For all of my readers who don’t know this, I have another blog with two other moms called Happy to be at Home. We are running a carnival of sorts titled End ‘08 Great, six months of challenges to end the year right. Last month was Conquer the Clutter and this month the challenge is [...]
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Yesterday I was sitting at my dining room table reading emails when my 2 year old asked if she could have a sip of my water. There wasn’t much water left in my cup when I handed it to her. I looked in the cup and noticed something unusual.
Then everyone started screaming….
Can you see what [...]
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We saw Kit Kittredge, it was excellent.
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The garage is almost done. I decided to post pictures this week because we probably won’t finish until next week, and I am really excited about the project.
This project took about 6 weeks (we didn’t work nonstop) and I think we spent about $300 on all the shelves, hangers, hooks, screws, nails, and other supplies. [...]
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To all my readers who would love to lead a more frugal lifestyle, but are facing opposition from their husbands, I sympathize. I have been there. For over 14 years I begged and pleaded with my husband to turn our finances around and my words fell on deaf ears. I have received emails over the [...]
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When we lived on base in West Virginia, housing provided every family with a freezer. I loved having an extra freezer and tried to keep it filled with bargains and freezer meals. Of course when we left WV, our freezer stayed with the house. I wanted to purchase one but didn’t want to spend the [...]
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We are taking a quick road trip this weekend. I’ll be back on Monday. Have a great weekend!
Just in case you wanted to see a recent picture of me, I’ll leave you with one for the road.
Did I mention that I don’t like to be rained on and I am not that big a fan [...]
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Summer is here on the military base and that means many families are moving. Moving means there are great finds at the dumpster and the curb on bulk pick up day. We have been “dumpster diving” for several years and have a picked up a few tips along the way.
Bulk Trash Day
An easy way to [...]
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Time for my monthly assessment of our family’s finances. For those of you who are new readers we read and followed Dave Ramsey’s book The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness.
Time for my monthly assessment of our family’s finances. For those of you who are new readers we followed plan to [...]
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We spent last weekend in Pennsylvania enjoying family, friends, food and fun. My sister’s in-laws hosted the event and did a great job arranging activities for over 30 people.
They are the ones responsible for the dunk bucket, as well as putting together several other yard games.
Dunk Bucket
The homemade corn hole game.
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