I’ve been a SAHM since 2002. This year at the same time as my youngest child started kindergarten, I started looking for work opportunities during the school day. Part-time jobs are hard to find in my semi-rural area. Many jobs…
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KIDS/GAMING: Gaming for Kids, Tweens, and Teens
3/30/2014: I’m not a tech blogger, but when I list off the tech stuff we have I might as well be one! The three kids each have their own iPad and iTouch. The older two (15 and 17) each have…
10 Tips for a Successful Yard Sale
Another in my series of “giving new life in to old posts” saved in draft… Today’s post…tips for a successful yard sale. Over a period of months, start the process of sorting items to be sold at your yard sale.…
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New from Disney: 2015 Disney Movie Releases! #Disney #movies #FamilyMovieNight
Whenever I think of Disney movies,my first thought is always the Wonderful World of Disney. I watched the Wonderful World of Disney on TV as a child. We only had a black and white TV back then so I didn’t…
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Changing Track: Climbing Out of the Abyss of Daytime TV
I’d always said that my child would not sit for hours in front of the TV. Nope, not my child. My child would NOT be a couch potato! No sir! I would read to my child. Do crafts with my…
Don’t You Eat Breakfast with Super Heroes?
My childhood was nomadic. No, really. I am not exaggerating when I say that I moved around a lot. I lived in England, America, and Italy. A few years in each country. We were continually moving back and forth across…
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Snow Day Fun #PolarVortex
Two weeks before Christmas, the kids had 2 snow days. Last week we also had 2 snow days plus MLK Day. Snow days have always been a family affair around here. My husband is a former-English-teacher-now-school-administrator. He’s always had the…
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A Weekly Roundup of Musings from Me and Winners! [Week of 11/25/12]
So were you ready for the kids to go back to school? I’m going to sound like a cliche, but as much as I LOVE having my children home for the holidays, I LOVE having them go back to school.…
A #Sandy Update, Roundup of Musings from Me for the Week of End of Oct./Beginning of Nov., and Winners!
I would be remiss for not mentioning the events of the last week or so. I have not written about #Sandy, largely because I don’t usually write in real-time on this blog. And by “real time” I mean that I…
My Son Is the UltimateSkylandersFan #Skylanders
My son IS the ultimate Skylanders fan. How do I know this? He plays the game whenever he gets the chance. He talks about Skylanders all the time. He knows miniscule details about Skylanders that he tells us…and then quizzes…
