It’s hard to get good help… Why is it nearly impossible to find someone to watch my kids.  They are good kids, they are potty trained, and they are really sweet…well most of the time. Having school-aged children brings all kinds of fun new things to deal with, but my least favorite is finding someone to babysit my kids.  When kids are babies or toddlers, you find a daycare and they go every day and you may have to miss a day or two for sickness or weather, but you know they a

Happy Mother's Day! Explore your home and see if you can find these items. 1.       Dishes in your child’s room 2.      A piece of kids...

I have had my 2011 Honda Pilot for 9 years.  We bought it as a present for Charlie before he was born.  It had been chugging along and...

Two days ago, Cora came home with an orange clip down.  Clip down is a system that the school uses to keep track of behavior.  Everyone...

There are a lot of things I would like to accomplish.  These things have changed over the years.  When I started my goal book in 2012, my...

The last time I posted was in JULY!!!  I cannot believe that the year has gone so fast.  I thought I would have more free time now that...

I have been on a 2 ½ year journey to become a CFP® practitioner (Certified Financial Planner).  I started in March 2022 with my 7...

So, I'm not the World's Greatest Mom...I am more like the World's Okayest Mom. Below are some reasons why I am just okay: Cora fell off...

Well Happy 2024!  It has been forever since I have written.  I have been studying for my CFP exam and that has been all encompassing.  I...

How much is too much? My kids had a very good Christmas. Santa was able to bring them scads of presents while we were at Great Wolf...

Lack of success. The action or state of not functioning. Failure. I am a failure, at a lot of things, but yesterday I was able to fail...

The other day I was in our small bathroom when I noticed the trim looked funny. It was all bubbled up like maybe there was water damage....

Weird Weight Loss Ideas 1. Smell bananas and apples – To tempt yourself 2. Eat off blue plates and they will suppress your...

The garage door wouldn’t open. We use the garage door to get in and out of the house. I could tell it was going to be a terrible,...

In my life of simplifying this year, I have started organizing areas to shed clutter and make areas more efficient. Below are some...

Worst Moms in History In no particular order… 1. Susan Smith – Drove her car into a lake with her 2 children inside and claimed a...

I am not me. This happens sometimes. My mental health ebbs and flows and can manifest in different ways. Usually, I have panic attacks...

Ahhhh! Where did February go!! This year is flying by! I had some fun blog ideas for February, but I have had so much going on I didn't...

It has been four months since my last post, and I missed this more than I could imagine. It isn’t that I have a lack of anecdotes or...

There are a lot of things that you are not prepared for as a parent. This is one of those things. On Thursday, I picked the kids up...