Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Apr 18, 2011, 9:17 am
This is how many more days till we leave on our family vacation to Myrtle Beach.  It could not be coming at a better time either.  I had to spend some time this morning pulling out snowpants, boots, wintercoats, hats, and gloves to get the girls off to school because of an unexpected snow in the m...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Apr 15, 2011, 9:09 am
Among people you know, who seems to be most attractive to mosquitoes?  Myself…they seem to pick me over the kids and the hubby even! Among people you know, who seems to be most attractive to illness-causing viruses and bacteria?  For the longest time it was Allie but we really seem to be moving...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Apr 8, 2011, 7:09 pm
So that is the word Maddie used to describe the home of a friend of Allie’s that we dropped her off to today. I think she was really in love with the idea of the back of a house with beautiful windows and an awesome cover back porch/deck that over looked a bayou. I have to admit it looked pretty d...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Apr 8, 2011, 6:54 pm
So we have had a fairly relaxing spring break and it is coming to an end techinically today. Though it was relaxing I am a person of schedule and it will be nice to be back to routine on Monday. We have no plans what so ever for the weekend though so that makes me happy. The only thing Joel even has...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Apr 8, 2011, 3:04 pm
At what age did you realize you are no longer young? Alternate question: At what age do you think you will no longer be young?  I really feel that hitting my thirty’s was the point that I realized that I was an adult with kids that were moving out of baby ages and that they are the young people n...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Apr 7, 2011, 7:33 pm
So I think today is our first real taste of Spring and I am so happy that it is here! Granted Spring does mean lots more work to do outside and normally that can be a bit much for most but I love getting out there and getting my hands dirty in every way! We had to move our fire pit out of the way ...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Apr 5, 2011, 6:55 pm
After the big mistake of Epsilon and their e-mail mishap there is a lot more awareness to personal infomation… but I just saw something about electronic pickpocketing. What the heck is that? I have no idea where to even begin to imagine what that means. Is it done online or when people are out a...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Apr 4, 2011, 7:28 pm
That word can be used for so many things beyond a man and a woman…though it is what I want to talk about. I was walking to the dressing rooms at Walmart yesterday to try something on and to get there you have to walk through the Pajama and lingerie area to get there. I some some cute summer pjâ€...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Apr 3, 2011, 10:50 pm
My eye spent almost a straight 24 hours of twitching yesterday and it drove me absolutely crazy. I even woke up in the morning with it still doing the same thing. It even started to affect how I was getting around last night because it became hard to get my bearings. It was just in the line of si...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Apr 1, 2011, 9:17 am
I can not believe how fast time has gone and Allie is now 6.  It does not seem like it was really that long ago but she has sure grown into a wonderful little girl who loves to spend one on one time with us.  Though she may seem shy when she is alone with someone she will talk your ear off.  Love...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Mar 31, 2011, 10:50 pm
I love this time of the year. Some people love it even more than me for those that love to watch Baseball and all it encompasses. I however only really enjoy it if I can attend a game. The kids just got done with a March is Reading month program at school and they were able to earn tickets to our ...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Mar 29, 2011, 7:38 pm
So I think I might have finally convinced my parents to get their own Costco membership ater placing an online order through there with my membership for them. They have been looking at a bunch of different options for a new GPS unit because thier TomTom needs updates but costs too much to and woul...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Mar 29, 2011, 10:21 am
Well we were so close to making it all winter with out a cold or flu bug. I am not 100% certain that we have one as no one has missed school or anything and it could be from the dry air as well. However Allie seems to be getting her little cough, Maddie is sniffling, and my nose is so sticking dry...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Mar 27, 2011, 10:12 am
We started the ball rolling almost 2 months ago to get a better amount and term on our current life insurance after taking the Dave Ramsey class. Who the heck thought though that it would be so much work. I know it’s to avoid scams and fraud but seriously I would rather give up than to keep deal...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Mar 25, 2011, 9:44 am
When did you last have occasion to march anywhere? Not since Highschool when I was a Junior and was in band.  If you did band you also had to be a part of marching season as well. What kind of hula-hooper are you? I am awesome at the Wii version but I totally suck at it in real life!!! What kind...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Mar 21, 2011, 10:08 am
Really I sometimes I look at furniture at stores and just think about how great it would look. However it doesn’t often fit where we are at in life with having kids and animals. Someday though I do hope to have a little bit more contemporary furniture. Granted that may change as things go on an...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Mar 21, 2011, 9:42 am
Well they are finally seeing the fact that my computer has some major issues. They came back with a replacement option that we have decided not to accept and just take the check so we can find something perfect or possibly look into some other options! So we shall see but it’s about time!
