I'm so excited football season has started. No more laying around the house with no rhyme or reason to the day. Don't get me wrong. I love being lazy, but it was starting to get to me. Well, Football practice for both of the boys started last night. We were out the door by 2:30 for freshmen full contact camp and at 5:30 for the younger one's conditioning...

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I know it's only been 4 hours and the water is only up to our knees but i'm so glad we bought our pool.

We got the only pool from the ad that toys r us had on their truck. So lucky!!!

My neighbor took be to the sand and gravel place and I bough a yeard of sand for dirt cheap. So nice of him. The kids and i wheelbarrowed...

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I've decided to take the plunge!!! We have been promissing the kids a pool for 3 years now and we still don't have one.(hubby's been the one promising and procrastinating.

Our backyard has been dirt for the last 8 years. First we couldn't have a dog till the yard was done. What do ya know Grandma brought us one anyway 2 1/2 years...

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I have a love hate relationship with the last day of school. I sat down last night and wrote my daughter's 2nd grade teacher a 4 page letter. She has been a friend to me this year in ways that I cannot start to explain. It's been a rough year and I always had her to go to when I needed advice. Besides the fact that she is just the most rockin 2nd...

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Ok I am so proud of myself and I must say I just love Budget 101!!!!!!


Last week I was making some homemade english muffins and I didn't have any cormeal. I sent my son on his bike to the store to pick some up and he brought me this huge box of white cornmeal. My english muffins were ok. A little heavy (somethings not right...

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