Category Archives: Family Life

What’s on the mind of a liberal leaning, populist-dreaming, stay at home mom of three?

Missing In Action

October 30th, 2008 | Posted in Family Life

At first I thought it was as simple as my power cord failing. But then, a brand new power cord couldn’t bring my laptop to life. I then discovered the short in the power cord, shorted my laptop. I’m still hopeful I can retrieve my hard drive contents. (And for you geeks out there, no [...]

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7 Meals for $7 or Less – The Breakdown, Part 2

October 14th, 2008 | Posted in Family Life, Frugal Cooking, Frugal Tips

Several days ago, I posted my list of 7 meals I could feed my family of 5 for $7 or less per meal and started a breakdown, by meal, of cost with recipes. Now to finish this list…..

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7 Meals for $7 or Less – The Breakdown, Part 1

October 9th, 2008 | Posted in Family Life, Frugal Cooking, Frugal Tips

Several days ago, I posted my list of 7 meals I could feed my family of 5 for $7 or less per meal. And by meal, I don’t mean each individual serving. I mean the entire MEAL. For all of us. I promised you the breakdown showing the cost of each meal with recipes and [...]

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Getting Back Into the Swing of Things

September 18th, 2008 | Posted in Family Life, Politics

The past several months have been rough on my family. My step-brother and grandpa died within weeks of each other. My mom had a 62 day in the hospital and two surgeries. I spent time with her last week and really enjoyed being able to help where I could.
But, I’ve gotten out of the habit [...]

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More Recall News…..

August 29th, 2008 | Posted in Parenting, Recalls

I get updates about recalls from the CPSC. The following items are serious due to strangulation and laceration.

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Stroller Activity Bars from China a Choking Hazard

August 27th, 2008 | Posted in Parenting, Recalls

I wonder why we don’t do more to regulate what comes to us from China? It seems like the last year of recalls has been primarily from that one country. Am I the only one that things something smells in Denmark? (Or, should I say China?)
Anyhow, here’s the latest:

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