Thursday, February 25, 2010

Snow storm coming!

Although they keep changing our totals, this one looks to be a doozy! We have food and toilet paper, but it looks like diaper are needed:( YIKES! And dh has to work tomorrow, so looks like I'll have to brave the storm and walk to the store. *sigh*
Since we'll all be stuck inside (except when ds goes out to plow and shovel), I figure we should get some work done in here. I'll figure out how to add pictures to my auctions, sort my clothes (and take pictures so people can see that I really do have a *ton* of clothes!), get school work done, pick up and possibly do more blogging! There's more I'll get done. On snow days I try to cram alot in for some reason. I have my kids home all the time since we school at home, so it's not that I have their help then. Can't forget to look for a bed for ds (oldest). His futon broke:( I'm hoping to find one on craigslist at a decent price. Also have to see if dh would be able to go pick it up.
I know I was going to post printables today, but I got busy packing up some stuff to mail out. Of course I lost 2 of the papers I needed to send it all out, but I got out the major stuff. I'll need to check an email about a check I'm due. I may have to contact higher ups about it, but I"m tired of dealing with their arrogance. Then there's the fact my ds wants to change schools. Fine, we can do that, but he needs to finish out the year doing the work at *this* school. Noone else is taking applications for the rest of this year! I have to talk to the one school to see how the day would be set up for him. This one, he has to go to a couple of different places and he's not liking that. He misses his old school, but they had alot of problems with their admin, and it's not straightened out yet. Luckily there's 2 other schools using the same curriculum and set up, but I'm not sure if the one has the same scheduler for high school.
Still asking for prayers for our family. There's alot going on that I can't talk about in a public forum right now, but I do promise to update when I can.
I better get some sleep so I can get up early and get the diapers before it starts snowing too hard!

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Still here

We're having some nasty weather tonight and due for a huge storm Thursday - we're talking 12-18 inches of snow!! Of course, last major snow, we got nada:( Dh and I went out to eat tonight to help a middle school band (part of the total check is donated to the school). Then it was a quick trip to the store. How sad is it that we actually *needed* milk and eggs? lol Picked up a few other things while we were there, but not too much.
Changed our tv service. I do have to email the old one since they're going to give me grief. Saying we signed a 2 year agreement. Nope, I agreed to 1 year, and it was hell! All year we had issues with the one receiver. After being told (more than once) it was due to an electrical interruption, I had enough. Considering my tv is in the same outlet and our house is FULL of things that should also trip (like the other receivers! duh).
I'm so tired of adults whining and the ones who feel "entitled". The main one that comes to mind is the Russian skater. I watched the performance. He may have been able to do the quad, but he almost fell on his ass. More than once. It was a great performance for someone who gave it up for over 3 years, but frankly my dear, it wasn't worth gold. Deal with it. Move on. Retire and harass other people cuz quite frankly, I don't need to hear another adult whine!
So much going on here. I'll have to do more cleaning (as usual). I'd like to post some pics of my clothes. Noone believes how many clothes I own. I can open my own store. Really. I should spend some time sorting the littles clothes. There's a huge cleared space in the basement where I can spread out. Have them help me and I should have their outfits matched in no time!
I was so proud the other day! Went grocery shopping and saved over $150!! I did get a picture of what all we got, just need to get it off my oldest's camera. I saved more if you consider some of the items were marked half off already so it didn't show up as any savings. I do have to make up this weeks list and sort my coupons so I can do another trip. I know this tme we have to hit 2 stores. The one I'll be able to stock up on yogurt (the littles eat it for breakfast) - get (4) 4 packs for $3 after coupons! Maybe I'll start eating them as a snack. We do have to keep them downstairs in the fridge - and blocked - or little man gets into them and it can be a mess! lol We had to move the ice cream since he can open the fridge/freezer up here. I'd hear the freezer door close, but see noone (and I'm in sight). Turns out the little turd would have grabbed a carton of ice cream and gone down the hall to the girls room to gorge his little self! What a turd!! lol
Ok, it's late and I need some sleep. I'll be back with some free printables to share. Some coloring pages, bookmarks, school papers, and more.
Thanks for stopping by!

