I'm Not a Fanatic...

...I just sound like one on my new blog!

Now that Jaynee is a little bit older, I have found that I have more time to devote to saving money (i.e. "couponing"). I have been trying to share the deals with my family but, alas, (no offense mom) my tips are somewhat lost on people who don't need to be as tightly-budgeted as myself.

Then I thought to myself, "Self...many of the people who read your regular blog are just starting their families, many are still in school, and might enjoy hearing about how to save a buck or two." Then that idea sprouted into starting a whole new blog.

So, really, this is an experiment. I want to see if anyone gets anything out of this new blog, so be sure to comment if you do! My first post is a LONG introduction with tips on how to make the most out of the blog. Keep coming back to it, though, because I will update regularly! There are some weeks when I find a new deal everyday!

Like I said above, though, I really am not a crazy couponer...but somehow you can't describe the process without sounding a little bit obsessive.

HAPPY READING!!

http://lessthanextremecouponing.blogspot.com

Where have we BEEN?!

I know, I know...it's been too long! What have the Royer's been up to? Well, quite a bit. We have a lot of reasons to smile, so here are a few of them...
Gavin has been out of his cast for a month and a half. He got to go to physical therapy at an AWESOME facility here in town, which included some pool therapy. Now that he's more mobile, our family has been, too!

This was the pit stop of our bike ride through the Mosier tunnels.

FREE STRAWBERRIES! Our rental has a strip of well-established, very productive strawberry plants and we have been enjoying berry season! I even got enough from them to make my very first made-all-by-myself batch of freezer jam.

One word...JAYNEE...this girl makes us smile to no end. She has been falling asleep in interesting positions lately...

(Highchair)

We've learned that Jaynee is even adorable with a shiner.

Big reason to smile - my brother and his family are coming to visit! Gavin has been very excited about this visit and has had trouble figuring out exactly when he was "going camping with Ethan" so we made this paper chain. This picture was taken a while ago...there are just seven links left!

And finally, this video makes me smile. Little Jaynee learned how to nod a while back and has become more and more animated with it over time. Enough said...ignore the shiner and watch the BROWS!