Guys do not wear bathrobes. I checked with some male college students. They wear gym shorts and a tshirt. Or towels. We are starting to set aside some of the toiletries. We have so many bottles of free shampoo, bars of soap, tubes of toothpaste and toothbrushes, deodorant… so it’s mostly clothing and household items [...]
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College Con’t
Posted in Family Life, Miscellany on August 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
College Bound
Posted in Family Life, Miscellany on August 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
For a taxpayer-funded institution, the state university is sure expensive! I know private colleges are higher, but DH’s private college has many scholarships and discounts, so his education is actually cheaper than it will be for DS#3 to attend the public school. Every time we turn around, there is another letter or email wanting us [...]
Getting the most vacation for your money
Posted in Miscellany on June 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I am soliciting ideas! Just the two of us, in the United States. My husband doesn’t want to go anywhere hot, unless it’s a beach. I would rather have two weeks of a frugal vacation than 5 days of a more posh vacation, and I would like to have a mildly adventurous vacation – hiking, [...]
Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without!
Posted in Miscellany on June 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In yesterday’s mail – free sunscreen sample, just in case summer ever arrives in Wisconsin. Do you ever “make over” your clothes? It’s an old-fashioned idea and brings to mind the image of the collars on men’s shirts. I’m a fairly good dressmaker, so when I make my own clothes, they usually fit me. But [...]
The jar of flour was not used up and the jug of oil did not run dry
Posted in Miscellany, Provision, tagged Provision on February 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
1 Kings 17:2-16 …The word of the LORD came to Elijah: “Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan. You will drink from the brook, and I have ordered the ravens to feed you there.” So he did what the LORD had told him. He went to the Kerith Ravine, [...]
