The Busy Life of a Single Mom

I tend to not be a big fan of sports until I know someone involved. I was never a real big football fan until I joined the marching band in high school. After watching a few games and cheering for my peers, I began to watch college and professional football too. A few years ago, I [...]

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Ugh!  I hate days like today. They are so boring – and so NOT why I went into education. This week across the state of Texas we are doing standardized testing (the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills, otherwise known as the TAKS) from the 3rd grade through the 11th grade. At the high school [...]

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I found this quiz online and thought, “Hmm..I have been single for a long time now. Am I afraid of commitment?” so I clicked to see what this fun quiz had to say. It was a twenty question quiz that didn’t take but just a moment to take.  Are you ready for the results?
Well according to [...]

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Do you ever just need to blow off steam? It doesn’t make you a bad mom to sometimes need to vent and express feelings that don’t sound very “Mommy-like.”  It happens. I have times when I just need to complain, even if they aren’t valid complaints and not how I really feel.  I feel confident [...]

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Today while visiting with some of my seniors, I thought about how different we are from many parts of the country. We are a long way from deer season, but my boys were already talking about the next season and the process they were already following to make sure the “big one” would be by [...]

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By now anyone that watches the enws has heard about the Miley Cyrus and Vanity Fair fiasco.  Everyone has an opinion – a strong opinion. No one that I’ve talked to has a neutral standpoint on these photographs. So how do I feel?
This is an issue where the “Mommy” in me comes to the front. [...]

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Well, I took a few days off from blogging for multiple reasons, but I think I’m back – and happy to be so. Life has been super busy the last couple weeks, and I think it caught up with me this weekend. I was exhausted and all that ended up in I think some emotional mess [...]

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I just got an email and wanted to share it with you. 
Toys R Us is advertising that they will have more Wiis than ever before on Sunday, and you can preorder them now (in store). (Wii console requires a $200 deposit at time of reservation. MARIOKART Wii requires a $5 deposit at time of reservation. [...]

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Our school takes students on a trip each year. This year it was to Washington DC. Next year it will be an international trip. With this in mind, I’ve been surfing the ‘net looking at different options. I’ve never been out of this country (except over the border to Mexico briefly).  Today I found an [...]

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I just discovered a great website thanks to my friends in a forum I frequent – houseparty.com.  This is a great website that you sign up for free samples to host a party in honor of a specific product. For example, this weekend I am hosting a Hershey’s Bliss party in honor of a new [...]

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