I am Catholic. I went to church today at lunch to receive my ashes. Luckily, no one stopped me in the hall at work this afternoon to inform me of “toner” on my forehead. Yes, that really happened numerous years while living in Alabama – could be because only 3% of the state is Catholic. Actually,
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Whatcha Might Not Know…Gift Closet
Above is the closet in my guest bedroom…loaded…with…gifts. Yep, a gift closet. Being a frugal person, it’s one of my favorite things. A spot to hide treasures until necessary. For instance, I already have the kids’ stockings completely planned with gifts stowed here from after-Christmas sales. Easter Baskets are almost complete. Majority of the items in here =
Whatcha Might Not Know…Immediate Family
My Sister, My Mom, My Brother & ME May 2010 Me and My Baby Bro on his HS Graduation Day My parents divorced when I was 5-years old. I have a little sister who is 2 1/2 years younger than me. My mom remarried when I was in high school and they had my
Whatcha Might Not Know…Infertility
What some of you might not know is that Andy and I dealt with infertility for 2 years on our journey to become parents. Seriously. We may have 3 kids now…and back-to-back so I’m sure I look like Fertile Myrtle, but it took a long time coming. That said, I truly never take being a
Whatcha Might Not Know…Housecleaning
So I’m totally coming clean this week and fessing up…I hire someone to clean my house. (This is when most of you start hating me.) Weekly. (This is when the rest of you hate me and those of you from before hate me even more.) I’m not saying this to brag or one-up any of you. Now that
Whatcha Might Not Know…Starbucks Cups
What is up with the picture below? The cup on the left is how I normally get handed my cup from the barista. The cup on the right is the only way I will drink it. Yes, I am so anal that I must make sure the logo on the cup and the logo on the
Whatcha Might Not Know…Skyline Chili
Locals will understand this…out-of-towners…tune in next week. I’ve never eaten Gold Star Chili…ever. Nor do I plan to. If I did I’d probably be banished from the city by my relatives. We are a hard-core Skyline Chili family. Relatives have owned them, worked at them and my dad actually runs one in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida that’s
Whatcha Might Not Know…Making My Bed
Although I’m the type of person who cannot go to bed at night nor leave for work in the morning without every dish out of the sink and the counters, island and table wiped off in my kitchen…I NEVER make my bed. And that doesn’t mean that Andy does it. It goes unmade. Every morning.