Baby number three – a little girl – was born Sunday Morning around 10AM. She weighs 8 pounds and she is beautiful beyond words. Mommy is doing fine and we should be going home early Tuesday morning. I stole a few minutes and found some free Wi-Fi so that I could share our wonderful news with my readers. Big sister…
Month: April 2008
Automobile Updates – How The New (To Us) Minivan Is Working Out
In October we paid cash for a new (to us) minivan. Here are some thoughts, about the minivan, six months later – Value – I think that we got a great deal. By going with a used van, our total costs were about 60% less than they would have been, had we gone with a new van. Ride – Our…
Recycling Soda Cans To Purchase A New Lawn Mower – 64,000 Aluminum Cans Equal $1400
As I recently mentioned, I’ve been shopping for a new lawn mower. Well, after today’s trip to the recycling center, I have figured out a way to pay for the new mower. I am going to collect and recycle aluminum soda cans. Here’s the plan – One aluminum soda can weighs .5 ounce, which means that it takes 32 aluminum…