Life Imitates Art, or the Other Way Around?

Mar 29

Wednesday night, after all the dog and website drama here, Baby Sister came over to hang the curtains she’d made for my room and Second Son’s room, only to find we had the wrong length of rod for mine and Second Son’s she deemed too short (thanks to me trusting the contractor who told me that Second Son’s windows were the same height as the...

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Jealous of Our Dog

Mar 27

Tuesday, I got to school expecting to be teaching 8th grade and instead was asked to cover 6th grade math/reading classes. Aside from the fact that the 6th graders act like their parents feed them acid for breakfast, it was an ok day. But I came home to an email from a new web client telling me her site wouldn’t come up. The rest of the day/night was spent...

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And We All Lived to Tell About It

Mar 25

Yes, we all survived Spring Break, hallelujah! It was touch and go a couple of times, but we made it. No stretch of days seems to pass here lately without some serious life lessons involved. Life lesson realizations, more accurately. You know, when I made the decision to take Adopted Son in, I knew what I was up against bringing someone everyone else in the world...

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Spring Break May Just Break Me

Mar 19

Ok, I’m not sure if it’ll be my sanity or my grocery budget first, but Spring Break is gonna break something, I can tell you that, for sure. We’re just finishing up Day 4 with 5 more to go. So far, I haven’t had to kill anyone, but if it’s rainy and cold again tomorrow – I make no guarantees. Not only are they all getting on each...

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Finding That Balance Between Making Money and Parenting

Mar 17

Finding That Balance Between Making Money and Parenting

A recent commenter on Another One Bites the Dust said: For parents, there are two most important things – money making and children…of course it is easier to say that we need to balance between the two…but how about the reality..? Lord knows I’ve screwed up countless times in this department as a parent. I may be more of an expert in what not...

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