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Today was a good day. And I’m glad, because yesterday kind of stunk. The Italian Plumber Who Lives with his Mother was suppose to install the kitchen sink, garbage disposal, dishwasher and a toilet and sink in the powder room. But the faucet didn’t fit and there was clamp that went MIA for the dishwasher. Read More >>
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Chocolate Pretzel Pecan Pie — All the men in my family are obsessed with pecan pie. I don’t mind it, it’s just there are about 20 other Thanksgiving desserts I’d choose over it, so I never make it. But Thanksgiving is all about family, so I was on a mission to find an alternative that Read More >>
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Now that my kids are older, I don’t really have to entertain them like I did when they were younger. When we do travel together though, we get a chance to see A LOT of exhausted mothers and fathers trying to keep their little ones occupied and out of other passengers hairs. We feel for Read More >>
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A big THANK YOU to everyone who has sent in their photographs and stories. I hope by sharing other peoples pictures and stories here on One Hundred Dollars a Month we can all have a rock star gardens. Keep them coming! ~Mavis This week we get a glimpse {through gorgeous pictures!} of Alison’s amazing garden in Read More >>
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Never before in my entire life have I ever lived somewhere where I had to rake up so many leaves. Not even when I was a kid. Holy canolies people… this property, even though it’s much smaller than our last place, is totally going to whipping me into shape. Which is good… but exhausting. 😉 Ahhh Read More >>
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I’m totally preparing for Thanksgiving this year so on the big day, I’m not fumbling around the kitchen like a mad woman. Okay so there will still be some of that, but I’m trying to tone it down with cooking a bit the night before and using my crockpot. Of course you have to have Read More >>
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Have you ever offered to host something, because you thought the whole tradition of it would be awesome, and then, after you had committed, realized that it was going to require you to take an advance on your retirement in order to afford it? Thanksgiving can totally be one of those times. Over the years, Read More >>
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Last week got off to a slow start. For starters, Cameron shot his thumb with a nail gun and John Voight took almost an entire day to install the cook-top in the kitchen. We also discovered that after installing the cabinet above the refrigerator, it was the wrong size {again!}. Luckily, we figured it out Read More >>
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