Names - Part 4

I figured the boys' names should have something to do with peanut butter & these are the best I could do.

Peter Pan is our firstborn and has some of those traits! He likes to boss his little brother, he loves to talk, likes to write and draw, is a typical nerdy firstborn. He is so handsome! He's got a hint of the cutest little freckles on his nose & cheeks. In fact, he looks a lot like Farmer did as a child. He really likes to invent contraptions; he gets an idea in his head and sets about to do it. They don't always work just yet, but give him time and he'll figure that out too! I can't wait until he can fix/make things for me! =)

Free!

If you've never used the new Kodak Gallery, they are having a Million Thanks Giveaway. Click on the picture below to go to their website to get a free $15 product code to use. I ordered 83 prints which included an 8 x 10 and several 5 x 7s & all I paid was $4.99 shipping. There was also a $1.80 discount showing on my order but I'm not quite sure why =)

Names - Part 3

My Farmer, what a guy! He works so hard to provide for us! But he honestly enjoys it I think. Can I tell you what he does? He works full-time at his "paying" job and for 8 months a year he operates his lawn care business every evening. But his absolute favorite thing, his dream, is to farm. He would love to have a dairy farm of his own; always has been his dream from when he was a little boy visiting & helping his Grandpa on the farm. I wish he could have that dream! We fortunately were able to buy a very small hobby farm and he also rents land to farm with his favorite red International Harvester tractors. He adds haymaking, corn planting, soybean harvesting to his list during the growing season as well. He's busy and he's definitely got a Farmer's heart!

So.....there you go! Now you know!

Plain Jane tip

It is a beautiful warm, sunny Sunday but alas, poor little Skippy is sick with a fever & consequently I am home with him. He's sleeping right now & I think I am bored! So why not give you another frugal tip?

One of my favorite online places to buy books is Half.com. They have new & used books for VERY little $$. In fact, I just ordered the #4 book in a series I have but didn't know I was missing for $4.75! The book itself was $1.26 (new w/small defect maybe) & shipping is almost always $3.49-3.99. This book would easliy have cost at least $10 at a regular bookstore.

Now that's frugal!

Names - Part 2

As the creator of my blog, I've decided to keep things around here as private as I can while still sharing about my family and life. (I'd also appreciate if those who personally know us would help me do that by using our blog names here while commenting) A part of that is by giving my family pseudonyms! They may be kind of kooky but I like things to be "different" and I think they are!

For me, you know I've felt convicted to start living a more simple, focused life and I needed a name I felt conveyed that message. So, as plain as it might sound, I shall be known as Plain Jane here on my blog. Plain in the fact that it's a synonym for simple and well, Jane ryhmes with Plain so...there you go. Now you know!

Names - Part 1

I wanted the name of my blog to be unique and true. So Peanut Butter and Grass Clippings seemed like an appropriate title, but why? Well, I will give you a couple reasons:

*At the time, all my little boys seemed to want to eat was peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. They could have eaten them for every meal! And since my little boys are a big part of my life, Peanut Butter was born.

*Grass clippings are everywhere in my house for about 8 months of the year. My husband owns a lawn mowing business(part time?)and drags every blade of grass in with him after an evening of mowing! Well, it seems to me anyway! =) And since my husband is a big part of my life (and the fact that I get conned into helping mow), Grass Clippings seemed like a good option.

My little family is a big deal to me and I wanted to make sure to include that into the core of my blog and you can't have a blog without a name so....there you go. Now you know!

Simplicity

Before I get to the names post I thought I'd share a link with you of a radio series that started yesterday. I thoroughly enjoy Midday Connection, a Moody radio talk show, and all their guests and topics. I turned my radio there as I was driving yesterday and their topic was on simplicity! So cool! The guest had powerful things to say and I am looking forward to listening to the rest of the 4-part series every Wednesday. I may go back and listen again to catch the whole first program; if you'd like to check it out, go to this Midday Connection page.

In fact, maybe God wanted me to hear this program because if hadn't been for a specific incident yesterday, I may not have been in the van while it was on. But I'm saving that story for the next Not Me! Monday.

In other news, baby Stellan is going back to Boston today and in all likelihood will have another heart node ablation for his SVT. Please pray for his family.