*HoT* Deal: 93/7 Ground Beef for only $2.45/lb

Zaycon Foods just announced a ground beef event!  If you haven't heard about Zaycon Foods, they are a Spokane Valley company that provides fresh meat at wholesale prices.

Here are the details of the offer: Ground Beef, Super Lean (93/7) — 30 lbs for $73.50.

• No chemicals, additives or water added to meat during processing
• Beef is 100% raised in USA
• Processed at a USDA-inspected, state-of-the-art plant employing strict operating protocols (including HACCP) and the highest in food-safety standards
• No antibiotics or hormones
NOTE: The plant pursues a complete monitoring program to test and verify that the meat contains no antibiotics and hormones when processed and fully meets all USDA standards
• Comes factory packaged in 10-pound tubes (or chubs) encased in clear plastic sleeves and is sold in units of 30 lbs (3 chubs)
NOTE: This ground beef comes from GRAIN-FED cattle

Our family definitely will be partaking in this offer, we use ground beef for many recipes. If you are hesitant about whether your family will use 30lb of ground beef you could always go in on the offer with another family or two and split the meat up in lesser quantities. 

This offer has only one pick-up due to limited quantity, go here to sign-up if you are interested. Orders must be placed by 1/7/11.

Pick-up Details: Thursday, January 13, 2011 from 6:00-7:30pm

The Brass Plates Bookstore parking lot
15704 E Sprague Ave
Spokane Valley, WA 99037

See yah!

Maddie's Little Tykes Car came today in the mail. We both were so excited. I was excited because I got it FREE...see how I earn Amazon giftcards here. Maddie has wanted one of these cars since she has played in them at school. She loves to turn the key, fill up the gas, put things in the back compartment, and say "BEEP, BEEP!"

My favorite thing about her car, is that when she gets in and shuts the door. She has a big grin, then says "See yah!"

P.S. Pretty proud, I put this together by myself :) Hopefully the door doesn't fall off.

Momma, she's hungry!

What was the first thing I heard this morning? Through the monitor I could hear Maddie saying Momma, Mommma, Mommmmma! I went in her room to be greeted as I am everyday, "Hi Mommy, wuv you." Could there be anything better to wake up to? Then Maddie said, "she's hungry, she's hungry." Grabbing her doll by the hair she flung her over the crib siderail. I picked her up and she grabbed her baby and rushed her to the highchair. First I fed Maddie, because as you saw from the picture in the last post this isn't the cleanest event. After eating breakfast we always get dressed. Today Maddie picked out her own outfit including all 5 layers. One by one she kept grabbing an article of clothing saying, "This is cute." So I decided whatever was cute today was what she was going to wear. Then came the the 1.5 hour ordeal...feeding the baby. You can see how it went below.

Strapping her in.

Got the straps around both arms, this process took about 15 minutes.

Putting the babies shoes on.

Show me the "quitos," obviously she was feeding the baby taquitos :)

Trying to get the spoon to stay in her mouth.

Feeling so proud.

Such a sassy pants. This is really what we did for a large majority of our day and will probably do again tomorrow. This little girl loves to play "house," I can't wait because we just ordered her a red retro play kitchen to go in her playroom. She will love it!

About Time...

Seriously, it is about time for a blog post. It is pretty ridiculous that I update my Couponing Blog multiple times a day and haven't updated our family blog since Christmas! I am making a New Years Resolution in April that I will update more often. Here are some recent pictures of the little Miss...

Sporting the shades. She got three pairs from Greg and Kelly and doesn't go anywhere without them. It has become an epidemic, all the kids at school started wearing their sunglasses too so they didn't feed left out.

Easter was hilarious. Maddie really could cares less about the Easter Egg Hunt after she got one egg. Once she found out there was candy in them, she parked in on the ground and broke into the chocolate.

Making a serious mess out of breakfast, I call this Controlled Chaos.  This is her only opportunity since her Mom is so OCD and has the hardest time letting her get messy.

CATCH UP:
Jeff has been busy coaching baseball at Mt Spokane. They are having a great season and will be done the beginning of May. He will coach baseball camps this summer for a couple weeks too. He has been working hard on the basement and coordinating everybody else that we have hired as well. We are finished will all the big stuff except trim. It is so exciting to have doubled our living space! I am most excited about the play room so that we have a place to organize all of Maddies toys :)

I have been working just a couple days of week, still in the NICU at Sacred Heart. My other job "Couponing" keeps me busy on the side. Check out my blog: ConfessionsofaCouponaholic.com to see just what I have been up to.

