Not just one rabbit, but two.
Oh, and two guinea pigs as well.
The cost of acquiring them was FREE: animals; cages; accessories; food pellets to start; everything. Another military family moving on. The animals needed a home, and we have a little girl who’s been wanting a pet rabbit for a very, very long time… He [...]
Absolutely beautiful day in Ohio. The humidity dropped exponentially overnight.
Just in time for our impending road trip to Kansas: Land of Heat and Humidity.
Ick.
July is not the best time to visit Kansas. Only August is worse.
I blame this trip on my cousin, who’s getting married. Even though we’ve visited Kansas in July more times than [...]
Popsicles, white skin, and (free!) water parks. It must be the start of Summer!
(I actually took this picture last summer — I forgot to take my camera with me today!)
We may not be out of school here yet in body, but we sure are in spirit. It was difficult bidding a good night to a [...]
One of my lucky readers gets to find out!
I do get emails occasionally from you guys (thanks! I love hearing about your own debt-free journeys!) and one lucky reader recently shared some exciting news with me:
“I read your blog every day [yes, that's exciting news! but that's not what this is about] and couldn’t wait [...]
I have a problem. And the first step to solving any problem is to recognize that you have one.
I dragged myself to the library the other day and was completely upfront.
“I’m having a problem with overdue books.”
It would be one thing if my problem were simply getting the books to the library on time. Thing [...]
If you all haven’t been keeping up with the “$5 Dinners” blog, you should. Go there. Right now.
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Great blog, eh?
Erin is a real-life friend of mine, the first kindred spirit I befriended after moving to Ohio two years ago. I like to say that I knew her “back in the day…” The day before she [...]
My cousin Hannah created an amazing blog, “Bellies in Bloom” that focuses on holistic health care, pregnancy, and natural childbirth. Recently she posted a series chronicling her personal, heartbreaking experience with an ectopic pregnancy. She’s been a massage therapist for several years and recently became a doula. (She lives in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area if [...]
This is why the blogosphere is so cool. No sooner do I get my first comments on my first post on this blog than I discover a great deal.
My 4yo son loves Thomas. Loves, loves, loves. He’s a Thomas the Tank Engine freak.
(If you look over at my personal blog you can find posts about [...]