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Busy day

I'm a little calmer now, but I'm still dealing with my anxiety. So to keep busy I've been listing like mad on webstore.com. Alot of curriculum that my kids schools sent and didn't ask to be returned. I'm trying to go through stuff since we moved and I have * some* space to spread out and move about. I'm hoping to sell enough so there's enough space to make a workout room in the basement for us. Really all depends what happens here. *sigh*
If anyone wants to go browse a *free* auction site you can check out my auctions. *grin* http://Shelszoo.webstore.com (I hope I did that right!!) I have a bunch of curriculum up and a few bras. I didn't want to add more clothes yet since for some reason my pictures aren't showing up. I'll have to contact them about it since I have totes full of clothes I want to list!
Okay, I updated my blogs - again. Time to go list a few more things!

Prayers needed

We're going through some stuff right now (family related) and could really use prayers. My nerves are shot and I honestly can't see any resolution that is remotely favorable for us. I probably won't be around here much as I'll be listing a *lot* for sale on webstore.com (shelszoo). It's not going to help, but it will help with decluttering.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Another week has started

Another week has begun and I'm not as far along as I'd like to be. I did manage to take pictures last night of some of the stuff I'll be listing to sell on webstore.com, but that's about all. *sigh* I even tried to list some of those items today, but for whatever reason the site was having issues with me. So, I guess I'll have to wait a bit and try later. Maybe take more pictures of the clothes I have to sell. That will take *days*, but I can start! I did open a store there, so it might make it easier for me to sell large quantities.
The supposed snow we were to get bombed out on us. Bummer! It was said we would get 4-8 inches. Then it was downgraded to 1-2 inches. We didn't even manage a dusting! Meteorologists have it easy. "The storm took an unexpected path and missed us" is their excuse.
My mail has been pretty good so far. I keep requesting "more information" for vacations and relocating. So lots of fun brochures and booklets. I love looking at the homes and comparing prices to what is available here to what they want for a similar house *there*. I've come to the realization PA is expensive. I know what our one neighbors paid for their house (they moved in after us, and it was in the paper), and I've seen similar houses for $100K less!! Maybe if I get serious about decluttering and keep bugging dh, in a few years he'll agree to move. Not likely, but maybe if I get the littles involved. :) It would be nice to get away and start over away from certain people and stresses that we've been dealing with here.
I still have to gather up tax papers so I can do our taxes. There's the house taxes we paid, dh's medical expenses, dh's work expenses (tools and phone). I have all the social security numbers together (we have 6 kids, and not everything has been found after last years move). That money is being used for our vacation. Didn't get one last year due to this estate crap we're still dealing with. Plus some people don't live up to what they say. Whatever. All I have to say is... Karma.
I finally found the Olympics during the day! I knew they were on, but for some reason I couldn't find them. Now to hope dh recorded them since I missed most of curling (we love to watch that one). Don't care much for the hockey. If I list all my auctions before dh gets home, I may watch the Olympics tonight downstairs while I do some stuff on the computer down there - like our taxes!! lol Plus I'd like to do some credit letters (trying to clear up my credit), copy some papers, and do up some business letters. I also need to find the online place that does copies super cheap and get an order ready to send there. We're talking super cheap copies, and with my printer acting stupid after a few copies, I'll let them handle my copy needs. I'll need to check, but I'm thinking they do a free shipping with a certain order size. That shouldn't be a problem!
It's Tuesday, but for some reason it feels like Monday. Maybe because yesterday was a holiday? DH still had to go to work (when you work service, you only get the big holidays off), but there was no mail. How sad is it that mail is a highlight of my day? lol
All right. Time to stop blogging and see if I can get my stuff listed. Actually accomplish something today instead of sitting on here being bored! If you're interested check out my auctions. www.Shelszoo.webstore.com

