tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43670665121232444552011-11-27T18:34:04.796-06:00Marandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428042736729487113noreply@blogger.comBlogger591100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367066512123244455.post-84410246689593494252009-11-21T11:12:00.002-06:002009-11-21T11:14:01.934-06:00

Please make sure to bookmark my new blog site MyLifesDelight!

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It seems that Im moving my writing to my Other Blog. Come check out what's going on!

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Im talking about my experience with Once a Month Meals over on my other blog MyLifesDelight. Come check it out!

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Im a fan of Swagbucks. I dont know if you've heard about it by now but its a great way to earn free money. Here's how it works:Sign up for an accountSearch the web using swagbucks.com (search results come from google and ask)Swagbucks are awarded periodically as you searchRedeem your bucks for cool things like amazon gift cards or other products.Its simple! Try it today!

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We are at home and finally settled in ... sort of. We dont have very many things in the house yet and havent had a solid income as of yet. That part really sucks. Its one thing to move without anything, knowing that you'll have something waiting for you when you get there (ie money to buy the things you need or the stuff you need in storage) but its another thing all together when you move and

Marandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428042736729487113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367066512123244455.post-19756499963065637472009-09-02T01:47:00.000-05:002009-09-02T01:59:21.627-05:00

We have two days left before we hit the highway out of town. We should be back in Arkansas before anyone can say "Bobs your uncle". Truly, I miss my home. I miss the green, my house, the fact that I can pay my bills every month *ON TIME!*, even the humidity in the summer. I cant stand the dry heat of California, and never really have to be honest with you.It was nice to be able to come back and

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Not back to blogging just yet, but back to Arkansas. It turns out that even with a transfer within the same company, California is just WAY too expensive for us. We can't support our family on the same budget as we could in Arkansas (as if that wasn't obvious). We would literally have to double our income in order to live in California, and that's just not an option right now.I wish in a lot of

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This blog is on hold until life events pan out.

Marandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428042736729487113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367066512123244455.post-90737332038164366962009-07-21T13:37:00.000-05:002009-07-21T14:12:36.224-05:00

Over on Frugal Hacks they posted an article about Shopping Once a Year. I wanted to give my thoughts about it. I had read the article that DL had read. It was about a couple that shopped only once a year for things that they could store. They didnt buy perishables in bulk of course but the idea is to stay out of the grocery stores and to save money by not spending it on the items that are impulse

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Im feeling just a wee bit homesick this week. I keep seeing pictures of my home and the town I lived in. Six years really is a long time to live somewhere. Essentially, I have lived one third of my life there. My sons have lived all their lives there. It was quite daunting to move back after such a long time away from my hometown. Im glad to be back and to have more people around me, but I long

Marandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428042736729487113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367066512123244455.post-16894885420830177322009-07-13T02:13:00.000-05:002009-07-13T16:09:06.629-05:00

In my attempt to work the Weight Watchers plan, Im going to be posting my weekly menu here. Along with about half of the blogosphere! Im not the greatest at it yet but give a newbie a chance. :) So here it is:Monday: Breakfast - Oatmeal and bananas, Dinner - Roast (crock pot) with veggiesTuesday: Breakfast - Cereal and peaches, Dinner - Spaghetti with salad and breadWednesday: Breakfast - Oatmeal

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Thats how many I've got. I've decided to get on the bandwagon and start losing some weight. I've lost about 5lbs since we moved but that's only because I've been up moving around more. My sis-in-law had lost about 60lbs using weight watchers and so, having seen the success with my eyes, I am going to start as well. This is going to be an interesting journey. I hope that you will be my

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I had mentioned before that I might open up an Etsy Shop. I've had it open for a while, as evidenced by the notation in my sidebar. However, I never really had anything in there until recently. Now that Im settled in the new place, I wanted to get my shop up and running. So I now have items in the shop with more to come. I have a better sidebar gadget so you can see what I have and possibly even

