Glad to see you back, Karen!

Good job on saleing the treadmill.
Leasmom, I will echo everyone else, have a safe, and fun trip. And be sure to let us all know how it went when you are all set up.
Leighann, I also had to laugh about the kids cheering on the garbage men, my kids use to do that too. (if only entertainment were still that easy and cheap, for them);-)
This is not overly frugal, but will be in the long run, I guess. dH, bought an old laptop from a friend for $40. That way, I can take it outside and get my work done, instead of buying a brand new one, and worrying about ruining it taking it in the hot sun, or getting it dirty or wet. And DD, gets to play outside, instead of having to stay indoors. That way we are both happy.
I am thinking of calling about a family pool pass for the summer, they tell me that if you buy a pass before they open for the season, they are cheaper. Last, year we had a pool in the back yard but the pump went bad, and it would have cost as much for a pump as what the entire pool would have cost. And the older kids were not happy with it due to it not being big enough. I am wondering if it will be cheaper to just get a pool pass, rather than, dealing with filters, chemicals, time, and handing kids money to go to the public pool with friends.
Other frugal, I hung wash out in spite of the rain prediction, and I actually didn't make it rain.

Usually, if I hang wash out when rain is predicted it rains, if I don't hang wash it don't rain. But, the wash dried wonderfully.