$66.14 Shopping Trip

Still a lot of money.  But the meat will last us a couple weeks and I couldn't pass up the great produce deals. I LOVE FRUIT. Oh, and I saved $59.03. So considering all this was GOING to be over $100... I think I did pretty good. This shopping trip is a combination of...

Back to Frugality

When we first moved here, we had to eek by on a half-time teaching assistant salary.  And we did it.  Then we came into more money by the way of various grants.  And we could breathe easier. And we had another baby. And another. And we became comfortable with the...

A Verse For August

Isaiah 50:10 Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the word of his servant? Let him who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God. And an August update: Josh has a TA (a half-time teaching assistantship).  The QE is over....

Meet-and-Greet Monday

Hi!  I tried something new today.  I didn't turn on the computer 'til my Bible was read.  Which means I didn't turn it on 'til 3:30.  Don't get me wrong, I started reading it at 10. Any-who, I'm finally done selecting and editing pictures for your viewing pleasure!...

Hands and Cheeks

Your thumbs run up my smile lines, your palms span 'cross my cheeks. Your cries fade into hiccups, your breaths turn even and deep. The heat of your hands speak 'love' to me, as they tightly hug my face. The heat of my cheeks speak 'safe' to you, that I'll never leave...

Meet-and-Greet Monday

So, I believe we left off on July 20th (picture-wise).  So here are pics from there on. Benjamin on his first carousel ride. The crew on a helicopter. Now I understand the fear of sending your baby off in a scary, big, yellow bus... ...That went hundreds of feet up...