Cootiehog https://cootiehog.com We're Here to Make The Pigs Itch Tue, 25 Nov 2025 16:27:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://cootiehog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cropped-cooties-1-32x32.gif Cootiehog https://cootiehog.com 32 32 3317936 Still Here! Just Not HERE. https://cootiehog.com/still-here-just-not-here/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 16:27:43 +0000 https://cootiehog.com/?p=45930 This site has languished for over four years since my last post.  It has been completely ignored to the point where it has spent months at a time completely inactive due to PHP errors or failed plugins that blew up the site without my knowing because I just never come here anymore.

Denis came over here to look at our DVD list (which is now woefully out of date) and saw it wouldn’t load, so … continue on, dear reader!

]]> 45930 So Much Change! https://cootiehog.com/so-much-change/ Fri, 20 Aug 2021 17:01:45 +0000 http://cootiehog.com/?p=45233 I can’t believe my last post was all about the spring break vacation I took with CB.  So much has happened since then!

First off, soon after CB and my return from Disney it was time to celebrate CG’s 18th birthday.  EIGHTEEN!  How on earth did that happen?  It was just yesterday that I updated my birth blog with the birth story.  And now she’s 18.  We celebrated with my parents, who were on … continue on, dear reader!

]]> 45233 Vacationing Means More Walking Than My Legs Expect https://cootiehog.com/vacationing-means-more-walking-than-my-legs-expect/ Sun, 11 Apr 2021 11:19:18 +0000 http://cootiehog.com/?p=45064 Well hello!  Long time no talk.  Truthfully, there’s not been much to say since January.  Kids continue with school (and went back full time a few weeks ago).  Boy took his SATs and gets his results next week while Girl got her acceptance notice to the local community college she’ll be attending the first two years of The University Years.  I’m back at work 5 days a week while Denis is still alternating his work … continue on, dear reader!

]]> 45064 The Lottery is up to WHAT Now? https://cootiehog.com/the-lottery-is-up-to-what-now/ Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:20:40 +0000 http://cootiehog.com/?p=44999 When the Mega Millions is up to a potential $750M and the PowerBall is up to $550M, it’s time to put a couple chips down on the table and pull up a chair to play at least one hand.

For the $750M prize, our take home after all taxes would be $308M.  Phew.  That’s a nice chunk of change.  So where would I/we put it?

  1. 10% to tithe ($31M)
  2. 10% to charities ($31M

That takes … continue on, dear reader!

]]> 44999 Two Months Later…A Top 10 Update https://cootiehog.com/two-months-later-a-top-10-update/ Fri, 11 Dec 2020 19:23:50 +0000 http://cootiehog.com/?p=44936 First, CootieGirl is in her new room and while it’s still a mess (lots of pictures still need to go on the wall, one closet needs to be cleaned out a bit so she can put her stuff in there, and she’s just generally a messy girl), she loves it. She has a lot more room, her room is brighter now that she has a south-facing window, and she has more privacy now that her … continue on, dear reader!

]]> 44936 The Room Switch of 2020 https://cootiehog.com/the-room-switch-of-2020/ Sun, 18 Oct 2020 14:32:20 +0000 http://cootiehog.com/?p=44891 For about a year now, CootieGirl has asked if she can have the guest room as her own.  After some back and forth, I decided it would be a great idea for her.  First, it will allow her to have a bit more space as she leaves high school and enters college (which she’ll be attending while living at home to be able to graduate with zero debt).  It also gives her a bit more … continue on, dear reader!

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