Labor Day – What is it?

New York, 1900. "Labor Day parade crowd, Main Street." Detroit Publishing Company Source: Shorpy What is Labor Day? Labor Day is dedicated to celebrating the achievements of the American Worker.…

Postage Stamp increase next week!

Postage stamp prices will be increasing on 1/26!  A first class postage stamp is going up to $.49.  That's a three cent increase!  Stamps have steadily been going up, 1…
No mail on Saturdays?

No mail on Saturdays?

Beginning in August, the US Postal Service will no longer deliver mail to your mailbox on Saturdays. The will however still deliver packages, Express Mail or Priority Mail.  Supposedly the…

"Read More" and Emailing posts!

Ok, I promise to STOP with the changes to the blog!  For a little while at least...I've added two new things.  One is a feature that only shows a portion…

I WON! :)))

It's been quite sometime since I won something from blog giveaways.  I enter them ALL the time and was just thinking the other day that it was about time that…

GFC followers: please read!

If you're reading this and you are a GFC follower, please be sure to follow me on Facebook (as bad as it is, at least it's something!), Twitter, follow me…

ABC’s Fall Programming!

If there is anything more exciting about Fall than the cooler weather and football, it's the NEW TELEVISION SEASON!  Seriously, I am in Grey's Anatomy withdrawal!!  Reruns just don't cut…

Ta-Da!

Okay, so I didn't stay off the computer completely today.  BUT I did have a fun morning with my son and got a few must needed things finished around the…

1,000th Post!

I thought I'd commemorate my 1,000th post with a little fanfare! ONE THOUSAND posts!  Wow!  I can't believe it!

Is being frugal "in"?

This came from a great post at Stockpiling Moms:I definitely feel like frugality is the new black!  I no longer feel “abnormal” using coupons or that I am doing something…

A post for the Moms

I have another blog for friends and family (I don't post it publicly).  I posted this story the other day and it was just too good (in a terrible sort…