Another Good Quote

“Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be” -George Sheehan

Selling More Stuff

The kids don't play with this stuff anymore so it's time for it to go! Let me know if you are interested in buying any of these items.

Little Tikes Play House - sold!

Little Tikes Jungle Climber

Cozy Coupes - sold!

Radio Flyer Wagon - sold!

First Day of School

I am not quite sure how it has happened but summer is now over and today was the first day of school for Alex and Abbie. Abbie is starting kindergarten this year and Alex is a big first grader. Both kids were supper excited to start school today, and Alex was being such a great big brother telling Abbie all about kindergarten and what to expect as we walked to school this morning.

Alex Finally Lost a Tooth!

At Alex's last dentist appointment the dentist pointed out that he had a loose tooth on the bottom. After months of wiggling Alex finally let me pull the tooth. This has really brought to my attention that Alex is no longer a little boy but a big soon to be First Grader!

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Selling some things

As many of you may know I am in grad school to become a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, but one thing that you may not know is that I have decided to go to grad school debt free. So far I have been doing great with this goal, but with two semesters left my savings account is getting a bit lower than I am comfortable with. Therefore I have decided to take the advice of my favorite financial guru Dave Ramsey and "sell so much stuff the kids think they are next". I have started by listing some items on ebay which you can check out here.

I have also posted some items on Craig's List you can find them here:

Radio Flyer Wagon

Little Tikes Bike Trailer - gone

Superyard - gone! that was fast

Toddler Bike - gone

Summer Reading Programs

There are so many great summer reading programs out there for kids that I want to be able to take advantage of this summer. Unfortunately they are all starting to run together in my brain so I decided to compile a list here so other people can take advantage of it too.

Half Price Books

Age: Under 14
Requirements: At least 600 minutes of reading during the months of June and July
Reward: $5 gift certificate to Half Price Books

Borders

Age: 12 and under
Requirements: Read 10 books between 6/1/2011 and 9/15/2011
Reward: Free book from a selected list

Barnes and Noble

Age: Not listed but looks like 1st through 6th grade
Requirements: read 8 books and list who you would recommend them to
Reward: One free book from a selected list

Maricopa County Library

Age: 0-18
Requirements: ? can't find it, says it starts May 26th
Reward: usually several small prizes plus a free book