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The Christmas Dog

Monday, November 30th, 2009

  I didn’t like Betty. I really didn’t like Betty. Then there was that mangy mutt. Also, that questionable person who moved into the neighborhood and started turning his yard into a dump site. Yeah. Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to you, too. I wasn’t sure how that was all going to work together so that […]

Let’s Make Children’s Gifts

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

Working through our Christmas gift lists, let’s start with the children.  Have you decided what to make for the children in your life?  I’m starting with a couple fleece quillow’s.  You can go here to find links for patterns and instructions for constructing and folding.  You can find a pattern for a fleece quillow here.  Quillows do […]

Handcrafted Gifts for Christmas Giving

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

This is the year when the economy has slapped us all in the face.  Right in time for Christmas.  Maybe this is the time to get our attention centered on the birth of the Messiah instead of the cavorting of the crowds.  Do we really need Santa Claus?  Maybe we need to center our gifts […]

Breaking News On The Financial Front

Monday, October 6th, 2008

The New York Times breaking news is bad news on the financial front.  The Dow just dropped below 10,000 for the first time since 2004.  You can read about it at Stocks Fall Sharply on Credit Concerns.  There are also two related stories, Full of Doubts, U.S. Shoppers Cut Spending and Europe Tested by Financial Crisis.  This […]

2008 Financial Goals Nearly Met

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

In late November 2007 Patrick at Cash Money Life asked us to make SMART goals.  S – specific M – measurable A – actionable R – realistic T – timely These are my SMART goals for 2008: My main financial goal for 2008 is to pay off a no interest x 1 year purchase of a new […]