Our turtles are alive again.
Well although they hibernate during winter they are never really “asleep” but they don’t eat, they don’t move much and it’s very easy to do maintenance once the water only needs to be changed every 4 or 6 weeks. We save on water and food.
Now, that the rain is gone, the sun is out there and the temperatures have raised, our turtles are on the move again. When they hear our voices they start moving around waiting for some food. They are back to life. Now …

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Another accident involving military equipment and children happened in my country, this time really close to me.
A boy found a hand grenade on his father’s warehouse and his father told him it was a real grenade but there was no danger because it was empty inside. The boy and his new toy went to a friends house and with one more boy they used the grenade to play. Well, the fuse got out and the grenade exploded hurting one of the boys. Several body injures and both thumbs …

Last week was a success regarding reducing our expenses. Although we know that by the middle of the month our bank balance will be negative, we are making all the efforts to only spend what is strictly necessary.
Although I haven’t done a weekly menu planner yet, during the week we depend only on what we have in the fridge. If I feel like eating a dish for which I don’t have an ingredient at home, I cook something else. First week it worked just fine, no extra expenses …

It’s time for spring cleaning so I have to go through a few tasks at home:

Remove all the clothes that no longer fit my kids and give them away.

Organize their closet with the clothes that still fit.

Organize my closet and take out all the really old clothes I no longer use.

Organize my husband’s closet. Although he keep it organized all year long there are a few clothes that have not been used for ages like some shirts and his wedding outfit (similar to tuxedos). His wedding outfit has been …

Amy Poehler is well known as actress and comedian and now she hosts an online show called Smart Girls at the Party. She is the co-creator of this online show and counts with Meredith Walker (producer) and Amy Miles (musical director) to bring to us a show with very talented pre-teen girls.
The show is based on an interview where amazing opinions and points of views are expressed by the girls no matter the subject. Most of the time Amy is surprised with the opinions and abilities these young girls show. …

This year, once again, we won’t be able to build our outdoor porch. I have so many ideas for it but I will have to wait to have money to build it. Again this year we are going to install a green cloth porch with a table and chairs where I hope to be able to spend some time during summer. We can’t use ceiling fans because the porch is made of cloth and we can’t adapt the fans there so on really hot days I’ll have to stay indoors …

Robberies are increasing due to people that don’t want to work lack of jobs and financial difficulties, so we have to be aware of our house weak points and security measures.
Once the front door can’t be open from the outside without a key we never locked it at night, but we hear that burglars can open it with plastic cards (like credit cards) so now as soon as we arrive home the door is locked. At the end of the day the shutters are closed and they are only open …