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Enjoy Your Youth

1 Comment / Communication, Family, Relationships /

Mortgage and tax bills. Blah. Electric bill. Oh yay… a rate hike. Oil bill. Almost as high as the mortgage bill for pete’s sake! Car note. I wanted that fancy new suv (my dream car, after all!), but it doesn’t make me cringe any less. Water bill. I do love my showers. Insurance for car […]

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Marriage Advice From Your Older Sister

2 Comments / Communication, Family, Lesson Learned, Relationships /

Recently, two of my younger siblings got engaged. Being that they are 8 and 12 years younger than me, that pill has been a little hard to swallow. They’re the “little” siblings and it’s hard to believe they’re already old enough to get hitched. This is kind of like an open letter to them. Yes,

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The Hardest Part of Parenting

8 Comments / Family, Mommy Moments, Mommy-Daughter Bonding, Parenting /

When my blogger buddy Bonnie posed the question on Twitter asking what the hardest part of parenting was, I had an answer pretty quick: the hardest part of parenting is the constant judgment from family, friends and know-it-all strangers. EVERYBODY has an opinion on how you should raise your child. No matter who you meet or know,

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Mini’s First Loss

1 Comment / Animals, Bittersweet, Closure, Family, Love and Loss, Memories, Pets /

This week, I had to try a mommy hat on for size: grief counselor. I wasn’t sure exactly when I was going to have to do this, but it happened. By the time I was Mini’s age, I had already seen and been through more than you would believe, but Mini hasn’t experienced a loss

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Cookies For Breakfast!

2 Comments / Baking /

If I were running for President, that would be my campaign slogan. True story! When I found this recipe from Cookies & Cups, I almost lost it! I love cookies and I have a love/hate relationship with breakfast so I figured, why not? Anything with cream cheese and chocolate has got to be slammin! I

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Six Going On SevenTEEN!

2 Comments / Birthdays, Humor, Mommy Moments, Parenting, Plans /

Mini’s 7th birthday is coming up in June. I prefer to slowly take a few months to plan it than to plan everything in a few weeks. I make a bunch of decisions in January then slowly buy all the decorations and invites. Since invites go out in early May, we usually hammer down a

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To Friend or Not to Friend

3 Comments / Communication, Friends, Relationships, Social Media /

Friend requests. Any Facebook/social media user, whether avid or periodic, is faced with these at one time or another. Most times, accepting or declining is a no-brainer. Other times? Not so much. The request might sit in the box for days before you make a decision. Why? Well, Facebook has made it abundantly easy to

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How’s My Parenting?

4 Comments / Activities, Humor, Mommy Moments, Parenting /

If you ask some random people how my parenting is, they will most likely start giving me guff for my decisions, but that’s another post 🙂 Recently, Kristin over at Blood, Sweat & Cheers! posted about parental performance reviews (Performance Reviews for Parents?!). I saw the quiz she gave her 10yo son and thought I

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Protein Granola Bars

5 Comments / Food, Recipes /

Once in a while, I try a random recipe I find and if it turns out well, I post about it. Well, have I got a recipe for you! I love protein bars, but don’t always like the taste of some. For the most part, I think a lot taste like crap. I’m not a

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Having A Rough Time

Leave a Comment / Bittersweet, Family, Grandparents, Love and Loss, Memories, Relationships /

I realize I haven’t posted in a while and it’s such a shame because I had so many posts planned. I’ve been keeping busy to keep my mind off this time of year. The Superbowl was a great distraction for me, as is all of the other tasks I have taken on. February 2nd is

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