My back has given me trouble off and on since I was a teenager. I always attributed it to two falls that happened when I was young. One happened at my grandma’s house when I came running inside after running around barefooted in the rain. That time I majorly jammed my tailbone. The other one [...]

Fleas are nasty little creatures. I hate them with a passion. Especially since they invaded my living room. Precious brought them in. She’s staying outside now, partly because of that and partly because she used the carpet as a bathroom one too many times. I had some spray and used it a couple of times, to [...]

I haven’t posted to this blog in 11 days. Amazing. Wanna know where I’ve been? Right here for the most part. I haven’t been vacationing in the Bahamas (unfortunately), or visiting far-flung family, or going to speak with a Rochester medical malpractice attorney. I’ve been in front of my computer writing, and dealing with the curveballs [...]

We’ve been getting even more rain here. We got a slight reprieve from the heavy stuff for a week or so, not a complete stop to the rain, but considerably less of it. But now it’s back full force. We’ve had more than our fair share of storms during the past few days. And when they [...]

I’ve been doing affiliate marketing for probably a couple of years now. I have made very little from it, but only because I never really got into it. Lately, though, I’ve been considering ramping up my efforts to get some passive income coming in. But if the North Carolina government has anything to do with [...]

The past week or so has just been crappy. Things have actually been going better than they were for a while, but I’ve still been all down in the dumps and not thinking clearly. Part of it’s another one of those ongoing spats Hubby and I have from time to time, and maybe adjusting to [...]

I’m not one of those mommy bloggers who shares every single moment of their kids’ lives. I don’t suppose there’s anything wrong with that, but it’s just not me. But right now, I just have to brag a little. First off, there was her awards ceremony that I went to this past Wednesday. For about the [...]

At the end of the school year, I almost find myself missing my school days. I wasn’t a big fan of school, but those last few days were always lots of fun. On the very last day, we’d have a picnic lunch on the playground and stay outside until time to go home. Pumpkin is having [...]

So far, this week has been pretty uneventful. That’s a very good thing. The only real mishap we’ve had so far has been with my washing machine. It is now leaking out all of the water instead of draining it out during the spin cycle. And since the basement drain is still clogged, we end up [...]

I was a little premature with the whole getting back to normal thing. On Wednesday, our basement flooded once again. Not nearly as bad as the first time, and not bad enough to hurt anything, but bad enough to let us know that there was more work we needed to do. Since it was raining, Hubby’s [...]