Goodwill came into my life for the first time in 1997, when my oldest daughter Hallee was born. I wanted a baby swing and got my doors blown off by the price at Toys R Us. A neighborhood mom mentioned Goodwill and all of the great deals she got there and I immediately recoiled. Eeewww…used stuff? […]
Remember when snow was fun? Yeah, me either. When it’s -10 and howling winds, it’s not like I can send the kids outside to play and it’s. getting. old. I lived “away” for lots of years. I lived where it was hot and snow was something that people sprayed on their windows out of a […]
So here’s the truth. The Super Bowl holds zero interest for me. None. Not sure how or when this came to be, but there you have it. My mother loved sports..I grew up with Arthur Ashe and Wayne Gretzky posters on my walls. My sisters and brother love sports…to a probably unhealthy degree. (freaks) And then […]
Do you guys ever struggle with how much to give your children on Christmas? You know…how much “stuff” is enough? My girls are pretty good about picking just one main gift that they want the most, and then I add some fun filler items to round it out. But this year we seem to have […]
The term “tween”…you’ve heard it, yes? A word used describe a kid between 10 and their teens. In between a kid and a teenager. Tween. It sounds almost cute. I see it all over Pinterest. “Tween hairstyles”, “Tween fashions”, “Tween bedroom makeovers”. What you don’t see is “How to get the demons […]
So I don’t have any children that believe in Santa any more. This sort of kills me. Last year, Mad had just turned 11, and while she pretty much knew..she still wanted to believe. This year, with the girls at 17 and 12…it’s all over. Mom is Santa. With Hallee being autistic, she has always […]
Saving money is great. I think we can all agree on that. I think we could also agree on the fact that just when you think that you’ve got everything taken care of financially, something else comes up that needs money thrown at it. In our house it’s usually kids or cars. Both are expensive […]
Halloween is my favorite holiday…second really only to my birthday, which I celebrate for the entire month of March. (March 12. I like chocolate cake and silver jewelry…get busy) Halloween brings out the kid in me and the girls and I start decorating the house and the yard on October 1. We shop at yard […]
I can’t begin to tell you how true this is for me. This time of year sees me going waaay out of my way to avoid someone with a runny nose or cough. I had a cashier this morning who had a stuffy nose and it was all I could do not to toss […]
Right now a 32 gallon Rubbermaid Roughneck recycling can is being offered for $6.98 at Home Depot. When I checked online today, Bangor was out of stock, but I ordered one online and Mark picked it up in Ellsworth on his way home!
