Vicks® Advertising Through the Years

January 16, 2012

In early December I was shopping in my favorite used book store and hit upon a treasure-trove of LIFE magazines from the 1940′s, 1950′s, 1960′s and 1970′s.  They were filthy and many were really ratty, but I thumbed through them anyway.  I even bought a few but gave them away as Christmas gifts.  Now I [...]

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Happy Birthday to My #3

January 13, 2012

Child number 3 turns 8 today. I still *think* he’s 4.  A super brilliant 4 that can read and play sports and show kindness to others.  But 4, none-the-less. I’ve got a problem this way.  I can’t wrap my mind around the rapid movement of time in regards to my children.   My #3 is [...]

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Wordful Wednesday – Balboa Beach

January 10, 2012

Child #1 decided that she’d like to spend the day at the Balboa Fun Zone for her 12th Birthday, so off we went.  Such a good choice.  The weather was perfect, and everyone had a ton of fun except me {can we say sick, sick, sick?}.  It wasn’t so much that I didn’t have fun [...]

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How to Change a Junk Closet to a Craft Area for $0!

January 6, 2012

I’m all about repurposing spaces and items, so I can’t believe that it took me as long as it did to transform my junk closet into a crafting area.  For the first time in years all of my scrapbooking/stamping/crafting items are in one organized place, and it didn’t cost me a dime.  All it took [...]

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Wordful Wednesday – Christmas Gifts That Keep Them Active

January 3, 2012

My kids scored this Christmas.  I’m not just saying that because I’m jealous, either.  I’m pretty sure positive that even they’d agree.  They got a nice mix of items from their Christmas lists which really means that  they got everything they wanted. What’s not to love about that? They got new scooters and skateboards and stilts and [...]

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Let’s Talk Budgeting for 2012!

January 3, 2012

Jeff set up a budget for our family the last quarter of 2011. It was the first time in our married lives that we’ve set out a clear budget and stuck to it. It’s actually been really wonderful. Now that 2012 is upon us, I’m more committed than ever to trying to stick to our [...]

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Happy Birthday to My #1!

January 2, 2012

Child number 1 turns 12 today. I’m in denial. Where did the time go? My #1 is such a blessing to me.  She came into my life seemingly two blinks of the eye ago and taught me about unconditional love.  She was the vehicle through which I learned to be a mother and for that [...]

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Happy New Year – 2012!

January 1, 2012

I couldn’t let 2012 begin without wishing you all a wonderful New Year. I have a feeling 2012 is going to be FABULOUS, don’t you?

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Wordful Wednesday – The Christmas That Kicked My Butt {2011}

December 27, 2011

Christmas kicked my butt this year.  For the first time ever, I had most of my gift buying and wrapping done by the beginning of the month, BUT, I got sick on the eve of Christmas Eve and so I just dragged when I needed lots of energy.  I was short with my kids and [...]

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