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The Target Red Card: A First Step 27 Aug 2013 | 12:58 am
For the last five years we have been working to pay off an astronomical amount of debt. Much of that debt came from living on a credit card for the better part of two years after I left my job. (Yes, ...
A Father’s Voice 23 Aug 2013 | 04:07 pm
Thirty-five years ago today my father died from the cancer that had taken over his body so much that I was not allowed to climb onto his bed because it would physically hurt. I was four and that is o...
Frantically In-Between 21 Aug 2013 | 12:56 am
I laugh sometimes when I question where my kids get their “bad at transitions” personality type from. Clearly, it’s me. Right now we’re smack dab in the middle of the most awful time of year. When the...
Taking Back My Blog 20 Aug 2013 | 05:44 am
I’ve Just Been Here-Living My Life. Oh, hey. You guys are still here? Cool. Thanks for sticking around. I had a bit of an unplanned vacation from this here blog. See, like a good girl, three weeks a...
Hold That Baby Close-Lessons from the Trenches 12 Aug 2013 | 01:49 pm
This post originally appeared on The Traveling Circus on August of 2010. The lessons remain unchanged. As my baby girl (who’s almost eight!) slept in the recovery room after having her tonsils and a....
Holiday Decor…Or Not 9 Aug 2013 | 01:04 pm
Dropping the Holiday Ball Here we are, smack dab at the start of the Holiday Season and I have moved into a decorator show house neighborhood. Don’t get me wrong, I love everything about this season,...
I am not old…dammit 8 Aug 2013 | 01:10 pm
This is an explanation for yesterday. And THIS was YEARS ago. Crap, what am I like now?!? Oh, man Sally O’Malley you have never looked more familiar! I like to think of myself as a pretty hip mom. N....
Still In my car… 7 Aug 2013 | 01:13 pm
I love this post because it is still true today. In fact, it’s gotten worse. I “research” what the kids play insofar as I check the ratings on Common Sense Media. After that, I’m mostly lost to their ...
Where Did Thanksgiving Go? 6 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
It was a simple task really; find themed plates and napkins for the preschool’s Thanksgiving feast. I signed up for this in early November- almost two weeks before Thanksgiving. I looked everywhere fr...
Vacation Flashback Week 5 Aug 2013 | 01:23 pm
This week my family and I are on vacation with The Husband’s clan. It is the first time in many years we’ve gone away as a family and it is the first time ever I have agreed (mostly with myself) not t...
