Life is good. Summer is here and the weather is great. If you live in the States, you have a 3 day weekend starting at quitting time today. I can't be whiney and complainy. Instead, I'll share some of the stuff we've been up to lately and a recipe for one of the best things I've ever put in my mouth. On the Homefront We're taking it easy this summer, but still find time for … [Read more...] about Thursday Anti-Rant: Random Happenings and the best Cherry Pie EVER
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Thursday Rant: The day we almost got kicked out of Disney
Mrs. 1500's question on Monday was about cheap family fun. Justin from Root of Good followed up with a nice post on what he does for family fun. All of this got me thinking to my own childhood and what my best and worst memories are. One of my worst was the day my dad lost his mind at Disney's Epcot Center. Disney Disaster My parents decided to take us to Epcot the first year … [Read more...] about Thursday Rant: The day we almost got kicked out of Disney
Thursday Rant: Caveman Cranium and Saber-Toothed Cats
With summer here, we're all kinds of busy with random activities. I wasn't going to post today, but there is something gnawing my behind that I have to talk about.Humans just aren't wired to think into the future. It goes back to our caveman days when we didn't have to be concerned about living to 40, much less retirement. The only thing that mattered was staying warm, … [Read more...] about Thursday Rant: Caveman Cranium and Saber-Toothed Cats
Thursday Rant: Spendy Encounters of the Third Kind
I hear people yap all the time about how they have issues with money. It comes in many forms: "I can't make ends meet!" "I need a second job!!" "The car payments are overwhelming!!!" However, in almost every case, there aren't really issues with money... We really love our neighbor. She's a great grandmother who I'll call Julie. Unfortunately, she's going to move soon, partly … [Read more...] about Thursday Rant: Spendy Encounters of the Third Kind
Thursday Anti-Rant: I Passed!!!!
Sorry everyone, I'm just way too happy now to post anything even remotely negative. Instead, allow me to regale you with home improvement tales.Holy cow, I just passed my plumbing inspection and I couldn't be happier. Besides replacing a toilet and some very basic repairs, I had never really plumbed anything before. Now, on the first try, with the toughest inspector in … [Read more...] about Thursday Anti-Rant: I Passed!!!!