Wonderful fall weather with a side of pneumonia

Yep, you heard me right...pneumonia. I am NEVER get sick, nor do I ever have the time to be sick but I guess I can't get this beautiful fall weather AND enjoy it to...sigh :(
Well... one things for sure,  this momma has a lot of free time while laying in bed this week. As you have read in my previous post...my husband will be having hip surgery soon. Which is going to put a huge, and I mean HUGE finally bump in the road for us. He is a self employed electrician and he works his cute little butt off to make the comfortable life we have. Take that away for 6 months and I am not quite sure how I'll survive.  Not saying I need new clothes or eating out at restaurants every night, but I mean ZERO income from him for 6 months. I make a small amount as an EMT for our local ambulance service. ..but $500 isn't going to pay or $1,200 in bills plus keep up with our "fun, outgoing, fly by the seat of your pants" lifestyle we have going one.
SOOOO, while I am here laying in bed recouping from this awful illness no mother has time for, I am going to learn how to be a frugal, money saving mommy.  I am going to learn how to coupon, get free sample, can food for winter, heck I may even learn how to make my kids some clothes... doubtful on the last one! I am going to try my best to learn how to be the money saving mommy and wife my family needs be to be right now.
I know most families are doing the same thing right now so I plan to weed out all the junk, spam and waste of your time ads and bring you the best ways to save money &/or even make money!
Stay tuned for my bedside money saving strategies to come! :)