Archive for December, 2008

Propane, Electricity, or Oil – Which one is cheaper?

I recently received the first full month electric bill for our new home here in the NC mountains and was shocked: $420.00!  That is the most expensive electric bill I have ever had.  Granted, my new house is all electric, where my prior homes were both electric and gas.
To get a comparison to our previous [...]

Out with the old and in with the new

Now that Christmas is over many people’s homes are full of stuff.  My guess is that 80% of that stuff isn’t even used and Christmas added even more items to the stuff pile.  As the old saying goes, maybe it’s time for “out with the old and in with the new.”
Out with the old, in [...]

Merry Christmas!

Christmas morning at the Gather Little by Little household
Just a quick post to wish you all a very Merry Christmas.  Our kids had mercy on us this year and allowed us to sleep in until 7:30!  Something about Christmas morning that always amazes me is how quickly it’s over.  Within 1/2 an hour all of [...]