Out of cooking spray- greased the waffle iron this AM with real butter then they didn't have to butter when they poured syrup.  Ouf of muffin papers but will wait until I've saved a good list for a BIG shopping trip.  Thought I was out of onion when making faitas last night but found half of one tucked away in the ...

 I keep getting bad connections lately.......bad echo in the background.  I can still use it to call my mom and then she can call me back as she has unlimited calling.  I refuse to use it for internet business calls when I have to work on the computer at the same time as it's way too easy to get disconnected in the middle of ...

 One of my friends took an old jean pocket and glued magnets to the back and decorated the front.  It was handy for keeping a pencil in a pocket on the fridge.     I love the pencil holders made from denium they have at our church.   Long narrow pouch with a triangle flap that folds under a piece of ribbon or ...

 No fancy bread pans here :)  I try and keep it simple.  I have 4 pizza pans that I use for cookie sheets, baking pizzas, relish trays, etc.  They work great for baking my homemade hot dog and hamburger buns too.   I pick up a few unusual baking pans when the price is right at garage sales.  I got two flan pans, and ...

 I"ll be sure to check it out at our library :)   My inner child is a total entreprenuer at heart.  I noticed the Dollar stretcher site is now promoting SBI- Site Build It.  I've loved learning about how to really learn how to make $$ on the web.  Not a get rich quick plan but and individualized personal plan ...

 Keep your eyes open and be willing to act when the right opportunity comes along.  My oldest DD made candy kiss roses and sold them at the local convenience store, grew gigantic pumpkins to sell and made homemade giant candy easter eggs.  She wanted music lessons and had to find ways to pay for them.  If you can't think of ...

Big garden again this year.  Hopefully we'll find a great repair man for our tiller as last year it broke and we didn't get any corn :(    Around here ya gotta plant just right or you miss out.  I've saved the millet, hulless oats and barley I grew last year for seed so I'll hopefully get a larger yield ...

 I did not buy ice cream for John. Bought one can of pineapple and made upside down cake.  I did buy lots of juice on sale as we have sick kids.  I totally blow the budget on those weeks... bough Claritin, more tylenol.... didn't buy popcycles- they were only a buck but juice is healthier.  Bought the Magic Jack, new ...

 Ok I got the Magicjack and it's working fine.  I get a bad connection sometimes but it's the same on my landline,   The only downside is that they don't have a local phone number for our area yet so I can only use it frugally to make calls not to receive them.   Not a problem as I just the regular phone for ...

 I too am missing the good old days.  I was used to having $100 to feed my family of ten but I've had to drop down to $50 and use up stuff we've stored until winter is over/and or we're out of debt from some recent medical problems.  Please remember to eat some veggies and fruit if possible.  All my kids are sick ...