Ahead… For Me Anyway.

| September 17, 2010

I have never been one of these highly organized Christmas shoppers who has all their Christmas shopping done by the 4th of July. I’ve said that a lot around here. Invariably, every September I start trying to figure out what I’m going to do about Christmas. It’s funny because if you mention that you are [...]

Inflatable Thoughts

| September 15, 2010

My recent immersion into all things SOA (Sons of Anarchy) has left me little brain space to think about upcoming holidays and anyone who knows me knows that I am usually obsessed with the holidays. On a side note though, was it just me or are those Irish guys on SOA particularly brutal? At least [...]

Opinions On Auto Insurance Can Help Holiday Budget?

| August 11, 2010

Good morning! There are only a few more days of summer vacation left. Another summer nearly gone. It’s amazing how fast the time flies. My kids have had such a busy summer. Ethan and Ashton just got back from San Diego and have made numerous trips to Newport already, Katie has been to Magic Mountain, [...]

Bug, Bug, Goose!

| July 27, 2010

We had such a nice weekend. My dad and stepmom came over for dinner on Saturday. They brought big, gorgeous shrimp that we cooked on cedar planks and Mike made some phenomenal grilled Mahi Mahi. It was a nice change to other weekends that seemed to stretch on forever in 105 degree heat. Mike started [...]

I’m Considering Online Savings for Christmas…

| June 25, 2010

For the first time in years I decided to start planning the winter holidays (specifically Christmas) way ahead of time. Between the unexpected expenses that life can bring and general living expenses it just made good sense. Last year was my first year using FlyLady’s holiday planner like with most things there was a bit [...]