Archive for December, 2008

Filing For Divorce

Monday, December 29th, 2008 Posted in | 9 Comments »

Dear Wal-mart, I have grudgingly been a customer of yours for years.  You have provided me savings, and that is why I kept coming back to spite the anxiety, and guilt ... Read more..

Another Favorite

Thursday, December 25th, 2008 Posted in | 1 Comment »

My favorite thing to do on Christmas day is to go to the movies.  I love going with a mish mosh of friends and relatives that are in town for ... Read more..

The Reason For Santa’s Belly

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008 Posted in , Adventures in cooking, Kids, house | 1 Comment »

Today is reserved for making candy cane cookies.  Making these cookies with my mom is one of my earliest memories. Rolling out the snakes of cookies dough and then twisting ... Read more..

Tradition

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 Posted in , Crunchy Granola, I paid for this twice already!, Kids, house | 2 Comments »

Today, we are conducting the operation toy sweep in my children's room. Three piles: 1.) keep 2.) throw away 3.) give away.  This is a yearly tradition.  We strip down ... Read more..

Bread and Water

Sunday, December 21st, 2008 Posted in Adventures in cooking, Crunchy Granola, Foodie, Frugal | 2 Comments »

I'm bartering for sourdough starter.  Studying up here so I can not kill the starter, and make lots and lots of yummy bread.  Bread that costs pennies a loaf?  Yes ... Read more..

Just Now…

Friday, December 19th, 2008 Posted in | 7 Comments »

Aaron and I are in the pool.  He leans in and whispers "I just realized my wallet and phone are still in my pocket." There is no point in rushing ... Read more..

Craigslist Christmas

Thursday, December 18th, 2008 Posted in | 4 Comments »

Mrs. Blogaway tipped me off to a new sitter for my kids. And just when I was wondering where in tarnation (I love that word-don't you?) I was going to find ... Read more..

One Less Thing

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 Posted in | 5 Comments »

To spite my assault on Christmas consumption, I spent approximately 1 billion dollars *lifts pinky finger to lower lip, and shifts head slightly* wrapping up Christmas shopping yesterday.  We have ... Read more..

12 Dates Update

Sunday, December 14th, 2008 Posted in | 5 Comments »

Two Saturdays ago was our 12 dates kick off, but this story is not linear. I'll start with last weekend and go backwards.  First, we ditched our kids dropped the ... Read more..

What Is Rich?

Thursday, December 11th, 2008 Posted in | 4 Comments »

photo source north xander OK, I finished finals.  95 in Algebra, 92 in government, and 95 in English.  After I smoked my Government test, I called all my friends I have ... Read more..

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