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Blizzard

Finally! We're finally getting more than a nuisance amount of snow! I always have the kids home with me - since I cyber/ home school them. They won't have a day off of school, but since it's going to be really bad out, I'll have dh home. He'll only have to go out if there's a no heat call. I should be able to get more cleaning done along with listing more stuff for sale on webstore.com (look for shelszoo there!!), and maybe even finish trying on my clothes! If I'm really ambitious, I'll get most of my clothes away (it's a long story, but I don't have a closet, and not much space right now for my clothes) and sort the girls' stuff into outfits and get them away.
I'm wondering how some mom's seem to find so muc time to blog. I know I'm not one of the majority whose kids go to bed early (yeah, like going to bed at 8 would go over well with my crew! lmao!), but we're not early morning people. I'd love to blog more, but things don't get done so as it is around here.
Can you search blogger for certain blogs? I had seen some really nice cupcake ones weeks ago, just by hitting next blog. Haven't seen any since. I didn't click follow either for some reason.
I have most of the stuff together for the one bingo. I just need to print out the certificates yet for a free Bella Bead. I have to get ahold of the woman for the other bingo I'm donating to and find out when she wants the stuff. I think she said beginning of March, which gives me some time to figure out what to give her. Plus we'll be able to take orders on the Uppercase Living sites with credit cards! I'm hoping it's for all Demo's (which is how I read the announcement), and that I don't have to upgrade. That would help get orders from people who don't live close - plus I'm carless right now. *sigh*
It's late and I'm actually tired. I better take advantage of it and get some sleep. Maybe I'll get alot done tomorrow and be able to realx a bit!

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Career change?

I've been looking through some books and magazines and gathering links to help people. With all the lay offs and bad economy, plus it's getting to be graduation time, I thought it would be a good time to post. I have a bunch of links that will help you figure out what you're best suited for, places teens cn do apprenticeships/ internships, a couple of links about colleges, and more. Not everyone needs to go to college to get a good job, and I'd like to help them figure out their strengths.

careergames.com - find what you were meant to do
EUREKA.org - creer assessments
online.onetcenter.org/skills - help find a career
self-directed-search.com - matches strengths with careers
bls.gov/oco/home.htm - matches jobs with needed training, earnings, etc.
bestplaces.net - relocation information
careervoyages.gov - explore in demand careers
rileyguide.com/intern.htm - internships, apprenticeships, volunteer opps
nextsteps.org - Calgary based career planning
roadtripnation.com - find out about jobs from people working them
martynemko.com - career blog (SF writer)
bls.gov/opub/ooq/2000/fall/art03.pdf - job corps, Ameri corps, Peace Corps article
learnovation.com - preparing people for the workforce
stats.bls.gov/opub/ooq/1999/fall/art02.pdf - high earners who don't have a bachelor's degree
quintcareers.com/teens.html - teen jobs, careers, college
ipl.org/div/teen - teen site lots of help for teens here for school, work, and more
myfuture.com - military opps, money matters, beyond high school, career toolbox
collegeboard.com/?student - all about going to college (tests, applying, financial aid and more)
utexas.edu/world/univ/state - all colleges and universities
braintrack.com - university and college search
onlinedegrees.com/ - online degrees, distance learning courses
careeronestop.org - tools to help job seekers, sponsored by the US Dept. of Labor
nnkol.org/StreamingFutures/ -free help teens find right career path
http://people.rit.edu/~gtfsbi/Symp/highschool.htm - coop/ intern opportunities
collegeboard.com/article/0,3868,2-7-0-8382,00.html - plan for college
microsoft.com/College/highschool/highschool.mspx - university and MBA careers
rileyguide.com/teen.html - teen, seasonal and "kinda coo;" opportunities
jobshadow.org - job shadowing
unite.com - helping LA's (CA) students with education and training
virtualjobshadow.com/vjs.asp - online job shadow
dol.gov/odep/programs/dmd.htm - job shadowing for students with disabilities
netmentors.org - career development e-mentoring for kids
princetonreview.com - SAT prep, find colleges
monstertrak.com - top job network for college students and recent grads
cdm.uwaterloo.ca/ - career services e-manual for Canada
bearcave.com/misl/misl_other/college_grad_unemployment.html - article from 2004
self-directed-search.com - career that match your abilities and interests
epinet.org/content.cfm/webfeatures_viewpoints_education_limits - article telling the limits of always looking for a higher degree
changingcourse.com - changing careers
meaningfulcareers.com - find something meaningful to do ith your life
moneycentral.msn.com/content/SavingandDebt/Managedebt/p107758.asp - 4 fixes for the student loan trap
go to msn.com click personal finance click family/college for some good articles to help
campusinternships.com - internships
jobdig.com/ - search jobs nationwide
jobhunt.com/ net employment resources
salary.com - findout what your position pays in other places
jobcorps.org - free education & training program
feedthepig.org - budgeting and savings tips

