Earthquake Emergency Kits

It’s been a little scary lately with all of these large earthquakes happening all over the world.  It’s times like these that I think about what it will be like if the “big one” strikes here.  It also helps me to realize that I need to look at earthquake emergency kits and either buy one or make one for our family.

Read more »

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Do You Have Homemaker’s Heartburn?

by Blair Massey

We all have our “off” days. It goes something like this: You wake up late and you just can’t seem to get motivated to do anything. Simple tasks like doing the dishes seem too big to tackle and you don’t even want to think about that mountain of laundry calling your name from the laundry room. The kids wear you down and you wish you could escape to someplace quiet. Instead of having a heart that burns to be a great homemaker, you feel more like your heart has a case of homemaker’s heartburn. If this is where you’re at, it’s time for some refueling and refocusing.

Read more »

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Introducing the Newest Member of My Family

Zachary was born on March 10, 2009 at 1:27am.  He weighed 8 lbs. 5 oz. and was 20.5 inches long.  His proud brothers like to fight over who is going to hold him :)

Read more »

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

My Baby Pool

For kicks and giggles I set up a baby pool for each pregnancy.  Guess when I’ll have the baby and how much he’ll weigh.

Read more »

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

My Frugal Fraud Confessions – Part 1

I had been debating on whether or not to send in my own frugal fraud confessions, but then I realized that I probably had too many.  Since becoming pregnant, I’ve really slowed down my posting frequency and that is for two reasons. Read more »

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

The Top 5 Bloggers Who Changed My Life in 2008

Although technically I started blogging in 2007, this year brought about new ways of doing things as well as new endeavors.  Along the way I have had several more experienced bloggers teach me new things, help me out and overall just help me to improve my life.  I’m not yet making enough money to quit my part-time job, but I think this will be the year it happens.

Read more »

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Merry Christmas 2008

I’m sitting here on Christmas morning – sneaking in some computer time while the kids play with their new toys and eating a quick bowl of cereal.  As the year is drawing to an end, I’m starting to reflect on a lot of things.  I’ll write more on my reflections in the coming days.

Read more »

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Help Me Win a Site Redesign

This will be short and sweet…I’ve had the same site design since I started this blog over a year ago.  I’ve wanted a new design – but it’s quite pricey, so I’ve stuck with what I have.

Read more »

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

My Black Friday Purchases

Ok, so let me just start off by saying that there’s nothing exciting here.  But I got up at 5:30 yesterday morning and on the spur of the moment decided to go out and shop.  There was only a couple of things I wanted, so I ran to Walmart first.

Read more »

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

I Am So Thankful…

Happy Thanksgiving.

It’s that time of year where we start to reflect on all we are thankful for and I am just overflowing with thankfulness.  The year started out very tough for us, both financially and with just a lot of bad experiences.  The end of the year holds another story.

Read more »

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Next Page »