Freaky Frugalite

FINALLY! Have I ever told you I just love the words “family-friendly”?! We like to eat dinner together, and watch a movie together, most of the time. Usually the films are documentaries (like The Case for Christ) but the kids sometimes want an action movie (and we’ve already seen The Incredibles a billion times). It’s [...]

This is as old as the days of William Tell…. so the kid can flip business cards around, big whoop. Actually, he’s pretty good. But I loathe to think of all the wasted hours spent learning how to extinguish a candle or pop a balloon or knock a cup off a person’s head with a [...]

My $15 Mr. Coffee cheapo coffeemaker went on the fritz. Since we guzzle coffee around here like a fish gulps water, I had to find a replacement, and fast. I picked up the Hamilton Beach Brew Station. It wasn’t cheap, believe you-me. But I’ve only purchased three coffeemakers in my entire life before this, and [...]

I’d once heard it said that Siamese cats are very smart, smarter than “the other” cats. I never really knew if this was *scientifically* true, or if it was just some old wives’ tale or some such. But Livvy is an extraordinarily smart kitty. And I’m not biased when I say that, either! :shades: Maybe [...]

I feel giddy tonight. I don’t know why! Maybe it’s because I have a gazillion things to do, the house is a disaster, I will be tearing my house apart in two weeks and I’m not ready, and OHHHHH who knows?? The weather has been gorgeous today. Ahh. I spent most of it in front [...]

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of 20th Century Fox. All opinions are 100% mine. One of my FAVORITE movies is The Incredibles. I just love it- the humor, the action, everything. I think I’ve watched it, like, 20 times (so far). I lovelovelove ElastiGirl! (And Edna and Jack-Jack are second [...]

When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained, what is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him? ~Psalm 8:3 Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens, and Your faithfulness raches to the clouds. Your [...]

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of St Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches, Florida. All opinions are 100% mine. *siggghhhh* I’m in need of a vacation. I am trying to wait, trying to hang in there until the end of summer, until my kitchen is done and my job is [...]

Well, these are slooooooowly coming forth, my friends. But they are coming. Here are a few How To articles I have completed. Yay! And if you don’t see yours just yet, well, hang in there; they are coming! Please feel free to add more suggestions in the comment box, if you think of any. Jay [...]

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Boudreaux’s Butt Paste. All opinions are 100% mine. I will probably get a TON of search engine traffic with THAT blog post title, won’t I? ;) My kids are teens. It wasn’t that long ago that they were in diapers (REALLY, it wasn’t!!). Well, [...]