tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89706172280474199272024-08-29T05:58:38.911-04:00This blog chronicles the ups and downs of parenting three daughters, my attempts at saving my family money, living on a budget, and staying (mostly) organized. As well as documenting our continued efforts at making this once foreclosure house whole again. And of course lets not forget the hilarity of circumstance and poor choices made by my neighbors & possibly even myself or the fam at times...StraightA'sMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11656259022309451703noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970617228047419927.post-61983588001931592432012-09-20T10:17:00.004-04:002012-09-20T10:36:28.123-04:00

Keeping a blog that is.  I think about writing here all the time, I jot down anecdotes and topics I could easily write pages about - but the pressing issues from my daily life (kids, bills, groceries, PTA, Girl Scouts...) take precedents over anything I want to express creatively.   And so here we are.  Me, having not even been to this page in over two weeks.  Sigh

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Things have been a little nuts around these parts lately.  Finishing up summer for me is more difficult than adjusting to the kids being home.  We've always got so many things we want to accomplish but then the darn summer sneaks up on us and before you know it, poof! it's gone.    We did alright though, getting our summer finished up on the right note, it just took a lot of

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I've been coordinating and volunteering to co-run a yard/bake sale to benefit my daughters's scout troops this week...  I am currently up at 12:36 AM making banana muffins for said bake sale.   I spent all day in the hot sun pricing clothes, setting up tables and dealing with customers trying to low-ball my already fair if not low prices. AND I have the next 2 days to look

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Here we are at the beginning of a new week.   Sunday.   The gateway to seven days full of so many possibilities, so much potential - so many opportunities...  Actually it is kind of depressing to think about.   Wait, what?!  Why you're probably asking?  Sunday USED to be my favorite day, because I always have so many aspirations to make THIS "

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I've sat down at this computer several times over the last week or so with the intention of writing a highly clever and witty blog post, but unfortunately not much has transpired.  It may have something do to with a combination of things - too many late nights (by choice -- that's my Me time), then NOT sleeping due to sick kids and a restless brain, or perhaps it was several days of the

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                             Hey, it's been awhile, too long actually... Whatcha been up to? We've been busy- busy- busy over in my neck of the woods. What with the holiday and this was a Summer Camp drop off weekend and all -- I'm happy to report no one caught on fire this 4th, hooray! The weather was hot (where wasn't

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I found this pic on Pinterest via - http://piccsy.com/2012/04/picc-dxslyngy5/ And now I see I've gotten your attention... =) You're back. How've you been? We seem to have gotten a little traffic around these parts and I thought, Well if you want to keep them happy & sated you have to post, so without further delay--With the Fourth of July is right around the corner I've been

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So I see you've made it back, I'm glad... we were getting lonely here. Not really. I mean I am glad to see that you've come back, but I have three kids, I'm actually pretty busy. But, I did have some free time to take a moment to let you know what's been going on. School is finally out, Hooray! Time to be excited right?! Maybe if I were 9 and it was my summer vacation, but for me as Mom, these

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Oh, Hi there! You're back... Or, maybe this is your first time here. Either way, WELCOME! I'm glad you've found us. Have a look around and check things out. Go ahead and look, I'll wait. =)...So now you're probably asking yourself, who is this nut, and why is she talking to me like I'm there? Probably most importantly what does she want? Right??? Honestly, this is an outlet. I'm a stay at

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I've been tinkering around with the idea of starting a blog for sometime now, but lately it has become like an itch that is just out of your reach, driving you insane and makes getting anything and everything done next to impossible!!   I think the itch started when several close acquaintances came to me, (me??? I know right!) for advice. Being the good-natured friend that I am

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