About that mailbox . . .

I've never been a big fan of my mailbox.  However, it served its purpose till last night.  We woke up this morning to our mailbox laying on the ground.  Since a lot of my product reviews are sent by the mail, this is a very bad, bad thing.  Second problem, it snowed here last night, so the ground is frozen.  We think it was hit by the snow plow in the ...continue reading

The Power Of Parents

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It is amazing that we are given this little gift of life without a handbook.  We try our best to keep them safe. However, there are some things as parents we should know.  I was lucky enough to be invited onto a phone call with the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children and learned a lot of information about keeping my kids safe.  My goal is let ...continue reading

Halloween Madness

How was your Halloween? Here is Chicago we had a beautiful day. The last two Halloweens it was so cold that we have to dress the kids in layers of berghaus clothing, and they were still cold after about an hour. Not that they wanted to quit trick or treating or anything, but I was worried about how cold it was. However, this year, we didn't have that ...continue reading

My Day

Ever have one of those days?  I did today. Instead of my normal Tuesday routine, I got stuck doing other things I didn't really feel like doing.  If you read my last update from when we went to the doctor's office, Madison needs to get a hearing test done. I finally got around to calling the school district today, and what a mess.  Instead of being able ...continue reading


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