It happens every year. Every year we swear we won't go out on Black Friday and every year at least one of us does. This year all three of us did and we actually found some of the things we set out to get even though we didn't hit the stores until...

A couple of weeks ago a package was delivered on a day I had taken off from work. I knew from the Levenger label on the box that it was my birthday gift. A couple of weeks prior I had shown Nathan the page on the website that held my heart's desire...

Remember how my dryer broke a few weeks ago and I was all whiny about having to hang up my clothes to dry? Do you also remember me mentioning how I really wanted a free fix and signed us up for a service plan through the gas company the day it broke?...

Somehow the household responsibilities have been split so that I am the one who takes care of the bills. I've done a piss-poor job of it at times, but lately I have been doing a pretty good job in spite of being too busy to keep an actual written tab...

I wanted to thank those of you who left comments on Monday's post, especially Kathi D. and LBC. You ladies gave some great advice, and as much as I hate to admit that the Y chromosome is a valid excuse for thoughtlessness, I'm afraid I'm going to...