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Dolly at Family General & Waiting on David
In our home three o’clock hits like a reminder that the day is far from over, even though it already feels like it’s been three days long. This is the hour where I always think I’m going to get something done — maybe run to Family General, maybe grab the Dolly Parton Knick knacks stuff, maybe pick up the Easter things we still need — but the truth is, nothing moves until David gets home. And that’s just the reality of a one‑car one- driver family trying to stretch time, money, and patience all at once. As we work on C’s driver’s license this week. I swear, every time I say, “We’ll…
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Juggling mom-life and working life
Guest post by: Patricia Eckerman Ambas Mom-life combined with working life is a juggling act, but is that a good thing or a negative? How do you picture this juggling act? Is it an effortless flow of multicolored balls circulating endlessly until the kids have moved out and retirement is at hand all while smiling serenely with perfectly manicured nails? Or perhaps the image you’ve created is one of scrambling to catch one ball and haphazardly running back to another determined not to miss a single one all while blowing wisps of day three hair out of her face. Whichever vision you’ve created, I think we can actually land somewhere…
Living a simple lifestyle from the front porch
