"Ranee Mueller" > wrote in message
news:raneemdonot-> When we were first married, even though we had less
money, we also
> had more that was expendable. It also wasn't as large a splurge to get
> some expensive meat or fish or vegetables or whatever for the two of us
> as it is to get it for six of us. You can get away with more when there
> are fewer people in a household.
>

Yes When I look back into the far distant past it was the same for us
too)

Once the children came along I, the same as you I think, made everything
myself I still make bread for the two of us but now I use a breadmaker.
That wouldn't have been viable when the children were home even if I could
have found such a thing I used to have one day for breads, one day for
cakes and sweets, one day for pastry

Of course the children (and their children) come home often but I just rack
up the amount of loaves I make and put them in the freezer. They still
prefer that bread to bought bread In mitigation I have to say I do work
full time

How are you doing Ranee? I often think about you)

Ophelia