Couponers PLEASE Help!!!

I've been doing this couponing thing for about 2 months now and love the GREAT deals I am getting but I feel about overwhelmed with all the coupons. I'd like to know how you organize/store your coupons and what blogs/websites you use to find the best deals??? Also, do you go out once a week and hit up ALL the stores or go on different days. What works for you to make couponing not so overwhelming????
Can't wait to hear your feedback!!! Thanks!!!

AWARD!!!!

Charles got 3 PAW (Progress Achievement Winners) awards at school this last week. He was very excited to get these awards. They were in Reading, Writing, and Math! Way to go Buddy!!!!

You may notice his spikes are gone, I was trimming them because they were too long and I used the wrong size. Oops!!! At least they will grow back quickly.

St. Patty's day

 

I am not so good at making Holiday's a big thing with my kids. So this year I decided I'd try a little for St. Patrick's day. I turned our Orange Crystal lite green and made our pizza crust green. The kids thought it was "SO COOL." I made sure that they helped me put the food coloring in the dough so that they didn't freak out when they saw it come out of the oven. They thought it was great! Then while Charles was at school Madison and I made green sugar cookies with green sugar. I didn't realize how easy it was to make colored sugar. It was actually fun and the kids really enjoyed the cookies. We met some friends at the park and shared our St. Patty's day cookies with them. 

It was a nice simple St. Patty's day, I think I may just continue this green day tradition.

6 MONTHS

Claudia turned 6 months old a week ago. I took her in for her 6 month check up and she is doing GREAT!!! 

She is 15 lbs (30%)

25.5 inches long (50%)

and her head circumference is 43.5 cm (80-90%)

She dropped a bit in weight percentage but she is doing good and we have no concerns.

I started giving her rice cereal around 5 months and she took to it very well. I've been giving her fruits and vegetables with her rice and she is already picky. I don't remember my other kids not liking certain things, but she definitely does NOT like green beans. She at least tries what I give her and I'm sure her likes will change and she gets introduced to more foods.

Last week, just before she turned 6 months she started sitting up with out assistance. It is great! She will sit there and play with toys and watch the other kids. (Finally some independence! I love it!)

About a month ago she started getting really vocal. She will yell out or grunt or make noises like a goose. I guess with all the commotion of older siblings around she needs to make sure we are all aware she is here. Luckily it hasn't been too much of a problem at church.
She is also settling into more of a schedule. She is napping a TON better than she used to an puts herself to sleep most of the time.

We LOVE our Claudia so much and are so glad she is a part of our family!!!!

We have Spikes

Charles asked me a few weeks ago to cut his hair. He didn't want the normal shave, he wanted the sides only cut. So here it is. Not perfect but he LOVES it! The first day he wore it that way to school he was beaming! His smile was so big. And at the end of the day the gel was all gone. I think because he kept touching it.