Oh I guess I forgot to include our rings - $80 Silver Bands (for both) and the Marriage License ($20)   Still right about $500 total

Ok so you don't want a City Hall wedding - most church fees aren't that high - especially if you get married on an "off' day (try a weekday instead of Saturday)    - You don't need a huge reception - have some cake and punch in your backyard.    Keep it simple - you don't need to go into debt to marry the person you lo...more

Bet you wouldnt know I used food stamps unless you were in line behind me when I ran the card through the machine - I am not a 'fatty mom' - my kids are well kept and polite, I buy fresh fruits and veggies and use COUPONS even...... (I know a shock - even cashiers are amazed)  We left and abusive relationship a...more

Gee too bad I once I had a job that paid $45k a year - was married to a husband that made another $75k a year - had kids - yep can afford them, had TV, Cell phone etc. etc etc. - we could afford them.    He decides to start drinking and then hitting me - so I leave and take the kids and things with me - still have dece...more

I know PLENTY of white kids that wear their pants this way - my nephew is one and my stepson is another.  Both know that we don't allow it.  Both know that they CANNOT wear saggy pants in our house - the girls know to tell their boyfriends "no saggy pants at my parents house"   and if you attempt to come in our house w...more

So - why is it that gas prices keep rising and the oil companies keep raking in "record profits"  It's not about supply and demand at all - it's about the bottom line.   The gas companies will continue to raise the prices until it gets to a level where the US does vote with their feet instead of their wheels.   As soon...more

Until you have had kids - you really shouldn't comment!  Some kids need to be popped on the butt, others don't.   There is a big difference between and beating and a S P A N K I N G!     The biggest problem we have is that the kids now know that they can just call CPS - and one of mine did just that - if they don't l...more