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My husband and I had quite the flurry of big events year to year.
2003-We met
2004-We got engaged
2005-We got married
2006-We bought our first home
2007-We had our first child
2008-We had our second child

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</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~3/dzJR0zhR52M/finding-homeit-isnt-always-where-you.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Frugal Vicki)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d5sOSqdivQk/T7CVfe9QNlI/AAAAAAAADIc/F8tPKTI6PMw/s72-c/kidsroom.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~4/dzJR0zhR52M" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.frugalmomknowsbest.com/2012/05/finding-homeit-isnt-always-where-you.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626315438796248177.post-124712578590302277</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-05-13T00:00:05.523-06:00</atom:updated><title>Happy Mother's Day!</title><atom:summary>Another Mother's Day is here. I can hardly believe that this is my fifth Mother's Day. My first seems just a distant memory. My sweet baby boy was a mere three months old and I treasured the day. And then the first Mother's Day with both of my children was amazing. I have never really been the mom that wants to spend the day without my children (I am sure that comes more and more as they get </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~3/faNhJlgpBi8/happy-mothers-day.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Frugal Vicki)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~4/faNhJlgpBi8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.frugalmomknowsbest.com/2012/05/happy-mothers-day.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626315438796248177.post-5156993231767813196</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 02:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-05-10T20:09:42.220-06:00</atom:updated><title /><atom:summary>It is happening. My son is starting kindergarten. And tonight was his kindergarten orientation. I stared in awe at the screen that said 2025 before turning to see if there was anyone I knew. And there was. A good blogging buddy of mine. She had news for me. She told me to let her know what teacher we got because she had some inside negative news about one of them. I KNEW we would end up with this</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~3/_Al8soajqsE/it-is-happening.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Frugal Vicki)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~4/_Al8soajqsE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.frugalmomknowsbest.com/2012/05/it-is-happening.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626315438796248177.post-6906838243628507650</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-05-08T22:30:18.433-06:00</atom:updated><title>The life unexamined........</title><atom:summary>

