April is Autism Awareness Month. However, if you live with Autism, pretty much you’re aware of it every moment. I don’t like telling people my daughter is autistic. It’s not that I’m ashamed, it’s that, just like every autistic child, she’s less complicated once you get to know her. First, many people give me the…
Neighborly “How well do you know your neighbors” 1) What kind of neighbor are you? 2) How well do you know your neighbors? 1) I’m not the “come over for beers and ribs” kind of neighbor. I’m not the hostess type and I’m a bit odd. I’m the kind of neighbor you want if your…
Today I went in to apply for government assistance/state aid for my youngest child. However, I knew we’d never be approved, but to get any type of help navigating the system, we must first apply for the basic government assistance, be rejected and only then can we apply for the aid we can actually get…
An email on Sunday morning from a scrapbooking sites informing me that there was a WONDERFUL Blog Train giving away a larger than life collection of elements and scrap accessories – I was excited, so I hopped on over to see this great package – all free. It wasn’t good! Several of the blogs Jumped…
[ad#linkaboveadsense] [ad#468x15brownletters] I will be adding to this post, old entries will be lower than new entries. At this time my girls are 1 and 4 years of age, lets hope I survive them. 1) Things I must remember to teach the girls: Don’t waste your time trying to befriend the “popular people”. They will…
Once upon a time in my 20’s I lived in Philadelphia. And once upon my 20’s the Big City Philly Girl returned to visit her roots in Maine. I was visiting my father for a week when he realized the clerk at Ye Ol’ Wheels and Deals forgot to charge my father for 2 of…
I wish there were a rating system for Blogs. I know there is, but I mean something more like a NetFlix rating system. “eDee you liked these hilarious blogs, you may like these.” “These blogs are like those blogs that you rated 5 stars!” “Our picks for eDee” My Rules For Giving Your/Any Blog the…
Whoopie Pies Around the Nation. Growing up I watched my mother make meals for people in our church who had lost a loved one or had fallen ill. She could whip these things up in an hour and would drag us along to deliver them. The meals were always warmly received and I imagined myself…
At this time I would like to reiterate that my husband is a wonderful man and fabulous father, this is just a list of things I don’t understand. I’m sure its not only MY husband who does these things, but there really needs to be a manual so women know these things are coming and…
I opened my gmail account – which is mostly for spam, so I don’t open it often. And in my gmail was an invitation to join a group in G+ – when did G+ get groups? So I wandered over to G+, it wasn’t hard, they provided a link and WOW it looks nothing like…
What is the cardinal rule- Never talk about Religion or Politics? That probably goes double for Blogging, but I’ve been watching that “Sister Wives” show and it just bugs me! I can’t figure out why, I mean I was raise Christian, but I don’t have a problem with Gays – why do I have such…
This year I set a goal of one good deed a day – or 365 good deeds in 1 year. Setup some good Karma, make a difference, pay it forward, all that good stuff. It doesn’t have to be anything grand – something simple is still a good deed as long as it helped someone…
sic • ’sik adverb [Latin] (circa 1859): intentionally so written — used after a printed word or passage to indicate that it is exactly as printed or to indicate that it exactly reproduces an original (Ex. Tom said he seed [sic] it all). As far back as I can remember my mother instilled in me…
1. I think part of a best friend’s job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die. 2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you’re wrong. 3. I totally take back all those times I didn’t want to nap when I was younger. 4. There is…
[ad#linkaboveadsense] [ad#468x15brownletters] Wake up with Treasure (5 months) 4 am feeding, we are up for the day. Check eBay sales with one hand, hold child with the other, bottle under chin. Finish bottle, over shoulder burping typing reply with one finger between pats. Keeper (age 3) gets up, goes immodestly to potty – potty training…
Have I put this in Recipes yet? PINEAPPLE – CHICKEN 3 lg. chicken breasts, skins & bones removed 1/4 c. flour 1/2 tsp. pepper 1 #2 can pineapple chunks, drained (reserve juice) 2 tbsp. peanut oil SAUCE: 1/2 c. pineapple juice 3 tbsp. soy sauce 1 tsp. vinegar 1 tbsp. cornstarch Cube chicken and dredge…
I hate Google for many reasons. 1) Google makes everything harder than it has to be – just one example would be Google Groups 2) Google assumes it knows what you want and tells you the best way to do it. In reality Google does everything the most difficult way possible – just try AdWords,…
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[ad#linkaboveadsense] [ad#468x15brownletters] My husband and I are doing our best to be “organic”. It’s slow going and expensive, but for the most part we are making it work. A few weeks ago I was on the phone with my non-organic sister confessing my guilt at purchasing a harsh chemical cleaner for our bathroom. I felt…
Let me get my Republican on for a moment. I’m a Republican like Susan Collins is a Republic – pretty much in Name Only! I tend not to lead in to a post or conversation with my political title because it gives people the wrong impression. But this time, I need to put on that…
1) the simplicity of a well stocked diaper bag Before we had children my husband seemed brilliant. He could fix anything, invent anything, cleaned up rather well and could hold a pretty decent conversation. That must have been the pregnancy thinking for me because just minutes after our first child was born, the brilliance seemed…
The Weather in Maine There is a reason why Mainers are always shocked when it’s hot – it’s because it is so very rare. In Maine we get humid rain, humid snow, humidity when it’s only 50 degrees and warm days. This is how a Maine summer goes: June. June is nice. Usually around 50…
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I’ve been hearing rumors that Google Friend Connect will soon be restricted to Blogger users only. Good Riddance to Bad Trash. My take on this is – Real Sponsors don’t take Blogger blogs seriously and Serious bloggers are catching on. Recently there has been a mass exodus from Blogger as users realize “Hey I have…
When did you realize you were an Adult? Yeah – I know – right! The other day, I was talking to Treasure’s therapists, and it struck me “They think of me as an adult!” I don’t even try to fake being an adult. When I think of an adult, I think of all the adults…
There are HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of Children on this planet absolutely desperate for a home. As bizarre as the Duggers are, obviously they aren’t child molesters or drug addicts – they would make wonderful Foster or Adoptive parents, but for some reason they choose to continue to breed even after the near death of their…
A snap shot of myself: I am a white, republican, Christian, wife, mother of 2, stuck at home mom and I’m a direct descendant of Roger Williams – if you were looking for a poster child for Stuck-up American Superiority you would be searching for me. There are plenty of things “I don‘t get” and…
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I’ve been told that back in the day our parents would go down to the school to sign you up and if you were lucky you may get to meet your teacher before the first day of school. Now when you “Register” your child for school they need a complete psychological work up. This is…
Let me reiterate – Never Blog about Religion or Politics. I’m breaking the rule again. As odd as ‘Sister Wives’ seems to me, they are far less creepy than ‘19 Kids and Counting‘. 19 Kids and Counting hits so close to home I get shivers. I grew up in that kind of home, not with…