Spring break has arrived for many school agers, my daughters starts today actually. With the economy the way it is and money tight all around, I thought I’d give some thought on some cheap Spring Break activities for school agers. These are if you plan to stay home and not have a destination vacation in mind. Read the rest of this entry »

Valentines Day is just around the corner. I remember being a kid and loving that day. We had school parties where we got candy, cupcakes, tons of cards, it was almost like Halloween. As I got older, I either loved or hated the day, depending on if I had a boyfriend at the time or not. Even sometimes when I had a boyfriend I hated the day! Now, as a married Mommie, I view the day as much different than I used to… Read the rest of this entry »

With Christmas over and all those festivities behind us, we all look to the new year. What will we change, what will we work towards, all of the above. So here are the top New Years resolutions…which ones will Mommie be doing? Read the rest of this entry »

I figured I’d post now, as I won’t be able to for the rest of today or tomorrow. Well, Christmas is finally here (Christmas Eve at least). All the presents are wrapped, we baked yesterday (oh, and all got exposed to strep again, lovely), family got into town last night and we’re ready to start our holiday.

I’m looking forward to today and tomorrow, but as I said before, I’m looking forward to the days after. I like the beginning of a new year, it’s like rebirth. You haven’t done anything bad yet, you can start fresh!

To all my Mommies Home.net readers, have a wonderful Christmas! I know I will sure try!

I’ve been struggling this year, truly I have. My favorite holiday has always been Christmas, hands down. I’d start celebrating early, on the first of November. Christmas music was at the top of my list, it’s the only thing I’d listen to from November first until the day after Christmas. I loved wrapping presents and giving them to my loved ones every year. I baked pumpkin bread and pumpkin cheesecake, I’d make sure I had cinnamon spiced coffee or tea, I’d have egg nog in the refrigerator. I’d have the Christmas spirit for months after Christmas, it was wonderful.

Last year something seemed to change in me, I wasn’t as excited. The season flew by and I didn’t bake anything but break apart cookies. Our house was just cluttered, not seasonal. It just didn’t feel the same. This year, well, I just want the stupid holiday to be over… Read the rest of this entry »

My husband is the type of man that wants the coolest, most expensive gadgets, no matter what. He’s always been that way. I always tell him he can’t have A, B or C, basically because there isn’t room in our budget for his toy tastes. So for Christmas this year, all he really wants is an iPhone. I’m not caving this year and here’s why…
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Well, we got all of our Christmas decorations basically up. But I’ve discovered that my husband and I seem to be at odds with the lights inside the home. He wants our Christmas tree on all the time, I figure we should turn it off if no one is in the room to see…so who is right?
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I’ve never participated in black Friday, it always seemed silly freaky to me. People waking up early to fight crowds, ugh. This year I decided to do it though, my first time. Walmart’s prices couldn’t be beat, they were great, so I figured I’d go before the sale started and get some deals. I hate Walmart, I absolutely won’t shop there, never have after learning about 10 years ago about their business model and seeing how Walmart sucks the life out of their employees and the towns they are in. But, we needed to save some money, so off I went…

Turkey day is officially here! I hope everyone has a healthy and happy Thanksgiving and that everyone gets to eat their fill today!

Here’s a link to some hotline numbers for the turkey cooking: http://www.pepperfool.com/recipes/holidays/turkeyhotline.html. I had to call them yesterday, as my turkey was still a brick. Ya, we had to go buy a fresh turkey for today, so we’ll see how that goes, I’ve never eaten a fresh turkey.

Gobble, gobble.

It’s just not as easy these days to write a Christmas list. This is just a quick one that perhaps my husband will watch.

When I was a kid, that was a ball to make a Christmas list! You could open up a toy catalog and go crazy! MEGA Brands can help you with that mickey mouse magic wish list you have in front of you. You can shop by age, brand and even price, which helps weed out a lot of your search results. They have a great selection of toys for the holidays, so go check them out!