Once Upon a Time there was a young mom who lived in a city who wanted to venture out to another city....
She went out with her debit card and check book.. and hit the thrift stores.. so everyone called her The FrugalFlipFlop Mom...

One day her husband asked her if he could go up into another city and buy an XBOX 360 for him and the son.. The FrugalFlipFlop Mom.. was thinking this is NOT so frugal but agreed anyway under the condition that she gets to hit the thrift stores.

Her husband thought this was a good idea..So they packed the kids in the car and went on a little trip. And she put on her flipflops for the first time in a long time...( yeah.. it's quite noticeable that she needs a pedicure.. but let's not embarrass her anymore in this story)

Once they were at The FrugalFlipFlop Mom's destination she reminded her hubby "Don't dawdle to long and don't spend unnecessary money.. and don't talk to strangers who want you to spend more money"..

"Don't worry hunny, I'll be careful" was the words that came out of her hubby's mouth...

But when The FrugalFlipFlop Mom walked into the Thrift stores she believed all bets were off to her...
My.. what wonderful items are here....
So she went out in search of great treasures..

SUDDENLY treasures came popping from everywhere... and her daughter breaks her train of thought and says "What are you looking for in here"...
The FrugaFlipFlopl Mom Replied "I'm on my way to a journey of finding treasures what ever jumps out at me"
She realized she only have a little bit of time so she excused herself and went straight to treasure hunting...

Other Patrons had no chance in getting items of greats like The Frugal FlipFlop Mom.. she gave them no time and gobbled up all the good deals...
The Frugal FlipFlop Mom gave out a sigh of excitement.. when she found these two pyrex bowls for half off...
"my what a wonderful deal I found".. she said..

She couldn't help but take a good close up look at one of the bowls she grabbed...

A few minutes later The Frugal FlipFlop Mom spied a doll from her childhood.. or.. was it a fake..?


Ahh is it true.. is it really you?
"Oh how lovely to see you... you're coming with me"...
Upon inspection she could scarcely remember if it was the true doll from her childhood...
"Let's see what happens when I flip you around"..

"Why Grandmother what a lovely face you have.. it's still in great condition"...

"Ahh what lovely eyes you have... "...


"What lovely ears you have"....


"ahhh ummm.. what lovely.. teeth you have??? ok.. well maybe they could use some work"?
The Frugal FlipFlop Mom was about to leave her and run to the other side of the thrift store.. but her lovely daughter came in and rescued her and the doll.. She encouraged her to bring it home and fix it up a bit...
She said "Frugal FlipFlop Mom haven't you learned an important lesson.. never leave something behind that you truly love and leave behind what you think you can do without"...

Her daughter was so right... The Frugal FlipFlop Mom was so excited that her daughter taught her an important lesson that day... "Those with the most coolest thrift store finds WINS"....

The End...


P.S. I.. umm I mean SHE bought these amazing milk white "dishes" for Easter decorations and she can't wait to use them and decorate with them...

I was ALMOST in a panic... I didn't think I would be able to post pictures today with Blogger... in fact using my Mozilla Firefox.. I can't.. so I had to log on IE.. So I'm going to have to play with Mozilla and try to figure out if someone downloaded something they weren't suppose to... Any ideas what it could be?

Meanwhile... I was looking at bloggers home page and realized my Florida pictures are still there... I said to myself... that's BAD! My trip was two months ago.. and I've seriously have neglected my blog...

Last Monday.. looking out my window... this is what you could see...

Do you see those Azaleas SCREAMING to come out...???

And this is my poor poor Nellie girl.. waiting for the snow to melt so she can go outside and chase her ball around.. and eat her sticks... right now.. bouncing the tennis ball off our dinning room wall isn't cutting it for her!! So Mr. Sun.. can you just shine down a bit more on us... It's been a long winter.. and I'd love to see the crocuses pop up this year!!

Ever get a strange craving?? Well I did.. I know this is NOT new.. or inventive.. but I'm sure it's something that not everyone makes on a daily basis... Ü

I was craving grilled chicken, cheddar cheese and apples all on a toasted sandwich.. so that's what I made.....I wish I had caramelized onions to throw in there as well...

Here's what I did...

I grilled my chicken.. and then placed it on the sandwich.. I already cut my chicken breast in half to double the breast amount for meals... but if you don't.. you could cut it in half length wise and make it fit the entire piece of bread...

Then I layered it with a cored apple.. see where I went off to the side with the corer.. oopsss.. still tasted fine to me...

then I topped it with a few pieces of cheddar cheese.. hey.. I figure if I'm going to "fry" this up in the pan.. what will the extra cheese hurt??? Then I grilled it like a "grilled cheese"..

And Voila... here is my final sandwich...I think it tasted pretty good.. and gave a hint of summer flavor.. nice and light and easy on those hot lazy days...

I can't believe it.. We are the 50th state.. the FINAL state....The "Live Free or Die" state....


To pass a mandatory seatbelt law... I mean seriously.. why did it take so long?

CONCORD, N.H.—The New Hampshire House has voted in favor of a bill to make the Granite State the last U.S. jurisdiction to require all drivers and passengers to wear seat belts.

Under current law, only minors have to buckle up. The bill calls for a primary law, meaning police can pull over motorists solely for not wearing seat belts. Twenty-five states have primary laws, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

New Hampshire would receive $3.7 million in federal grants if it passes a primary law. The bill applies to all vehicles except large school buses, cars made before 1968 and vehicles making frequent stops for business purposes. Violators would face a $50 fine for the first offense and a $100 fine for each additional offense.

Can you believe people want to change our "motto" because they feel that wearing our sit belts takes away our "rights".. pffff.. I'm more ticked off that I can't burn wood in my own yard in a confined stove.. seat belts are a habit for me... but roasting marshmallow's over coal is stinky compared to burning wood... now that is a CRIME!!