My First Post

As I have never blogged before, I hope this finds everyone feeling as good as I do, which by the way, is pretty darn good. I got up at six with my husband Bob, had some coffee and morning news with him and he was off to work, and I was off for my morning walk with Rosie, my Jack Russell, on my return I did my yoga( Namaste Yoga, Fit TV, Channel 261, 8:30am) it's really
easy, fun and relaxing. Bob , Rosie & I live in Suwanee, GA. in a 100+ yr. old farm house, a few yrs. ago we had fallin on some pretty rough times, Bob lost his job of 18 yrs. due to the worlds tough economic times, I was not working, and we needed to find a cheaper place to live. We looked at alot of really nasty places, as our price range had gone down considerably, then we found it, on a street that sees very little traffic even though it's in the middle of everything, The old farm house. We went next door to ask about the house, and met James & Essie Mae Grissom, a very sweet elderly couple, who were happy to show us the house, and as I walked in, well, I new this was my home, and as old as it was (which I of course found charming) It was clean, and generally just had a really good vibe. It could not have happened at a better time, when we asked about the rent, James & Essie Mae informed us reluctantly, as if it were to much to ask, that it was $350.00, and we almost fell over. Needless to say, we said we'd take it. We moved in on August 1st 2005, since then the rent has gone up to a whopping $400.00.
The week after we moved in, Bob found a job, Bob is a builder, very talented, but had to take a job which payed about half what he was making before. It wasn't going to be easy, but eventually it wouldn't be as hard, and soon you'll find out how. In the mean time I'll be documenting some projects, and sharing recipes, and giving some great tips for living on a budget, and still living well!