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I hate grocery shopping!

I hate the whole process of grocery shopping. It is such a chore! I can't just go shop and pick up this and that because I would not get enough and over spend. Too much impulse buying that way. I have to plan the meals. It is mainly dinners but I have to plan for 2 weeks! What stinks is what I am in the mood for now may not be the same thing I am in the mood for later. It is just not fun. Then you have to find cheap stuff to feed a family of five. Things are tight this week. I have $200 to buy enough food for two weeks for 5 people ( that is a total of 210 plates of food). Now, I know $200 seems like a lot, but when you have 3 teenage boys in the house and a hungry hubby... it isn't much at all! Buying fresh fruit and veggies is usually out of the question because it is so expensive most of the time. My boys love Granny Smith apples. When they are on sale I buy them but most of the time they are $1.49 a lb. I have to buy at least 10 apples and they are usually larger... it just adds up quickly! I try to make from scratch as much as I can. It is just all so frustrating! I wish I had someone that would do it for me. Any volunteers?

Back to my list... ugh!

The big 4-0!! Oh no!!

I turned 40 last week. I had dreaded it. It was a huge thing for me  to leave the 30's. I kept asking my hubby (who is 45 btw) if he would still love me when I was old. lol I know silly, right? 

The day actually turned out okay. My hubby took the day off and we basically hung out most the day. We did go window shopping. We got Chinese delivered and just chilled the rest of the day. Seth had to work that evening but we weren't doing anything exciting so it didn't matter. JM gave me a deep fryer. When we moved to TX I lost the cord to my deep fryer. I have been baking my french fries, which is better yes, but not taste wise. lol My hubby gave me the new iPhone 4. It is pretty neat. I had the iPhone 3G. I liked it, but this one is better. It is faster and I can take videos on it. Don't know how long of ones but I liked it.  All in all it was a pretty good day. Turning 40 wasn't that bad. lol 

Seth saved up for a trip to Ohio. He comes home tomorrow. I have missed him this week. He got to spend a lot of time with Emily, he got to see his grandmothers and a cousin, and our former dog, Ginger so he was happy. He also went to Cedar Point. It rained while he was there, but he still got to ride some rides. He has really had a great time. I am happy he got to go, but I am ready for him to come home. 

JM finished his summer college course. He took Economics and he got an "A". He was thrilled. He starts Monday on a full work schedule and a full class load. I hope he can do it. It will be tough for him, that is for sure. He is pretty excited. The only hitch is that there is a mix-up with his financial aid. We are hoping that clears up and all will be fine. 

Joshua starts school on the Sept. 8. We are waiting until after Labor Day. Hubby was going to take the week off, but he can't because some another is off that week. Joshua hasn't done too much besides swim and play xbox. He has a lot of friends he talks to while he plays. He can get loud at times. lol 

Hubby and Seth along with a friend got tickets to the Dallas Cowboys/Miami Dolphins pre-season game. They are so excited! Hubby and Seth are rooting for the Dolphins, the friend is for the Cowboys. They got them off of ebay so we are hoping they are good. Sometimes you just don't know. I am trying to talk hubby into taking the next day off as he will be so tired, but he hasn't done it yet.

We have been enjoying the pool lately. After hubby gets home from work and after dinner we have been going for about an hour. We have time to talk and relax. It is really nice. If we don't have a child come with us, we get more talk time for us. Sometimes we are by ourselves, other times there are more than enough people. Since public school has started it hasn't been so busy. The weather hasn't been that great here lately. 

There is my life update. I am old and that is all. LOL