Friday I did something I’ve never done before…I got up at 3:30AM on the day after Thanksgiving to go Christmas shopping.  As I said on my Facebook status that morning, being poor makes you do crazy things!  I couldn’t afford the luxury of spending regular price on Christmas gifts this year…the budget is miniscule compared [...]

Filed under: Family, Money/Finances

The story of Shaniya Davis is tragic.  It is disgusting.  It is scary.  It is many things. It is NOT Sanford.  Everyone I know is just as shocked as me that this happened here.  I am heartbroken for many reasons about this story, not the least of which is the fact that this town I [...]

Filed under: News/Current Events, Sanford

I had some more pumpkin, so I did some more recipe searching.  Pumpkin Bundt Cake + Basic Cake Glaze = Absoulutely delicious! The butterscotch pudding in the was just the right ingredient.  It’s sweet, but not so sweet that you feel bad after eating it.  Yummmmmmm!

Filed under: Food/Recipes, Tasty Tuesday

Right now I’m holding my babies a little closer.  Thankful that they are with me, and healthy, and ALIVE.  I am devastated by the news locally, trying hard to understand why there are such terrible people in this world.  This week I’m going to try to be a little more patient.  Give them a lot [...]

Filed under: Motivation Monday, News/Current Events, Parenting

I’m not sure why I haven’t blogged this week…it’s not been particularly crazy.  I did spend a lot of time getting caught up on homework assignments that I couldn’t complete because of computer issues, but that’s not taken up too much time.  It’s been a bad week for pain with all of the rain (when [...]

Filed under: Randomness