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Is it possible that we have almost 4 weeks of school behind us? It really has flown by. Sure we have had some tough days, weeks even. Our Sunday plans were recently ruined by illness and the depressing too much homework disease. But overall we have mostly survived the first […]

4 weeks of school


Sometimes I get so busy making a nice dinner that I run out of time for a nice dessert.  I do not serve dessert very often, but when I do, I want it to be healthy, and be ready in minutes. I have the easiest dessert ever for you. One […]

Only 3 Ingredient Dessert


Yesterday was the first day of JK. And by JK I do not mean just kidding. It was the first day of Junior Kindergarten.  My baby is now in school all day. I know we chose the right school for her and I know she will be happy.  But wow, […]

First day of JK



Three weeks have passed since my last post. Three weeks where we enjoyed our summer of relaxation. In these three weeks we had a few highlights and a few lowlights. Lowlight: The orthodontist chipped my 16 year old’s tooth while filing it to get his teeth closer together.  The hole […]

The least wonderful time of the year


Do you know what that stands for? Four days ago I saw this acronym posted all over the place. SSZOYNP day was here.  But what the heck did it mean? Well SSZOYNP means it was the popular yearly event known as Sneak Some Zucchini On Your Neighbor’s Porch Day of […]

SSZOYNP





Do you have the cutest dog in the world? Would you like to see your dog made into a stuffed animal so other’s can buy it? If you answer yes to either of these questions, you should enter the GUND top dog contest! This contest was inspired by the World’s Cutest […]

Gund’s Top Dog Contest


This past school year was a rough one.  Illnesses, stressful teachers, tons and tons of homework, the year was really tough on all of us.  It was so nice to have two trips to look forward to as soon as the year ended.  The proverbial light at the end of […]

Summer should be Fun!



I am a 40 something Mom and one thing I have in common with most other Moms my age is that we all had braces.  Braces hurt. Braces were ugly. Braces for me lasted 8 years.  Braces were AWFUL!  And even after wearing braces for 1/5 of my life, my […]

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