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How We Did With Mr. Brickie Gone #Relationships

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I'm going off the rails with this post. After fifteen years you get into patterns in relationships. The big pattern Mr. Brickie and I have is he does things and I plan things. When we would argue we would always go back to him telling me I couldn't get things done without him and I'd tell him he couldn't plan his way out of a paper bag without me. We don't have good … [Read more...] about How We Did With Mr. Brickie Gone #Relationships

Money and Budgeting and Opportunities for My Kids #NaBloPoMo

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I got the kids to testing on time! I was sure I was going to mess it up. I even managed to make scrambled eggs and toast for them for breakfast before they went. I packed snacks and water bottles. They had sharpened pencils and calculators. I WAS ON FIRE! I got a few odd looks taking my 12 and 13 year old kids in among the hundred plus high school kids in line but no one … [Read more...] about Money and Budgeting and Opportunities for My Kids #NaBloPoMo

Training Pays Off and SAT Testing Tomorrow #NaBloPoMo

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I'll split this between Mr. Brickie stuff and Kid Stuff so if you're only interested in one or the other you can find the heading. Mr. Brickie Update When I talked to him earlier tonight (he's a good egg and calls every night before bed) I reminded him that yesterday after our call he was supposed to get in touch with the gentleman from the union that might have a job … [Read more...] about Training Pays Off and SAT Testing Tomorrow #NaBloPoMo

It’s Dark and Everyone is Sleeping #NaBloPoMo

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I considered doing National Novel Writing Month this year but then decided against it because I'm in a place where I'm saying, "No" to everything. Okay, not everything. I'm saying, "No" to everything that isn't "Yes" to me for the rest of the year. The kids and husband are part of me, so they don't have to worry. I've been hesitant to mention this but Mr. Brickie is out … [Read more...] about It’s Dark and Everyone is Sleeping #NaBloPoMo

The Secret We’ve Been Keeping

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It’s been quite a long time, hasn’t it? October 9th would have made three months! Well there was something going on I couldn’t really talk about. I wanted to share it very much but couldn’t. We were closely guarding a secret. I spent months scouring the internet for advice anonymously. Read books I could get my hands on even though our local library had only one and … [Read more...] about The Secret We’ve Been Keeping