I’ve just gotten off the phone with my mom to confirm The Official Recipe with detailed instructions. (See this post if you don’t know what I’m talking about. Skip down to the cookie picture to find out.) I’ve copied down the addresses of the 11 ladies to whom I will be e-mailing the recipe, but,…Continue reading The Run-off: Just help yourself
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Funny Family Stories
WE DID IT!
WE DID IT! WE DID IT! LO HICIMOS. J got paid early, so hooray public school system! We survived the summer with a total net worth of about $80. Though we were going to cut it even closer by going to buy birthday present this AM for my nephew, in looking up our balances, I…Continue reading WE DID IT!
Help Me Help You: Part II
(First I will ramble the prologue in the black type. If you really want to cut to the chase, scroll down to dark green.) So 47 of you are getting my posts by e-mail. I have still not figured out how to tell if you are getting it by feed reader, so all that to…Continue reading Help Me Help You: Part II
Ten things I learned in Papua New Guinea
(Thanks for joining us ohamanda.com readers. This is my first carnival post. I’m so excited!) Our first morning at our new home It’s been five years since J and I packed up every last thing that we owned, sold the rest, took our four month old baby, got on a plane, then another, and then…Continue reading Ten things I learned in Papua New Guinea
Help me help you: Part I
I’ll make this quick since I want to help you. And part of me helping you, is helping you save time. And part of you helping me is reading my blog and loving it and sharing it with your friends. To that end, here is a small task. 1. Subscribe to me. You know you…Continue reading Help me help you: Part I
Date Night Expectations
$131 That’s how much is left. 9 days to go. If you subtract the $30 copay for baby’s check-up, that leaves $101, $11 a day. I could probably stop the e-mail there for accountability purposes, but as you know, I must elaborate. Here’s what we spent this week. $55.99 Harris Teeter Check out my post…Continue reading Date Night Expectations
The Stow Can’t Even Handle Me Right Now
Okay before you start reading, you have to open another window and link to this song while you read. Last week when J and I were watching So You Think You Can Dance, we heard this artist, who’s called FLO RIDA (rhymes with Low Rydah) and he sang this song. This song is from Step…Continue reading The Stow Can’t Even Handle Me Right Now
Coupon Question Answer
After my last post, one friend of mine commented with a question that I answered at length. Then another girlfriend called for help and I gave her some of the same tips. Since both of those things happened in 24 hours, I realized maybe I should just post the answer as a separate article for…Continue reading Coupon Question Answer
11 down. 2 to go.
The Low Down on this week is that I realized I have been remiss in reporting my spending. This is because I have gotten a little lax. But I do keep receipts for all grocery, household, and pharmacy purchases and keep track of them on a spreadsheet, so I finally caught up tonight and filled…Continue reading 11 down. 2 to go.
The Blogdom of the Low Ryder
So as the “13 weeks” draws to a close (thank goodness), I am faced with the dilemma of whether or not I will continue blogging, and if so, about what. During this summer of blogging, I have learned a few important things about myself and this process. 1. I love writing and blogging even though…Continue reading The Blogdom of the Low Ryder