I do think that's all I have on that. I'll be posting work at home places and ideas in a future post along with homeschool links (free and some that cost), tons of printable links for kids and adults (calendars, shopping lists, etc.), and more. If you have any requests, just put them in comments and I'll see what I can do. I'm hoping to get my freezer cooking links all together again. My main one was shut down (the owner wasn't aware her server was going down), so now we're waiting for her to find a new server and to get her stuff posted again. Such a help on a busy day to have a meal ready to go!
Thanks for stopping by! Please go check out my other blog www.ShelszooSuperstores.blogspot.com and see the pictures I have of the things I sell.
Have a great weekend!

Snowy Saturday

We did get some snow, but how said is it that states to the south of us got slammed and we barely got 6 inches? The kids went out and played for a bit, but of course, we can't find half of the boots or mittens we have in the house. *sigh*
I spent some time in the girls' room and, let's just say, I'll be going back. There will not be any "before" pics. It's that bad in there. There's boxes that were put in there (why? Not quite sure), that can go to the burn pile. Lots of trash. Found a fork, 2 spoons, 2 bowls and a plate. Funny, they're not supposed to eat in there! *sigh* Should keep me busy for the rest of the day - if I don't mess up my back in there. It's happened before. I turn the wrong way and I can't move for a week.
I still need to get some business letters made up and printed. I should start looking for a better printer. If I'm going to do alot of printing for my businesses, I should have one that can handle it all. Either that or I need to put in my order for the place online that has cheap printing - and does a good job with quick shipping according to people that have used them. I know where my envelopes are, but my stamps? Not right now. I'll need more, but I should have enough to get out a dozen or so letters.
My main goal for the weekend? Besides the girls' room and business stuff? Getting our taxes done. It would be nice to have them done with early, but with things still questionable on the job front, not sure we should use it for a vacation (desperately needed by all in the house).
My nerves are now shot thanks to people in this house. I'm just going to go lock myself away in the girls' room where noone can get to me. Literally. I climb over stuff to get into the center of the room and work my way back out. Maybe people will take a nap and wake up with a better attitude.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Coupons anyone?

Tonight I was watching the news with dh to get an update on the snow going to hit tomorrow and they had a segment on coupons. These are companies that will send you coupons! Some are the harder to find - natural and organic - and I wanted to share my find! Since I plan to be snowed in (well, sort of) this weekend, I promise to get on the apprenticeship/ job sharing/ figure out what you want to be post. Since my stores won't accept computer printed coupons, guess who's going to set up a new email and start emailing? At least it'll keep me off FB! lol Enjoy!!
Alexia www.alexiafoods.com