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Mar 20, 2011, 9:37 am
I have gotten not one but three things in the mail and about four things in my e-mail about online dating recently.  I’m sorry but last I knew I am pretty darn taken and with three kids none the less.  I really have no need for ads free online dating deals. I am just so thankful beyond the fac...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Mar 19, 2011, 10:04 am
Well we have a school carnival that raises a good portion of the money for our parents club (PTA to many) each year. Last year and this year I have helped with a part of the auction and raffle. Though it can seem like a good amount of work in about the 2 weeks that I have to get my stuff together ...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Mar 18, 2011, 2:11 pm
What’s something you have an unreasonable fear of?  Hummm I don’t care for spiders but I’m not sure it is an unreasonable fear… God is in charge of that part of my life. What’s something you have an unreasonable fondness for? Chocolate and it hurts my healthy lifestyle I try to live food...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Mar 18, 2011, 9:12 am
As those still dealing with the aftermath of the earthquake in Japan try and traverse through everyday life, those of us living in much safer places need to send continued prayers for them. They continue to deal with so many aftermath type issues that so I struggle to even imagine let alone the enor...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Mar 14, 2011, 10:00 am
So in an effort to cut every penny and really make some major changes in our finacial future I have been going though our budget to find ways to cut costs.  One way is to find better deals on our monthly costs for the things that you need like cable, phone, insurance, and other monthly costs.  I t...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Mar 12, 2011, 5:33 pm
A few months ago I wrote about a house in the Outer Banks and how we wanted to get to a place like that with our friends. Well at the time we had hoped our vacation to Myrtle Beach would fall in the summer and we would spend some time in a Outer Banks vacation beore or after our stay in Myrtle Beac...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Mar 12, 2011, 5:19 pm
So I am finally losing weight and I am doing it all by counting my calories and staying active around the house.  I am down about 5 pounds in 2 weeks and it feels great and another 10 in the next 6 weeks is more than doable! So who needs pills like adapexin-p or other miraclec pills. If you watch ...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Mar 11, 2011, 2:07 pm
What’s your favorite thing to put chocolate syrup on? On some ice cream every once and a while. What’s the best thing to sprinkle cinnamon on?  Apple Pancakes!!!! What’s something that is made superb by a few drops of hot sauce?  NOTHING…. I do not care for it at all. What’s something...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Mar 4, 2011, 12:19 pm
Dr. Seuss’s first published book was And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street!. What’s the most interesting thing you’ve witnessed on your street? Neighbors shooting BB’s at my parents house…dumb boys! In The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, a boy removes his hat to pay respect to th...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Feb 28, 2011, 9:10 am
So the girls have an inservice day today and we were suppose to go tubing with my Girl Scout troop but we cancelled that because there was a good chance for Sleet and freezing rain today. The hubby had taken the day off to go tubing and so now we are just having a lazy day. We are enjoying a famil...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Feb 25, 2011, 3:29 pm
Who in your life should win Best Director for his or her work in 2010? God as I owe it all to Him since He directs my entire life. Who in your life should win Best Actor and Actress in Supporting Roles for their performances in 2010? I’m sorry but this is just plain weird and again like last week...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Feb 25, 2011, 10:28 am
So my computer 2 warranty company is not standing behind their policy what so ever! I had to send the computer away again… it came back with new issues it did not have prior to being sent yet again. Now as I type it will decide to go back in what I wrote and start typing in areas I’ve already ty...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Feb 24, 2011, 3:29 pm
One of the first things I want to take care of this Spring other than my yard is the issue we are having with our garage door.  It has not been working properly for over a year now.  Before this was not a huge deal because we never had a reason to have it open when we were not out there.  Since w...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Feb 23, 2011, 3:54 pm
Today is the day that I decided that there would be no more excuses and got back on the journaling of my food and exercise. Every time that I do it this way I do awesome and lose weight…however once I lose the weight I often stop journaling and then gain it all back. Instead of looking at the ne...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Feb 21, 2011, 4:16 pm
So I just got my new Parenting Magazine in the mail today and thought that the child on the front was a girl in some really not so flattering clothing. However I was totally mistaken when I looked at more pictures of this child and realized it was a He. Later in the magazine he was wearing ties an...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Feb 20, 2011, 4:10 pm
So I was in the supplement area today at Meijer getting some vitamins that I had run out of and saw that there was a hgh supplement out on the shelf. I’m sorry but there are some supplements that I can see how they wold be good from an over the counter source but growth hormones does not strike m...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Jan 24, 2011, 9:17 am
