Friday, October 28, 2011

Accepted Youth Varsity Coaching Position...oh boy

Yesterday, I accepted a coaching position with one of my daughter's squads for next year's football season.  I will be the Varsity Coach for the 5th and 6th grade girls youth cheerleading.  I will get giggles, attitude, enthusiasm, hugs, no shows, difficult parents, fun, stress, my time sucked away, pride, fundraisers up the wazoo...and no pay. I am so in trouble.

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Christmas Gift Ideas for Men (and Women)

For the outdoor type person, I have a great idea.  I didn't know these even existed.  I know about Carhartt jackets (who doesn't) and Carhartt bibs but did you know they also have carhartt sweatshirts?  These are great ideas for men (and women too) who like to work outside in the cold, hunting, ice fishing, snowmobiling!  I would like one to wear to the stable.  It's freezing in that barn!

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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Building Materials

What type of building is better for farm animals (horses mainly)?  Our horses are stabled at a barn that is is cement (keeps it cooler in the summer which is nice), but I was wondering about wood or steel buildings as well. What's best for the horses? What is better cost-wise? What is easiest to maintain?

We have one year and seven months until my husband's child support is done.  I have planning to do on FINALLY being able to get into a house that we can actually fit into in one year and seven months.  Can't wait!!

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Personalized Gifts for Moms Like Me

What's on your Christmas list for mom?  I have no clue yet, myself.  My husband told me this morning that a friend of his was buying his wife a $400 flat iron for Christmas because it has some animal print on it that matches her curling iron.  *falls over*  I could never spend that much money on something like that - I tend to like the personalized gifts for mom. I saw this beautiful Celtic Knot Family Birthstone Necklace online at Personal Creations that I would love.  I am all about the Celtic knots and my four kids so it's one idea.

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Healthy Berries

An important food of the diet I've been using to rid myself of the excess has been berries.  I use strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries at meals and grab a handful as a snack in between meals. I think it is the best fruit I've tried that benefits my health and weight loss.  Great antioxidants!

Now if I were to cover them in chocolate like at berries.com, it wouldn't help my weight loss too much (though moderation is key) but I sure would love it!  I'd get a little sweet with my antioxidants!  Being a chocoholic, that sounds good to me!

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Friday, October 14, 2011

Over the Hill Yet?

I had to stand like a dork for my driver's license renewal today.  It's so awkward - standing there while everybody else watches.  I had some guy watching me and then he says as they are getting ready to snap the picture, "Isn't it fun?"  Sha! Not!

So I will be 40 by Sunday.  Ack! There is one thing I won't need to worry about personally every again - baby announcements. Beyond 40, it's time to raise the kids we have and get old, not create new little ones.  I'll be 40 - so yes, that's on the downside of sliding towards old.  Weeeeeee, here I go!!

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Friday, October 7, 2011

24 Days Until Halloween

Halloween is this month!  Yippee!  From here until January, I just LOVE the holidays, however, I could do without the cold, snow and ice that comes along with them!


My kids have planned their costumes already (they've made lists).  My teenager has already made plans with the new boyfriend to walk around with him on Halloween and I usually dress up as well.  I get handed candy too because the adults think it's great that mom joins in.  Hey, I'll do anything for chocolate! 

The babies dressed up are especially fun to see.  They're so cute!  Makes me want to have another baby!  Not really.  I'm just writing that because I know it'll freak my sister out.



However, buying baby gifts is fun for me and I can do that for family and friends who have little ones, hold their babies, and then give them back when they cry.  I especially like personalized baby gifts!  Generic gifts - nah!  Personalized gifts - well of course!  If I buy now at Baby Stuff Gifts, I can get 10% off my order with code "October2011" during checkout!  Yippee!  You can too through October 9th - ends Sunday at Midnight!

Now to figure out what mom is going to dress up in for Halloween...time to go Internet window shopping!

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Oops!

Yesterday morning, I was 3.6 pounds away from my goal - then I messed up the day by picking up dinner (weekday evenings are run, run, run) and I'm sure that Steak 'n Cheese Subway sub was NOT on the diet plan. Probably should've bought the turkey sub instead.

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Housecleaning - Never Ending!

I saw a commercial the other day for cleaning services for the home.  Wow, wouldn't that be nice to have somebody come in and do all the toilet cleaning, dusting and mopping that I do not like doing!  How do you find a reputable cleaning service?  You can google terms like "house cleaning service cary nc" and find services in your area or you can ask around for word of mouth references.

As I get ready to mop our family room floor today of all the dog grime, I'll daydream about one day being able to afford to pay somebody to come in once a week to do all the nitty gritty I don't like doing.  Surface cleaning? No problem.  The down and dirty cleaning - ugh.  I'd rather not.

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