We got our first (and only) gas/electric bill that was for the time period when brother & his family were with us. $450!!!! :couch: That's about $200 more than it usually is this time of year. The majority of it was electric usage....dryer, washer, lights and tvs were the things that were used...

we got a puppy last nite. his name is max. to introduce him to golden and orange i grabbed golden in the bedroom by the scruff b/c i knew she would scratch me if i didnt. as i was trying to hand her to jason she swatted at max before jason grabbed her. she got my wrist a little. she laid down in...

I have been concidering selling some of my mom and grandmother's jewlery this week. Ouch, ouch, double ouch. I have a jade bracelet and some onyx earrings and an old cute as a button gold ring (that DD is in love with and wears to church on sundays) We need the money pretty bad. What's the...

I knew it would be tight when school starts so I had been putting off the dirty work and just paying off all I could now while I have extra money.. but I did the deed and made my budget today It is not a pretty picture... we will make it but with only 600 after all bills are paid. and a...

$4 gas This isn't far from me and very near where my mom lives. I'll be sure to fill up before I head out her way again :thud:

So, there's been quite a bit of stress around here lately, and suddenly, I find myself with my first ever canker sore. It is in the back of my mouth where my cheek meets my gums. It's big and :surprise: :yikes: boy, does it hurt! Aside from buying some sort of pain reliever, does anyone have...

Dear fellow-frugalites, I have a confession to make. I have been a member for some time now, and enjoyed reading the posts and adding my bit of knowledge to the discussions. However, this was always with a slightly smug feeling (sorrysorrysorry), because I was not in debt and never thought I...

When I am bummin hard, or upset, scared, sad, happy etc, I email my mom. I used to call her when i needed to, any time. Often every other day. And once she passed i continued to "talk" to her by emailing her. I know she's not reading them. I know it's just for my own heart, that it's just some...

So I might not be posting much, or if I do, will have lots more typos than usual. Don't have any idea what prompted it this time, but I've had it before and this is definitely it again. *SIGH*. I can't even do my own hair. Good thing I just got it cut and it doesn't really need "doing."...

We got ds a todder bed and moved the crib (I had to take it apart and put it back together because it wouldn't fit in the door)in our bedroom in case he still wants to sleep in it for awhile... anyway, I put the matteress in it last night and one side of the bottom fell down. I got up under it...

I was using my mandolin to cut potatoes for french fries. Of course I was NOT using the guard. The potato slipped and I cut a big hunk out of the knuckle of my thumb. It bled for quite a while, but finally stopped. It's not going to be pretty though. So, always use your guard.....

I only get to go to a military commissary once or twice a year. So, when I go, I do some stockpiling. But there were also a bunch of "oooh! that looks good!" purchases. Among other things, I bought * 15 Jars Nutella * sharp cheddar (10 1/2-lb packages) * chicken Kiev (8 servings) *...

Today we took two geriatric cats in - one had a heart murmer and needed bloodwork to see if it's caused by his thyroid or is a deeper issue. The other needed bloodwork in the office so we could put her under to pull four teeth. I'm now 1000 dollars poorer, and the one with the heart problem has...

http://news.yahoo.com/photo/050710/ids_photos_en/r462482616.jpg;_ylt=ArPPMP0cdA5xVreLM_RT9WYEtbAF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl Why do they do this "Running with the Bulls" ? It's so stupid.:rolleyes:

Barb left me a note to hard boil some eggs when i got home from work. I got to the village, forgot about the eggs, and boiled them for about an hour. I think i am in trouble.:bang:

My gums are so sore over this one tooth. What can I do to ease the pain?

Yesterday, Mel was getting up hay and wanted dd to help by driving the truck the few feet between the hay piles (in the pasture). However, he was not quite ready and she hopped up the back of the truck to wait. She didn't see the other pitchfork and Mel didn't see her jumping in the truck...

I know how much you guys need a laugh, even if it's at my expense. Yesterday evening I was wrestling/playing with Ryan and she managed to knock me over and I landed wrong. I landed with a loud thump right on my tail bone. :ouch: I screamed! Ryan laughed and she says the house shook where I...

Have you ever fallen down in public? I was going out to my truck yesterday at Lowes to get it to bring it up so the guy could load some stuff in to it. Well on the way out, I stubbed by shoe on the curb and fell completely down on all fours. Skinned my knees, have big bruises on the palms of...