Day 4: Crisco and Jimmy John's $1 Subs

Having 2 children that stay at home all day, means we have a person who is in the 3 foot range living here. Progressively over the past few years we have noticed that our "things" (decor) keep moving higher and higher in our house. Well now, the only high place we have left in the living room is the top of the entertainment center. So it has become a common dumping ground for stuff that Monk has gotten into as well as for stuff we don't want him to get in to. 

Monk has perfected the art over the course of the past 2 weeks of climbing the entertainment center. "They", the so-called experts have always said to get down to the child's level when baby proofing and well we did that. "They" never said get up on levels that are higher than you can see!  Now if we continue on this path we will have to resort to gluing stuff to the ceiling. I have researched to my hearts content on trying to prevent him from climbing and if the buck stopped at the entertainment center everything would be fine. Not so much in our case. So if you play the stock market, start buying stock in Crisco, because lathering Chez Stoneford in it has crossed our minds. But for now, decluttering the living room and the rest of the house will just have to suffice. 

I will post a picture of our entertainment center for possible anti-climbing suggestions!

Consumerism Challenge,  Day 4

Since this is a blog about my family, Mr. Bread Winner told me last night that he no longer wants to be referred to as Mr. Bread Winner. He said that he thought about it for a few days and since bacon always in his mind tastes better than bread, he would like to be referred to as Mr. Bacon Bring Em' Homer? I chuckled at this because a flash to the Simpsons TV show came into my head. So I will politely oblige to his meager request.

So yesterday, Mr. Bacon Bring Em' Homer emails me this press release that he got a work about our areas Jimmy John's, a submarine chain here, is doing $1 subs and sandwiches. $1 for a lunch! Come on who could turn that up? Well, when Mr. Bacon Bring Em' Homer got home, he asked if this deal could possibly be an exception to our Anti-Consumerism pledge. "Well, NO!" I told him, "even if it's an awesome deal." As he left for work this morning, temptation in his mind, no lunch bag in hand...As if he thought that would just get by me. This is a family pledge for our benefit...how much can we save this month and $1 is not just pennies around here! We can do it and though temptation has entered my mind, it is our first week. So with 26 days to go, we are not going to fail on our first week! We just can't. The kids and I are getting out of the house today for a play date, so, we will waste some gas to bring him lunch and it won't be Jimmy John's.