Maddie is officially a little woman. She has a mind of her own and is so funny. I say she is sassy but Jeff says that she is just like me, so I don't know :) She loves to play with puzzles, blocks, read books, and play with her baby. Her little baby "Hannah" (who also happens to be her friend at school) goes everywhere with her. I know everybody says it, but I can't believe how fast they grow up!

What is in the near future...
A trip to Seattle to celebrate Jeff's little sister's 21st birthday this weekend.

A new cousin Adah Sand to be born in May.

Finishing up the basement.

We will try to be better about keeping you all up to date with the Naslund family. Thanks for continuing to check in on us even if it has been months :)

Santa Visit 2009...

So, Maddie has been saying "ho ho ho" to every Santa she has seen in the past couple of weeks.

"Maybe I like Santa."

"I don't think I like Santa."

 

"What is Santa made of?"

 

"Eh, he's alright."

 

 "I love this guy!"

 

"I really REALLY love this guy!"

 

Phew, we made it.

Merry CHRISTmas!

Love, The Naslunds

Miss Maddie...

Sorry we have been slacking on posting lately.  Let's do a quick recap of the last 3 months...

Jeff: Finished football!!! Mt Spokane made it to the quarter finals, it was fun to watch them do so well but I am glad to have my husband back :) Jeff has nearly finished the framing downstairs, we are now getting ready for the electrical, plumbing, and soon drywall. Jeff is now on Christmas break for the next two weeks (which I am very jealous of by the way). Actually I am glad he has some time off, because he needs to practice putting in piggy tails, he has tried twice to no avail.

Karissa: Still working my same schedule in the NICU and loving it. I love getting to spend so much time with Maddie. I have been couponing like a mad woman and have been busy with my other blog: www.confessionsofacouponaholic.com

Maddie: Started walking a couple weeks ago and continued with her non-stop talking. Her favorite words are Mommy, Daddy, Bath, Doggy, Nilsy, Miiiilk, Wada, Pretties, NiNight, Hiii, Byebye, Ball, Elmo, Grammie, Debbie, Grnmpa, Naack (snack), MMMwha (kisses), All done, and many more all while giving a charming smile and showing her dimples. Early signs show that she will be a great reader as she loves to turn the pages and point to the pictures. I am already expecting to get a "talks at inappropriate times" on her report cards :) She somehow finds the way to be the center of attention in any situation...she is our sunshine!

We will strive to post more frequently not only to keep you updated but to keep better record of our activities.

Pretty Shoes...

Maddie loves "pretties," which include: pretty shoes, pretty necklaces, and anything else deemed "pretty." This latest "pretty" happened today while I was asleep. Jeff and Maddie were lounging throughout the house fending off their sicknesses, and Maddie was providing comic relief. As my mom loves to say, "She is a sugar pill." Check out the latest:

I have a confession...

Alright...it's time for me to come out of the closet. It is official, I am obsessed with coupons!

cou⋅pon⋅ing–noun

1.	the practice of distributing discount coupons to consumers as a form of product promotion.

2.	the activity of seeking out or saving discount coupons to save money on food or household purchases.

I started "couponing" last May. I began by reading local blogs, then went to a "couponing" seminar, then subscribed to the local Sunday & Wednesday paper. It only escalates from there. I seriously get a thrill from walking out of numerous stores with bags of free or close-to-free groceries, necessities (deodorant, toothpaste, etc.) and baby supplies (diapers, wipes, etc.). I have started a second blog to talk about my obsession and show you ideas of things I get for free and amazing deals at local stores. The idea of using coupons for me, is so I can save money on things our family needs to spend more on things our family wants. Check out: confessionsofacouponaholic.com to see what I am talking about. Watch out, you will be hooked before you know it!

Witnessing Autumn @ Greenfbluff...

We officially ushered in Autumn with a trip to Greenbluff. Of course, we will need to go to the fair, go back to Greenbluff for pumpkins, apples, etc. but fall is now here!

Maddie's new tricks...

We thought this video was great! Maddie learned to drink blow bubbles from a straw. Pretty funny!

Clap, Clap, Clap...

Not only does Maddie love to say, "WOW," but she also loves to make people smile. One proven method is her cute clapping. Again, the video speaks for itself:

Mexican Hawaii...

Although we went to San Diego in August, I thought I would put some of the pics on the blog. We had a blast! A friend of ours said, "It is like a cheaper, closer version of Hawaii." We second that one, except we would also add the "Mexican" piece. Jeff worked during the day (AP Conference), then we had family fun in the evening. Check out the pics below:Maddie loved Shamu!

Maddie made friends with a cute family from Mexico City at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse:)

Does it look like Maddie enjoyed her mashed taters or what?