Countdown to birthday party

We are a whole lot closer to the birthday party and I'm getting so excited.  We have about a week to go and I'm finishing up all of the major purchases like the bouncer and the balloons and tables and chairs.  I have a short to do list left.  Mostly with the food parts of the party.  You can't buy fruit too far in advance. LOL.  I'm so happy and I have a cool vision in my head of the goody table.  A lot of other things have been going on around here too.  I finished up a really cute crochet project.  I will post pics in a sec.  We've been trying to spend more family time together when the hubby is home.  The weather is staying quite nice and we are really enjoying it.  I will definitely have to get out to the hot tub soon. I will be posting our plans for the summer soon. My hope is to have my oldest in some sort of sport and to go on at least one field trip per month with the hubby and the kids.  

We will be homeschooling through the summer it looks like but my big girl LOVES school so she doesn't mind. 

CHEA is coming!!!!  I'm so super excited.  It is the most amazing home school conference.  This year will be even better because Voddie Baucham and Ray Comfort will be there this year!!  I'm so stinking excited. I have so much to talk about but I will do a separate post for CHEA with links so you guys can see why I'm so excited. 

Some pics to come soon. 

Only 2 weeks of planning left

We are exactly two weeks away from my son's 1st birthday party and I'm still planning.  Getting things done little by little as the finances allow.  God is so good.  I know a first birthday party isn't a need but the Lord is providing a way every step of the way for me to do this for my little man.  I am a stay at home mom, so we aren't rolling in money.  I'm grateful that the Lord is allowing me to use my savings techniques to get me through this birthday party planning.  My goal is to not buy a single thing unless I have a coupon and I must say I am sticking to that.  I got a free birthday banner made and only had to pay shipping which was around $12.  And if you've had a banner made somewhere else, you know they can be pricey.  I priced a banner at OfficeMax out of curiosity and they wanted $12 per square foot!!!  My banner would have cost me over $60 if I got it made there so I am praising God right now for that.  I have been getting little odds and ends at Michael's and if you are into saving you know Michael's has great printable coupons on their website.  It's been driving me nuts getting things in little bits and pieces but I don't really have a choice, I have to save money.  I'm getting everything done and sticking to a budget.  Praise God.  Anyway, I was looking on pinterest today to review my ideas for my little man's bday party and I found another printable sesame street invitation I wanted to share with you all in case you're thinking of doing a sesame street party as well.  Here it is:

I already took out the wording so all you have to do is right click the image and save it to your computer.  Once on your computer right click and edit it to say exactly what you want. The green banner area is great for your child's name. You can either print it at home or take it to your favorite printing place and get it printed.  Either way this invitation is soooo cute.  I wish I would have found it sooner.  

Thanks for stopping by.  Blessings!

Still planning

Yesterday was a super busy day filled with deal hunting and cupcake test runs. But still super fun. I headed over to Albertsons with coupons in hand to hopefully pick up some goodies for the birthday party. I think I was pretty successful. Here's what I bought.

2 liter sunkist soda .99
Bought 4
Used 4 .55/1 coupons
.44 cents each

2 liter Pepsi Next soda .99
Bought 4
Used 4 .55/1 coupons
.44 cents each

20 pack frito lay chips $5.49 wyb 6 participating items
Bought 3 
Used 3 $1/1 coupons
$4.49 each

Duncan Hines cake mix .99 cents wyb 6 participating items
Bought 3
.99 cents each

Starbuck's refreshers drinks .99cents each
Bought 6
Used 6 $1/1 coupons
FREE

40 count capri sun big pack $8.49
Used $1.50/1 in ad coupon
$6.99 for 40 (10 count is usually $1.97 to $2.99)

So I think I did pretty well on snagging some goodies. I was especially pleased with the 2 liter sodas. That's an amazing price for 2 liters especially name brand soda. I'm going to be heading back for more cake mix because I will be doing cake pops as well as cupcakes. And probably other cake related goodies. Can't wait for the party.