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We are finally moved in and settled in our new home. Sorry it took so long to get back to blogging. We were in limbo for about a month and a half and didnt have solid access to the internet. But we have it now and I hope to be blogging a bit more often. Hopefully even get back to a regular schedule. Im just happy to be settled. Its been a really crazy couple of months that's for sure. Soon, I

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We are almost ready to leave Arkansas! Im sorry for not posting more, but we've been so weighed down with projects that needed to be finished before we could leave. We finally decided to rent the house instead of selling it. Its the market. Unfortunately we would not have been able to get anything from the house had we sold it. But that's ok. We found a nice family to rent it from us.I have to

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We are pretty close to being done packing all our things! Thus the reason I havent posted in a while. We only have a few weeks left and its getting a little exciting! Packing is such a big task!

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Moving is a really BIG deal for small children. They dont truly understand the whole thing while its happening. It may take some quite a while to truly understand that you arent in the same place and wont be seeing the same people once you are settled into your new place.My oldest has had a few questions for us that have been a little difficult to answer. Difficult in the aspect of it being hard

Marandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428042736729487113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367066512123244455.post-90530075472594815582009-03-21T08:00:00.002-05:002009-03-21T08:00:00.544-05:00

We have finally decided on an actual move date! It has been decided that we will be moving the first week in May. YAY! Now I can truly get serious about packing things up!

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As we get closer to moving, I have to start focusing on how we are going to get there. As you should know by now (if you've been following along for any length of time), we have three little boys. They are six years, three years, and almost two (at the end of April). This makes for some interesting dynamics for traveling across the country. Lucky for me they all love traveling. We did a trip to

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When we moved from California we had limited space to bring things with us. We had our Jeep Cherokee and a small trailer. So we had to find the best way to bring things with us without leaving the important things behind. Lucky for me, Hubs is very good at packing things so that you can fit the most in a small space. In order to maximize our space usage we bought a bunch of 18gal Rubbermaid tubs

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The house is getting cleaner and more clutter free. Bonus for me, I can finally see the floor in my room! I swear that we have WAY too many clothes!! I think that I'm going to start getting rid of the things that either don't fit or we don't use anymore. Its no use having them around if we don't use them right? I'm slowly getting rid of things around here. It's so freeing not having so many items

Marandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428042736729487113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367066512123244455.post-68407063941699768882009-03-13T22:17:00.004-05:002009-03-21T00:01:41.617-05:00

As we get closer to the time of moving (Im not calling it a move date until we know the actual date), I wanted to talk about some of the things that we are doing to prepare for the move and other thoughts rattling around in my head. Since we have children I thought it would be a good thing to post about moving with children across the country. We also dont have a lot of money to invest in this

Marandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428042736729487113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367066512123244455.post-47567091808561945242009-03-13T21:15:00.003-05:002009-03-21T00:03:17.569-05:00

I thought I would share a few pictures of my soon to be (used to be?) home.This is the old hotel downtown. Its technically a historic landmark but its still used as a hotel. The old Nevada Theater. I've heard rumor that Mark Twain used to watch plays in this theater. It's still in use today as well.This is a classic example of all the old covered bridges around the area. It truly is a historic

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Why, you might ask?The answer: Because we are planning a move. Where? To California. When? Ummm .. I guess you can say that it is TBA.Here's the scoop. The Hubs and I have made the *Very Difficult* decision to move back home to the wiles of California. This is an extremely difficult decision for us because of so many factors. While we are comfortable here in our bubble of Arkansas, the Lord has

Marandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428042736729487113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367066512123244455.post-74063883470707663502009-03-05T20:29:00.003-06:002009-03-21T00:02:05.262-05:00

Up until recently I figured that the rice cooker was only for rice. Well not anymore! I've been experementing with it and trying to make this single use item not so single use anymore. Its working too. About a week ago I had bought a big bag of frozen ravioli's from Sams Club. These are the type of ravioli's that dont have any sauce and that's a good thing. So here's the recipe.BBQ Ravioli's20

Marandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428042736729487113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367066512123244455.post-6037620995439477532009-02-16T16:52:00.004-06:002009-03-21T00:02:31.306-05:00

