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Toddcast- The Big Move Volume Seven

We finished the sub floor and framed up for the windows in the bedroom which should be in a week and a half. Joe and John Paul replaced two more windows in the back room which is where the home school center will be. Angelle recovered the two ottomans for …

Toddcast- The Big Move Volume Six

We are anxiously waiting for the permit from the city of Fairhope and then the real fun begins…For now, we are putting the finishing touches on the kitchen until the plumber is allowed to put in the gas line for the stove. The hook-ups for the washer and dryer sets …

Toddcast- The Big Move Volume Five

So sorry I’ve been a slacker! Here is the latest edition- we have finished painting the cabinets, although the wall that Angelle is painting in the video, we had to tear out for the plumbing for our washers and dryers (yes, that’s plural!) We trimmed out around the windows and …

Toddcast-The Big Move-Volume Four

We went over Saturday and removed the siding from the inside walls of the garage and Angelle starting painting the kitchen cabinets- the color is “Muddy Mississippi” (I call it brown). We had planned on going over again Sunday, but the kids were really wanting a day of rest, and …

Toddcast- The Big Move Volume Three

We brought over some books and borrowed a wet saw to cut the 6 inch tiles to install a back-splash in the kitchen. We had never tiled before but watched some tutorials on-line. I didn’t realize how wet the person gets running the wet saw (duh, Todd). Joe and John …

Toddcast-The Big Move Volume Two

We went across the Bay and did a half day of work on the house- removing the large front, single pane window (with several cracked panes) and framed up for three vinyl windows. I miss calculated the area, so we went to get a smaller window for the middle. The …

Toddcast-You’re Beautiful!

My oldest daughter has a dry erase board that sits right behind the seat on the little pick-up truck she drives to school (it is her grandfather’s truck) and she puts messages on it to share with those driving behind her- the latest one was simple “You’re Beautiful!” With all …

Toddcast-Life Chain Opinion

I am Pro-Life and although I understand the emotionally charged subjects of “Life” and “Choice” I will always be a defender of Life from the moment of conception to natural death. What I don’t like, though, is some of the philosophies that are purported from the Pro-Life community- albeit done …

Toddcast-The Big Move Volume 1

We are moving! I took a job as youth minister for St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Fairhope, AL and the position includes a house. Originally, we figured it was too small (a three bedroom house) but when Fr. Steve Williams offered to close in the garage, we decided we couldn’t …

Family Leisure Time

I am a busy body. I have the hardest time sitting when there is “stuff” that needs to get done. The question is- when is there NOT stuff that needs to get done? So it is a conscious decision to take LEISURE TIME with my family. It is so important …

Debt Free Living Tip- the Wii!

I know it seems strange to be talking about a non-essential purchase as a Debt Free Living Tip- but there is a catch- I did not purchase this Wii- my nine year old son, Phillip, did- he has been saving his money for nearly a year and we had a …

Debt Free Living Tip- Longevity

I am big on asking the question before a purchase- how long will this item last? Not just on how well it’s built, which is very important- but how long will it serve it’s purpose- which may be simply to attract our interests. Toys are infamous for losing their luster …

Debt Free Living Tip- Flatscreen TV

This is the really hard part of living debt free- where the rubber hits the road- when you have to ask the tough questions- When I REALLY want something- does that mean I should allow myself to buy it? I would really like a flat screen TV. Whenever I’m at …

Debt Free Living Tip-Family Movie Night

One fun way that we save money is our weekly Family Movie Nights- nearly every Friday night after dinner and when the dishes are done and the chores are completed- we pile into the family room with enough popcorn for an army and a movie that we already own to …

Debt Free Living Tip- pay as you go image

Debt Free Living Tip-Pay as you go projects

We had been planning to pour a huge concrete driveway at our house but Hurricane Katrina pushed our plans back- since we built an apartment for Angelle’s parents, but we really wanted the new driveway! So we did as much as we could pay cash for- then the following year- …