tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10258775.post2819464055321475920..comments2023-10-24T11:54:56.344-04:00Comments on mudpies and paint: Sometimes I wish I was an OstrichAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04581536150640532394noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10258775.post-15705660427341047792007-11-07T22:26:00.000-05:002007-11-07T22:26:00.000-05:00Wow - three whole comments. I need to rant more of...Wow - three whole comments. I need to rant more often. <BR/><BR/>Deb - thanks for the link. It was very interesting. I love frugal living/money-saving sites and have bookmarked this one. In fact my idea for our Christmas is to spend more time doing and creating memories than buying. <BR/><BR/>Kitten and Melora - I started getting so upset again tonight when I listened to some idiot go on and onAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04581536150640532394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10258775.post-59207968765286013522007-11-07T21:22:00.000-05:002007-11-07T21:22:00.000-05:00So true.I am hoping for a miracle for Christmas, o...So true.<BR/>I am hoping for a miracle for Christmas, otherwise the children are going to be disappointed. Food and gasoline costs are brutal, and now we get to add in heating oil.<BR/>The housing thing with people who bought houses they couldn't afford or took out loans with rates that would balloon, all because they were Sure the values were going to continue to rise rapidly and they could Melorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285358490646455774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10258775.post-64598505779851454262007-11-07T16:30:00.000-05:002007-11-07T16:30:00.000-05:00At your title I laughed because it brought back so...At your title I laughed because it brought back some fun memories. A cousin of mine that now lives far off use to ride the bike with me. She was really tall and I was reall short. She would say she was an ostrich. LOL! Now to your post.<BR/>I have to agree with what you said. This year has been really hard on us. Daniel has been sick and missed a lot of work, so bills got behind. We planted a kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049382336915982813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10258775.post-79838475281589487172007-11-07T13:18:00.000-05:002007-11-07T13:18:00.000-05:00Amy,I find that getting emails from CindysPorch.ne...Amy,<BR/><BR/>I find that getting emails from CindysPorch.net really helps me stay on track. Cindy has a very healthy attitude about DOing rather than BUYing and she helps the rest of us on her list have it too. You might want to check it out, I love her site and her emails.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049833165464780021noreply@blogger.com