I have officially opened an etsy shop! My first item up for sale is ... of all things ... Birdseed Toss Wedding Roses. They are fabric roses with birdeseed (or whatever you chose) stuffed inside to toss at the bride and groom as they leave the wedding. Pretty cool I thought! They were ones that were made with the intention of being used at a friends wedding but there was a discrepancy about the

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I've seen this statement all too often this year. "I prefer to set goals, not resolutions, for the new year." So I wanted to delve into that thought just a little. What is a goal and what is a resolution?Goal - according to Merriam-Websters Dictionary a goal is "the end toward which effort is directed".Resolution - the word resolution is a form of the word resolve. Resolve means "fixity of

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This year I'm hoping that I can actually accomplish some of my goals. Ive been pretty bad about it in the past and have at times not even made goals because I knew that they would be forgotten just as soon as they were made. But with a bit of work I think that I can actually accomplish a few this year. I'm keeping them somewhat small, yet worth working on.Goals for 20091. Cook more from scratch.

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Marandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428042736729487113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367066512123244455.post-85907353056132426802008-12-02T00:42:00.002-06:002009-01-14T21:28:33.936-06:00

Simple Mom has anounced the book list for the Sound Mind, Sound Mom Book club. I encourage you to hop on over and check it out. She has quite a few good selections in there and you dont necessarily have to be a mom to join in the fun. I will be posting my reviews of the books as we read them. I hope you do too.

Marandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428042736729487113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367066512123244455.post-36079025403740573432008-11-23T23:01:00.004-06:002009-01-14T21:28:53.365-06:00

My husband and I and our four month old son moved to Arkansas WAY (okay not so way) back in 2003. We moved out here from California in the spring with a friend of ours. When we moved, the price of gas in California was about $1.60 - $1.70 per gallon and the price when we got to Arkansas was $1.45. I loved it. It was so much cheeper! Then things started to get expensive and we had a steady climb

Marandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428042736729487113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367066512123244455.post-9969814302455803382008-11-17T13:25:00.000-06:002009-01-14T21:28:33.936-06:00

Well here's your chance to read some new books. Starting in January Simple Mom is going to be hosting a book club on her blog. Subjects will range from food to frugality, kids and home, money management and organizing. We will be reading one book every two months (to make it easy). Anyone can join and I hope you do!

Marandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428042736729487113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367066512123244455.post-20732445081444538092008-10-31T00:11:00.000-05:002009-01-14T21:29:24.307-06:00

Have you ever noticed that when the little guys cant walk, life seems to be so much harder to deal with. Its harder to go out of the house, getting in and out of the car is difficult, managing play time. Not to mention the fact that there's not much to do outside the home when the little one is non mobile. Its not like they can play at the park or really enjoy what you are doing because they cant

Marandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428042736729487113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367066512123244455.post-23055999989929144092008-10-09T16:42:00.000-05:002009-01-14T21:29:24.307-06:00

I can say that we are sucessfully homeschooling. Thursday last week my oldest came to me telling me that he could read a page out of one of the little reader books that we have. I told him that was wonderful and that he should read the whole book. So he went back to his room and read it. The whole thing. I am so proud of him. He's really doing a wonderful job. I love the fact that he can read

Marandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428042736729487113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367066512123244455.post-50695218604754225692008-10-09T16:30:00.001-05:002008-10-09T16:30:29.010-05:00

Marandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428042736729487113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367066512123244455.post-52032351473330828122008-09-30T23:25:00.000-05:002008-09-30T23:33:28.858-05:00

This was emailed to me recently and for those of you who dont know my political leanings (which is probably all of you), this will definatley show you what it is. I really dont like to talk about politics much because it is a hard issue for most people. You know .. its one of those subjects that you DEFINATELY should not bring up with strangers. But I have to here because for one .. its my blog

Marandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428042736729487113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367066512123244455.post-49759730867549055192008-09-21T22:17:00.000-05:002008-09-22T00:47:08.777-05:00

