Wednesday, August 12, 2026

August Vibes

It's that time of the year when the flowers are looking worse for wear. 
I think I'm starting to feel that way also. Life is spinning right along at warp speed plus it's been hot. We've had rain, thankfully it's cooled things down. Sad thing is that there has been some flooding. Feast or famine, I tell you!

It's that time of year for back to school. I spent some time helping my very pregnant niece set up her classroom. Then I planned out some "school" for my three year old great-nephew. Early childhood education is my favorite!


Little man is getting so big! He'll be with me until about the first of September before his mom is on maternity leave. 

My garden is producing well. This was all from one morning. 

Chuck made me a stand to dry produce. My potato harvest wasn't very big this year. 

I believe I mentioned that our beloved neighbors were moving. Megan went over with me one evening to watch the babies for a minute. She kept saying, "this place could be cute." 

The next morning I am barely out of the shower when she pops open the door and says she's on the phone with the bank. 

All that to say that our baby is a homeowner!


She'll take possesion as soon as the neighbor can get moved out. They are working on it and hope to be out this weekend. I'm not sure they'll meet that goal. 

Then the real run begins as we will doing a mini flip. I'll take you along as "we are balling on a budget" as Megan says. It could be interesting. *smile*

Just to show you Megan's sense of humor... this is the notice she put on the neighbors door as they were closing on their new house. 
My neighbor called me and said, "tell my landlord she's mean." lol

My already busy schedule will be a little more packed for a while. So, if this little spaces remains quiet you'll know I'm ripping out flooring, cleaning, painting and doing all the other fun things that come with making a house a home.

Wendi 

Monday, August 03, 2026

$5 Pantry Challenge: Week #4

 I'm participating in the $5 Pantry Building Challenge hosted by Patsi at A Working Pantry.

 This is what I added to my pantry this week. 


The Peanut Butter was on sale for $1.89. The smoked sausage was on sale for $3.29 and there was a digital coupon for $1 off. The notebooks were 35cents. The peanut butter will be added to my pantry to save for making fudge for Christmas. The smoked sausage will be added to the freezer and the notebooks will be stashed in the office.  I use spiral notebooks often for things like budgeting, grocery list, and really anything I need to make a list to remember. 
My total this week with tax was $4.93.

I'll meet you here next week for Week #5 of this challenge. 

Wendi