when we do.  The grocery stores are packed.  Shoppers purchase bread and milk mostly.  Well we make our own bread now and get our milk from the dairy.  If the dairy runs out of milk...we might be in trouble lol. 

Okay well I am done now I think.  Hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Blessings to you all.