Blogging

Life has been crazy hectic as of late. Hence, my absense.

We also have some big news that I can't share until next week. It's been hard to keep my mouth shut, so I've been steering clear of blogging. Sorry!

In the meantime though, you should check out my friend's blog: http://obringerfamily.blogspot.com/. Her recent post was just the push I needed to really invest in a new friend's life. I'm excited and nervous all at the same time. Why is making new friends so nerve-racking at times?

Drumroll Please....

I chose to paint our front door black!

Tomorrow is the big day. I'll be sure to take pictures when it's done.

Remarkable Savings at Randalls

I recently read an article about saving money by shopping the sales circulars rather than using coupons. (Coupons would of course save us even more money, but I'm just really sick of clipping coupons at the moment.)

So, David and I shopped the circulars this week, and we found that Randalls had the best deals for the foods we buy. We spend $87, and we saved more than $33. Not bad!


Then, when we got in the car, I glanced down at the coupon that had printed out at the register. It's a $10 coupon off my next grocery purchase of $10 or more!!!!

All I can say is "not too shabby."

Black or Red?

I recently received approval from our landlord to paint our front door. It's currently unpainted "primer white."

Can you help me decide on a color? I'm leaning towards black or red. Which do you like better?

Or should I go with turquoise? I can't decide!

Water Matters

Our water bill was paid by the HOA in our townhouse complex. So, naturally, we used exorbitant amounts of water. We left the water running all the time - especially when brushing our teeth, doing dishes and waiting for the hot water in order to shower. It was ridiculous.

I didn't realize how bad it was until we received our water bill last month. With just the two of us (and Rose!) we spent $43 on WATER (sewer & trash too)!! CRAZY!

So, this past month we tried to cut back, and I'm pretty excited because we got our water bill today. It was only $19!!!

Phew!

Our Home

Living in a house is so much more work than a townhouse! We even have 400 less square feet, but it definitely takes longer to clean. We have to mow the lawn now that it's getting warmer, too.

I wouldn't trade it for the world though. I LOVE living in our home! There's so much light, no stairs, less toilets to clean and it feels like a home - even though it's not ours.

Do you live in a house? Apartment? Townhouse? What do you love about it??

Prayer

There was a lady today who was terribly distraught. I cannot get her out of my mind. I don't know her name, but I grieve with her. She lost a friend. Please pray she would be comforted and find peace in the Spirit.