Kids don’t like to let go of toys.  We have a huge toy problem here due to some family members.  They don’t spend more than anyone else, but they deal in quantity…where someone else might buy 1 big toy that the kids really want for $25, these people will go to garage sales, dollar stores, and clearance [...]

Filed under: Family, House/Home, Parenting

God bless my husband.  He has been the head chef in the household for a very long time.  When he lost his job two years ago, I was pregnant and cooking was out of the question most nights.  Until then, we’d been going out to eat 3-4 nights a week so even before that I [...]

Filed under: Family, Food/Recipes, House/Home, Money/Finances

Yesterday was one of those days…where everything that can go wrong does.  It started normally enough.  My husband had showings in the morning so I hung out with the little kids.  It was a very typical morning, except for the fact that I had a Benadryl hangover and “hanging out” consisted of me dozing on [...]

Filed under: Faith/Religion, Health, House/Home, Kidney Stones, Me Stuff, Money/Finances

We’ve moved so much in the 8 (almost 9!) years of our marriage that we’ve never settled down and made a really serious effort to make friends.  Last year that all changed and I am now blessed with some of the best and most encouraging friends I’ve ever had.  (And yes, I’m getting all misty-eyed [...]

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Now that we’re (probably) going to be able to keep our house, I’m looking around at all of the things I don’t like and wishing I could afford to fix them.  I had big plans to repaint the living room right before my husband got laid off and we’ haven’t done that due to lack [...]

Filed under: House/Home, Wishful Wednesday