Amy's www.amyskitchen.com

Apple & Eve www.appleandeve.com

Arrowhead Mills www.arrowheadmills.com

Born Free/Radlo Foods www.radlo.com

Clif www.clifbar.com

Coleman www.colemannatural.com

Country Choice www.countrychoicenaturals.com

Earth's Best www.earthsbest.com

Earthbound Farm www.ebfarm.com

Eggland's Best www.egglandsbest.com

Ians www.iansnaturalfoods.com

Kashi www.kashi.com

Lakewood www.lakewoodjuices.com

Lundberg www.lundberg.com

Mrs. Meyer's www.mrsmeyers.com

Rachel's www.rachelsdairy.com

R.W. Knudsen Family www.knudsenjuices.com

Rudi's Organic Bakery www.rudisbakery.com

Santa Cruz Organics www.scojuice.com

Soy Dream www.tastethedream.com

Stonyfield Farm www.stonyfield.com

Sue Bee Honey www.suebee.com

Traditional Medicinals www.traditionalmedicinals.com

Vans International Foods www.vansfoods.com

Yogi www.yogiproducts.com

Amy's Kitchen www.amyskitchen.com

Bar S www.bar-s.com

Barber Foods www.barberfoods.com

Bayer/Flintstones Vitamins www.flintstonesvitamins.com

Birds Eye Foods www.birdseyefoods.com

Carl Buddig & Company www.buddig.com

Chiquita/Fresh Express www.freshexpress.com

Citrus World/Florida's Natural www.floridasnatural.com

Colgate-Palmolive www.colgate.com/app/Colgate/US/HomePage.cvsp

The Dannon Company www.dannon.com

Dean Foods/Garelick Farms www.garelickfarms.com

www.deanfoods.com/brands.aspx

Frito-Lay/Tostitos www.tostitos.com

General Mills/Yoplait http://yoplait.com

George Weston Bakeries (Bimbo and Boboli) www.boboli.com

Grand Brands/True Lemon www.truelemon.com

The Hain Celestial Group www.celestialseasonings.com

The Hain Celestial Group/Terra Chips www.terrachips.com

H.J. Heinz Company www.heinz.com

H.J. Heinz Company/Lea & Perrins www.leaperrins.com

Interstate Bakeries Corporation/Wonder www.wonderbread.com/#/home

Jasper Wyman & Son www.wymans.com

Johnson & Johnson www.jnj.com/connect

Johnson & Johnson/Viactiv www.viactiv.com/index.jhtml

Ken's Foods/Sweet Baby Ray's www.sweetbabyrays.com

Kimberly Clark/Kotex www.kotex.com/na/default.aspx

Martin's Famous Pastry Shoppe www.martinspotatorolls.com/pages/about.asp

McCormick & Company www.mccormick.com

Mt. Olive Pickle Company www.mtolivepickles.com

Ocean Spray Cranberries http://oceanspray.com

Nestlé/Edy's www.edys.com

Nestlé/Purina http://catchow.com

P&G http://pgpromotions.archway.com

P&G/Cheer www.cheer.com Click on Promotions link

P&G Febreze www.newfebreeze.com/coupon/MailRequest.php

Pepperidge Farm www.pepperidgefarm.com

Perdue www.perdue.com

Pillsbury/Smucker's www.smuckers.com

Reckitt Benckiser/Electrasol http://electrasol.com

S.C. Johnson & Son/Glade www.glade.com

S.C. Johnson & Son/Pledge www.pledge.com

S.C. Johnson & Son/Saran www.saranbrands.com

Tetley www.tetleyusa.com Turkey Hill Dairy http://turkeyhill.com

Tyson Foods www.tyson.com

Unilever/Ragú www.ragu.com

Zatarain's http://zatarains.com

Companies That Mail Coupons in Response to an E-mail Request Via Their Website

Amy's Kitchen www.amyskitchen.com

Bar S www.bar-s.com

Barber Foods www.barberfoods.com

Bayer/Flintstones Vitamins www.flintstonesvitamins.com

Birds Eye Foods www.birdseyefoods.com

Carl Buddig & Company www.buddig.com

Chiquita/Fresh Express www.freshexpress.com

Citrus World/Florida's Natural www.floridasnatural.com

Colgate-Palmolive www.colgate.com/app/Colgate/US/HomePage.cvsp

The Dannon Company www.dannon.com

Dean Foods/Garelick Farms www.garelickfarms.com and www.deanfoods.com/brands.aspx

