Tricia

My life is sounding like a sad country song

Lately things have been going not so good but I have really been trying to look for a brighter side. Last month we almost lost our house, got the foreclosure papers and all. Luckily my in-laws came in to save us. However money is still tight and we are still broke. My car that is almost paid off is broke. So broke even my mechanic husband can not fix it (not even with the parts that cost a couple of...

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Launch of Extraordinary Mothers

Have you heard about the big Launch of Extraordinary Mothers? You may already be familiar with the mothers behind the scenes. There is Christine from Dates to Diapers, Kristen from An Ordinary Life, Katja from Skimbaco Lifestyle, Toni from Just Stop Screaming and Monica from Mommy Brain Reports. This is definitely a great group of ladies, don’t you agree. Extraordinary Mothers is a community to help...

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How do you handle discipline?

Lately discipline has been on my mind a lot lately. When my husband works a lot I sometimes feel like all the discipline is left up to me. So of course I am feeling like the bad guy who is always starting a sentence with “stop, don’t or no”. The hardest part for me is trying to figure out if the punishment fits the crime and the age. When I am babysitting little ones I use the time out...

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Aloha Friday

Welcome to this week’s edition of Aloha Friday. In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that they take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So Kailani of An Island Life thought that on Fridays she would take it easy on posting, too. So Fridays she asks a simple question for us to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response. If you would like to participate be sure to stop by An Island Life and leave...

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No school

Well I should be used to the weather by now. I have lived in Wisconsin my entire life. So can someone please tell me why I act all surprised when it gets really cold? As I am writing this it is 1:40 am (don’t ask me why I am still up) -2°F. The wind chill is -21°F. By 7am wind chills could reach -40. We are on wind chill alert until Friday. I just can not believe it. It is so cold the city can not...