I knew transitioning to one income was going to be difficult but I’m not sure I realized it was going to be quite the challenge it has become. There were definitely some expenses I thought would improve while I was home. I was, unfortunately, very wrong. Most significant improvement would be daycare. Not paying for a full week of supervision […]

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I admit it, I worry about my kids. Sure everyone worries about their kids to some level. I, however, worry an exorbitant amount. I come by it honestly though. I come from strong lineage of worriers. Of course most of it completely uncalled for but occasionally there is good reason. As I have mentioned before, Gabby has had problems eating […]

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Please explain to me how Google does this to reward you for readership and people being exposed to their advertisers????? What do I do now to support my blog?!?!?! Thanks to everyone who clicked on my advertisers. I almost made $100 when Google dropped me. Here’s their friendly email…

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Recently people have been blogging, discussing and arguing the topic of having child-free restaurants. I caught up on the issue here… http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43718876/ns/business-small_business/t/restaurant-says-it-has-heard-enough-bans-kids/ As a parent you can’t help but feel slightly put off by the idea of your children being forbid to dine somewhere. Recently on a trip to the city, we took the train. Immediately after we sat down […]

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The good news is that after a long, rainy day inside the house, I didn’t walk out when my husband came home nor did I call my old boss and ask for my job back. It was, however, one of those days that I would like to avoid in the future. I decided after having two long, hectic days sandwiched […]

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Some children are born with an attention span for books, puzzles, characters, etc. My son, however, has a love…maybe love isn’t the right word, passion for baseball. Yes, he likes to play baseball. Yes, he likes to watch baseball. Yes, he likes to know the baseball players. It’s never-ending. The other day we went to this outing with the park […]

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Recently a local child died in a tragic accident at his overnight camp. The first thought that came to mind was that my kids are never going to overnight camp. I must keep a close eye on my children at all times. At first, the thought of my kids being under my supervision as much of the time as possible […]

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Kids asleep so I flip on the tv expecting nothing but some crap about some rich lady matchmaking or crazy housewives doing crazy stuff and I stumble upon my youth. I stumble upon a tv show that affected me to the core. Some people reading this may think I’m nuts for letting tv dictate my being but this show, in […]

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