It’s hard to believe it, but it was three years ago that I started blogging at Thrifty Mommy.  I had never blogged before, but I love to save money. 

I actually landed this job because I would send out emails ranting about the debt that Americans were in and how we were spending more money than we were making. 
The average American spends more money than they make. When will this stop? It is going to catch up with us at some time or another.
I wrote that statement three years ago.  Indeed, it has caught up with us.  We are in a …read more

Our huge transition is almost complete.  We are living in our new area in Eastern NC.  We downsized, sold stuff, given away stuff, packed, and traveled back and forth between residences.  We have begun our new jobs.  Life is still crazy and I just have to say that I miss you all!!!!! 
I am no longer the stay-at-home mom I used to be.  My days used to be full of cleaning, laundry, paying bills, playing with my little one, and managing the household.  Now I’m in a full-time ministry position where I’m helping troubled youth.  Thankfully, our children get to hang …read more

As a busy mother of four and former preschool teacher, I have learned a very important lesson. Keep your children busy so you don’t lose your mind. When my first two children came along, I worried about the mess that they would create. Since having two more, I have learned that the mess they create when you have something for them to do is nothing compared to the messes they can make when they don’t. So my rule is, “Don’t let them get bored.”
“So”, you ask, “ how do you accomplish this?” I have several simple and frugal suggestions.
1. Save …read more

A few weeks ago, I started having problems with MSN.  First, it started dating my emails for May.  It did this for a few days and then went back to April.  I had to start scrolling down through my emails to see if I had new ones in the April section.  It was such a pain.
Then MSN started freezing up on me.  Next thing I knew, I couldn’t check my emails.  If it occasionally let me check my emails, then it wouldn’t let me respond or delete them.  I had to start using Internet Explorer to check my email through hotmail.  Booooooo!!!!!  …read more

Karen has already shown you where she blogs.  I don’t have a particular setup.  I love my laptop.  I blog whenever and wherever I get a chance.  If my kids are playing in the living room, I blog on my couch (the most common place).  If Turkey Butt is taking a bath, sometimes I blog in the bathroom with her playing in the tub.  Just before bedtime, I sometimes catch up on my favorite blogs to read in bed. I also do quite a bit of blogging in my car.  If my kids are sleeping, I do not get them …read more

This month’s b5 Media Lifestyles Channel theme day topic is “Where I Blog”. I’ll just tell you, I am reluctantly showing you these pictures. Take a look and you’ll see why.

I don’t have a laptop and I don’t have room for a desk in my house. We have a small nook in the kitchen where the kitchen and living room meet, so we have put the computer on the floor, the monitor on top of a small filing cabinet, and the keyboard on a tv tray. There isn’t room for a comfortable roll around style …read more

My friend Revka at The Porch Light tagged me.  I’ve been blogging for 8 months.  I’ve been wondering when someone was going to tag me. 
This meme comes with the following requirements:
Give the meaning of your kids’ names, and write about what or how or why you gave the name to your kids. Tag five people to play along and leave a comment at their blog to let them know they have been tagged.
I’m not actually going to give you my kid’s names, but I’ll tell you some things about their names. First off, I’ll tell you that I’ve …read more