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And Suddenly My Butt No Longer Matters

As I was hanging up my jeans after doing laundry tonight I was flooded with memories of my butt and the way we were. I don't think I ever cared about name brands or what I was wearing until I hit 6th grade and then suddenly for some odd reason it View Post

I Can Haz Weekend?

Work, work, work all weekend. Tired, tired, tired. View Post

School Colors

It's graduation time and we have been super busy at work making bows using the local school colors to use when we giftwrap. It's a never-ending process because as soon as we make up a bunch they are all used up at the end of the day. Sort of like View Post

LaundryHE.com- Review and Giveaway-CLOSED

What is HE high-efficiency detergent and when is it used? Can just any detergent be used in front-load washers? Washer manufacturers recommend 'he' detergents be used in their front-load and high-efficiency washers. Is this necessary?GIVEAWAY IS NOW View Post

Can Jimmy Come Over To Play?

I'd like to introduce you to Jimmy. He's the orange one and he belongs to our next door neighbor. Jimmy has recently been set free from being an indoors only cat and has made friends with Bonnie and Clyde, which is a miracle in itself because Clyde View Post

Mother’s Day

I think every mother would agree that the best Mother's Day gifts are made with little hands. View Post

Giveaway

I'm hosting a giveaway for one of my lucky readers to win Wet Ones products for the school of their choice. Please click here to enter at my review blog. View Post

Bamboozled

You know how parents can use these weird mind-trick ways to get a kid to actually do something? My dad had one he used on me all the time when I was growing up. He'd ask me every afternoon once I was old enough to go out to the driveway and get the View Post

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