Mommin' It Up!

April 1, 2009March 31, 2009

In Which We Become Cartoons

Imagine for a moment, if you will, that Emily and I have cartoon alter-egos. Here, I’ll help your imagination along! Meet Cartoon Emily:

and her cartoon cousin, Cartoon Jenny:

(I am telling you which one is which, because when I showed them to my husband, he said, “Which one is you?” and then when I asked him, “Which one do you THINK is me?” – he of course, picked Cartoon Emily. SOOOOO…that sounds like the makings of another blog post. Anyhoo.)

Imagine if you will, that our cartoon selves are having a cartoon-versation! Here’s how I imagine it would go:

Emily: You look awfully pale. Are you feeling allright?

Jenny: Yeah, they just didn’t have a lot of skin tone choices. Do I look like I should be in Twilight?

Emily: Yeah.

Jenny: Awesome. Nice shirt. I wanted that one but they didn’t have alot of shirt choices either so I had to go with this dress. And heels of course. And now my feet are KILLING me. I want my leopard-print Crocs.

Emily: Ok, yeah, WE GET IT. YOUR FEET HURT. YOU LIKE CROCS. Can we move on?

Jenny: WhatEVs. Why are you holding chips?

Emily: Because I want a healthy and delicious snack. Why are YOU holding chips?

Jenny: Because the package matches my dress. DUH. No DOY. Dumb question.

Emily: Are you sure it’s not because we’re doing this Frito-Lay thingy?

Jenny: It might be. But did you know Frito-Lay and Pepsi are like the SAME company and Frito-Lay makes Mountain Dew? I’d rather be holding a can of Dew. Just sayin’.

Emily: You need HELP.

Jenny: WhatEVs. I can quit whenever I want. I just DON’T WANT TO.

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What Cartoon Emily and Cartoon Jenny were TRYING to say is that we are proud to be part of the Frito-Lay Fabulous 15, a group of bloggers that is happily snacking away on some of Frito-Lay’s healthier snack choices! Pretty soon we will be offering up chances for you to WIN some great snacks like Baked Lays, Flat Earth Chips (yummay), 100 Calorie Packs and their brand new Smart Food!

And the cartoons? Emily and I visited the website of Frito-Lay’s new marketing campaign, Only in a Woman’s World. The characters are four funny cartoon ladies who star in their own webisodes. After watching them, Em & I were inspired to make cartoons of ourselves! You should do it too, it’s way fun. Then email us your cartoon self for funzies!

So far there are four Only in a Woman’s World webisodes, and this one is my favorite! But you can see them all at their website. Enjoy! And go make some cartoons out of yourselves!

January 31, 2009

Return to Dew Mountain

So, yesterday I got out of the house FINALLY after the huge snow we had this week, and of course I went straight to CVS. Ok, that’s a lie. First I went to drop off some jeans to get hemmed but ONLY because it’s I have to drive past that shop to get to CVS. Oh, and did I mention my DADDY drove me in his 4-wheel drive? Yes, this CVS run was that important! Can you guess what I got? It wasn’t the most profitable transaction ever, but sometimes you gotta dew what you gotta dew.

Five 12-packs of Mountain Dew $3.34 each = $16.70(I already put on in the fridge when I took this picture. Couldn’t waste any time!)
Four L’eggs pantyhose clearance at $1.25 each! WOOHOO! (Couldn’t pass those up!) $5
Two Gatorade/Propel $1.25 each = $2.50
Tostitos $3
Fusion Gamer razor $7.99
Total = $35.19

I only had two coupons! A Rite Aid $5/$25 and a $4 Fusion q
Total = $26.19
I used 24 ECB and paid $3.05 on a CVS gift card, and got back 14 ECB – 10 for the Pepsi products and 4 for the razor!

AND I GOT MY DEW! 😉

How did YOU dew (I can’t stop myself!) this week? For more couponing adventures, check out CVS Superstars at the Centsible Sawyer or Super Savings Saturday at Money Saving Mom.

January 30, 2009

You Gotta Know When to Hold ‘Em, Know When to Fold ‘Em

Photo by Hop-Frog

It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve posted about how I’m feeling. (Quick recap: birth control pills made me crazy and depressed.) The answer is complicated. I stopped taking the first pill I was on and after a few days I started to feel somewhat like my old self. I even taught a coupon class one night and it was really fun. I started taking a new pill – the one I was on five plus years ago before I had Joshua. For a few days I felt ok, mostly back to normal, but after about a week, I started feeling sick again. The nausea and headaches started, and along came lack of appetite and being unable to eat certain things. It really did feel like I was about eight or nine weeks pregnant! (I am not, I promise you.) Then Wednesday in the late afternoon, it started happening again. The depression covered me like a blanket made of steel. I couldn’t get out from under it, no matter how hard I tried to push it aside. I sobbed while I made my kids peanut butter sandwiches for dinner, and after my husband got home, went up to our bedroom to be alone.

And there alone in my bed I made a decision. I just cannot take the pill anymore. I can’t even think about going back to that dark place I was in. Maybe I can try again in a few months, but right now I need to be able to get back to me. I will just deal with my crazy hormones without adding any in to make them crazier. I just want to feel normal again, and not be afraid of what tomorrow is going to hold because of some medication I am taking. Because after how bad I felt Wednesday night, I just can’t do that to myself anymore. It’s not worth it.

So, there ya go. I give. I am crying “uncle”. I just hope I can put myself back right. It may require me going to CVS and buying six 12-packs of Mountain Dew, but I’m prepared to make the sacrifice if I have to.