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Big Scary World – Revisited

This is a repost of an entry from January, when my blog had no readers except my husband and best friends. I’d love to hear your thoughts, so please feel free to comment. The setup: Every night, our family sits together at the dinner table. There are very few exceptions to this rule. There are [...]

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Decisions From The Heart

Last week, we had a surprise visitor. We opened the curtain to our back sliding glass doors and saw not the normal two, but THREE dogs wagging their tails at us. Now, I’m not an expert on animals, but I do believe it’s the very first time I’ve ever seen a dog circumvent a fence [...]

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What I’m Reading: The Millionaire Next Door

My long awaited copy of The Millionaire Next Door arrived this weekend, thanks to Book Mooch! I’ve read reviews on this book by at least half a dozen bloggers, and figured that there must be something to the hype. However, I wasn’t prepared to be completely sucked in by it. I took the book with [...]

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We’re Not Getting Stimulated

Or are we? There has been much discussion over the internet and in coffee shops and homes around the country about the Economic Stimulus Package. When are the checks arriving? What to do with them? Are they even a good idea? Gather Little By Little posted about it recently and his post has a lot [...]

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My Kids are Scared of Being Broke

The setup: Every night, our family sits together at the dinner table. There are very few exceptions to this rule. There are two chairs of major import at our dinner table: The Special Chair, and The Topic Chair. The children rotate their seats every night so that each of them get an opportunity to sit [...]

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