Some phrases BusyBoy has picked up since school started back: Chicken Out (rather than check it out) Got Me? (at the end of sentences to make sure we understand, rather than got it)

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My 4 year old, BusyBoy, likes to wear his underwear backwards.  He does this so when he looks down he can see the characters that are printed on the back of the underwear.  If you do not immediately say “Bless you” when my 4 year old daughter, GigglyGirl, sneezes she will constantly remind you by saying [...]

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  Callapidder Days is hosting a Fall Reading Challenge.  Here are the books I plan to read during the fall. Fiction Forever in Blue The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi Flash Back by Jenny Siler A Rather Lovely Inheritance by C.A. Belmond The Time Traveler’s [...]

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aka The Coupon Mom Part 2. This is part two of a three part series. Click to go to Part 1: The Coupon Mom and Part 3: Cut the Hunger. Just How Valuable Are Coupons? In 2006, 331 billion dollars were distributed through 253 billion coupons. Of those 253 billion coupons that were distributed, 2.6 [...]

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The consulting work has been going well.  We are currently in the midst of our first fundraiser.  We have mailed 3,000 pieces and will be following up with potential donors this week.  This year my New Year’s Resolution was to be in the moment when I am in a moment by not thinking about everything [...]

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