Things that are making me HAPPY!


My kids are coming home tonight. I cannot wait. I have missed them so much. They are going to be super tired and want to sleep but I am going to kiss them lots anyway. They have had an amazing adventure. I am so grateful to my sister for taking them to Italy. They got to see old friends and make new ones. I cannot wait to see all of the pictures. The ones they have sent are amazing. 


Free Money! I found this $20 bill under a bush in a parking lot. Hubby says I can spot free money a mile away. I feel bad for whoever lost it but I am happy that I am the one who found it. Into the driveway fund you go. 


Foraging. There is a plot of land a block from my house. It has raspberry bushes on it. I went after work today to see if they are ready and they are. I picked 1/2 a pound. They are very small this year. Maybe because of the high temps. I'm not really sure. They are delicious. I will be going the next few days to see if more are ready. I'm hoping to get more. Free food is for me. 


My Hubby. We have been together since I was 17 even though I had known him before that (he was friends with my oldest sister). We got married when I was 18 and he really is my best friend. He still makes me laugh every day.  We went to a farmers market, grabbed lunch, went for a walk and watched a movie at home.  It was a great day, just the 2 of us. Want to know one of the best gifts he ever gave me, The Complete Tightwad Gazette that he got for free and wrapped in comics from the newspaper. I love that he knows me so well. 

Bartering! I trade every year with a friend. I give her lots of veggies from my garden and she gives me honey that she barters with her neighbor for. I definitely think I make out on the deal. I gave her 3 heads of lettuce, and a bunch of different peppers this time. I got 2 jars of yummy Long Island honey. To buy these locally I would pay $15 a jar. 


What is making you HAPPY today? 

Comments

  1. TheresaJuly 19, 2018 at 4:06 PM

    In Canada, money is made of polymer which makes it easier to slip out of pockets. I have found $80 in $20's over the last year. A guy I know found a $50 bill. I have also lost $40 out of my coat pocket(making me feel less bad for finding 20's ;)). Gotta love finding money :)

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  2. AnonymousJuly 19, 2018 at 7:08 PM

    Hi Mcoia and how great your children are coming home and what a wonderful experience they have had. The honey looks lovely and rather unrefined which is the way I like it as more of the goodness is in it.

    Today I am happy that we have free dental care for low income earners in Australia and I just went and had my teeth checked and will go back in just over a month to have them cleaned. I am also very happy we have had some light rain today to dampen the ground and partially water the gardens as we are in drought here.

    Sewingcreations15.

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    1. Making Cents Of It AllJuly 20, 2018 at 5:23 AM

      My kids are home. I can't stop hugging them. That is great that you have free dental coverage. We have good coverage that we pay for through Hubby's job.

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  3. UnknownJuly 20, 2018 at 7:24 AM

    Finally finding just the right gift for my brother's birthday (it was in May). I not only wanted the right gift but I wanted it as inexpensively as possible. Since he is 60, he didn't have the "I can't wait for you to find it cheap" in him. He has a lot of patience.

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