This is the tube top from walmart. It is a size small from the women's section. You can find them near the bathing suits.

Here it is as a skirt!!! Pretty awesome. It fit her perfectly.

The white piece is the inside flap of the tube top. You pull it up and that becomes the waist band which allows the top to become a longer skirt. No material is needed to be added and I didn't even have to take it in at the waist.

Needless to say...this momma was very happy to be able to get her 4 new "skirts" for only $3 a piece.

We don't eat out a lot. It usually is once a week or every other week. But when we would, we would always get pops for everyone. I've always had the idea of getting water when we eat out, but my husband would always say that he really didn't like that idea. My husband is a big cherry coke zero drinker. I have my moments with pop. Sometimes that's all I want to drink and then there are other times I want tea. I have never been good at drinking water and it's something I always want to do more, but.... (you get the picture). So anyways...we went to cici's pizza buffet a few weeks ago with the kids and we decided we would get water for everyone. My husband and I were blown away. By drinking water with our meal, we saved ourselves $7. Many times you will pay around 2.50 a glass for pop. We have five people in our family right now. Have you done the math as to how much money that saves me when we eat out. Many times the gas stations have 32oz pops for .89. My husband and I decided that if we wanted a pop that bad after eating we could get 32 oz for everyone and still save money. Anyways, you should try it. See how much money you can save by everyone drinking water instead of pop when you eat out.

I know I have been very terrible about posting on my blog. And I have missed it very much. I haven't even been able to read the blogs I love to follow. For the past couple of months we have been trying to move from Ohio to Kentucky. I also got pregnant and have been very very sick. And the last couple of weeks I have been soo sick that I had to stay in bed for nearly a week and all I could do was Puke and puke. I went a whole week without eating. I was finally able to get some medicine and am getting better little by little. I have not been able to unpack our house due to my sickness. So I'm providing two pictures so you can see what I'm dealing with. It has been a bumpy road and I don't think we are going to be on track for a couple of months. I will try my best to keep up, but if you see me go awhile then you know what is happening.

To all my readers...I'm soo sorry there hasn't been a post in a while. We are in the middle of moving to Kentucky, homeschooling children, wrapping up the last days of my full time job, and in the midst of it...I'm pregnant with our fourth child. And morning sickness has hit. HARD! I spend my mornings running to the toilet and by the time I'm done after lunch, I try to eat something little and keep the kids going on with school. It is very very difficult right now. We will be moving Easter weekend. So my posts maybe very sporadic until then. I have a huge house that needs finished packing and there isn't much energy right now to do it.

On a lighter note...we are very excited about the arrival of our fourth. The kids are ready for a girl and so is there mother. My due date is October 26th. I hope that everyone is doing great and I can't wait until we get moved and get back on our schedule. You don't realize how much you use or need a schedule until your off.

Ever have those days where you KNOW you need something extra to help get you going? I wake up and immediately my mind goes to the list that runs through my brain at 100 miles an hour. And sometimes my mind just wants to shut down and go back to sleep and forget about it all. But in that moment, I have child 1, 2 or 3 that says, "Mom, I'm hungry. What's there to eat." So I try to grab a few minutes real quick to grab that wonderful cup of Mo Jo. Sometimes I can get it then, and then sometimes it is late in the morning before I get it. But when I smell that coffee perking in the pot it is the most wonderful smell ever. Well, anyways I just felt like rambling about coffee. It was definitely rambling.

I just recently met another homeschool mommy and have enjoyed keeping up with her blog. She is a mother of three and homeschools all of them. I have asked her to write a guest post on the subject of cleaning. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I have.  Thank you soo much Misty for visiting with me and writing this post.

Daily Upkeep	Dishes, sweep, make bed, general household duties
Monday	Bathrooms: Wash the floor, empty garbage, scrub toilets, sink, and bathtub. Monthly: Wash off cabinets, scrub baseboards Laundry: Jeans and Colors
Tuesday	Bedrooms: Dust, Vacuum floors, clean windows (rotate each week) Laundry: Girls clothes
Wednesday	Kitchen: Clean out fridge, clean microwave, clean windows, Mop kitchen, dining room and living room Laundry: White clothes, white towels
Thursday	Make Grocery list, clip coupons, check store ads for price matches Dining room: Wipe off legs of table, clean windows and curtains (bi-weekly) Laundry: Colored Towels and Delicates
Friday	Dust living room, clean and mop playroom Laundry: Daniel and sheets/bedding Vacuum rugs and couch
Saturday	Catch up on things that may not have got done through the week. Work outside. Mop living areas Laundry: 2 loads of “catch up” laundry
Sunday	Enjoy your family, rest!