Intentionally mean people make me twitch. Unintentionally mean people make me twitch, too. I have a neighbor who is due to have her second baby this week. Couple of weeks ago she went to see a doctor who said something unintentionally cruel, “Pack your bag…it’s any day now.” If you are or can remember being […]
Great Baby Shower Idea
My pal, Rachel, went to a baby shower thrown by some really smart women, who had a great idea. Incorporate make-ahead meals for the mommy-to-be! They held the baby shower at one of those places where you go and make a month’s worth of meals and then they gave the freezer-ready food to the guest of […]
A Letter of Apology to My Vacuum
WARNING! This post is not for weaklings…then again, neither is motherhood! There are certain household items that not only deserve my respect, but my apology. One of those is my vacuum. (Another is the toilet, but I don’t really want to write that letter, nor do you want to read it). Okay, back to the apology […]
Bribery: A Path to Cooperation
I’ll be honest, I stoop to bribery sometimes. I’m not thumping my chest here, just being honest. There are times when I just can’t handle doing things the hard way, so I play one of the Trump cards I’ve been stockpiling. Today, it was something a little more exotic than normal –gummy worms recently supplied by the […]
The Running of the Moms: Tips for Buying and Selling at Consignment
It’s time to sort through toys and clothes and tag them for upcoming consignment sales events. Ugh! I think I would rather clean toilets. The last couple of times I did this I said I wouldn’t do it again. It’s so much work. But then the dollar signs appear in my eyes as I imagine everything selling […]
Ebay Scam: Local Pick-Up and PayPal
Thought I would share something that happened to me last year as a warning to others. About a year ago, I sold a piece of furniture on eBay for a couple hundred dollars. I accepted PayPal did local pick-up. It sold it, and it was picked up. Three months later we got a notice from PayPal that the charge had […]
The Hangover: A Re-enactment
Last night, my husband and I were watching The Hangover downstairs in the living room. About half way through, I heard a thud on the stairs. I hopped up worried my sleepy toddler (who we recently moved from a crib to a bed) might stumble down the stairs. Instead I found this. (This is the re-enactment). The thud […]
If You Like Bacon…
…then you’ll love this. At the risk of sounding like an ad, which this is not, I have to tell you about one of my favorite kitchen gadgets. My mom got me a great microwave bacon cooker. It’s by Presto and I think it costs around $15. It has two shelves that you drape bacon on. All you […]
Money Money Money…Where’d it Go?
Let me start with a disclaimer, I’m no money expert. But I have found (thank you, Cheryl) a budgeting computer program I like. It’s called YNAB –You Need a Budget. Basically, it helps you learn to live off the money you made last month and not the money you are earning in the current month. When the income arrives […]
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- "Mom: Do you think you can be good at school the rest of the week – it’s only two more days…
Son: I’m not sure… “I can’t tell the future and I don’t have a working time machine.”
– Ethan (6) Milwaukee, MI