Dice, Dice, and more Dice
on Nov 11, 2009 in math games school fun and games The kids didn't have school today. So I had my 3 home and babysat for a friend of mine. The 2 bigger ones played legos most of the day.The 4 younger ones played Wii for a little bit. Then they decided to play the dice game.My girls made it up the...

Saving Money, Saving Energy
on Nov 8, 2009 in eco friendly money saving tips Last night I got on to see when my electric bill was due. To my shock I found out my bill was only $16. Apparently they were ordered to repay their customers, and instead of sending out that many checks, they took it off the current bill.Awesome!I'...

We need heat!
on Nov 6, 2009 in vent Just before summer our furnace stopped working. We put off on having it fixed until later in the year. We weren't going to need it and figured that it would give us time to set aside some money to get it fixed. We knew that it would be expensive c...

Awesome job!
on Nov 3, 2009 in life's little pleasures school This week is conference week. The kids get out early all week. Yesterday I had conference with the girls' teacher. Awesome news. Both have improved tremendously since the beginning of school. My son's conference was today. He's doing great, exc...

Rude people
on Oct 25, 2009 in vent Yesterday we went to the aquarium. Now I'm reminded why we don't normally go on weekends. There were a ton of people there. Normally crowds don't bother me, but it seems like every rude person in the area was there on the same day. Seriously, is...

Costume Sneak Peak
on Oct 24, 2009 in pictures Ignore the mess. I get rather messy excited when it comes to crafts. This is almost done. The only problem we are having now is to find a cheap top hat.

Paper Mache
on Oct 23, 2009 in crafts Before 2 weeks ago I hadn't done anything with paper mache in years. I'm not obsessed with it. I've found so many cute tutorials on different things to mache with just some flour, water, and newspaper. As soon as this latest one is done I will be...

Pumpkins R' US
on Oct 21, 2009 in life's little pleasures pictures We took a trip to the pumpkin patch today. I've never seen a child have a nervous breakdown trying to find just the right pumpkin before.In the past we went, picked 5 pumpkins and left. Today we spent an hour trying to find the perfect ones. They...

Skeeter the One Legged Seagull
on Oct 20, 2009 in picture My kids named this seagull Skeeter. Yes from Bedtime Stories.The first time we saw him was several months ago. We went down to the pier for a fishing derby.Now he's a an icon for my kids. Everytime we go they can't leave until they see Skeeter.

Homework Club
on Oct 19, 2009 in life's little pleasures The girls' teacher wants to start a homework club after school. Its for kids that need extra help, or those that have a hard time finishing/doing their homework at home.My son volunteered to help with is. I'm not sure who was more shocked, me or th...