by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 27, 2013 | for Fun, for Money
Sam and I started using coupon books (our local ones were called Happenings Books back in the day) when we were in college a quarter a century ago. Even though we are far away from our starving college days, we are still avid coupon users for our weekly date night....
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 6, 2013 | for Fun, Yea Big
Boca Homeschool Choir (singing): Pinecones and holly berries. Popcorn for you. Apples for me… Belinda (9): Who would pick apples over popcorn? Why do they get the popcorn?
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 4, 2013 | for Fun
While purging my hard drive, I came across multiple files that had Christmas jokes. I do not know why I saved these. I plead the 5th. But here you are, for your holiday enjoyment. Or something. Q: Why does Santa have 3 gardens?A: So he can ho-ho-ho. Q: What do you get...
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 3, 2013 | for Fun
You are the lucky beneficiaries of the purging of my hard drive. I did not write this. And even if I did, I wouldn't admit it. Hang a stocking with your roommate's name on it. Collect coal and sharp objects in it. Paint your nose red and wear antlers. Constantly...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 26, 2013 | for Fun
Thanksgiving is a huge deal at our house. All holidays are. Traditions are sacred and all else must accommodate them. But given that I am not a fan of cooking and Thanksgiving revolves around food, this most lovely of holidays has been wonderful mostly in theory and a...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 22, 2013 | for Fun
Cleaning up my hard drive, I came across a list of Easy Bake Oven recipes that I had posted years ago on Themestream (an early version of a large group blog that shut down in 2001). I collected them from various listservs in the '90s. Just before I trashed them, I...
