Today we finalized our budget for 2013 (Click here to see PDF) and created the new 2014 Generic Monthly Budget that will hopefully guide us for the new year. Overall 2013 was a good year for us. Following a strict budget we … Continue reading →
A few weeks ago was my mom’s birthday. The plan was to ride the train into LA and go to Olivera ST and have some really good Mexican food. Unfortunately, she go sick so she didn’t go. We missed not going … Continue reading →
One of the greatest known fallacies to Marathon running is the idea of carbo loading before a race. Yes, you need a lot of energy to run a marathon and yes, noodles have a lot of carbs. However, the idea … Continue reading →
At school AJ had to do a project where he was asked to show what his family did in pictures. It was kind of interesting to see what pictures he went with… … Continue reading →
I am not sure it if it sounds weird or not but I really like milk. I know a lot of people in the world are allergic to milk. That is very unfortunate when you think of all the yummy … Continue reading →
This is all of “my (John’s) stuff.” I say “my stuff” because there is lots of stuff that I consider “our (family) stuff.” I don’t know what gets into me sometimes but every so often I have these urges to … Continue reading →
On our way back home from our recent Jackman family renunion we visited Asistencia Santa Ysabel. Having visited all of the original California missions I felt compelled to stop and visit the Asistencia. Starting in San Diego in 1769, the … Continue reading →
In trying to find a place to go my sister-in-law, Robyn, came accross a 50% off deal for the Wild Animal Park in (close to) San Diego. Being the super saver discount coupon maven that she is timed our visit … Continue reading →
As part of the Jackman family reunion we went to Sea World. We got in on “buy and adult, get a child free tickets.” Most of the day was watching shows. AJ’s favorite attraction was Journey to Atlantis. I think … Continue reading →
A few months ago I wrote about a castle in the middle of nowhere. It probably sounded to good to be true to many. Many people read my post and I am guessing a few people out there read my … Continue reading →
