back to school supplies, SAHM style

As I’ve men­tioned before, not too long ago I was also play­ing the part of high school teacher.  Hands down the best part about going back to school was all the new school sup­plies.  New pens, new orga­niz­ers, new sticky-​​notes, new any­thing I had plans to incor­po­rate into my class­room that quickly faded by week...

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round 3 is in the bag

I do not con­sider myself a com­plete organic, healthy foods, guru.  The only thing I insist on buy­ing organic is milk.  When this push started a few years ago I heard Julia Roberts say on Oprah that if I was going to do just one thing organic it had to be milk.  Sold me.  I...

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weekend wisdom, 6

“Do I love you?   My God, if your love were a grain of sand, mine would be a uni­verse of beaches.” I am off to the sand and the shores.  Take care of each other. PS… first per­son to name the movie (with­out help from Google) gets a prize! 0   

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if i could turn back time | twinisms

It’s time for our sec­ond dose of… Alaska, Army, and twins…  I am so excited to be wel­com­ing Brid­get from Twinisms this week!  She is a Mama of two sets of twins.  Two sets!  Phew!  Her blog is quick wit­ted, funny, and most impor­tantly REAL.  She does it all with a glass of wine, which makes...

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#iPPP | beach bound

The ladies I call “caped-​​super-​​heroes-​​of-​​blog” have started a new meme, iPhone Photo Phun (#iPPP.)  And since they have been more than absolutely fan­tas­tic to me and my blog I will do pretty much any­thing they ask!  Dou­ble bonus that I get to show off a picture! And if you haven’t signed up for a blog...

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mama on the bus says wha wha wha

Deep deep breath. It’s over. I will never have to put my biggest baby boy on the bus for the first time again.  Ever. Thank God. If you missed the back­ground, click here to get caught up.  I gave myself some choices, none of which I liked but one of which I had to pick. Spar­ing...

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