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Look what I found! It’s a discount coupon code for Thomas the Tank Engine. If you’re like me, saving money on fun things the whole family can do is important. I have copied the info you need to get the discount below.

Thomas is coming to the Grapevine Vintage Railroad, Grapevine, TX March 25-27 and April 1-3, 8:30am – 6pm daily. Tickets are normally $18 each day of the event for ages 2 and up. Museum members can get a $2 discount on tickets with the discount code “train” but anyone can click here http://museumoftheamericanrailroad.com.netdocsdev.com/HitNews/Web_pages/main.html and use the discount code “MOM” to get the $2 off train rides.

All Thomas fans are invited to come spend the day with their favorite No. 1 engine. The approximately 25-minute train ride with Thomas the Tank Engine will depart every 45 minutes, rain or shine, with departure times at 9:00 am through 5:15 pm daily. There’s a petting zoo, magic shows, huge model train layout, bounce houses, interactive stage entertainment, & more.
Enjoy!!!

Do your kids watch Big Time Rush on Nickelodeon? Mine do and think they’re awesome. They are so excited about the group coming to the Walmart in Plano at 4:30 to sign their new album that debuts October 11. Walmart will have the albums for sale for $7 – $8.

You can also buy them at Best Buy and Target or get them on iTunes for $6.99.

These guys can really sing and they are going to be on The Today Show in NBC to perform two of their songs LIVE on October 11.

You and your kids can go to:
http://www.vevo.com/watch/big-time-rush/til-i-forget-about-you/USSM21001253 to hear their song “’Til I Forget About You”.

To hear music, get show info, and catch up on all the latest on Big Time Rush, go to their website www.BTRband.com.

Their Facebook page has over 470,000 fans, so you might want to go over there and check it out, too.

Friday, October 15 @ 4:30 PM
Walmart – 8801 Ohio Drive
Plano, Tx

Purchase Big Time Rush’s new CD, BTR and go to the Plano Walmart on October 15 to receive a wristband that guarantees your place in line. Call store for details 972-731-9576. Big Time Rush will only be signing copies of their new CD, BTR

I had one of those moments last night where I was thinking how my life could be different if I had a job.  It was prompted when I was standing around with a group of moms at one of my child’s practices.  They were talking about something on the Starbucks menu and I guess I was looking clueless because one of them said to me, “Don’t you go to Starbucks?”.  I replied that I was too cheap to go there.  Truth be told it’s not something that I budget for and yes we live on a budget.   Having five children and one steady income can sometimes be a feat that could be featured in Ripley’s Believe It or Not.

I budget for Christmas and our family’s summer vacations.  It’s not as if my children are suffering Lord knows they have lots of “stuff”, although I do have moments of guilt when they want the latest something or other and there are times they don’t get it.  I think though that maybe it’s teaching them to be practical.  Maybe one day they’ll hate me for it or maybe one day they’ll realize the time I was there for them means more.  I can’t say.  I know that my mom worked and I know that is where I get my obsession with staying home from.  I’m not saying any woman who works is a bad mom by any means don’t get me wrong! I love my mom and she is a great mom but I wasn’t ever fond of being a latchkey kid.

After coming home from the practice though I won’t lie.  My gears were turning thinking about all the “things” I could have if I would just go to work at a real job.  But then after mentally listing all the nifty things I could get if I had a job.  I thought about what was important to me and that’s being with my children.  There will be tons of things I might not ever have but watching them grow up and being here for them is just something I’m not willing to sacrifice.

Sorry Starbucks.