So I guess we all knew that the time would come when I would be over budget. I was just hoping that it wouldn’t be Week 3. There was a FIASCO this week from which I have still not recovered . Here’s the story. Skip to the bottom if you just want the numbers. Saturday…Continue reading Week 3 Update: The Pepper Pickle
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Sappy stories where I gush
Raskols, Ninjas, Elmo, and the Metaphysical Conceit
(Scene: ALL–I repeat–ALL of my family is asleep and I am on our screened in porch with an ice tea enjoying the 91 degrees and 60 percent humidity. Yes, I love heat. No, I am not delusional from it. They are really and truly ALL asleep . . . shhhhh.) (To those of you who…Continue reading Raskols, Ninjas, Elmo, and the Metaphysical Conceit
McTeague and What Not to Do: Marriage Series Part I
One of the main challenge with family cheapness is keeping the marriage together and everybody on the same page. And I would be lying if I didn’t admit that Jeremy and I have definitely had some ups and downs about my cheapness. With this in mind, I have decided to do a series of posts…Continue reading McTeague and What Not to Do: Marriage Series Part I
Big Beef and the Move
This year I am trying to be a gardener. I have to tell you, it is not going well. It is really hard work. To start with, we basically have a wooded lot, so I am fighting nature, literally. We don’t have many areas that are sunny and those that we do have are basically,…Continue reading Big Beef and the Move