(Oops) Tuesday Meal Planning

Ahhhhh. Quiet. Kids at daycare, no major work panic upon me at 8am. I have time to blog! We spent the weekend up in RI with my parents, and we enjoyed a fabulous Thanksgiving feast, lots of fun family times, a trip to Bass Pro Shops to see Santa (no screaming pic this year!), and … Continue reading »

Monday Meal Planning… NOPE!

It’s a short week, and we’re traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday, so no meal planning for me! Of course that means I have absolutely no idea what we will be eating for dinner in about2.5 hours when Mr. Acorns gets home, but we will figure that out. Take-out Chinese food would give us leftovers for … Continue reading »

The Gift of Grandparents

When I sat down to my computer today and looked at the date, I felt ambushed. How had I not realized that today was the 17th, you know, the day that comes after the 16th? You see, my maternal grandmother, my Gram, passed away on November 17, 2007. And then I felt this horrible, horrible … Continue reading »

Tuesday Random Thoughts

Haven’t done one of these in a while so I thought I would share some of the random observations I’ve had recently. It’s scary when you peek inside my brain, right? Happy Tuesday all! ************************ I hate leaf blowers. They have been the soundtrack of my days for almost 2 weeks now while I work. … Continue reading »

Mean People Suck

I’ve seen this as a bumper sticker in many places, and it seemed appropriate for this post today. Why are some people just mean? There was an incident today where I spoke up about being upset/hurt about something, and the response I received from the person who made the statement actually included something along the … Continue reading »

Long Week….

Mr. Acorns is in crunch time with his job right now, so he was gone Tuesday-Wednesday, in town Thursday  but working most of his waking hours, then he and Boy left Friday to return to Indy for work. He had to be there for the weekend, so he took Boy to a) give me a … Continue reading »

57 and counting….

Ladybugs. That is how many I have killed in 2 days. After some Google research yesterday on these lovely Asian lady beetles, I’ve come to learn that we’re basically stuck with them for a few weeks. There is no way I can afford to “seal” up this house as recommended, and spraying scares me with … Continue reading »

Living Life in Public

I have had several people comment on how wonderful it is that I’m sharing my life through my blog – the good, the bad, the wonderful and the ugly. I have had several others comment that living life so publicly is not always a great thing, and that I’m putting unnecessary pressure on myself because … Continue reading »

And the Lights Went Out….

Sorry for the blog silence, we had an eventful weekend out here on the East Coast! The forecast of snow didn’t really bother us, as we figured it would be fun to play in with the kids and it would melt fast anyway given the forecast. What we didn’t expect was being without power for … Continue reading »