So I know that I am who I am and God made us the way he see is perfect but it would be so nice to not have to age as much physically. I know that sounds silly but it would be nice because then we would be able to stay active and healthy much easier. If I could be as active as I was in High School ...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Jan 23, 2011, 5:08 pm
Well this week is the week that I am going to put everything into the getting this routine of working out and eating better than ever. I can do both so well on their own but when I do them together I find it so much harder because working out makes me so hungry and eating well takes more time and pr...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Jan 22, 2011, 5:14 pm
I know I live in a state where it is expected that we will recieve more than our fair share of snow through the winter and that I should no longer complain about it, but I do.  We have gotten so much this past week that it has been just plain crazy.  With Joel gone the kids had a snow day on Tuesd...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Jan 22, 2011, 5:11 pm
I am so sick of our file cabinet and how it is forever growing.  I wish there was an easier way of  storing everything but not taking up so much space.  We have talked about a few times about the option of document scanning but I’m not sure I want to take up that much space on a computer. But t...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Jan 21, 2011, 5:03 pm
There are superheroes named Superman, Superfly, and Supergirl. Based on your performance this past week in whatever you do, what would have been your Super_____ name? SuperMom because Joel was out of town and I was on my own with the kids and we got way too much snow! This week, what has been super...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Jan 21, 2011, 3:15 pm
So Maddie saved up enough money between giftcards and just cash along the way in her life from family members who just handed her money because she is so cute that she was able to get a DSi XL.  Well that freed up her old DS lite and now Allie thinks it is hers and Logan is complaining he does not ...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Jan 20, 2011, 8:53 am
So as I was at home this week by myself I found that I saw more commercials than normal because the hubby normally is the one that fast forwards for us.  We use our DVR for all shows so if we have a change in plans we don’t miss our favorite shows.  But I noticed that there were tons of ads for ...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Jan 19, 2011, 9:54 pm
It has started to become a part of my daily life like it never has before. Granted part of that might be because of it being the best appetite suppressants ever and I love how it tastes. Today I tried a new cream and I am in heaven… it’s called Italian Sweet Cream. I could just drink it strai...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Jan 18, 2011, 10:51 pm
That is so my thoughts right now on the many commericals that seem to be out there at this time of the year when people are trying to lose weight and keep their New Years Resolutions. Granted I really want to make this commitment to losing this weight in a healthy way and keeping it off once and fo...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Jan 18, 2011, 4:59 pm
As I try and get more into photography more just to take better pictures of my family, I have also been looking through all of the great products out there. One of the newer things I have found is all of the great canvas prints that are so much more reasonable than paying someone else to take and p...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Jan 14, 2011, 8:18 pm
We have been so lucky with the gaming consoles we have in the house because we have not had to pay for most of them. Joel has either won them or been given them as bonuses. Even alot of of our games have been bought for us. Right now out of the main ones you can get the playstation 3 is the only ...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Jan 13, 2011, 9:23 pm
After spending some time helping a family in our small group I have found that I am not sure I want to finish my degree I started in Human Services. I love to help others but I feel as though this type of career path would be at the expense of my family.  It is very emotional and time consuming lif...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Jan 11, 2011, 3:46 pm
No I am not talking about Grand Haven the city we live by where everyone else goes to the beach. I’m talking about one of my guilty pleasures known as General Hospital. Yes even I am not perfect and enjoy watching less than good for you TV LOL! I just had to put this though running through my ...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Jan 9, 2011, 4:29 pm
So I remember as a kid that when you got a gift card that meant that you had to wait for mom and dad to take you to the store… granted the first gift cards I can really remember are from my teen years even because we just never got them. But I just love now that you can use gift cards online and ...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Jan 8, 2011, 5:02 pm
So we got a new van today.  It was one of those things where we had been thinking about it  for a year now but we just did not see where to financially fit it into our budget.  Then Joel’s car started to act up and it seemed that before it totally broke down it might be time to trade it in.  F...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Jan 8, 2011, 3:48 pm
Ok I know that looks so dumb to see that title but seriously that is how I am feeling right now. I just found out that our new dental and vision coverage is nothing more than coverage for walk-in dental and eye places. No offense to anyone that works at places like that because you are more than n...
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Christina R. posted an article on Also Known as "Mom" - Jan 7, 2011, 3:25 pm
Where have you been that could best be described as a winter wonderland?  Um outside my house… I live in Michigan and it snows here all winter long! In what way might you describe this as the winter of your discontent?  Because now that I track every penny I hate how much I know heating is cost...
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