Smart! I really like iced tea, and brew mine cold overnight. We are consuming a lot lately. I love that you look for your own solutions to this rather than running to the doctor. That's what I'd probably do. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by bke
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Smart! I really like iced tea, and brew mine cold overnight. We are consuming a lot lately. I love that you look for your own solutions to this rather than running to the doctor. That's what I'd probably do. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by bke
Fidgiegirl, I don't know if he will get to ride them at all, but he got to feed them, lead them out to the pen, and groom 2 pregnant mares. And that was all on his first day there :)
Also, what is FFF?
bke welcome to the club most of us wanted to join to get out of our monthly "visitor" at one time and now we're sorry we're in it.:devil:
went to the fireworks last night, the Symphony played beforehand and it was all free. I packed a little cooler of water and snacks. It was only a seven mile drive but we hadn't driven in days!
Starting a quilt for my granddaughter and I found enough scraps to make the whole thing. It will be squares of machine applique animals set in a barn. The back will be scraps from the front. I sew in the evening and listen to books on tape.
Next week I have two days set up where I am going to different friends houses to help them with sewing projects. In return for my help they will feed me lunch and both are excellent cooks.
Pretty quiet week here. Stayed home for the 4th of July and worked on the flower gardens. Then went for a trail run despite the fact that it was still 90 degrees outside and high humidity. Since I can run to the trail head from our house, it was a no drive day. We can see fireworks displays from our house so that provided some frugal entertainment. Did have to finally breakdown and start using the A/C -- the humidity finally got too oppressive. But keeping it set at 76 degrees for the most part and keeping the house closed up so that the A/C doesn't have to kick in any more than absolutely necessary. Going to focus on eating up whatever is in the refrigerator over the next few days since I'm headed to Texas for work next week.
Yesterday and the day before were no spending/driving days. Today I'm feeling a bit stir-crazy so there's a chance we might go out this evening. When we're home dh is content to sit in front of the television. I'd rather be on the computer or reading a book but he feels neglected when I do so. That's the difference between me, the introvert, and a man who grew up in a house that always held 3 generations and at least 10 people at any given time.
Merski- I'm only 41 so the menopause thing took me by surprise. My first reaction was Cool, it's almost over! It seemed like the minute I celebrated this new phase of life it set out to see just how much it could mess with me. I guess I'm glad that at least some of you understand and didn't feel the need to shun me because of my admitted lack of emotional control-haha!
I really haven't been doing much of my usual frugals. I just can't seem to get myself organized with the coupons and sweepstaking seems like work at the moment. Dh and I are pretty frustrated at the moment. Between getting the house back, poor business at work, low interest rates and having to re-finance the restaurant we feel like our dream of retiring in a few years is slipping away. If things stay like this, it will easily take an additional 5-10 years to reach our goal.
So today I'm doing swag bucks, signing up for a few freebies and just kind of laying low.
Going on vacation next month to visit family. Yep, we're being spendy and staying in a hotel rather than camping out in someone's spare room. What's frugal is that the hotel room is nearly free, as I'm cashing in hotel points from a LOT of business travel for the three-day visit. For us, lodging is usually the most expensive part of the visit, as I'm the Queen of Bring Your Own Food.
If you are really mean (I think we would call it cheap here), then so am I becaused that is exactly what I have done and would do again!Quote:
Originally Posted by iforonwy
LOL. I've never been through menopause, but having been pregnant for much of the last 8 years I am no stranger to hormones and lack of emotional control. :devil:Quote:
I guess I'm glad that at least some of you understand and didn't feel the need to shun me because of my admitted lack of emotional control-haha!
We are having another quiet stay-at-home day. I made a tuna pasta salad when I made lunch since I was in the kitchen anyway. Now dinner is ready whenever we want to eat.
We are learning about Colonial America and the Revolutionary War, so I found some resources online. Colonial Williamsburg has some cool games and activities. The kids like to memorize things, so I wrote the preamble to the Constitution on the white board and they are practicing it. They like to memorize one thing in Latin and one thing in English. They just finished the Pledge of Allegiance and the Hail Mary. For a while we were on a poetry kick, but I guess now it's Civics related stuff, just for a change of pace.
I've banned myself from spending money on school stuff for a while, so I've made a list of some free stuff we can do. I think we're going to try orienteering this summer. That would be fun and there is a park in White Bear Lake that will even lend you a compass. I really don't have to spend money on homeschool stuff, I just like to. I need to remember that.
This is where I got really lucky. Never had a symptom of menopause. As I am so often cold, I was actually looking forward to a hot flash or two, but never had one. Of course, some in my family have called me irritable, but I think of it as simply speaking my mind. Other people do it; why is it so terrible when I do it?Quote:
Originally Posted by bke