Cultivating my daughter's love of reading -- Finally!

my daughter's stack of books

Reading has always been important to me. There is nothing in this world like the feeling of a worn book in your hand. Or, the pleasure you can get from being the very first to turn the pages of a brand new novel. I’ve been reading for as long as I can remember and it has always been a dream of mine to . . . → Read More: Cultivating my daughter’s love of reading — Finally!

Do you notice anything wrong with this picture?

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Have you ever had one of those really dumb moments when you do some utterly stupid and realize it at the exact moment that it’s happening?

Umm… some days are just not worth waking up for. Like today. Is it Monday? Can I just go back to bed? 

 Also, my foot and my leg are now cold because . . . → Read More: Do you notice anything wrong with this picture?

Online coupons help us shop for warmer winter clothes!

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The holiday rush is over with and we are in the midst of the long dark days of winter. This makes it the perfect time to do some online shopping for those basic necessities we had put off buying before Christmas! That means we need coats, gloves and boots! For some reason, these items are the last thing on my mind when it . . . → Read More: Online coupons help us shop for warmer winter clothes!

I'm buying gift cards for the teens this year

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I don’t want to sound like Mrs. Scrooge but boy am I glad that the holidays are over this year! It seems that as the nieces, nephews and our own children grow older, it gets harder and harder to figure out what to give them as gifts! Having a bunch of teenagers and tweens to buy for all at once is a pretty . . . → Read More: I’m buying gift cards for the teens this year

Number One song the day you were born?

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I was blog hopping this afternoon and ran across Cheryl’s ‘A Little Fun‘ post about the number one song the day she was born. I thought that really did sound like fun and hopped over to the Josh Hossler site myself to check out what mine was. 

It ended up being ‘Reunited’ by . . . → Read More: Number One song the day you were born?

Random thoughts from me - Pie and hearts and thankfulness

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I saw my daughter’s heart today. Well not literally.

Pie had an EKG and an echo cardiogram this morning. Last Monday, out the clear blue, she fainted during gym class. She said she just felt weird and then everything went black and down she went. This is not normal people! Definitely NOT the call you want to get at 10 o’clock . . . → Read More: Random thoughts from me – Pie and hearts and thankfulness

Just post number one thousand {1000}

me - a bug eyed safety glass wearing dork.

I noticed in my blog’s dashboard today that I have 999 posts under my belt since I started blogging way back at the end of 2008. Who would have ever thought that I would stick with it and grow to love being a blogger so much.

When I first started blogging, Super G. and I were disgruntled eBay sellers moving to . . . → Read More: Just post number one thousand {1000}

I want to live near a mountain

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Ever since we took our family day trip over to Benezette to see the elk herd, I’ve been daydreaming about all of those gorgeous tree covered hills we drove by. Taking that trip away from the stress and worry of home life really made me realize how much I miss traveling. While I haven’t done too much out-of-state travel in my adult years, . . . → Read More: I want to live near a mountain

Autumn in a cup of coffee

pumpkin creamer happiness

… a cup of coffee made with Kim’s amazing, delicious, pure Autumn pumpkin spice coffee creamer.

Make it… drink it… relax.

Not Good Enough

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I have zero motivation.

No inspiration.

Life at the moment is boring, uneventful. Yet, there are still times when I do miraculously think of a topic to sit down and write about. I ready myself, excited to let the words flow out of me and to be able to create a sentence, a paragraph — a story where there . . . → Read More: Not Good Enough

Inexperience cannot last forever!

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Super G. and I are extremely lucky that we are able to make our jobs work for us. Having Super G. as a business owner, and myself as a blogger striving to add to our monthly income, means that we are always looking for ways to be more efficient with all of the paperwork that comes with being self employed. One of my biggest struggles, . . . → Read More: Inexperience cannot last forever!

When I get my diamond ring

Someday when Super G. and I decide to finally tie the knot, one of my favorite wedding activities will be to pick out our rings. (Oh you thought we were already married? Sorry, can you imagine calling the man you’ve lived with for 17 years, and bore two children by, your boyfriend? I can’t that’s just ridiculous.) I’m thinking this wedding will take . . . → Read More: When I get my diamond ring

Life's really rolling along now

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It’s funny how quickly time goes by when your children are growing up. I mean you don’t realize how fast they go from Point A (babyhood) to Point B (high school graduation) until it’s staring you right in the face. Mr.T. is in his second year of Vo-Tech school. His Third year of High School. His next to last year of High School. There is . . . → Read More: Life’s really rolling along now