How to Pigtail the Active, Strongwilled Child

Picture courtesy of Joanna. I am constantly getting comments on how cute Olivia’s hair is.  It has been in pigtails for over a year now.  Every now and then I attempt something new, but you just can’t beat the Pigtail Look on a golden-haired toddler. I...

Why I Don’t Blog On Mondays

I wake up before the sun. I put in a load of laundry. I hop in the shower as soon as the washer is done filling. By the time I’m done drying my hair, the laundry is ready to be hung on the line. Olivia wakes up (it’s around 9:00 by now) and I change her,...

Frugal Food Experiment

I usually go grocery shopping on Mondays. But last Monday was Labor Day. We were in Ohio visiting relatives. When we came home, we set up Olivia’s Big Girl Bed. No shopping. On Tuesday, I had MOPS from 9:15-11:30, and that’s really the only time of day I...

Congratulate Us

We have been deemed by the state as financially responsible enough to purchase our own food. I mentioned a while back that we could not find room in our $13,000/yr salary for food, leading to our acceptance of foodstamps. After nine months of intense budgeting, Josh...

Messy Desk Meme

So as I sweep my arm across my desk to make room for the keyboard glance at my desk, I spy some pretty interesting things. And that made me wonder – are your desks this messy? What is the most unique occupier of your precious desk space? What are the five...