Last year, no one got them all right, so I had to sift through the guesses and find the closest one. But this year, Rhonda got them 100% right. Rhonda, check your email! Here are the correct answers for all of you. Our cookies are always a little quirky, and I love them. There’s nothing […]
The 2019 Cookie Guessing Game!
Alrighty, readers. It’s time! Joshua wasn’t able to join us this year, so I just have five cookies for you, which should make things very slightly easier. I was going to point out that Lisey will eventually move out and probably not join us as well. BUT. When I said this to Lisey, she assured […]
The cookie guessing game is coming.
We decorated cookies earlier this week, but I’ve been pretty sick since then and haven’t manage to put together a post. And I was working on it this morning, but ran out of time before an appointment. SO. I promise I will do my very best to get a guessing post up here this afternoon. […]
A few thoughts on joy
December is a time of year that promises joy. Joy from family, joy from traditions, joy from peace, joy from gifts. And of course, joy from spending. The problem with a lot of our sources of joy is that they are outside our control and so sometimes, they do not deliver. But no matter how […]
What I Spent, What We Ate | Three left until 2020
There are only three more WIS, WWA posts left in 2019! What I Spent I didn’t do a WIS, WWA post last week, but I spent $176 total between the two weeks so I’m just gonna average it and give each week $88. Year to Date Grocery Spending It’s week #43 of 2019, and I’m […]
Are non-food Aldi Finds frugal or wasteful?
Aldi, my favorite discount grocery store, offers fantastic prices on food. But they also have an aisle dedicated to seasonal products, which are called Aldi Finds. (There are also some food Aldi Finds, but they’re not the main event.) These appear on a rotating weekly basis in a seasonal fashion (pool floats in July, wrapping […]
