My mother still darns socks. She also saves old bread. She puts it into the oven to dry out, and makes bread crumbs. "Waste not, want not"!

TIS - love the chicken coop story! That's a great one.

My entire family makes fun of me and my laundry. I rarely use the dryer for the girls' stuff, but hang dry them, especially my younger one. She's grown almost 5 inches this year, but hasn't gained much weight, so I have a hard time finding her pants. When I do, I'm not taking a chance on shrinking them in the dryer. I even iron her jeans.