After Helen got her ears pierced we ran out of cotton balls to apply the disinfectant. She and I stood in the Superstore on Saturday trying to figure out which bag was the best buy.We grabbed a bag of "jumbo" balls; after some quick math (by … [Read more...]
Christmas Gift Giving in the Newton House
For most of the 20 years Chris and I have been together, we have tried to take a more low key approach to Christmas. In the early years of DINK (Double Income No Kids) we had both the time and money to come up with thoughtful gifts for … [Read more...]
The airline points dilemma resolved
Chris and I are going away for a week (all by ourselves, no less!) and we had planned to use our airline points to do so. Chris, however, had been having some misgivings because of the terrible environmental impact of airline travel. And … [Read more...]