the Life of Olena

Lana playing foosball with Dadu and uncle Mike. Are we dying Easter eggs Olena? or Mugsy? That's right! Eggs. Drinking juice, eating some Easter eggs. playing good ole' Bunny Bowling.

Life around here has been crazy busy so I apologize for the lack of posts, but I am sure you have all been just as busy as us, so hopefully you have read blogs enough lately to notice?! :) Anyhow, I know I tend to babble so I will do my best to catch you up with everything sweet and simply. CVS: Last week I put my plan to action and boy did I save! It took 4 separate trips to CVS, thankfully we have 5 all within a 5 mile radius. I started with $8 ECBs. I spent a total of $12 out of pocket and got $98 worth of stuff! I posted the picture below for you to see. I was so proud of myself and even better I got more than what I needed so I will not need to make a trip this week. Which is being well enjoyed since I am already so busy. 12 pack of tp, 2 boxes of Raisin Bran, jumbo pack of pull ups, bottle of Dove shampoo, conditioner and body wash, 2 woman's deodorant (Dove and Degree), Maybaline color stay lip gloss, box of Hershey Pot of Gold chocolates, 2 boxes of sweet-n-low, 1 bottle o

Finally after weeks of reading various blogs, studying the CVS "followers", and strategically planning - I did it! I went to CVS and got $33 worth of stuff for about $2.00! WooWho. The best part of it all, Jason was in shock about what I managed to do. I was very proud of myself and walked out of those doors with my head high! I made him go with me, because I needed to make 2 transactions and I did not feel like making two trips. He was so nervous it was funny. He kept asking "what if they see me give you back the card?? what if they know we are together??" I kept reassuring him that we were not doing anything wrong. When we got back into the car, he said he felt like he stole everything because we saved so much money!! Here is what we got. 1st transaction: 1 bottle of Irish Springs body wash for 4.99 1 pack of 8 bars of Irish Springs 5.99 1 box of Alavert (normally 11.99) on sale for 6.99 Total came to $19.xx I had a coupon for $5 off of a $15 or more purc

Olena finally experienced her first ballet over the weekend and she loved it :) It was the perfect evening out and I was so proud of our Lovely Lady! She was very well mannered, well behaved even on an empty stomach (because she refused to eat dinner and mommy forgot snacks) and was of course - adorable as ever. My awesome mom bought tickets to Peter Pan at the Detroit Opera House. We had a box all to ourselves, the view was incredible and it was very convenient with a toddler. She smiled ear to ear and watched the entire program with complete awe. She even cheered when they would do a great jump or spin! so cute! I cannot wait to take her back. We had considered Giselle, which is a beautiful ballet as well, but tickets were quite pricey so my mom found a Children's Opera which happens in May! It should be a lot of fun. Regarding Tonya's post again from the other day. Lyra and Olena are twins I swear. Hearing about how Lyra acts and how she thinks she is the center of the unive