Whimsy is…

again.

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Do you have trouble with earbuds staying in your ears? Try THESE!

Skullcandy Earbuds

Shop around though, I think there are better prices out there.

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We made a quick trip to Columbus Ohio to visit Quarter Horse Congress.
We have a super amazing fabulous project going on at the shop, that I can’t talk about here and let me tell you it is KILLING me!
A project that necessitated a trip to Congress.
It was fun, but quick. I really wanted to […]

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I do a lot of complaining about how hard it is to work because the kids are always here with me. Today I needed to do some intensely focused work and get it done quickly before we leave on a trip. So I didn’t bring any kids in with me.
And guess what….
I can’t […]

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and not always liking it so much.
I was raised on the idea of letting the boys win. It’s not worth wounding their pride over you know?
I’ve also lived most of my married life that way. And it worked well for us. He was spoiled, I was spoiled. On the […]

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This is not one of those “Eureka! I’ve figured it all out” posts.
This is a “this is the tip of the iceberg” type post.
I have many, many thoughts swirling in my head so it’s very likely they may not make a lot of sense. I am also not going to try to do […]

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If your husband was…… oh say…. going to spend the day gathering cattle, would you
a. prepare him a nutrious breakfast and pack him a hearty lunch to take with him
b. make sure he had some candy bars and soda
c. not worry your sleeping head about it
I went with C. I […]

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I used to really enjoy shopping. Now with 4 kids, it is no longer fun. It is grueling drudgery. And expensive. I am learning to be frugal with both my time and money. So the shopping trips just aren’t cutting it.
One thing I really love to do and don’t […]

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A new hitch for my new (to me) Suburban. You’ll probably be hearing more about the ‘burban. But today is all about the hitch.
Jeff felt it needed a hitch. Do I plan on towing anything? NO. But you know, you can’t go wrong with a good hitch. I […]

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