The Busy Life of a Single Mom

Rumors are circulating that Google is handing down PR (page ranks) to the World Wide Web again.  It looks like here at my Busy Life I’m gaining PR depending on how you access my site.  See to come here myself, and if I type my address somewhere out there on the web, I access http://www.chattywomen.com/busymom. […]

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If you’d like to win a great piece of little girls’ “chick lit,” go check out another of my blogs, All About Kimberly.  The contest ends tomorrow (Sunday) though so you’ll need to head over there quickly.  The books is called “A Little Bit of Faith” and is the first in a series from the […]

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Ike has pretty much made it by our area of Texas.  We actually had very little rain (to my surprise).  The wind did get fierce at times, but overall it still wasn’t as bad as I would have guessed it to be.  We came to my parents’ house last night as they live in town […]

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That’s my feelings today.  We’ve been up and waiting on the first signs all day, but alas, today is a hot summer day here in East Texas….not even seeing the wind yet.  Honestly, I’d almost rather be in school.  Sitting around watching the weather makes me nervous.  Of course every newscaster is stressing that even […]

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The flashlights are on the dining room table along with extra batteries.
The rechargeable lanterns are charged.
Cell phones are charged.
Unused electronics unplugged.
Freezer stocked with food.
Laundry Done. Dishes done.
Only a half tank of gas, but won’t drive more than 15 miles max in the next 3 to 4 days.
Extra Candles sitting out just in case.
Crank radio and […]

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After anxiously watching Gustav last weekend, we were fortunate enough to avoid much of any repercussions beyond a couple hours of mild wind storms and a couple days of constant drizzle (enough to turn my pool green  *sigh*).  But now our eyes are back on the ocean…this time watching Ike.  I’m anxiously watching to see […]

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I would never wish for anything such as Gustav, but I’m actually very thankful that it is in fact hitting during a holiday. Because we are out of school for Labor Day, I’m able to sit here and watch and stay educated. It’s horrendous to see the damage caused by this storm. They are projecting […]

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