We're back.... well we were back yesterday, but you always need at least a days vacation from your vacation, so....

We had a wonderful time... besides when the polarizer filter ($50) fell into the water at Bond Falls and couldn't be retrieved : (

The actual class reunion was fun, seeing people and catching up briefly on the major events in their lives. Hopefully we will be able to reconnect with some of them, and spend more time together... Spyros is a people person, so he wasn't one of the bored spouses sitting on the edges... in fact I think he was the only guy on the dance floor!

My biggest complaint though was the band.... way too loud in such a small space... we had asked them to turn it down (which they did), but the volume quickly raised again. And they did not have a large variety of songs... when they started the third set, it was all songs we had already heard.... and it was only a four hour event....

Now we need to process all the pictures DH took, and start focusing more on the Web Design/Photography business. We came up with lots of ideas this past week, and are excited to start doing them.
One of them was showcasing other artisit's work on DH's website and helping my step-brother (Norman) sell his art prints. My step-sister (Wendy) has been helping him for a few years, but it hasn't moved along much, and we think we could help make it a much bigger operation, so....

I've decided to start working on a frugal book again, this time taking a different approach, so if anyone out there in cyber-space has any wonderful articles or ideas they would like to share, please pass them along!

Frugal/Simple Thought of the Day: Unpack your bags shortly after you get home. I watch Clean Sweep, and it flabbergasts me everytime I see a couple who went on vacation (usually at least six months ago), and still haven't unpacked their suitcases.
I don't know about you, but for us we've paired down our clothes quite a bit and to not unpack our suitcase would mean half of our clothes would not be available to us... especially the socks and underwear!