OMG! These are the BEST coupon blogs...these ladies..( I am assuming ladies?) know thier stuff and do alot of work...Thank you!!

1. Confessions of A Thrifty Mama 2. Walgreens NO SUNDAY PAPER COUPONS NEEDED for these deals! 3. MoJo Savings( Lots of things FREE) 4. More Than Cents - Walgreens Money Makers 5. Melissa Makes Cents 6. My Frugal Adventures {Free and Cheap} 7. Short On Cents FREE/ CHEAP 8. TEN Free After RR Items 9. Coupon Saving Game (Tons of FREEBIES!) 10. $30 Dollar Weekly Grocery Challenge ($5 off $25 Walgreens Coupon) 11. Madame Deal$ (Walgreens Rock Bottom Deals) 12. Walgreens coupon match ups, rrs, and other deals for the week of 9/27 13. Maven of Savin' (profit) 14. Coupon Teacher (My Picks) 15. Tia Saving Cents - Lots of FREEbies 16. My Coupon College (rolling scenarios- low OOP!) 17. SWAP SAVERS (All Drugstore Deals) 18. Matchups for Walgreens & $5. 00/$ 25.00 Coupon 19. Luv a Bargain- Walgreens Bargains 9/27- 10/ 3 20. FREE at Walgreens this week! 21. Fun trip for tons of free nail polish! 22. Mommies with Cents 23. Melissa's bargain blog (newbie scenarios, low OOP) 24. Janet @ The Money Jar 25. Moms Thrifty Ways Walgreen Freebies 26. Swappin' Spoons - WAGS (FREEBIES really GREAT DEALS) 27. Coupon STL (spend $1.83 earn $11.50 RR) 28. Moms Need To Know (Wags matchups)

29. Nebraska Mom @ Wags 30. The Coupon Project (lots of freebies... even w/o coupons!!) 31. Coupon STL ($5 off $25 Scenario) 32. Walgreens Coupon Matchups 33. Never2Late2Save 34. Joyful Money Saving (Walgreens freebies) 35. The Frugal Girls! {Don't miss these 11 *hot* FREEBIES and Money- Makers!} 36. $5 Walgreens Challenge 37. Coupon Clipping Mom - GREAT week at Walgreens!!! 38. Swappin' Spoons - WAGS -- NEW $5/$25 COUPON 39. Sweet Savings - Wags 40. My Walgreens List @ Spend Less 2 Save More 41. Deal Seeking Mom (Walgreens Deals) 42. Saving Cents with Sense (FREE and Cheap) 43. Alaska Coupon Diva- lots of MM! 44. In The Know Mom - BABY STAR diaper bag tote - 10/ 2 45. The Coupon " High" (Includes Low OOP Scenario for newbies) 46. Mistys Money Matters~ Wags paid me to shop!! 47. Once Upon a Coupon - Walgreens Deals w/ PRINTABLE SHOPPING LIST 48. Frugal Shopping With Julie 49. Nicole's Nickels ($4.14 OOP for 6 items with $6 in RR's - MONEYMAKER!) 50. The Domestic Contessa (free Crystal Light) 51. Sweet Deals 4 Us (pictures!) 52. Frugal Fritzie (Wag Deals- Lots of Freebies) 53. Summer's Savings (Wags $13.69 OOP, $20 back in RR) 54. Save At Home Mommy- Weekly Deals $5 off $25 Coupon 55. Keeping the Kingdom First (The Walgreens $5 Challenge) 56. Coupon Katie

57. Mama Lulu 58. Couponnerdz - WAGs scenarios 59. Shelley's Super Savings: Walgreens 60. Confessions of a Couponaholic 61. Frugal Living & Having Fun! ~ Walgreen's All Under $1. 00 62. That Went Well... Walgreen's $12 deal! 63. That Went Well--$5 off $25 coupon! 64. A Frugal Friend (Back in the WAGS Saddle) 65. Frugal Living & Having Fun! ~ Walgreen's Newbie Scenario 66. ($ 1.71 tax for 10 items) Savinga Bundle 67. Mommy Snacks (Reader Friendly Coupon Matches) 68. $20 olay rebate 69. FREE regenerist anti aging eye roller $20 Olay Regenerist Rebate! 70. Walgreens only printables 71. Family Stamping and FOOD! ($43.77 for ONLY $1. 71) 72. Single Parent - Wags $13. 41 73. Little People Wealth (Scenario to Earn $16) 74. moneysavinggirl 75. A Thrifty Mom- Walgreens 76. Happy Homemaker Cindy 77. STL Mommy (Walgreens Coupon Match Up) 78. The Deal Scoop (Free, Cheap, and Moneymakers) 79. Family Makes Cents (Walgreens... Lots of RRs!!) 80. Free Stuff Channel 81. Sandra @ A Lot of Savings (Walgreens Deals) 82. You're next!

AWE....you came .....

No, really....I love facebook the most!

Britt and Shane Summer 2009

YES.................THAT'S RIGHT .......!!

I am a Pirate!!!

Mother-In-Law

In December my family was pleasantly expanded.  Brittni, 21, was married to Sargeant Josh Price.

Adventures in Poverty

It has been awhile since my last post..........

In those months I have been overwhelmed with work (teaching) and this blog is only one of the many activities that have been neglected. So, together with Mr. BusyMomatHome, the decision was made for me to leave my teaching position and home school the boys. We are scaling back our already simple lifestyle....remember we are that weird family that doesn't have those common things that most people have ie: TV, credit cards, video games, mall shopping trips......so the plan is to share more of our experiences with our adventure in poverty.

The adventure starts today........a rainy Friday ahead and I need to tackle my to-do list and my grossly neglected should -do list as well as spend some quality time with the boys (which is at the tippy top of my neglected should-do list). Oh and bake cookies for the Library Festival.....I CAN DO IT!!!!

Winter in Sunapee

Sunset on Lake Sunapee

Dad and the boys

The boys ice skating...well one boy at least

The girls came for a visit..the girls are showing the boys how it's done.

Which way are we going?

"I'm KING of the snow world!"

Brittni's Wedding

That is right! Brittni got married on December 1st....we are sooo happy for her.

Pictures

This picture was taken in early October of 2008...Luke age 4 is showing off his new stitches!!

New Pictures......

Four Bartlett's on a 4-Wheeler












The boys on the "Bonzai Falls"












Luke gettin' saddled up!












Soon we will say goodbye to the Newport House:(

Asian Salad--BEST Cabbage Salad EVER!!!

2 Packages of Shrimp Ramen Noodles
1 Bag Slivered Almonds
2 Cups Craisens
2 Bags shredded cabbage...(it looks small but it makes a lot)
8 Scallions chopped
1.5 Cups Canola oil
3 Tablespoon vinegar
3-4 Tablespoons sugar
Pepper to taste

Combine ramen flavor packet with the oil, vinegar and sugar. Toss with cabbage, scallions and craisens, sprinkle with pepper. Set in fridge at least 2 hours or overnight. Crumble ramen noodles and add the crunchy noodles and almonds just before serving. Toss and enjoy!!!