There’s a 40% off sale Thursday only on reusable Tattler canning lids at markdown.com. I’m working on building up my stash of them, so was thrilled to see this price. I have a couple dozen of them so far and have been very happy with how they perform. And– huge favor — if you...
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Great price on Tattler canning lids
Doing better today
She’s getting bored and is needing to be entertained, which is a huge improvement over her lack of energy yesterday. We’ve walked the halls, played Chutes and Ladders, done some drawing, and played games on my computer. If lunch goes well, we just may be able to go home this afternoon. Keep your fingers...
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In the hospital
When I gathered up my sweet little 9 year old to take her to the doc this morning, I suspected we might end up here. She’s been vomiting off and on since Friday night. And sure enough, when our doc got a look at her droopy little self, he decided some IV fluids might...
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Skills for Children
Over Christmas my sister-in-law confessed to my 16 year old daughter that she’d never learned how to knit or crochet. My daughter reported this to me later with some surprise. I laughed and reassured her that this particular aunt, having gotten through law school, could certainly learn any skill she put her mind to....
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Monday morning
Old Orchard juice winners: #2-Jennie, #16-Susan, #38-Tiffany. Email me your addresses, gals! ~~~~~ Thanks to a bout with the flu this weekend, I’m feeling decidedly un-peppy this morning. So far, only three of us have had it, and I am fully expecting more to fall sick any moment. But most of us are attacking...
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More free kindle books
Remember, even if you don’t have a kindle, you can download Kindle for PC, and read all these books on your computer or other device. I haven’t read these– I just downloaded them to check them out and thought you might be interested in some free reading too.
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Random goodies & a giveaway
I started my morning right, with coffee and a rousing game of Dutch Blitz with my kids. Dutch Blitz is a wildly crazy card game– I got two sets for Christmas. We marked the second deck, so as to be able to play both decks and 8 people at once. Utter chaos. If you’re...
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Retirement? College? Money and large families
Folks wonder sometimes how it is possible to fund college AND retirement when you’re paying the bills for a houseful of kids on a modest income. I’m not going to claim we have it all figured out, but I thought I’d share some of the decisions we’ve made and how we are handling things...
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