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Why did the Capon Cross the Road.. WHAT?.. What’s a Capon??

November 17, 2013 by jlpenner Leave a Comment

So the other day  I went to the store (sort of a health food store). I have been wanted to get my cat a chicken to roast for the fat. She has kidney disease and has a hard time gaining weight. So I was was thinking a little chicken fat might help with that and make her like her yucky food better. Well, the chicken was kind of expensive but I saw a “capon” in the freezer case for $.99 {Read More}

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My 6 Year Old Daughter Wants to Start a Blog.. What do you think?

November 14, 2013 by jlpenner 9 Comments

My 6 Year Old Daughter Wants to Start a Blog.. What do you think?

A conversation between My Daughter (6) and Grandma: Grandma: Wow, you seem REALLY Busy! My Daughter: Yes, it’s because I am a blogger Grandma: What kind of blogger are you? My Daughter: Like Mommy Grandma: That’s great! What is the name of your blog? My Daughter: Spend Money! Spend Money! lol.. not sure she gets what I do 😉

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What We Do For Our Kids.. Trying to Be a Brave Mama..

November 1, 2013 by jlpenner 2 Comments

What We Do For Our Kids.. Trying to Be a Brave Mama..

I had to get a Tb test today.  Might not sound like too much to many of you, but you have to understand, when I had my last one I had a panic attack afterward. Shots and needles are one of my worst fears.  I recently discovered that when I get a shot or blood drawn (or a tb test) that my blood pressure plummets.  This is a problem because it makes the blood draws even worse- no blood will {Read More}

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So I Think I am a Hoarder.. What Do You Think?

October 29, 2013 by jlpenner 18 Comments

Last week we cleaned out our office.. it was pretty scary.  I don’t know what  yours is like.. but ours is scary. We took almost everything out of the office and put it in the living room. We  had 3 boxes to sort stuff in: throw away, keep and recycle.  Most of it actually went in the garbage.  I am amazed at how much I do get rid of on a daily basis but yet how much is left and {Read More}

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Uh Oh, Daddy… You are IN Trouble…

October 28, 2013 by jlpenner 2 Comments

My husband is not the saver in this family.. we have been together a long time (since high school) so he has improved but he still likes to spend money a lot 🙂 It’s ok with me.. because it’s a balance.  If it were just me I would probably hoard it all and we would never do anything..lol.  I am pretty sure God knew what He was doing went he put us together. Yesterday he took our oldest daughter out {Read More}

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The Epic Decline of my Beauty Routine..

October 23, 2013 by jlpenner Leave a Comment

The Epic Decline of my Beauty Routine..

Raise your hand if you thought you would never change after you had kids.. Lol.. I’m not sure if I was that unrealistic.. but I do know that I did not understand HOW MUCH you will have to change when you have kids.. I had friends that were pre-kid who swore up and down that they would still travel when they had kids. Then.. they didn’t even leave the house for months after the baby was born.  Bye Bye travel. {Read More}

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