Tricia

Spring Break is Almost Here

Ok, I am in countdown mode over here. I want to make the most of spring break with the kids but I don’t want lose my mind with all the kids. Sometimes with all the different personalities it is very easy to be pulled into a million different directions. I don’t want anyone to feel left out. TJ and Kayla are huge dinosaur fans so I am hoping to take the kids to The Dinosaur Discovery Musuem. I...

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Our Saturday-I am exhausted!!

Yesterday I thought it would be a great idea to take the kids to the Zoo. It was family free day so all I would have to pay for is parking, see how I am being frugal?Well a little frugal. We could have parked a million blocks away and not have had to pay for parking but that is just to much for me. Before we went we stopped at Dollar Tree to get some treats because there was no way I was paying for any of...

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I was due for a mini breakdown

Ok, my car has been broken. My 2003 dependable Sunfire just one day decided it didn’t want to start up. I figured it was something minor so I didn’t worry about it. I starting driving our back up vehicle, our mini van. It needs some work too but it was driveable. Until lately. It has started leaking transmission fluid and the tires keep going flat. Let me tell you, I have learned the hard way...

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Unschooling…an alternative education option?

For about the last year or so I have been checking out homeschooling. For one reason or another there have been times when I have not been too happy with my children’s school. I recently came across a term I never heard before, unschooling. Unschooling is an alternative to educationing your children but it is nothing like homeschooling. While homeschooling follows a curriculum similar to traditional...

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Meet my friend Monday

For those of you not familair with the Meet My Friend Monday Meme, it was started by It is naptime. She came up with this great way to share with others the blogs you like to visit. This week I would like to introduce you to a blog that if you are not aware of, you need to jump on board!! It is called Mom Dot. The main three Moms behind the Mom Dot are Bridgette Trisha and Alicia. There is also a very...