I love thunderstorms but last night it was so loud I thought the sky was gonna break.  At least we are finally getting some rain though.

Don’t you just love the smell of rain?

We are going on three months of our debt diet.  I printed out our spending reports (yes I track everything on Money) and we have already spent $8,000 less this year then we did for the first six months last year.  Yee Haw!

Speaking of saving money.  Sunday night I went to the grocery store with about a million coupons and my total savings ended up being $150!  That’s a new record for me.

We’ve been watching a lot of old movies lately.  I love watching the really old ones, like from the 1930’s because the there are zero special effects.   We just watched the original Dracula last night and for the still shots of a house or a hillside the camera would just focus in on an actual picture.

My favorite part about old movies is the melodrama.  The actors or soooo over dramatic, I love the expressions on their faces.

Eva’s favorite new book is Princess Baby by Karen Katz.  She knows all the words and has to dress up like a princess every time we read it.  So cute.  Then she calls me Princess Mommy and I’m all like “Ahhhhh”.”

I absolutely LOVE the CD I won from Michele over at the The Integrated Mother.  It’s Ziggy Marley’s new Family Time CD.  The very last track is Jamie Lee Curtis reading her book Is There Really a Human Race? I highly recommend buying the book for your little one.  Check it out.

PSA – Please please please don’t talk on the phone while your kids are in the pool.  I know it’s  a little late in the summer for this but better late then never right?

I’m getting a shiny new website design soon!  My husband is working on it and it will be up shortly.  I can’t wait!

One last thing…If your kids are looking forward to seeing the new Disney G-Force movie this Thursday Ask.com will have a special promo for the movie.  You can go to there sight with your kids and ask silly questions about Guinea Pigs and stuff.  Anyway here is the spiel.

A preview of the homepage is available below and will include interactive ‘rollover’ components that prompt parents and their kids to experience Ask’s ‘Smart Answers’ [allowing users to obtain answers to their questions without clicking on additional links] first hand for two days to help kick off the opening weekend.  From encouraging children to ask ‘Where did guinea pigs get their name?’ to ‘How is a 3-D movie created?’ the homepage encourages online education, discovery and exploration.   These types of exercises are a great way for kids to learn and for parents to encourage safe searching habits along the way.

So there are your random thoughts for the day some more random than others.  If you’d like to join in jog on over to Keely’s blog at TheUnMom.

Growing up 15 miles from Disneyland my Mom and Dad took us whenever they could. When they didn’t have money to take us into the park we would go on the weekends and watch the water show at the hotel and then the fireworks afterward.
Disneyland has always been a part of my childhood and whenever I go back it just invokes a feeling of happiness in me that no other place does.
Walt Disney was an inspirational person and someone I look up to for is innovate mind and his willingness to take chances and dream BIG.
In Eva’s 2 years of being on this planet she has been to Disneyland 4 times and we plan to go many more times this year since we already bought our annual passes. She is a big fan of Mickey/Minnie Mouse, Dumbo, and loves the Princesses and Tinkerbell too. What can I say it is just in her to love everything Disney. I think I’ve mentioned this here before but whenever we go to the mall she doesn’t want to play in the toy area because it is right in front of the Disney store and she just wants to hang out in there the whole time.
I am so excited because Disney on Ice is coming to Phoenix one week from Tomorrow! We are taking her and I know she is going to love it.
For all you Disney Fans out there it will be here in Phoenix April 9th – 12th and if your not in AZ click this link to see if it is in a city near you.
For the Arizona show if you enter the discount code: MOM you can get a family 4 pack for $44 which is a great deal!

Since we just had a brand new mall open up down the street I spend most of my time shopping there.  It is an outdoor mall so kinda hot in the summer but at night after the sun goes down is a nice time to go plus they have misters and a water play area for the kids.  It’s a great place to go and hang out when you are tight on money because you can just walk around and the kids can play for free.  Right next to the play area is all the kids stores like childrens place, gymboree, pumpkin patch, build a bear, and the disney store.  Of course this is great marketing but it is really convienent too since those are pretty much the only stores I frequent since becoming a mom!

For Grocery Stores I love going to the new Fresh and Easy that is very close by. It is so convienent. Do you have one by you? It is a new chain here in the U.S. from Great Britain. They have pre-prepared foods and lot’s of fresh fruits and vegatables. It is a very small store and is fast and easy to check out and get on your way.