“I wish I lived at his house instead of ours.” “Why son?” “Because he’s got better toys than us.” “Well, I bet if you asked him, he’d like to come and live at our house.” “Why do you think that Momma?” “Because son, you get to live on a farm…
“First day of school, first day of school, first day of school.” If you’ve watched Finding Nemo 9,376,457 times like we have, then you are familiar with Nemo’s level of excitement as he returns to school after summer break. I’m not sure who was more what. Between the three us, we were somewhere…
My heart and mind were playing tug o’ war as I left to go pick up sister banker’s school kids. The cowboy and the rascals left the yard sale for home, or so I thought… Had I made the best decision? Is one more excavator or backhoe or tractor really THAT big of…
The world’s longest yard sale was this past weekend. If you’ve never experienced it, you totally should. It’s multifaceted. It’s a people-watchers paradise and a frugal fella’s jackpot. I love it for both reasons. This year, the sisters and I opted to sell verses shop. I also considered it a prime time to teach…
A couple of disclaimers as we head into this post: one: the cowboy loves sarcasm two: I love sarcasm fact: life with sarcasm is more fun **** Coffee talk at our house is where great ideas and philosophies are born. Last week, my youngest and I were enjoying our morning coffee when he said, “Mom, you…
It’s that grit your teeth, get after it, time of year, right? But does it have to be? Yes and no. Many things in life are not up for debate and/or there is no room to negotiate and yet, there are many, many things that are. One thing that is completely NOT…