My Monday

Today was a really good Monday...however, it did start off a little blah! I guess that's how Mondays start though! We filed our taxes this evening and that is usually just a migraine waiting to happen but God really blessed us this year. Thank you God for how you provide and how you answer prayers! My vehicle is needing some maintainance and our return will help with that. We are hoping to build our savings as well. Our savings needs alot more attention than what we give it. We are atleast consistant in an amount that goes to our savings each month but it's always good to find that extra income to put in there as well.

Speaking of money, I booked our hotel room for our vacation. Granted it's still two months away but I'm just that excited. I did the normal research on different internet sites trying to find the best deal. Of course, that's never good enough for me. I am really just looking for the lowest rate the hotel is posting. That way I have a starting point with negotiation. I do get a weird joy out of doing this. I know that I have nothing to lose, however, they do. I booked our rooms today at a great deal. We have a nice hotel to stay at and I ended up getting them $30 lower than what the lady told me was the lowest they could go!! I am obviously not a fan of booking online but it is helpful to see the lowest price listings. But just know that if you will pick up the phone and call them personally you will get a much lower rate. You just have to be okay with them turning you down. Set your budget before you call and make sure your tax is included in the price they give you. It will make your vacation that much more enjoyable knowing you are staying on budget!

Another blessing to my day was finding this corn that someone made for us a while back. I was for certain that it was homemade but when she said it was straight from the frozen section it was music to my ears!! Just for FYI...Green Giant White Corn in Butter is sooooo good!! It's in a small box and you can even cook it in the microwave. Now I am not normally big on cooking things in the microwave because food just doesn't taste as good that way to me, however, that's not the case here. If you are a little challenged at cooking like I am you will love this corn! So for dinner tonight, we had ham (which I froze at Christmas time in bags that were enough for dinners), biscuits, mash potatoes, and corn. It was a super easy meal and it took me 20 minutes total to get everything cooked and ready.

Oh yes, and another blessing from today...Burke's Outlet in Washington!! I finally got around to going today and they really had some good deals. I especially like this place because I found clothes that James likes and cost much lower than what the brand name normally charges. Thank you God for helping me save money!! Thank you for making this day so beautiful with the sunshine and warm weather!