A little over a year ago my mother-in-law passed away due to stomach cancer. Every once in a while my youngest son will mention her and how he misses her and wishes she was still with us. As the Christmas season fast approaches, he seems to be mentioning her more than usual. This morning he [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Lots of snow
Posted in life on Dec 8th, 2008
Well we finally got a snowstorm last night. This time I think the snow is going to stay. The kids were pretty excited to see the snow as it means making snow forts and snowmen. But my husband wasn’t’ real impressed as it meant that he had to go out first thing this morning to [...]
More things to worry about
Posted in life on Dec 6th, 2008
During this time of the year, I really shouldn’t have to worry about my term life insurance premiums increasing now should I?? Well yesterday I got a phone call from my insurance agent telling me that my policy is up for renewal soon and yes, my premiums are going to increase. So, I guess I [...]
Earlier this week my children’s school had their annual Santa’s workshop. This is an event where the children can go and purchase some small presents for their different family members. All the gifts are $3.00 or less. The only catch is that they are only allowed to purchase three items. This way all the children [...]
Need advice
Posted in Kids on Dec 4th, 2008
OK. Here’s the entire story. Now I need some advice from all you kind readers. About a month ago my husband’s boss and his family moved into our trailer park. They have a little girl the same age as my girl and they get along fine. Here lies the problem. A couple of weeks ago [...]
Every year I normally put off my Christmas shopping until the last minute and this year doesn’t seem to be any different. But, I do have a list! I have decided that to save a little money, I would make a list of things to buy for my husband and my kids and only purchase [...]
Well today was the second skate of the year for my son’s class. So first thing this morning (after stopping at my favorite coffee shop) I headed out to the rink to meet the bus. After I helped my son get his skates on I sat on the bleachers (drinking my x-large coffee) and watched [...]
Why is it that when children go to school the parents generally have more homework then the kids have?? There is always forms to fill out and when the kids have projects, usually the parent has to do a lot of it with them. My daughter’s grade 5 class isn’t too bad, but the work [...]