Life Lessons from My Aunts

Pinching Pennies

At a get-together with friends yesterday, we started to compare notes about saving money & I learned a lot from friends

Pinching Pennies

At a get-together with friends yesterday, we started to compare notes about creative ways to save money & I learned a lot... so I thought it would be a good idea to have a post for friends to share money-saving secrets with everyone. I will start with a few I learned from friends yesterday... if you have any suggestions, post them in the comments...

A Persistent Hello

Consider yourself forewarned... if you say "hi" to Abby, you won't get to say it just once! When we are out in public, Abby is the official Gray Family greeter, and a very persistent one at that. If you do not return a "hi" the first or the fifth or the tenth time Abby says "hi", she will say it again and again until there is a response... and if you do say "hi" then you have submitted yourself to a game of "hi" chicken with a very persistent toddler...no joke! I just had to capture this bit of obsession on camera...an Abby-quirk for sure.

Vote for Our Future

Abby voted for the first time today... well, she was Mommy's political consultant while Mommy voted...she is, afterall, the most appropriate consultant, given that the results of this Presidential election will likely affect her most significantly. We pray for God's mercy and protection for our country and for His wisdom in Washington.

In case you don't know, early voting in San Antonio ends on Friday, the 31st. Here is a link to the early voting sites:

http://www.bexar.org/ELECTIONS/Early_Voting_Calendar_Joint_Election_-_corrected.pdf

Berry Power

Have you had your raspberries today?


No? Here's Abby to tell you why you should...

Did you know that raspberries rank near the top of all fruits for antioxidant strength? Yes, it's true, I just learned about that today! They have lots of ellagic acid, quercetin, gallic acid, anthocyanins, cyanidins, pelargonidins, catechins, kaempferol and salicylic acid in them... yes, I can say all of these words! :-) They think raspberries help protect you against all kinds of bad stuff like inflammation, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, allergies, cognitive decline, degeneration of eyesight. Even a one-year old can learn anything on Wikipedia...

So get to the store for your daily serving right away! And tell 'em Abby sent you.

Paid for by National Rapsbeerry Growers of America

A Wild Ride

"How was your day, hon?" Jake asked me tonight... well, if you really want to know... exhausting! Here's a glimpse of our crazy day driven by the roller coaster emotions of a precious toddler who has been sick for a few days.

9:00 AM
Waving at everyone at the zoo


And INSISTING on pushing the stroller across the ENTIRE zoo


12:00 PM
Refusing lunch... but eating her first fudgsicle (helps to bring the fever down, so they say)


4:00 PM
103+ fever for the third day in a row... visit doctor for blood test...SCREAM at doctor for poking...fling blood all over lab and smear it on Mommy...an hour later, still reminding me how mad she is that Mommy let the doctor poke her little finger




Click on this one to enlarge it... her face is hilarious...all drama!


4:30 PM
All smiles, playing in the backyard with Baby



4:45PM
Figuring out how the camera works... hamming it up!