Air Travel Tips #2

More tips for today's air traveller
4. Airlines don't make the security rules, TSA does. We have to follow them too when we travel
5. Don't throw away your baggage claim slips until you receive your bag at your final destination
6. When it's raining outside, yes, your bag may get wet. Planes are unloaded OUTSIDE.
7. I am not personally gaining any money by charging you baggage fees, I am just following the guidelines established by my employer.
8. When you are late for your flight, it is not my fault. I cannot make the plane come back just for you.

Ways We Save Money

I am going to start a list of ways we save money..

1. Cloth napkins , especially for the kids, since they tend to need several :)
2. Coupons Coupons Coupons, and not just for groceries, services as well (ie oil changes, haircuts)
3. CF light bulbs (they really cut your bill)
4. library books!
5. Dollar stores, Big Lots, Goodwill
6. pack lunches
7. accept hand me downs

Ah, enough for the day, this is just the beginning!

Facebook Addict

I have to admit, I have become a true facebook addict. I have a farm, 2 actually, a cafe, and island and a mafia. It sucks you in! Here's to hoping that NaBloPoMo makes me blog more again. I hope to continue with more series items, such as air travel tips, frugal hints, and maybe a child activity list. I am open to any suggestions!

Air Travel Tips #1

Okay, so every day I get asked the same questions, or deal with the same situations at work. In effort to take away the mystery of air travel, I am going to start a series of air travel tips.

1. Always bring a government issued ID with you that is NOT expired. I don't want to see your CoStCo card, or your YMCA card.

2. Every policy regarding baggage is on the appropriate airlines' website. And yes, there are charges if your bag weighs 40 quadrillion pounds.

3. The scheduled departure time of your flight is not when you should be boarding the plane. Airlines follow a 10 minute rule, which means that your reservation will be cancelled if you are not in your seat 10 minutes before the scheduled departure.

That's it for today! Baby steps, folks, baby steps.

Largest Plane in Delta's Fleet

When Delta bought Northwest Airlines last year, they acquired several Boeing 747's. This is one of the re-painted aircraft proudly showing the Delta livery. Sorry if this bores anyone, I am an airline employee thru and thru (and the spouse of one too). This is for my husband, who says I never blog about anything interesting to him ;)

Day in the life of a bored 3 yr old

One of the effects of having Ethan in school is that Landon is extremely bored. He has never been "an only child" Every day he tells me that he misses his Ethan. We have checked into preschool for him, but all require him to be potty trained, and well, I could write a book on how well that's going. (NOT) So, I am open to any suggestions that I can do on Mondays and Tuesdays with Landon while Ethan is in school. I did purchase some simple workbooks for Landon to start having his own "school" while Ethan is at school.

$3 for both boxes

You have got to love the sale section. All of this for $3! So far I have shredded zucchini and yellow squash ( I sneak it in recipes for added veggies) and made a batch of homemade applesauce. Some of the potatoes were also used tonight in Mexican casserole. Thats it for day 2!