I am sitting here right now listening to my three girls and my brother’s three children screaming in the basement. It is not the screams of fear or the screams of pain. It is the screams of war! They are attacking Uncle Nate. It might be a little morbid of me, but I hope the…
Back from Vacation
My husband and I just got back from vacation. A wonderful warm 7 day cruse in the Caribbean. Our plane landed last night at 11 and we were home by midnight. We picked the kids up from Grandma (who I want to thank immensely, both Grandmas and Aunties too, without them we would not of…
Snow Days Again.
I live in Michigan and we are on our 7th (maybe 8th) snow day since the new year. Plus throw in 2 half days and MLK day. I have an 8, a 6 and an almost 4 year old. They are finding new and “creative” ways of entertaining themselves. (After the threat of an early…
Beyond the Tax Time Dilemma
To view or download this article as a .pdf click here: Beyond the Bustle – Taxes January 31st is just around the corner which means that April 15th is closely approaching too! Whether you view your tax return with fear and loathing or as another Christmas present, you know they have to get done. I am…
Problem with writing
I just want to share with my adoring public. I do not suffer from writers block. I have ideas just crawling to get out of my head. My ideas include general blog posts of the funny stuff my kids say to the articles that S has challenged me to write. If I could just sit…
Formal Complaint
I am lodging a formal complaint against Auntie Alexis and Mattell(where is the copyrights symbol?). On December the 26th at 1 pm I had my day all planned out. I had already opened 6 new toys and installed 14 AA batteries into said toys (not and exaggeration!) I had changed from my pajamas to my…
One to Get You in a Festive Mood
“Rudolph the red nosed reindeer had a very Sparkly nose. And if you ever sawl him you would even say it grows. You would ever say it glows and laugh and call him names. Then one froggy Christmas eve Santa came to say “Ho Ho HO Merry Christmas Eve”. And all the other Reindeers…
Beyond the Bustle – Keeping Up with World and National Current Events
Checkout our latest article in the ‘Beyond the Bustle’ series of time-saving tips. This topic is close to our hearts because part of the impetus for the blog itself was to help other busy folks stay informed. We will continue to share current events with you as diligently as we can using our specific guidelines (find…
Fitness
I am sure you know that 30 minutes a day of high-level activity can reduce you risk of heart disease, stroke, obesity and helps to release endorphin’s. It’s only 30 minutes. Why can’t I seem to get it in? I don’t even need to do it everyday. Maybe if I just get it in 3…
100 Years???
My 5-year-old sat up and very excitedly exclaimed to her father last night “I know how you met Mommy!” Which leads us into her happy little world. “Okay, Daddy, You were shopping and you saw Mommy on sale and you picked her up off the shelf and had to dust her off because she had…