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This post contains affiliate links. A day with fun mail, not a bill or notice or advertisement for a new furniture store, is a somewhat rare day lately. It is even rarer for the fun mail to be for the kids. This particular day was one of those extremely rare days. The kids were vibrating […]
This post contains affiliate links. Swagbucks has been a great source of extra money over the past few years. If you have read my blog for any length of time, I am sure you have picked up on how much I like them. The flexibility in ways to earn has been the biggest draw for me. There […]
This post contains affiliate links. One of my anxieties with moving, a fear of mine actually, was knowing friends and support systems are not a given and often take a long time to form. We had lived in 3 different communities before landing in Small Town. In none of those first 3 communities did we […]
This post contains affiliate links. Whenever I need some encouragement, reminders to keep moving forward, I seek out those who have been or still are dealing with the same struggles. It helps keep my perspective, gives me ideas of things to try, and shows me that I am not alone. Here are a couple of […]
This post contains affiliate links. When looking something to add to our school day, Me: A Compendium: A Fill-in Journal For Kids caught my attention. It looked fun, the picture on the cover intrigued me, and the idea seemed silly enough to hold the attention of my kids. George has several variations of books such as this […]
I am so excited for this sale. At lunch today I was putting together a list of items I will be needing to purchase in the very near future. Most of them are either easier to find and shop for online. In the end, this is a win-win-win situation. I will win by taking advantage […]
Instead of braving the high temperatures to do needed yard work one day this past week, we went grocery shopping, also a needed activity. I wanted to include an incentive for the kids to behave during the trips into the store, something to help them work towards controlling their own behaviors. As an adult we might […]
What a week this has been! Yes, an exclamation mark is needed. A rough week emotionally. So much so, that even though I have a list of blog posts outlined to share with you on gardening, I can’t get them written out. Instead this is what is going through my head, “What A Friend We Have […]
Cardinal Cottage has some great photos if, what else, cardinals. There are a few craft ideas and paintings as well. ********* Penny spinners look like a great craft for any time you need a fairly quick idea. I am going to file this away for an upcoming holiday shindig with a few other families. ********* […]
Why, Hello there. How are you? I’m swell, thanks for asking. Just thought I would pop in and let you know that I have not completely forgotten about what I said I was going to do. Rest assured, I am not sitting around watching the weeds grow, though grow they do. What I have been […]