I have a few things that I want to get accomplished over “spring break.” I decided this morning it will have to be two weeks because there is only one of me, and many, many things that need done.
1. Clean all the windows, inside and out
2. Clean my MIL’s stuff in the kitchen cupboards, [...]
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I finished the shawl for my mom at 3AM yesterday morning and I popped in in the mail yesterday afternoon. It will be a couple days late as today is the big day. Oops! I called her this morning and let her know it might arrive tomorrow, or Monday. Usually, I [...]
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To be honest, I don’t have much to talk about. I am quickly trying to work on a gift for my mother’s 60th birthday, which is Friday. I have little hope of finishing and getting it mailed on time, unless the happy crochet fairies come and help me! I doubt she ever [...]
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I think this might be one of my last posts for the year. I am in full crochet holiday lock down. I have a couple finished projects, and I am simultaneously working on two more at the moment. One publicly workable poncho for a niece (1/2 done), and one Harry Potter style [...]
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I have decided that my home has four levels of cleanliness. Yes, four. I decided on four when I was thinking this blog up, you see, and so there you have it. Four it is.
Level 1 (or “all hell has broken loose”)
This is when mommy has been sick for a few days, [...]
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Most of you know that I take my wife and mommy job pretty seriously. I also consider being frugal and budgeting to be a huge part of my job and I cut costs anywhere I can. So, when I stumbled across this post this morning, it gave me something new to try in [...]
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I just wanted to share this fantastic resource with you gals! I know that probably some of you (like me!) struggle with figuring out what to make for dinner each night, and want to save money by not eating out. This site is the BOMB!!!
http://www.menus4moms.com/
You sign up for their list and they email you a [...]
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I have a confession. Spaghetti is my cop-out meal. I plan two weeks worth of dinners at a time, just before each pay day, when I am about to do my shopping. I build one whatever night/left over night into the two week plan. Every mom needs a night off and [...]
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Or does it seem like the minute the kitchen is cleaned up from breakfast, it’s almost time for lunch? I hate dishes! Bah humbug!!!
If there was every anything I would pay someone to come to my house and do for me, it’s cook breakfast and wash the dishes.
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