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.
We're having it for dinner too, and for lunch! The kids have noon dismissal this week so I'll have English Muffin Pizza waiting for them when they get off the bus.
Also got some shorts for DD who fit in the ones she had, 2 weeks ago, but now they are "too tight and too small." I think she's growing again! She has a couple of pairs of jeans with holes in the knees so I plan to make cutoffs from those. Then she should be all set. And Luke got some T-shirts. He only had a couple in the right size for this summer. WalMart had some cute ones for only $3 so that works for me!
for me. But...they don't want the new owners to have any good plants from the landscaping so Bro and I are getting whatever we want. There's probably 10-15 different kind of hostas and I plan to find a place for every one of them. Spent about 2 hours putting them all in. Supposed to rain off and on all week (again) so they should set in good. [/B]
