Chicken Pox and Hip2Save

My boys have chicken pox - they are 1.5 and 3 years old.  YES - they were vaccinated, but they are only old enough to have received one of the required two (the second comes before kindergarten).  I talked to the doctor today, and they should still probably get their second vaccinations.  But, it won't be for medical reasons - more for school reasons.  Since most states require students to be up to date on vaccinations, the doctor and I agree it would just be easier to give them the vaccination then have to explain over and over again why they did not receive their second immunization.  Is it immunization or vaccination, I wonder?  From wikipedia - Immunization can be achieved in an active or passive fashion: vaccination is an active form of immunization - so they are more or less the same thing. Answered my own question - vaccination makes me think of taking my dog to the vet. Back to chicken pox - I reference wikipedia a bit, it is just easy to find stuff there even if it is not always right.  After reading about chicken pox on wikipedia I was expecting a week from hell!  Since my boys had one immunization, they ended up with a mild case.  No itching or dreadful complaining (screaming and crying from the youngest) at all.  I did have diarreha (which really sucks when you are in the middle of potty training!) and fever to contend with, but otherwise they never really acted like they were even sick.

My little guys arm -at first I was hoping chigger bites!

Ahhh - the next day on his leg.

Now - on to one of my favorite money saving sites - HIP2SAVE!  Collin runs a totally awesome website.  She has deals broken down into how much it is, what coupons, which store, etc.  She breaks her deals down each week for each store before the ads come out.  AND she also posts deals throughout the day.  She shares her money saving ways with EVERYONE - and she has really helped me save some serious money!  According to my CVS receipt - I have already saved well over a thousand dollars this year alone.  Most of you might think CVS, really?  Isn't that just a drugstore?  Nope - I score lots and lots of great deals here.  We are stocked up on soap, shampoo, shaving gel, razors, cleaning supplies, snacks, and so much more then I had ever thought I would buy here.