SAMS girl..

alright, so i have been thinking....
brian and i decided at the beginning of the year that we are both committed to a "five year plan"...
five years, and we will be out of this house one way or another. with the market and the economy the way it has been for the last little bit we know we are pretty much stuck in this way to small for us home for a while to come. so we have devised a plan, one that gives us the hopes of getting out of here regardless of how the market is in five years.
now, what does this mean for us?
well, basically it means that we have decided to live like we are poor. we plan on saving money any and every way we can to be out of here within five years. with saving our own money we know that we will be able to purchase a new home even if we can't get what we "need" out of the sale of our current home. and i am totally committed. yes, i am shannon, and yes i do love to spend the dough... but, i have decided that i would love to be in "our home" more then anything i could possibly bring into this house.
today, i made the first step. i have always been a SAMS club shopper... well, at least for my photo needs. but today i became a "bulk" shopper. i have arranged my home to the point where i am able to store bulk items. hey, as brian says... every penny saved counts. i was actually shocked at what they had to offer. and honestly i don't think i will need to go to a grocery store for a very long time.
brian has been a SAMS club shopper with the restaurant for a few years now and has always been telling me if i would just walk around the place i would be amazed. and funny enough the excitement in his face as he walked me and the kids through it today made for semi memorable family outing.


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another quick note. i had my first official run in with our dog yesterday. i was busy switching out laundry and i had nataely faye in her jumparoo. i heard her start to scream, like she was in pain. i ran into the family room to see what levi had done to her and much to my surprise i found munky in a full blown attack on her foot. yes, i know she simply thought it was a play toy with nataley bouncing around and all. but seriously, she has another thing coming to her should she ever decide to do it again...
i feel so horribly bad for my poor little girl. her tears were so big, it broke my heart.