Well, we started out good with this one. A grumpy old man. I’ve read fourteen chapters already and he’s still a grump. The chapters aren’t that long, so they are going rather quickly. I am enjoying this book. I’m starting to see things that might happen if my imagination is going in the right direction. I […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]