Having people help you move is wonderful! There is no way that Nate & I could have done it all by ourselves. So thank you very much to everyone that helped! We appreciate those who helped entertain Grace while we packed (and unpacked!), lifted many heavy boxes, cleaned the apartment, cleaned our new house and…
I am so excited about the summer reading programs at my local library. My library (and probably most libraries) have summer programs for children and adults. I signed Grace up for the children’s program under the “non-reader” category. 🙂 All I have to do is read her 30 books, write down the titles and turn in…
Nate and I were extremely blessed by a couple this past week when they let us stay at their beach house in Ocean City, NJ. This was our first family vacation and Grace’s very first time going to the beach. We had a wonderful time, but there were some bumps along the road! For example, Nate…
Hands down, using your local library has to be the best frugal tip out there. I am in love with my local library these days. Here is why: Everything is FREE! You can’t get much better than free! It doesn’t matter what you borrow or use, there is simply no charge! Computer & internet use? …
We have officially survived our move! Everything was out of the apartment and into the new house in less than two hours. It all went so well. Now that we’ve been living here for 23 days we are certainly feeling more comfortable, but it truly takes time and memories to turn a house into a home. Our…
There is this great saying, “Nine months to gain, nine months to lose!” When I was pregnant and shortly after Grace was born, I thought was the best saying ever. It was so freeing. I felt like it relieved me of that pressure to get my pre-pregnancy body back right away. I loved it. Now…