Posted on June 16th, 2008 by TheHappyHousewife
After a week of moving, I feel like we are finally getting settled in our new house. We still have a long way to go, (my bedroom and the garage) but we are making progress. This summer my goal is to sort through every bin, box and cubby we have in our house and get [...]
Filed under: Homemaking, Military, My life, Uncategorized, organization | 19 Comments »
Posted on June 16th, 2008 by TheHappyHousewife
Last week’s menu was a total bust. I think I only made two of the five meals I planned. I just didn’t have time to cook anything during the move. If I had been smart I would have purchased some prepackaged meals from the store, but I didn’t, so we ended up eating fast food [...]
Filed under: Food, Frugal Flops, Homemaking, Military, Uncategorized, organization | 6 Comments »
Posted on June 13th, 2008 by TheHappyHousewife
The old house is almost empty and the new house is packed! I hope to get a lot of stuff put away tomorrow since we won’t be hauling things over from the other house.
Here are some pictures from the week…
For more Friday Show and Tell visit Mary’s blog.
Bookmark It
Hide Sites
Filed under: Military, My life, Uncategorized | 10 Comments »
Posted on June 12th, 2008 by TheHappyHousewife
Is it possible to cancel all Christmas and birthdays for the next 10 years? After dragging carrying our stuff across the street for the past 4 days, I can firmly state that we have way too much stuff. I do not want anything else to enter my house for at least the next 10 years.
It [...]
Filed under: Military, My life | 5 Comments »
Posted on June 11th, 2008 by TheHappyHousewife
You know that tired feeling, where you are so tired you don’t even care if you brush your teeth before you go to bed? That is what I am feeling right now. I am done with the painting for now. I managed in the last 48 hours to paint 4 bedrooms, the family room, and [...]
Filed under: Military, My life, Uncategorized | 4 Comments »
Posted on June 5th, 2008 by TheHappyHousewife
Don’t throw away your expired coupons…. military families stationed overseas can use coupons for up to six months after the expiration date. Are you stationed overseas and would like to receive expired coupons? Shoppers around the web want to support our troops by sending you their expired coupons. Email me at coupons4troops@comcast.net for all the [...]
Filed under: Food, Frugal living, Military, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
Posted on June 2nd, 2008 by TheHappyHousewife
Next Monday we will be moving to our new house. I am so thankful for our new house because it is truly a blessing for our family. Let me give you a little background on our current house.
Last September we found out we would be moving to Maryland, and had three weeks to move. This [...]
Filed under: Military, My life, Uncategorized | 10 Comments »
Posted on May 31st, 2008 by TheHappyHousewife
Since 2004 we have lived in 5 different houses, 3 different states and one foreign country. We are getting ready to move again for the 6th time in 4 years. We are only moving across the street, but that still means gathering up all our stuff and taking it somewhere else. This past week I [...]
Filed under: Homemaking, Military, My life, organization | 7 Comments »
Posted on May 27th, 2008 by TheHappyHousewife
When purchasing items at a store, always ask for a discount. We are in the military so we usually ask if the store has a military discount. Sometimes they say no, but sometimes they say yes and we save a few dollars. If you are not in the military you could ask if they have [...]
Filed under: Frugal living, Military, My life | 6 Comments »
Posted on May 26th, 2008 by TheHappyHousewife
10% Off for Military Men & Women
Offer available for all active, reserve, retired and honorably discharged military personnel and their immediate families.
Must show valid military ID. Discount limited to purchases of up to $5000.
Find your local Lowe’s here.
Bookmark It
Hide Sites
Filed under: Frugal living, Homemaking, Military | 3 Comments »