I haven't participated in a Pour Your Heart Out Post in a long time. Not for any particular reason. But I guess maybe as my dear blogging friend who I have missed very much has said, I have fallen off the face of the blogging earth. Kind of. I have posted now and again. But I have been focusing on my business and my kids and my family issues, and using this as my mini-type-diary. But that isn't</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~3/X6fKgOVIjG0/life-unexamined.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Frugal Vicki)</author><thr:total>2</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~4/X6fKgOVIjG0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.frugalmomknowsbest.com/2012/05/life-unexamined.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626315438796248177.post-1681492133308052225</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 16:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-05-08T10:29:18.524-06:00</atom:updated><title>Well, you are welcome</title><atom:summary>UGGGGHHHH. It is one of those days. "Those days" aren't necessarily that uncommon in the customer service industry. It is all about attitude, mostly. If you just try and keep upbeat and happy, and do what it takes to smile, you can get through most days. I have a digital photo frame next to my desk so that I randomly smile each time I look at a picture. But really, by the end of some shifts, I am</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~3/n8GAaf52hT4/well-you-are-welcome.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Frugal Vicki)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~4/n8GAaf52hT4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.frugalmomknowsbest.com/2012/05/well-you-are-welcome.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626315438796248177.post-5389726200747762261</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 16:58:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-05-06T12:24:21.729-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sun</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Coppertone Moms</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Coppertone</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sunscreen</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Summer</category><title>Summertime=Sun time</title><atom:summary>Once upon a time, seems like ages and ages ago, I was the girl in the sun with baby oil spread across my body trying to get the best of the best tans. Then I was the girl who spent hundreds of dollars in tanning beds, again trying to look my very best. I definitely like the look of a healthy glow....but the more I look around me at the older women with their leathery skin, I a glad I had stopped </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~3/nQwUYsO1p-Y/summertimesun-time.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Frugal Vicki)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r1G2R_kPQ9E/T6auynhllQI/AAAAAAAADIA/X7bb7VnBjtM/s72-c/IMG_7314.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>1</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~4/nQwUYsO1p-Y" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.frugalmomknowsbest.com/2012/05/summertimesun-time.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626315438796248177.post-2354035572489426817</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 21:10:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-05-03T15:10:28.257-06:00</atom:updated><title>Mother's Day Gift Ideas #3-Pro Flowers!</title><atom:summary>Some of my most favorite memories involve flowers. When I was in college, my dad and I didn't talk much, but he sent me some flowers or Easter. I still have the card that was sent with those flowers. When my husband and I were dating, he made his first big mistake (hee hee) and he romantically ran all around town to find true fire and ice roses to get me. When I was sick, my fiancee-now-husband </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~3/A5XiDxJ_lvU/mothers-day-gift-ideas-3-pro-flowers.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Frugal Vicki)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~4/A5XiDxJ_lvU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.frugalmomknowsbest.com/2012/05/mothers-day-gift-ideas-3-pro-flowers.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626315438796248177.post-7828478332490350824</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-05-02T10:00:02.230-06:00</atom:updated><title>Mother's Day gift ideas #2-Red Envelope</title><atom:summary>There are certain things that put a smile on a girls face. One thing that puts a smile on my face is a red box with a white ribbon from Red Envelope. I have loved everything that has come in that special little box. And what I love even more is the story that is on the little card that tells me why my new item is special. I got my favorite necklace from Red Envelope last year, I wear it all the </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~3/oWaZRWL2hd8/mothers-day-gift-ideas-2-red-envelope.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Frugal Vicki)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XhHX0U_P3bo/T6CbCrQlHTI/AAAAAAAADHk/8WqFJjullr4/s72-c/necklace.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~4/oWaZRWL2hd8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.frugalmomknowsbest.com/2012/05/mothers-day-gift-ideas-2-red-envelope.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626315438796248177.post-849479023566912153</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 02:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-05-01T20:01:47.477-06:00</atom:updated><title>Mother's Day ideas #1-Personalcreations.com</title><atom:summary>I love my husband, but one of the things he isn't necessarily the best at is gift giving. For example, the first gift that he ever gave me was a clearance blanket that he picked up on Christmas Eve. He has gotten better, but usually he needs some guidance. And sometimes he isn't too sure what I want. So ease of use is a necessity for him. Which is why both of us LOVE personalcreations.com. It is </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~3/-M3c-vB2G-8/mothers-day-ideas-1-personalcreationsco.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Frugal Vicki)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QdWxUSybdhA/T6CQbdGbtVI/AAAAAAAADHI/c6FcRZNXL7I/s72-c/cookiejar.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~4/-M3c-vB2G-8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.frugalmomknowsbest.com/2012/05/mothers-day-ideas-1-personalcreationsco.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626315438796248177.post-4146325483805518533</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:40:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-24T23:40:29.154-06:00</atom:updated><title>Life's lessons learned from a child's words.</title><atom:summary>In my life, I have often had to fight to try to define myself. The end result has ultimately ended up something simple that I could focus on. Usually one or two things at a time. Easy. Slowly I would build up with each step in life. First I was the daughter. And then the college student. And then I was lost for a bit as I was in the midst of a crazy few years of mid-twenties. Fun and something I </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~3/fjP4fAtLG7c/lifes-lessons-learned-from-childs-words.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Frugal Vicki)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~4/fjP4fAtLG7c" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.frugalmomknowsbest.com/2012/04/lifes-lessons-learned-from-childs-words.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626315438796248177.post-875836768077014917</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:55:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-12T18:55:05.057-06:00</atom:updated><title>Really? Is it just me?</title><atom:summary>Now, it is no secret that when I first had my children I was overly crazy about safety. Possibly a bit fanatic about it. Okay, maybe full on fanatic about it. But today just astonished me in terms of how parents are so relaxed when it comes to the safety of their children.

To be fair, I don't live in a bad neighborhood. We are a family neighborhood, very near a school and many adults are outside</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~3/J42K4sIXpLQ/really-is-it-just-me.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Frugal Vicki)</author><thr:total>3</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~4/J42K4sIXpLQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.frugalmomknowsbest.com/2012/04/really-is-it-just-me.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626315438796248177.post-5571421810383607960</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-02-16T10:01:04.781-07:00</atom:updated><title>Nothing is worse than when a child is sick.....</title><atom:summary>                  Vicki Little                           When your child is sick, the feeling is indescribable. When  your child is lying in the hospital bed, your heart breaks with each  tear that spills and each cry that is uttered. And when you watch your  child as they cry until the gas knocks them out, and then watch them cry  as the pain and fear enters their body as they awaken, the fear </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~3/lIbfgMoYG3c/nothing-is-worse-than-when-child-is.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Frugal Vicki)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~4/lIbfgMoYG3c" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.frugalmomknowsbest.com/2012/02/nothing-is-worse-than-when-child-is.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626315438796248177.post-5238678830356882886</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-02-01T11:04:57.252-07:00</atom:updated><title>Just stop growing.....just for a second....</title><atom:summary>Not gonna lie. I am one big fat mess. This morning was hard for an overemotional momma such as myself. 
I got up early, I drove over to the school district office......and my eyes teared up as I walked in the door to a HUGE sign that said "Welcome Class of 2026!!!"

