Dimino Family: Home Sweet Home

Maddie is the proud owner of her very own house! After scrimping and saving and surviving on Mac and Cheese (not that she minded), she was able to afford her own little cottage in the back. It came with a dining room table and chairs (built in high chair for her baby) and a beautiful kitchen. It's very spacious and will hopefully provide hours of fun for a few years.... hopefully because she had to take out a 5/1 ARM to afford it and had to be taken apart and reassembled to get it into the backyard!

Blue Granite Counter Tops

The previous owners also gave her a really good deal on a used car, but....

It turned out to be a lemon! She had to push it all the way home.

Look What Came In The Mail Today

As some of you know, I spend many of Maddie's naps and some evenings on the computer. I take my SAHM job very seriously and feel that saving money comes with the job title. I'm always looking for a great sale or next to free grocery items (can be done easily by pairing manufacturer and store coupons/sales). I found a very old forum post about becoming a product tester for Aveda.. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Aveda but it's very expensive and therefore haven't used it very much for quite some time. Anyhow, I sent an email to tell the company I was interested in their program, it got forwarded to the correct person and the next thing I know, two full size bottles of conditioner and one bottle of shampoo show up in our mailbox.. All I need to do is find some time to wash my hair and fill out a questionnaire about what I thought. They smell soooo good and I can't wait to try them!

Pt. Magu Air Show
Yesterday we went to the Pt. Magu Military Naval Base to watch an air show. I've never been to one and of course that means it was a first for Maddie as well... it was very cool! The best part was that it was free parking and free entry. We were there from 10am-5pm and had a really great time. There were lots of cool trucks and equipment for Miss Maddie to climb on/in. The ThunderBirds performed at the very end. Despite no nap, we had lots of fun watching the air shows and people watching. Great fun.. we'll be back next year.