My older daughter moved out this year. She lives away so we don’t see her often. We are in touch on almost a daily basis through either telephone conversations, our blogs, instant messaging or email. She and her fiance are looking for their first place. He is staying with his family, while she is staying [...]
Archive for the ‘Winter Holidays’ Category
Holiday Gift Idea - Dried Parsley
Posted in Food, Food Cupboard Creations, Kitchen Needs, Winter Holidays, tagged canning jar, cooking, food cupboard, gift, holiday, parsley on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Christmas Stockings
Posted in Winter Holidays, tagged christmas stockings, daughters, gifts on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
When my daughters were little, I started filling their stockings with:
Shampoo
A toothbrush
Toothpaste
Soap
Fruit
Bubble Bath
A small toy
My daughter is now 15, but would be heartbroken if I didn’t fill her stocking. I will not have many gifts to put under the tree, but the stocking stuffing for a teenage girl can be expensive. Here is the game [...]
Cheap Holiday Gifts, Early but Necessary
Posted in Food, Reduce Reuse Recycle, Winter Holidays, cheapskate, tightwad, tagged family, cheap, Christmas, holiday, candles, gifts, yard sales, spending, small gifts, friends, cheaply on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Okay, so it is a while before the holidays will be here. I know. But I am preparing for this now. Here are some of the things that I have done/will be doing:
1. I spoke to family and friends and told them that we would not be doing much - same as every other year.
2. We [...]
What is My Income? Part 2
Posted in Cleaning, Clothing, Food, Gardening & Yard Work, Household Needs, Kitchen Needs, Others, Personal Hygiene, Reduce Reuse Recycle, Utilities and Other Bills, Winter Holidays, tagged bills, cheap, clearance, coupons, Crossroads Ministries, daughters, Deals, dollar stores, electricity, flea markets, Food, food costs, food pantry, freecycle, gas, generic brands, Goodwill, grocery, heat, homeschooling, housing, income, low-income living, oil, pantry, sales, sewer, stimulus check, stock, stock-up, store brands, tax refund, teenager, The Salvation Army, thrift shop, Wal*Mart, water, yard sales on Sunday, June 22, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Well, part one turned out to be pretty long, LOL, but I do believe that you all know how much income fluctuates from year-to-year, and about what my monthly bills are.
This, by the way, is turning out to be one of the leaner years. We will make do, though. We always do.
Last year was a [...]
Did Some Planting Today
Posted in Food, Gardening & Yard Work, Goals: Save and Help, Winter Holidays, tagged zucchini, holidays, planting, herbs, vegetables, gifts, garden, planters, container, carrots, tomatoes, parsley, chives, lily's, thyme, lavender, basil, sunflowers, seed, mixed flower, vining plants on Monday, May 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Good afternoon, everyone!
I did some container planting today. I spread some carrot seeds (Thumbelina, Danver’s and Short ‘N Sweet) in with some of the vegetables that I planted yesterday.
I also planted some Rutger Tomatoes and Zucchini, as well as some herbs: Sweet Basil, Parsley, Lavender and Common Thyme. I planted a lot of Parsley so [...]
