How I am feeling this afternoon: 31 Aug 2012 | 09:28 pm

Weekend recap. 27 Aug 2012 | 12:35 am

Rather than twiddle our thumbs for the entire weekend, we began working on projects around the house: Carpets and mattresses were shampooed. Vehicle both washed inside and out.  Vacuumed, windows was...

funny post gallbladder removal story 24 Aug 2012 | 07:34 am

On the morning of my surgery, I was taken back to my little prep area and asked to put on my gown and some pretty little juzo compression stockings.  A good friend of mine from work had stopped in to ...

Curbing our spending 24 Aug 2012 | 07:17 am

As many of you know by now, we are planning a family vacation in December to Disney!  Our plans are to drive down, making pit stops along the way.  We want to make the most out of our time , taking th...

More Back to School Fashions 22 Aug 2012 | 06:26 pm

On Sunday afternoon, the kids and I hit the stores in search of a few missing pieces from their back to school lists.  With school being only two weeks away, I wanted to be certain that we had everyth...

And the award for best dressed goes to.. 19 Aug 2012 | 04:01 am

Two weeks ago, the munchkins and I headed to the Children’s Place to do a little back-to-school shopping.  It is one of the few stores my children and I agree on when shopping.  I love the prices, the...

We almost forgot. 17 Aug 2012 | 10:35 pm

Next Tuesday, August 21st, is my mother’s birthday. Once again, it crept upon me and I felt as though I was ill prepared.  It’s not that I don’t want to do anything special for the occasion, but I te...

I’m so addicted to. 17 Aug 2012 | 10:25 pm

Two, maybe three years ago I became addicted to reading magazines.  Not your typical fashion magazines or girly magazines, but rather anything to do with houses, decorating, cooking, the holidays and ...

Building Credit 17 Aug 2012 | 12:42 pm

I am no stranger to filling out a secured credit card application.  At eighteen, I filled out my first credit card application to establish credit.  It was not an over abundant credit line, but rather...

Music in his veins. 6 Aug 2012 | 10:28 pm

Ethan, bless his heart, is obsessed with all things music.  From the music itself to the clothing and hairstyles of musicians, he is obsessed.  I’ve become overly impressed by his love of all things m...