Archive for December, 2006

You’re Prolly Tired…

12.30.06

Of me complaining about the anarchic state of my household -- despair not! It appears that help is on the way...So, I was reading another mommy blog and found the website for this FlyLady I've been hearing so much about lately. I'm so excited! She was speaking to me from ...

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Friday’s Feast…

12.29.06

[I am officially hooked on these daily memes!]AppetizerHow do you usually celebrate on New Year's Eve?Well, ever since we had Oldest in 2004, we've become old fogies and have been staying in and watching the ball drop on tv (if we can make it 'till midnight). I try to ...

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Cereal Killer…

12.28.06

Please excuse this fleeting moment of shallowness, but...my house is driving me nuts!! Seriously, there's just too much stuff everywhere. I think we may have outgrown our cozy and cute home.We don't have enough closet/pantry/bathroom/familyroom/space. Maybe it's because we just came back from my SILs spacious-vaulted ceilings-eat-in-kitchen-just-under-half-an-acre-yard-house but it feels ...

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12.28.06

Thirteen Things I need to do in 20071. I need to stop nitpicking when my husband tries to be helpful!2. I need to stop saying I'm going to do my Windsor Pilates videos and just do them!3. I need to finish (ie. start) my scrapbooks.4. I need to spend more ...

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Thursday Thirteen #2

12.28.06

Thirteen Things That Get On My Nerves!! Just in case this post leads you to believe that I'm a negative person, let me assure that you that I'm not. It's just that one or two things got on my nerves this morning so here I go!1. Returning from vacation to ...

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Why do we always spend too much at Christmas despite our efforts to budget?

12.27.06

How was Christmas for you guys? Mine was good, but it went by too fast and it was too expensive. I'm not even sure where I spent money but I went over budget by about $250. Of course, I can't let DH know that. I'm simply praying for a job ...

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MamaLaw #7 – Respect the Nap

12.23.06

"Respect the Nap" And bedtime too for that matter.Am I right? This really doesn't need to be a long and detailed post because all of you moms out there know exactly what I'm talking about. Naptime is sacred in my household. Unless there is a really extraordinary reason, neither of ...

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And To All A Goodnight…

12.21.06

Off I go to get ready us ready for tonight's trip. [ok, ok so I'm really going to the hair salon] I'm not sure what the Internet situation will be at my SILs but I will try my best to post at least once while we're away. Happy Holidays to ...

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*New* Our 1st Thursday Thirteen…

12.21.06

Thirteen Things about J. Fergie's WeekI'm learning! I found out about Thursday Thirteen yesterday (after finding out about "Works for Me Wednesdays") and decided to try it. Basically, every Thursday you post a list of 13 things about yourself or your week so that other bloggers can get to know ...

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Christmas presents

12.20.06

I know it's December 20......and I still don't have a present for DH. I've done all the shopping for everyone else -- in fact, I had a list and I had ideas of what to get for everyone, but never added DH to the list. I've bought him a ...

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