Monthly archive for ‘ October, 2009 ’

What’s your rule for taking kids to the doctor?

31st October 2009 | 2 Comments

My son has a runny nose and cough.  Par for the course at this time of year, really.  He has asthma and allergies and we go through this a couple of times a year.  It sounds bad but he’s not running a fever and says he feels OK.  He certainly acts like he feels fine.  [...]


Good Problems

30th October 2009 | 1 Comment

When I whine about something that is a little silly, my mom calls it a “good problem to have” and I have one right now.  My weight loss efforts have paid off big time and I’m suddenly able to shop in the normal section instead of the sad little area they save for us fat [...]


Taming the Laundry Beast

29th October 2009 | 0 Comments

Having 3 kids means I have more laundry than I ever thought possible.  It seems like we go through wardrobe changes on each of the kids once (and sometimes more) each day, which doubles the amount of clothes you’d expect to have, plus they all seem to think they need a new towel (or 2) [...]


Tasty Tuesday — Quick and Easy Favorites

27th October 2009 | 0 Comments

One of my favorite quick and easy meals is lasagna…from a box.  I know, I know!  I do enjoy making lasagna but sometimes I just don’t want to put all of the effort into it.  And frankly, my lasagna is hit or miss.  I haven’t found a recipe that consistently turns out really good for [...]


When it rains it pours!

26th October 2009 | 0 Comments

Last week is the best week we’ve had in a while financially.  Though we didn’t get any actual money, several things happened that kept us moving forward and feeling better about everything.  And today we got another bit of good news.  I feel like my patience and faith is finally being rewarded and I feel [...]