or if you have one of those lovely, picture book families that always loves each other and acts appropriately.  Not us by a long shot! I was a totally different mom when Celine (the lady that cared for my daughter while I worked) was in charge and I was a mother of a nice little girl.  Yep- I [...]

Perhaps the least frugal idea I have had lately was to buy my daughter a hamster.  What sparked the idea was that I saw a cage marked down to $3 while we made our trip to the pet store (aka free “zoo” trip). Since we don’t have any pets this is always exciting for the [...]

While I vaguely recall the kids receiving these from a relative or store clerk or possibly paramedic, I was thinking at the time, Thank Goodness It’s Not Candy.  Because giving candy to kids is crazy, right? Although the exact circumstance of how these came into our lives escapes me, I’m afraid the tattoo’s will be there a long, long time.  It’s [...]