I got a question from a reader who read that I spend $700 or so a month on groceries. Actually these days, with two new kids, I think it is more in the range of $800. But I thought that in case others were interested, I’d share a link to a couple posts I...
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can you believe…. $23 total for all that stuff! Yup. Those coats were 25 CENTS each. Can you believe it? (One has a broken zipper with intact velcro, but the others were spotless.) The brand new shoes were $3. And a bunch of other stuff was 25 cents each. A good use for 3...
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After yard-saling all morning last Friday, our new 9 year old from Ethiopia declared that we should ‘no go to big stores again’. Care to guess what we paid for all this loot? (We got 10 shirts, 4 pair shoes, 5 pair shorts, 3 pair wind pants, 6 pair jeans, 1 pair skates, 2...
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I’m awash in produce this week- tomatoes and apples and peppers of every size and color and heat. SO far I’ve canned 92 quarts of tomatoes and 11 pints of salsa and enough pickles that there will probably leftovers a year from now. There’s a heap of tomatoes on the counter that will be...
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John and I got pregnant with our first child less than a year after we got married, while both of us were still in college. That didn’t exactly leave lots of money for expensive baby furnishings. So when we found a sweet little white dresser for $40 at a used furniture store, we snatched...
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Since I’m a bleary-eyed blogger tonight (quotas, people, I’ve got quotas) I am sharing a Works for Me that hasn’t actually worked for me yet. (But I’m sure it will!) I read it just today in Keepers at Home magazine. To make an extremely afforadable sippy cup for your toddler, take a clean empty...
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Amy at Never a Dull Moment gave me a heads-up about an awesome summer reading program put on by Barnes and Noble. Click on the ‘Reading Journal’ link on the right side of the page, and download a page for your child to fill out. Participation is easy. 1. Kids read any eight (8)...
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-One toddler bed with mattress -PJ’s, girls size 10-12 -skirts/dresses, girls size 10-12 -Jeans, girls size 10-12 -Shoes, girls size 4-6 -One dresser -One bike (20 inch wheels) -2 winter coats, girls size 10-12 We’ll see how we do! After my last yard sale find (see pix) when I was so sure I’d never...
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Today was a very unusual day at the Owlhaven. I had a real honest-to-goodness hair appointment. If I am remembering correctly, the last time I had my hair cut by a professional was when I was a teenager. And not only did I get a haircut today, I also got highlights. Mostly I’ve avoided...
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Oh, man! You guys are almost making me think I spent too much for that heap of clothes. My total was $32. (Of course, I would have spent that much on ONE pair of new name brand jeans, so maybe I don’t feel so bad after all.) The person who guessed closest was….Jean, of...
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