new member here,sort of

**old_lady_in_the_shoe** · 12-09-2008, 07:41 PM

How did you hear about frugal village? I do not remember, joined a while back, never posted, just lurked a bit, but now i am here.

What interests you here? frugality, saving, couponing, and people who like the same (and don't think I am a weirdo cause I cut coupons and my families hair,lol)

What will you contribute? hopefully ideas, recipes and a new way of looking at the same things you all do.

Do you know any other members here? No

How many kids? Ages? I have 2, dd 16 yo and ds 11 yo

Tell us about yourself. I am a sahm of 2, we homeschool, live in MO, on one tiny acre and do what we can to be frugal, self sufficent and raise as much of our own food as we can. I am a coupon cutting fool.

Do you own any pets? of course, we have 6 dogs (4 dachshunds, 1 husky, and 1 70 lb puppy mutt), 9 cats, then we have 15 rabbits, 20 chickens (19 hens and 1 rooster), 6 ducks, and quail that we use for meat and egg production.

Occupation? I am a sahm, but help out in our own business of professional carpet and upholstery cleaning co.

Married or single? Married for 18 years

Interests and hobbies? Garden, poultry, canning, dehydration of foods, self suffeciency, outdoor cooking, dutch ovens cooking, cooking, eating all that cooking

**Darlene** · 12-09-2008, 07:51 PM

:welcomeback: Hope you join on in.

**SandNOceanGirl** · 12-09-2008, 07:54 PM

Hello and

to the Village from Alabama!! I'm so glad you decided to start posting especially since you've been lurking for so long! Can't wait to get to know you!

**old_lady_in_the_shoe** · 12-09-2008, 08:10 PM

Thank you , Thank you, for the warm welcome, I do plan on joining...what can I say, but I am a slow starter, lol. But thanks Darlene and Debra for the warm welcome!