Freaky Frugalite

My Travelin’ Dream

Look what my young son found today. He was bored, so I let him explore the mysterious boxes under my bed.
Ignore the dust. *ahem*

That’s not my suitcase. That’s my uncle’s, when he was a boy. In the late 1960s, my two young uncles and my grandparents went on a long trip across the United States, [...]

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Word Pollution

I saw this at another blog (forgot where! sorry! leave a comment if it was you!) and was almost afraid to take this test. But I bit the bullet, closed my eyes, and this is what popped up.

Created by OnePlusYou -
On average, your blog posts are around 1330 words in length. This is 210 [...]

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Mind If I Brag?

Of course you don’t, lol!
The kids and I worked on the yard more today. We finished a good portion of the side yard that I call my “Secret Garden.” It’s a narrow strip of the property that is close to the neighboring parking lot. Here I am on one side of the property; my narrow [...]

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The Quirkiness of Life

Chilly from On the Bricks has tagged me for a meme- the 6 Unspectacular Quirks About You Meme. Chilly, dear…. my WHOLE LIFE is unspectacularly quirky. Where on earth do I begin?!? Hmm.
1. I sometimes make up words, like “unspectacularly.” Not a word. Until now.
2. I love the starry skies at night. I could lay [...]

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Another Goofy Quiz!

This was kind of fun. It was a little more complex than some of the others I’ve tried.

You Are An INTJ

The Scientist
You have a head for ideas - and you are good at improving systems.
Logical and strategic, you prefer for everything in your life to be organized.
You tend to be a bit skeptical. You’re both [...]

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What a Lousy Day :(

Ugh, what a lousy day. Could not drop Entrecards or anything. I went to bed about 1am this morning, had to get up at 4am to take husband to work in a borrowed car. (We are down to one car, and that was in the shop until this evening. Boy, it’s great to have our [...]

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A Day of Troubles

What do you do when you’ve become too popular? I have a problem…
Someone Stumbled one of my posts with StumbleUpon. For the past four days, I have seen phenomenal traffic. Check this out.

I usually get 300-350 hits a day. As you can see, the past few days I’ve been getting far more. I [...]

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Rest in Peace, Violette

Please keep the family of the blog Survival of the Furriest in your prayers. The youngest member of the family, 3-month-old Violette, died from a severe fall yesterday. The blogosphere is mourning. God be with you, family.

There’s more information at the Cat Blogosphere, including ways you can help raise funds for the medical and funeral [...]

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Her First Pie

My daughter made her first pie yesterday, so I thought I’d brag. It’s black raspberry pie- YUM! The kids picked berries like maniacs this year. We have a blooming berry patch.

The crust is a pre-made one, so we cheated a little. But I’ve been baking pies for years and they don’t look this good. We [...]

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