Reaching Out to my Readers for Advice

I got such great feedback on my basketball shoe dilemma that I’m turning to my readers with another puzzle.
The Son takes weekly cello lessons. His teacher is a young man who recently completed his graduate degree in music performance. He’s terrific — not just in general as a music teacher but also in that he’s [...]

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Reader Opinions, Please

If you’re a regular reader, you’ll know that The Son is playing basketball on a middle-school team this season. I’m really torn about whether or not to outfit him with a pair of basketball shoes. Here are the pros and cons that I’ve identified — I’d love any input you have to offer.
Pros — Get [...]

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Introducing the Cast of Players

I realized this morning that I haven’t provided a much background info about myself or the other characters mentioned here frequently. I’ve posted a few small tidbits about me so far but nothing comprehensive. So, how about we get a little more personal?
The HusbandHe’s 72 years old. He’s survived [...]

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Behind The 8 Ball but It’s Not So Bad

I’ve just been tagged! It’s my first time and call me naive but I’m excited
I was tagged by SAHMmy from SAHMmy Says for the Crazy 8’s meme. I’ve had fun following tag links back and reading everyone’s lists.
So here we go with my Crazy 8’s:
8 Things I’m Passionate About:

Life
My Family
My Values
My Faith
My [...]

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Re-arranging the Furniture…

in figurative sense, that is. I really wanted two side columns but like the color and layout that I had. So I’ve found a template with 3 columns and now I’m trying to get the colors and layout right. Please bear with me. And get used to things changing. It’s [...]

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I’m fat, dumb, and happy — and unhappy about it

Late last week in the wake of our What if Daddy Were Rich conversation, The Husband and I were discussing budgets. I’d been a bit reluctant to tell him about the YNAB program I’d bought and was trying to learn to use because I knew he’d write it off as another wild hare I was [...]

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I am NOT a Trophy Wife… And I Can Prove It

Sometimes it’s called “robbing the cradle.” Another euphemism is “May-December” relationship. My usual way of stating the age difference between The Husband and myself is to say that he is “significantly older than I am.”
The fact is that my husband is 29 years, 2 months, and 25 days older than I am. I usually just [...]

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Colorado Rockies!! How Sweet It Is!!

National League Champions!!World Series, here we come!!!Sorry, I know it’s not related to my finances but we’re big fans. Not big enough fans to buy tickets from scalpers or load up on memorabilia, but fan’s nonetheless. It’s really been quite a ride from The Blake Street Bombers to The World Series.

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Blog Action Day

Today is Blog Action Day and the theme is the environment. How fortuitous.
On the way home from taking The Daughter to practice this afternoon, I stopped by the grocery store for some broccoli to round out our dinner of salmon steaks and rice. What self-respecting mother-of-two-teens could walk into a grocery store and [...]

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What If Daddy Were Rich?

Last night’s dinner-table conversation topic was a continuation of a conversation The Daughter and I had in the car the other day.How different would your life be if Daddy had a lot more money?I had guessed that The Husband might drive a Cadillac; nothing flashy just a regular Cadillac. He used to drive Cadillacs back [...]

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