Please excuse me while I fall apart. Don’t mind me. I’m just having a bad day, a terrible week and an even worse month. The kids are sick again. I have to call into work again. I haven’t slept much lately. My one afternoon off, my only scheduled free time for the past several weeks …

I’m going to share funny things my children say from time to time here.  Why? 1. Because they really are hilarious, and 2. So I won’t forget them and what they’re like at their current age. ———————————————————————————– Conversations with my Kids: “I Like Your Diaper” My two year old can often be very complimentary.  She …

Every week I find something new A doll, a ball and Mickey Mouse too At the bottom of the laundry bin Peeping out to scare me again I shouldn’t be startled at this With scattered pieces and toys amiss My two kids make quite the mess A fake lizard beneath a pink dress They are …

When did I become such a frugal girl, a thrifty shopper?  I asked myself this question over the weekend. My parents were visiting us and as usual, my mom brought a half-dozen new outfits for the girls to wear.  My mom was sharing what she bought and how much she paid, proudly stating the 30% …

I’m going to share funny things my children say from time to time here.  Why? 1. Because they really are hilarious, and 2. So I won’t forget them and what they’re like at their current age. ———————————————————————————– Conversations with my Kids: “I Like Your Boo-boos (Boobies)!” As I was drying off after my shower the …

I’m going to share funny things my children say from time to time here.  Why? 1. Because they really are hilarious, and 2. So I won’t forget them and what they’re like at their current age. ———————————————————————————– Conversations with my Kids: “Gardening” We started to do a little bit of gardening today.  We have a …

There are two kinds of people in this world – those who drink coffee and those who do not. For the first 23 years of my life, I was not a coffee drinker. I attended college before the Starbucks craze, before the Internet was a necessity and way before Facebook was a part of the …

Yesterday I picked up seven dozen eggs from a farmer who lives just a mile down the road from my home.  No, it’s not for an Easter-related event or even for a neighborhood picnic potato salad event. It’s simply for my family to eat.  We eat or bake our way through about three dozen eggs …