Category Archives: General

The revolving door of the “relationship status” on Facebook

I'm begging some of you to break up with your relationship status on Facebook. You know, that part of your profile that lets everyone know if you are Single, In a Relationship, Engaged, Married, Divorced, or It's Complicated. Some things the public, your friends, and your family do not want to know. I am urging ...

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A horrible no good Friday

I would like to welcome everyone who has come to read the following post. It has not been edited in anyway and will not be removed. The person who linked to this post made a lot of assumptions about me, my children, and the state of their well being and made some lame attempt to ...

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Random Tuesday Thoughts: Palin’s daughter on abstinence, while Octomom preaches sterilization

The last two days I have been trying to get some things accomplished around the house. Little things. Things that if not tended to that will turn into big things that usually everyone thinks fairies come and do in the middle of the night. Unfortunately these tasks, which would take very minimal time, are taking ...

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Loaves and Fishes

For the past year and a half that I have been on Facebook frequent groups have started that ask members to "fan" or "like" drug testing for those who receive welfare benefits. Staggering numbers belong to these groups and shockingly the very people from my friends list that profess to be anti-government and believers in ...

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Teachers Who Impacted My Life

I have been very fortunate to have had some wonderful teachers when I was in school. If teachers were allowed to teach and be involved with students like they were when I was in school I doubt I would be a homeschooling parent today. It is hard to just pick one favorite teacher for this ...

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Drunk Cougars Need To Be Caged

Last Thursday night I went and saw the talented Norah Jones in concert at the Saenger Theater. It was an event I looked forward to attending. Our tickets were purchased back in December and were not cheap. They were probably the most expensive tickets I have ever purchased for a concert. For five ...

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Random Tuesday Thoughts: I gave up coffee

It's that time again. Random Thoughts Tuesday. I haven't done one in awhile. To check out more RTT click on the graphic and visit Keely. You will not be disappointed. It is that time of year when the kids are back in swimming lessons. At least ...

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Soaking it all in

“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.” - Buddha The above quote is what I have been trying to do the last six days. It is at times ...

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What have WE done?

Fingers are pointing, the blame game has begun, and BP says they take full responsibility for the Gulf oil clean up but let's be honest, everyone of us are guilty. We drive our cars, ...

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Do Unto Others

For nearly eleven years my husband and I have lived in our home. We live on a street that ends in a cul-de-sac and we were the third couple to occupy a home on our street. We were surrounded by empty lots and slabs with beginning construction. Each time a new lot was shown to ...

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