Category Archives: True Confessions

Counting Your Chicks Before They Hatch

True Confessions
I was a city girl all my life, but always dreamed of owning a piece of land with a few hens for eggs and room enough for a big garden. Mr. A shared that dream and 7 years ago we moved out to the country. Interestingly, we've actually been able to experience some of the old sayings we'd heard all our lives. Don't count your chicks before they hatch being one of those wise old sayings. What exactly does that… Read the rest

If You Drive A Lot, Make Sure You Have Towing Insurance

True Confessions
On Sunday I blogged about how it looked like our debt had only increased by $1400, which I figured made sense since we bought $2400 worth of machinery for Mr. A's business. We were able to absorb $1000, I happily rationalized. That was before yesterday happened. Around 10am, Mr. A calls me to let me know one of the tires of our Ford F150 just flew off while he was driving down the road doing 55mph. Four of the five… Read the rest

I’m Gold

spending money, True Confessions
I don't brag about myself very much but I just have to spout off a little about our successful event at work last Friday. We had nearly 80 prizes to give away and if it hadn't been for me, we wouldn't have had nearly as many prizes. Everyone kept saying it was our best year ever for prizes. But they didn't acknowledge the main reason. Me. Yes, little ol' me. I felt like The Little Red Hen. Well, I guess… Read the rest

I Can’t Believe I’ve Done It Again

True Confessions
I've lost a check. This isn't the first time I've done this. This one is for $220!!!!! I have these crystal clear memories of the check: opening the check when it arrived in the mail bringing it into the house with the rest of the mail our youngest son looking at it and asking about it Tuesday morning I thought I should get the check and get it into my purse so we could get it deposited into the bank… Read the rest