With Christmas quickly approaching, I wanted to point you to some fun, family things you can do this month that I’ve written about in the past. Enjoy! Christmas Eve Nativity Pageant Yes, we’ll be doing this again on Christmas Eve. Although we’re considering a variation for the first time ever. If they kids are interested, [...]
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Black Friday has come and gone. (We slept in, decorated the house, and went to a movie.) Cyber Monday is history. (I spent a couple of hours using some of my very best online deals.) But if you think the bargains are gone, you’re wrong. They’ve just begun! I’ve gathered some of the very best, [...]
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My mother died slowly, over years and years, bit by bit getting more lost in a cloud of dementia. She wasn’t officially diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, but the TIAs (transient ischemic attacks or mini-strokes — dozens and dozens of them) sure looked like it. It was her worst nightmare and a really horrible way to go. [...]
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This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of FriendGiftr. All opinions are 100% mine. Stumped about what gift to give for a special occasion? FriendGiftr has solved your problem. Instead of giving a gift that is difficult to return, many people have moved to giving gift cards. But what if you choose [...]
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This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of FriendGiftr. All opinions are 100% mine. Every year our insurance agent sends Sam and me a thoughtful birthday gift — a gift card for a free car wash. The only problem is that the designated car wash provider is 23 miles away from our [...]
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One of my odd recurring nightmares is that someone walks up to me on campus and casually mentions a test in one of my courses — a test I knew nothing about. The panic I felt is familiar to many college students. With my two oldest children attending a university (one senior, one freshman), I [...]
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