Frito-Lay/Tostitos www.tostitos.com

General Mills/Yoplait http://yoplait.com

George Weston Bakeries (Bimbo and Boboli) www.boboli.com

Grand Brands/True Lemon www.truelemon.com

The Hain Celestial Group www.celestialseasonings.com

The Hain Celestial Group/Terra Chips www.terrachips.com

H.J. Heinz Company www.heinz.com

H.J. Heinz Company/Lea & Perrins www.leaperrins.com

Interstate Bakeries Corporation/Wonder www.wonderbread.com/#/home

Jasper Wyman & Son www.wymans.com

Johnson & Johnson www.jnj.com/connect

Johnson & Johnson/Viactiv www.viactiv.com/index.jhtml

Ken's Foods/Sweet Baby Ray's www.sweetbabyrays.com

Kimberly Clark/Kotex www.kotex.com/na/default.aspx

Martin's Famous Pastry Shoppe www.martinspotatorolls.com/pages/about.asp

McCormick & Company www.mccormick.com

Mt. Olive Pickle Company www.mtolivepickles.com

Ocean Spray Cranberries http://oceanspray.com

Nestlé/Edy's www.edys.com

Nestlé/Purina http://catchow.com

P&G http://pgpromotions.archway.com

P&G/Cheer www.cheer.com

Click on Promotions link P&G Febreze www.newfebreeze.com/coupon/MailRequest.php

Pepperidge Farm www.pepperidgefarm.com

Perdue www.perdue.com

Pillsbury/Smucker's www.smuckers.com

Reckitt Benckiser/Electrasol http://electrasol.com

S.C. Johnson & Son/Glade www.glade.com

S.C. Johnson & Son/Pledge www.pledge.com

S.C. Johnson & Son/Saran www.saranbrands.com

Tetley www.tetleyusa.com

Turkey Hill Dairy http://turkeyhill.com

Tyson Foods www.tyson.com

Unilever/Ragú www.ragu.com

Zatarain's http://zatarains.com

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Tuesday

It's only Tuesday? Ugh. Didn't get as much done today as I planned, but I did manage to get a little more organized. Since it's snowing tonight I won't be able to burn tomorrow (always wastes my whole day having to be outside), I should be able to clear my to do list for the week. Dh would love it if I finished going through all of my clothes - except I keep finding more! We moved in here a year ago and I'm nowhere near done unpacking. I did find a FREE auction/ selling site that I'm taking advantage of though. So far I have a couple of books up for sale (adding pictures tomorrow), and will spend the rest of the week adding clothes and books. It's easier for me to take boxes to the PO than to have a yard sale. Even with a huge driveway, it's a huge deal to set up and get organized. If we had a garage I'd be able to spread out and spend as much time as I need getting my stuff together.
I managed to get into my gmail tonight without freezing up too often or getting kicked offline. I need to get some contact info for a Noah's Ark party and 2 people emails for bingo's I'm giving donations for. That should help get my name out there too! I'm still doing the fundraiser for Lifechurch's orphanage, if anyone's interested, go to my other blog (ShelszooSuperstores.blogspot.com) and check my links. If you have any problem with my websites or ordering, you can email me at pacybermom@yahoo.com and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. I try to check that one during the day while I'm doing school with my kids.
I've added some pictures from Uppercase Living so you can see someplaces you can use our product. I have more pictures on my other blog too. If you need any ideas, jut ask! I have more photos, and I have a great group of ladies I can ask for help with ideas. You can put this on your car, boat, RV, golf cart, mirrors, walls, or wherever you want!



Yes, you can put Uppercase Living on your floors with no damage. They come up easily enough (so you can use it for weddings, parties or just your entrance), and will leave no marks behind.

Nice idea for stairs in your home.

Guest room. Uppercase Living.