Okay ladies...at the end of September, I'll hopefully be joining you on this thread. I'm taking a scrapbooking class at the local craft store with my 2 sisters-in-law. My college roommate does scrapbooking and we were out there for a vacation a few weeks ago and I just loved looking at her...

Things I feel grateful for today. I have a wonderful loving husband I have a job I enjoy with nice co-workers I have no serious health problems I have a wonderful family who supports me even though I live far away I am blessed to share my home with animals. I live in the USA! :) Sometimes...

My name is Kristen. I am a stay at home mom and would like to have a buddy who I can talk frugality with and talk mommy stuff.

A while back (6 months or so) I hurt my hip climbing into a set of stands at a gym. It caused my hip to pop out of joint and every since I have been gimping along like a very old, crippled woman. I started going the chiro. about 3 months ago and have spent more $ than I want to think about BUT...

....When I'm showering, and pour myself the shampoo and lather it alll over my face instead of my scalp.... .....When I'm making baby food in the blender..and have put in the chopped the strawberries, mango's and poured in the watered down applesauce.. JUST then I realize...I hadn't put the...

*LOL* It will be huuuge. Everyone adds a topping or two. Ok, Tossing in my couple of scoops of vanilla ice cream. Starting out basic here. Yummmm. Hurry add some more and some toppings. *LMAO* Sara

I am here in California. We live just outside of Sacramento. If anyone is interested in trading coupons or being a money saving buddy, let me know.

actually gonna do some housework after our customary Sunday brunch at home with my parents and dd (home from college for summer). Dh cooks every Sunday morning....it's WUNderful. I do have some more cleaning to do and then I'm gonna read for a long time, maybe have a nap. What will you be doing? :)

After having to have the kiddos away from the house for almost 2 weeks to help my sil move we come home to a big mess andds starts cutting not 1 but 5 teeth and these are the hard ones,the 2 top eye teeth,2 molars and one bottom tooth.Both kids have colds and dd was running a high fever for 2...

Ok after helping moving my sil out of her big house into a tiny apartment(and I did this almost single handed)I am back online.Whew it has been a long 2 weeks.And needless to say I fell off the frugal wagon and need help getting back on.We have eaten out more than I can count and I even dried my...

Why is it that my birthday just isn't important to my dh? Why does he insist on going to karate class tonight and not coming home until 10:00 PM? He didn't even wish me a happy birthday this morning--my 4 yr old dd did and then scolded him for not doing it too. I understand that *his*...

OMG this board is heaven on earth! Now I'll never get my housework done! I'm new here. I've got to get out my "cupcake" recipe! They are like cookies in a jar .... it's cakes in a mug. I made them in christmas mugs for my son's teachers last christmas. I added pumpkin pie spice scented...

I love it,haven't been doing it as much as I want to(dh remodeling basement)but I have done 5 huge scrapbooks in 2 years.I do them for gifts at christmas and one for my sister for her graduation,which was my favorite cause the whole thing was done from the day she was born to her senior year.I...

Yesterday I started to teach my son to use the potty and he did such a good job. He did both one and two and we only had 3 wet pants (one is because we went to the store and was out too long). I just need to tell someone we had such a great day yesterday.