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????️???? 12:30–2 PM — MIDDAY MESS, $5 LUNCH & TV ESCAPE
OMG Gerald and Charlie are home and its lunch time and tv time for me because it’s????️???? 12:30 and my daily break for me time lasts until 2 PM. I don’t know about in your home, but this is when the MIDDAY MESS, $5 LUNCH & TV ESCAPE happens and more times than not you hear me saying “This Isn’t My First Rodeo’ or “This Is My Circus and yes, these are my Monkes. Would you want them? For those that didn’t know noon to 2 PM is supposed to be my time. It’s when I crawl into my bed to Hardcastle & McCormick. and TJ Max on Friendly TV.…
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“When a Boundary Has to Be Set”
???? Motherhood Isn’t Black & White Part One: Setting the Boundary A couple of weeks ago, we had a hard moment in our home. Bradley is B my son from another mother — who is the closest thing Charlie has to a brother — made a mistake that crossed a boundary. As a mom, I had to say he couldn’t come inside for a while. It wasn’t easy, and it wasn’t about punishment. It was about teaching responsibility and protecting our home. Setting boundaries with the kids we love is one of the hardest parts of parenting. We want to protect them, guide them, and give them room to grow…
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Ultimate Blog Challenge: February 21, 2026
Inside this post is my affiliate links. If you click on the links and make a purchase, I will make a small percentage from the products you purchase. Charlie and I would like to welcome you to our Would You Rather Challenge: February 21, 2026. The challenge is brought to you from the children’s book The Ultimate Book of Would You Rather Questions: 1001 Family-Friendly Challenges for Kids, Teens and Adults by Kimberly McLeod. We used this challenge when #Homeschooling Charlie full time in our #Homeschool Creative Writing Class and also for free reading time. Now we use the questions to get conversation flowing in our home and also on my…
Living a simple lifestyle from the front porch
