photo credit: biggertree It has been quite some time since I have posted here, and with good reason. I have been doing a lot of thinking of the direction that I would like to take this blog, and have finally solidified some ideas that will be materializing during the next couple of months. So...
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“It’s time I sling the baskets off this overburdened horse Sink my toes into the ground and set a different course…” - T. Anastasio, T. Marshall photo credit: renatotarga We had a wonderful New Year’s Eve with some friends, followed by a nice lazy New Years Day. We’re going to be spending some quality...
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photo credit: milele In a previous post, I mentioned that we hoped to spend $250 total on Christmas this year. We had $95 dollars left and quite a bit to still get. So in the end, how did things turn out? We actually ended up with $105 to spend, since my mom wanted to...
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photo credit: Stuart Chalmers This is one instance where I am so glad that I was wrong. Yesterday, I was wondering if our truck had finally reached the end of the road. It turns out that the rear brakes had iced up (it’s a pickup, which explains why warming up the truck for 45...
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photo credit: clspeace I woke up this morning to find that the car was gone, but the truck was still parked in the street. My husband always takes the truck to work, so I knew that this wasn’t a good sign. I called the husband. He thought that the truck just needed some time...
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photo credit: bettyx1138 I have to admit, it is nice to have all of our Christmas shopping done! The only thing left that I might look for is alphabet stickers (when I asked the kid what he was going to ask for from Santa, this was his response. Who knew?) We did pick up...
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As you may know from some previous posts, we have a $250 self-imposed budget for Christmas this year. We had a budget left of $227, and I have definitely made a dent in it. Here’s the breakdown: $41 – the Christmas shopping for all of our little friends. We have three little ones that...
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I was talking to my mom the other day, and she had mentioned how she had no idea what to get my brother for Christmas. My brother has Down’s Syndrome, and spends a lot of his free time playing music and video games. He also loves wrestling. I was asking if there were any...
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This is not a political blog, so the purpose here is not to reveal who my preferred candidate is, and why the other candidate sucks, etc. I just wanted to give you this heads up, so that you may be more inclined to read on. This weekend, we went to visit some friends, and...
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I don’t know if it is the change in the weather, or if I just have bad luck, but last week was tough to get through! I was just so tired, and managed to do the bare minimum to get by. That’s not really like me… It’s time to get back on track. I’ve...
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