The My Frugal Home Forum

Jodi, I have seen baggers drop heavy things like cans on top of my grapes and pears, two items that don't take well to being banged up. As wonderful as the Kroger store was back home, it had the worst baggers and cashiers would manhandle the produce. Several times over the years, I had to tell the c...

I didn't change a diaper until DS was born when I was 30! However, I do remember as a child visiting a friend whose mom just left the diapers for her baby sister soaking in the toilet, rendering the toilet unusable unless whoever needed it wrung out the soaking diapers. So I was never going to do th...

Beautiful morning here in Tennessee. The sky is a clear blue and it's only nicely chilly. The dogs have been outside having a grand time in the back yard. I'm still in my fluffy robe, sipping a big mug of coffee. Still dealing with a head cold, so sleeping in a bit felt wonderful. Yesterday I though...

Happy birthday, Jackie! Hope your menfolk do something really nice for you today.

Those signs at Kroger were a big help. I really miss Kroger, as there's not one where we live now.

We have some Kroger reusable bags that must be 20 years old now. Every now and then I put them through the delicate cycle in the washer and hang them up to dry. They come out great.

Clem, have they checked to see if your sister has blockages in her carotid arteries? That can make people befuddled in an Alzheimer's-like way. It can be fixed with surgery.