O....M.....G!!! My sweet baby boy, that I SWEAR was just born yesterday, will be in kindergarten before I know it. And his </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~3/i3fck-POwWI/just-stop-growingjust-for-second.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Frugal Vicki)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-L3XsE4RP4SY/Tyl-r2gpjMI/AAAAAAAADGw/DLndYwYCodg/s72-c/5-21-071.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>3</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~4/i3fck-POwWI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.frugalmomknowsbest.com/2012/02/just-stop-growingjust-for-second.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626315438796248177.post-2389855078421273187</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:52:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-01-27T22:52:52.150-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">My Reviews and Giveaways</category><title>I got the perfect gift from Red Envelope!!</title><atom:summary>As a mom on a budget, I am quite used to going without gifts on the smaller holidays. My husband actually thinks about having the kids make me something or writing me a letter for things like Valentine's Day, but he always forgets. What he does like, though, is finding unique and inexpensive websites where he can have a little guidance on ordering more sentimental gifts that I love.

Red Envelope</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~3/LgfW1b9qz1o/i-got-perfect-gift-from-red-envelope.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Frugal Vicki)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4QuiDfKEjEM/TyOLR9Y7JoI/AAAAAAAADGo/UI_fApkInBc/s72-c/IMG_5908.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~4/LgfW1b9qz1o" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.frugalmomknowsbest.com/2012/01/i-got-perfect-gift-from-red-envelope.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626315438796248177.post-9038584333040154145</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-01-25T08:36:05.934-07:00</atom:updated><title>The simple joys of childhood.....As long as you stay away from the yellow snow!</title><atom:summary /><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~3/fZkTrG9ngyE/simple-joys-of-childhoodas-long-as-you.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Frugal Vicki)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q7OH99A75IU/TyAhRx7sY9I/AAAAAAAADGI/0YGbwVB-p6I/s72-c/IMG_4532.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~4/fZkTrG9ngyE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.frugalmomknowsbest.com/2012/01/simple-joys-of-childhoodas-long-as-you.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626315438796248177.post-9175566991584954386</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-01-23T18:57:32.917-07:00</atom:updated><title>Totally Random.....and Totally off the Wall</title><atom:summary>My husband and I were trying to determine if my daughter is left-brained or right-brained, and for some reason the only question that came to my head is "what are panda bear's balls made out of?" My son said fur. Not sure which one of the three of them is going to come out the most scarred.</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~3/vxHU5LgF1Gs/totally-randomand-totally-off-wall.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Frugal Vicki)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~4/vxHU5LgF1Gs" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.frugalmomknowsbest.com/2012/01/totally-randomand-totally-off-wall.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626315438796248177.post-4829825947928756580</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-01-22T20:04:00.458-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">My Reviews and Giveaways</category><title>Who knew Gluten-Free could be so good? Well, Udi's does!</title><atom:summary>Since I have started trying to lose weight, I am suddenly so much more aware of foods and what is good and not so good for me and my family. I have heard about gluten-free foods, and I know there are plenty of my readers that are gluten-free as are some of my friends. I just had never put much though into it. Until I was contacted by Udi's Gluten Free Foods at least. I am willing to try new </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~3/ZGRbE6otwF8/who-knew-gluten-free-could-be-so-good.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Frugal Vicki)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sY42uuFUL30/TxzN83ySfdI/AAAAAAAADGA/EiGTypP15Io/s72-c/udis_logo.png" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~4/ZGRbE6otwF8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.frugalmomknowsbest.com/2012/01/who-knew-gluten-free-could-be-so-good.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626315438796248177.post-6737895860594441665</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-01-20T09:29:40.299-07:00</atom:updated><title>Wow, just going to stay in bed until February</title><atom:summary>New Year's Day was such a great one for me that I had extremely high hopes for the rest of the year. Apparently the world wanted to remind me who is in charge (and it isn't me) because it has been kicking me in the rear since then! Beginning with a broken toe. A broken freaking toe from a stupid strappy shoe of my daughter's. Not just a strappy shoe, but one that felt the need to blink cheerfully</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~3/8G7RccQr4qk/wow-just-going-to-stay-in-bed-until.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Frugal Vicki)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tZOuYeDCsE8/TxmWT0Z5QxI/AAAAAAAADFw/iDlaLUduI7g/s72-c/bus.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FrugalMomKnowsBest/~4/8G7RccQr4qk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.frugalmomknowsbest.com/2012/01/wow-just-going-to-stay-in-bed-until.html</feedburner:origLink></item></channel></rss>