I've been doing this wonderful thing called sewing lately. I finally got a machine that WORKS!!!! Dont ask about the horror stories of the other machine. Im just not going there! But I have found that my new one has some really cool features. It might take me a while to use them all. So what is it that I've been sewing lately, you ask?? Laugh at the duckies I dare you!"Mama Cloth". I found

Marandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428042736729487113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367066512123244455.post-75879947902829867072008-09-11T13:44:00.000-05:002008-09-11T14:21:14.266-05:00

Today deserves a post from me. On this day, 7 years ago, the most horrifying thing, in my time, happened on US soil. Terrorists, intending to kill probably tens of thousands, flew planes into the World Trade Center towers, the Pentagon, and hoped to hit the Whitehouse. Thanks to a few brave souls, the one intended for the Whitehouse went down in a field instead of the walls of its intended mark.

Marandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428042736729487113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367066512123244455.post-41181673274591250112008-09-09T22:24:00.000-05:002009-01-14T21:26:33.683-06:00

I have been trying to figure out the whole meal planning and grocery shopping thing for a while now. It got so bad that I just didn't know what to cook for about three months. I think, however, that I am finally out of my slump. I have a list of our regular dinner meals on hand to choose from and I am working on a staple list so that I am not running out of the regulars when I need them the most.

Marandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428042736729487113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367066512123244455.post-40793944692366610592008-08-18T15:51:00.000-05:002009-01-14T21:26:33.683-06:00

To be perfectly honest .. someone who is wealthy monetarily could be anyone who has more than 50k income per year. I find it really funny that the politicians that vie for our votes in the upcoming election think that wealthy people are only those who are in the top 5%. If that's the case then I must be Dirt poor. For a long time we have lived well under the 30k bracket and are alive and well to

Marandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428042736729487113noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367066512123244455.post-51512207852374701602008-07-20T13:53:00.000-05:002009-01-14T21:28:33.937-06:00

1930's Marital scale76As a 1930s wife, I amVery SuperiorTake the test!I dont get it. I took this test and expected really to get a bad score because I didnt mark a lot of the statements having to do with keeping the house well and looking decent for my husband and yet I still ended up with the highest score they had. How odd. How did you do? www.magatsu.net/maritaltest

Marandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428042736729487113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367066512123244455.post-86270634434729221562008-07-19T08:44:00.000-05:002008-07-19T11:33:00.572-05:00

Thirty hours of driving, almost 2000 miles, from Arkansas to Northern California. We get to go visit our family in two weeks. I think that we are going to have some fun on this trip. Grandma is taking the boys for the whole time we are there and the hubs and I get a hotel room all to ourself. I am so excited!! This is the first time that I will be away from all the boys for more than a few nights

Marandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428042736729487113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367066512123244455.post-35152138269141998062008-07-16T12:44:00.001-05:002009-01-14T21:26:33.683-06:00

I have been seriously in need of a change in my regular diet for some time now. (It shows in my midsection LOL) I have read several times about people going to Raw food or even partially raw. I really need to read up on this some more, but does anyone know anything about this from experience? Or is it something that I just have to try (or not) to find out?

Marandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428042736729487113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367066512123244455.post-52872277059179040832008-07-16T12:36:00.000-05:002009-01-14T21:26:33.683-06:00

I went to put dishes away this morning and had a heck of a time. There were a lot of mixed items in my cabinets that I had not used and some were even chewed up (small teething children). I still have to go to the thrift store either today or tomorrow to rid myself of much clutter and so I think when I go, I will box up a few of those dishes that I dont use anymore and send it off to be someone

Marandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428042736729487113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367066512123244455.post-18047428863780371002008-07-16T12:31:00.000-05:002009-01-14T21:28:33.937-06:00

Someone had mentioned recently that using the google feed reader was a good idea. So I decided to check it out, and found that it is actually pretty simple to use. I like it. The best part is that I dont have to go to all the millions of webpages that I like to watch just to see if there's new content! So if you are like me and never really paid any attention to the different features on Google,

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Okay so its monday already. Over at Handprints on the Wall they have started the carnival with cleaning out their closets. They have both gone thru and cleared out all of the non essential items in their closets with astonishing results. Kendra has counted the clothing items from just her own stuff and came out with 70 pieces that she is getting rid of. Thats just amazing.I have been on a similar

Marandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428042736729487113noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367066512123244455.post-86082011776245469822008-07-13T15:08:00.000-05:002009-01-14T21:26:33.684-06:00

I guess Im not the only one in blog world that has had the inclination to go minimal lately. The Lovely Lady at Handprints on the Wall has decided with her sister that they are going to start living a minimal lifestyle and are going to blog about their journey. They have also started a carnival about it starting on Monday. It is called Minimizing Monday. I hope that you join her for this carnival

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Well, things have been interesting here lately. For anyone who knows me, I have had some family move to town last month. I guess this month they decided that it just wasnt going to work for them and they split town. No notice, no goodbye, nothing. Alright ... so what now. There's not much to do about that. The thing that bugs me is that they left a boat in my yard when they left. What in the

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I told you that I would give an update as to how things are going for the clean up. As of today I have the boys clothes folded and put away. Now I need to do the same for mine. Did I mention the fact that I hate folding laundry? It always takes forever and then you have to put it away. I want to get rid of some of my clothes. Then I would have less to clean and fold. However, it would probably

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Well .. the kids and I tried to go to the dollar movies today. We got there about ten minutes too late. When we got there, there was a line stretching out to the parking lot and just after we settled in to the line the guy at the window says to the lady standing there that they were sold out. Ahh ... so much for that! I will have to remember to get there quite a bit earlier so that we can make

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Do you ever get the feeling that you are about to suffocate from too much stuff in your house? I feel like that all the time lately. Its ridiculous the amount of stuff we have yet don't use. Now granted there are some things that you may not need right now and have to hold until they are needed (ex. seasonal items, hand-me-downs, yard maintenance tools, tools in general, you get the point), but

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She carefully watches everything in her household and suffers nothing from laziness. (Proverbs 31:27) This is what I want for myself. I want my husband to look at me and say that I am not lazy. I want him to come home and not be upset because there is no dinner on the table. I want him to be happy. But currently I am too lazy to even do that much. Its not a lot to make dinner before he gets home

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"That's my favorite (insert item here)" seems to be my 5 year old's favorite saying. It could be anything from movies to games to food or drinks. He seems to have a favorite everything. Im glad that he likes so many things. For me that means that he's not picky at all about the things he has and does. I dont think I can remember too many things that were my favorite when I was little but I hope I

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Well, my family came to town almost two weeks ago and its been super busy lately. They have moved here and so we have been trying to get them set up with all the stuff they need. I haven't had the time to really do much on the computer lately. But its okay because I think within the last two weeks I've moved around more than I have in about a month! The boys are having a lot of fun too because my

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The things kids do when you aren't looking. I went into the boys room today to check on them and to give a small snack only to find that my middle boy (age 2) has found himself a better place to sleep than his bed. We have a few shelves in their closet so I can keep things like games off the floor and out of the reach of the baby. Well the 2 year old has decided that the bottom shelf is his. He

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I plan on going to the lake a lot this summer and I was thinking that the best way to maximize my gas mileage was to go camping. Since I am a stay at home mom, I dont have to worry about the whole weekend camping issue. I can just gather the boys and go. But I want to know what the best things (besides the obvious things) would be good to take with us. We have a couple of weeks before we go

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Just a note .. I will always take ideas on what you want me to post about. Put your idea in the comments and I will do my best to post about it.

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Just about every blogsite that Ive been to has had a theme. I guess that's part of having a blog. Some themes have been about finances and money, others have been about homemaking, some are about living green. You name it, there's a blog out there with that theme. Well this blog's theme is about life at my house, my thoughts, my dreams, my ideas, and things I like.To start things off I want to

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About me:I am a wife, mother, homemaker, and child of God. I try to keep things in check around the house, but I am not perfect (not anywhere close). My goals are to keep a tidy house while raising three boys, to keep my husband happy, and to maybe save a bit of money in the meantime.About this blog:This blog is for me to be able to talk to the world and get feedback on issues in my life or

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