Overwhelmed...

I have been debating whether or not to post about personal issues, but I just need to vent a few things, get them out there, take a deep breath and move on... sorry.
The past few weeks have been terrific and terrifying. We had an amazing trip to California last week which I will make a separate post about - it was so necessary & I absolutely LOVE my in-laws! I feel amazingly blessed to be able to say that. We ended up extending our stay by a day and for some strange reason I feel like I have had a really hard time catching up since then.
I need to back up a minute... the day we left Jarrett had a dr appt with an endocrinologist. We have had concerns with his size for quite some time. Anyway, I really didn't know what to expect, but I thought we would just start some kind of testing to find out why he is so small. I was NOT prepared to hear that he is most likely Growth Hormone Deficient (GHD) and would need to start treatment in 2 weeks. His 'treatment' is going to be a shot of growth hormones that I will have to give him EVERY DAY of his life until he has no more growth potential around age 16!!! Pretty much everything the dr told me after that is pretty fuzzy. He will have some blood work done and probably some x-rays, maybe mri, but dr feels that he needs to get started on the drugs right away. I am still trying to learn as much as I can about this whole thing. Am I making the right decision? I know that his body needs this, but at what cost? (besides the $20K a year it will cost if insurance decides not to cover this) Is there a possibility that he can catch up on his own? What if I wait a few years and try some alternatives - acupressure, changes in diet/vitamins? Will it be too late to make a difference? I don't think the dr would be so insistent if he didn't have a good case, and I feel in my heart I need to trust him... It is just so hard to swallow right now. P.S. His meds will show up tomorrow then a nurse will come by and teach me how to use the device that will administer his meds - this is really happening and I am freaking out!!
So, while all this is going on, we FINALLY have been pre-approved to buy a HOUSE!!! This has been a LONG time coming and we are soooooo ready for this. However, we are now faced with the daunting task of finding a house. What side of town? Do we get a smaller house in a comfortable are of town or a BIG house way far away from our friends and family? What if we move in and everything falls apart? What if the school is all wrong or the ward? I have wanted this for so long, and now that it's here I am scared to death (and still very excited at the same time)!! It is such a strange feeling.
Another GREAT thing has happened too!! I am going to be an official Grocery Smarts instructor in a few weeks!! Finding this company has been such a HUGE blessing in our lives that I feel completely overcome with gratitude to our Heavenly Father for answering our prayers. We needed to find an extra $400-500 in our budget to be able to get a house. We live pretty simply already, so the only area we have any wiggle room is our grocery/household items. Well, how do you not buy diapers, milk or chicken to save a few bucks? With a family of 6 that seemed impossible. So, I went to this little coupon class & as soon as she showed us how she bought a tube of toothpaste for .25 I was hooked! This was my first full month shopping with this method and I have saved over $500 on items I would have bought anyway for my family!! There is our mortgage payment. Oh, and now I get to teach classes and can start bringing in extra money by working a few days a week! GOD IS SOOOooo GOOD!!
So, here I sit with a house piled up with toys, laundry, dishes, and bills not sure where to start... On my mind: a new house, a new job, poking my baby everyday, and how on earth do I teach my almost 10 month old that it is OK for mommy to put her down and my boobs are not portable - no matter how hard you pull 'em!
Sorry for the rant - taking my deep breath - moving on....

Grocery Deals... or STEALS!!

So, I am FREAKING out at the amount of money I am saving on groceries!!! So, here are a few of my recent steals... This week was AMAZING!! I got all of this for $90.44!! I broke it down to cost/item (because I am a dork and I love numbers) It was $1.27 per item - - - - FOR DIAPERS!!!

PLUS I received another $15 for my next trip. I had to go back and get the rest of the stuff on my list (I ran out of room in my cart). I got this next bunch for a WHOPPING $20.95!!! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!!! The mascara alone would have cost me $15.

It just so happens that this weeks' deals were all at Albertsons & as a BONUS, they started gas rewards this week.... I thought I was getting an additional $.05 off per gallon but when I swipped my card I ended up getting $.55 off! I filled my tank for $22.45!!!
I LOVE SHOPPING AGAIN!! As a SAHM I have to say I feel so good about stretching our dollar and really filling our pantry at the same time!

Well, gotta go.... someone just pooped on the floor.... sheesh!