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Our {Artificial} Christmas Tree

Family Balance Sheet

or my all time favorite ornament that was made for me by my great-grandmother. My mother left the hand-written gift tag on the ornament all those years ago. I found the molds on a clearance rack at Target and turned them into Christmas ornaments. or an ornament from my 1980's childhood. or smurf girl. or smurf girl.

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Nothin’ You Can Do, Cause I’m Stuck Like Glue To My Guy

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I pulled some old photos just so you could see them, because I thought they looked really nice… And I kept the jewelry toned down with this beautiful pendant my Dad designed for my Grandmother and I inherited. My mother and sister have copies as well, so I was glad to inherit this one, because I like the idea of us all having one to wear.

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Senator, Let's Be Sincere, As Much As You Can

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Some was hers, some her mothers, some her grandmothers, even her daughters. Tags: handbags boots Target hand me downs vintage dress Go International. I also love the way it goes with my collectible Buffy watch. I combed through it (SO FUN) and she let me take pieces I liked!

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I Wanna Be Desperate, I Wanna Be Desolate…I Wanna Be Depressed, Over You

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My great grandmother (my grandfather’s mother on my dad’s side) made the cardigan for my Grandmama when she was a young bride. Sweater, Vintage Dress, Vintage Tights, hand me down Knee socks, Target Boots, Matisse Bag, Steven by Steve Madden Necklace, Thrifted. Tags: boots Target hand me downs vintage dress Thrifted.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

He loved it, although his mother asked him at the rehearsal dinner if he shouldn’t go get a haircut! ? My mother grew up on a farm, and from her accounts my grandmother and grandfather (who also was a foreman at the local glass factory, along with being an independent farmer) were frugal, and sometimes times were tight.

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