The joys of trying to type with a cat in your lap. Everytime my sweater brushes her back it crinkles up. Not long before she gets annoyed and goes to look out the window.

Horror and Action movies are my favorite kind, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre comes out today, so....
Spyros has never seen it! I think it will be fun to see it in the theatre with the loud sound and the scared tension in the air.

Spyros donated $40 to the public radio, so he gets to go into their gift closet and pick out a CD or something. He's excited about getting a gift. We've been wanting to donate more, so this worked out well since we enjoy listening to the station.

I donated to Habitat for Humanity the other day. I'm looking forward to when we have less debt so we have more money and time to donate.

I could donate my time right now, and I have been thinking about spending some time at either the elementary or middle schools, but I want to spend the time volunteering along with DH too.

I read in a magazine that Affleck and Lopez spent $16 million on their mansion and with that money they could have built 20.000 (yes that's the right amount of zeros) low-income houses for Habitat for Humanity.

I think everyone deserves some enjoyment from the money that they work hard to make, be it actor, senator or your average Joe, but it really does bother me when it's in excess. Who really needs a mansion? Think of all the resources you're wasting to keep it running (electricity, gas, etc...), space that it takes up, and what could be done with all that excess money.

It really does sadden me. I wish more people that had time and money to give would. I truly believe whatever you give comes back threefold. Although you may not receive more money for the money you give, you'll get friendships or other tokens of wealth.

So Frugal/Simple thought for the day: And I've said this one before. Volunteer and donate all you can comfortably do so.