I love days like today

I had the most productive day.  I haven’t felt like doing much lately, but today, I had a plan.  I picked the kids up at their dad’s this morning at 9:00, and when we got home, we went straight to work.
Bekah pulled all of the annuals out of the flower beds.  JJ and I took [...]

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What to do?

It’s 6:30 on a beautiful autumn evening.  The air is crisp breezing through the screen door.  Shaunna is at her father’s, and JJ and Bekah are outside playing until dinner is done.  The athletic field is full of teens playing football; Black Sabbath is wafting in through the background, mixed with the sounds of fans cheering.  Nothing like [...]

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Random Things I Should Write a Post About

I’m looking at an online university to finish my bachelor’s degree.
I had two dates last month.
My kids started school.
I bought Bento lunch boxes and have been sending them with the little kids for their snacks.
I should take pictures of their snacks.
I’m looking for a new job.
I paid off the dentist bill.
I dyed my hair back to [...]

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August Review

I suck at this goal-setting thing.  I’m good at setting goals, just not good at achieving them.  I guess I really suck at goal-achieving.  Let’s look at August…
Short Term

Compare auto insurance prices.  I switched to GEICO.
Quit smoking.
Cancel digital cable and landline.
Start clipping coupons again.
Become more vigilant about unplugging appliance that aren’t in use.
Get Bekah to take [...]

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None of Your Business

When I tell people my children are 16, 7 and 5, inevitably the question is asked.  “Do they all have the same father?“
Do people have any idea how rude this question is?  It always makes me wonder, “Am I a better person because they all have the same father?”  Is there something wrong with my sister’s [...]

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August Goals

July was a tough month, for obvious reasons!  August won’t be much better, with Back-To-School shopping for 3 children this year.  (Yes, little Bekah starts Kindergarten!)  Plus, Shaunna has Senior Portraits at the end of the month.  So I’m back to looking for ways to reduce expenses, especially since they cut all overtime at work.  [...]

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Want to make a 16 year old happy?

Buy her one of these:
to replace the Blackberry you just bought her a year ago.  You know, the one she promised to pay $30 a month to cover the extra charge.  (Which she did – for only 3 months.)  The one that she “didn’t like” anymore.  The one I’m going to list on Craigslist and see [...]

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History of Custody (Part 1)

Jim and I worked out the details and logistics of our co-parenting long before we went to court for our divorce.  Week 1, I have the children Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday.  Week 2, I have them on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.  It’s an unusual schedule, hard to explain to people, but it works for [...]

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I hate grocery shopping

There.  I’ve admitted it.  It’s the first step to recovery, right?  Admitting you have a problem.
I hate spending my precious time walking up and down aisles, comparing unit costs, figuring out if using a coupon for item X is better than buying item Y without a coupon.
I HATE taking my children to the grocery store.  [...]

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Happy Mother’s Day

We are observing a quiet Mother’s Day here.  JJ brought me a bowl of cereal and orange juice to my room this morning at some ungodly hour (7ish.)  This was after I instructed the children last night that they were not allowed to wake me up in the morning.  I told him to put it [...]

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