Meg's Take on "ASS"

Meg: You know the word A-S-S?

Mom: Yeah?

Meg: Well it's not really A-S-S ...

Mom: No?

Meg: No. It's a bad word, well not really. It's a donkey, but it CAN be a bad word, so it should be A-Double Snakes.

Mom: A-Double Snakes?

Meg: You know, for Satan? Because he's bad ... Double Snakes.

Mom: Ah yes. Got it.

Meg the Free Spirit

I may have mentioned a time or two that Megan is a free spirit. And if I haven't mentioned that, it probably isn't necessary, because if you've read this blog for a week or so, you've most likely come to that conclusion yourself.

Let's see ...

Both she and her sister are begging for 2nd ear piercings.

Last night she used an uncooked Ramen noodle to look like a nose ring.

If given the choice between candy and fake tattoos, 9 out of 10 times she'll choose the latter. Unless the ultimate candy tongue tattoo is an option, which I think she's had a couple times.

She has an obsession with ridiculously high heeled shoes.

She'd dye her hair crazy colors if our school allowed it.

I could go on and on, but instead will just say that I believe I will have plenty of blog material in the future thanks to her.

Anyway, I just came across a photo I took several months ago. I had intended to blog about it, but never did.

I remember Meg telling me she'd drawn a tattoo on her arm. I thought, Oh boy. Here we go again with the tattoos.

Then she showed it to me, and I gotta say, I was touched:

For the Lord is with you.

Feel free to take that as a reminder if you need it.

One thing's for sure, life with Meg will NEVER be boring, so pray for me to keep my sense of humor. :) 

Oh, and let me know if you'd like to rent her for entertainment at your next party.

Extreme Couponing

Megan has discovered the show Extreme Couponing. Ever since, she's been on a mission to cut out a gazillion coupons to save our family thousands of dollars at the grocery store, restaurants, etc.

Now I will admit that I'm not crazy about coupons. If I had the time to dedicate myself to such a hobby, I might be able to make them work for us. Instead, my husband hands me coupons that I usually forget to hand over to the cashier. Not always, but yeah, more than not.

I suppose if the coupons were for things we actually used ... okay, that's not fair. Let me try that again. I suppose if the coupons were for BRANDS we actually used, I'd be more inclined to use them. Wow. That really makes me sound like a snob. I should just end this post right now and start clipping coupons to teach my stuck-up self a lesson.

Or not.

So Megan basically validated my opinion of couponing this past weekend.

All last week she clipped coupons, and was super excited to show me ALL of the Carl's Jr. food items we could save on.  I told her that perhaps  we could go to Carl's Jr. that weekend, but not until then.

This past Saturday, after running around from store to store trying to find a white blouse and black flats for Amanda's school choir outfit, we girls were hungry. Since we were close to home, I suggested we zip over there to retrieve our Carl's Jr. coupons and enjoy a discounted lunch! The girls were all for it.

We got home, and Meg started looking over the coupons.

Megan:  Here's one for a breakfast sandwich.

Me:  They've stopped serving breakfast for the day.

Megan:  Well the only other coupons are for hamburgers.

Me:  Well, that IS what they're known for.

Megan:  But I don't LIKE hamburgers.

Me:  Okay, Amanda and I can get burgers, and you can get chicken nuggets.

Megan:  I don't LIKE chicken nuggets.

Me:  How about onion rings?

Megan:  Nope.

Me:  Is there anything you like at Carl's Jr.?

Megan:  No. I HATE Carl's Jr.

Me: Then Taco Bell it is.


So what have we learned today boys and girls? Two things:

1) The purpose of coupons, is to get you all excited about saving money on things you don't even LIKE.

2) You don't need coupons to eat at Taco Bell.