Bounty
Today was a hunting and gathering day around here.  Hunting and gathering: harvest edition. We went in search of pumpkins and gourds and leaves and berries. And boy did we find some.  Did we ever. Not the live stuff, of course.  Because autumn’s natural bounty is tough to come by here in the desert. Joann and Michaels though?  Now that’s where I came up big. Because in spite of the fact that the calendar says its still November, all the fall decor is on clearance.  Big time clearance.  We’re talking 70 – 80% here.  For real. This–I believe–is one of the few reasons why starting to see Christmas trees pop

Linky Love
If you are a frequent reader of my blog you know that I don’t typically post on the weekends.  So you might be surprised to see me here.  I’m a little surprised myself actually. It is, however, NaBloPoMo (or National Blog Posting Month for those of you who don’t speak blogese).  NaBloPoMo bills itself as the “epicenter for daily blogging”.  I’m told that there are bloggers out there who post every. single. day.  And for this month at least, I’m trying to join their rankings. So far so good.  Of course, we’re only six days in.  But six days is six days.  And as of

Indoctrination
I never claimed my methods were subtle…

When’s Nunch?
So ready, he is, to get “bidder and bidder and bidder.” So not ready, am I. On this particular morning he awoke too early.  I was still making lunches for his big sisters to take with them to school. He saw the juice boxes on the counter, beside their Thermos’ and baggies of cherry tomatoes and goldfish crackers. I knew I was done for. “Is it time for nunch?” He wondered.  As soon as we’d dropped Kennedy at the bus stop. No.  Not time yet. The clock didn’t phase him though. He marched to the closet, where he knew he’d find his backpack.  He returned, and found me exercising to

1 Year Magazine Subscriptions for $5 or less
Okay.  I know that I’m running the risk of becoming known as the magazine queen.  But I can’t help it.  When I find fabulous deals I feel inclined to pass them on to my friends.  And I found some serious deals this week. All of the magazines below have instant discounts ranging from $3-$5. Once you add them to your cart on Amazon, each subscription (all 12 months with the exception of Redbook which is a 2 year subscription) will show up for $5 or less. For real. Talk about great holiday gifts! Act fast though – you never know how long these will last.  *Oh yeah.  And it is my duty to inform you that should you decide to click on the prov