4ofmyown

@4ofmyown (1119)

United States • Age 52

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Ceremony way too late for a school night

4ofmyown @4ofmyown (1119) • United States 12 Mar 13

My twin boys had their Confirmation last night. Since they go to a Catholic school it was done through the school and the affiliated church. The way the school and church have this scheduled really stinks. The ceremony and Mass...

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Another walmart story....

4ofmyown @4ofmyown (1119) • United States 10 Mar 13

My husband and I went shopping today and one of the places that we stopped is at Walmart. We very, very rarely shop there and the only reason why we went there today was to get a product that we cannot find anywhere else (and they...

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The time change

4ofmyown @4ofmyown (1119) • United States 10 Mar 13

So last night we tried to put the kids to bed a little bit earlier hoping that we could kind of keep them on the same schedule with the time change and not have too much of a problem adjusting. Big backfire! The baby was up at 3...

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helping my neighbor out

4ofmyown @4ofmyown (1119) • United States 9 Mar 13

We have lived in our house for almost 10 years and have had the same neighbors the whole time. Our neighbors are great people and we have become friends over the years. They actually called me in the middle of the night when she...

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My husband has a kidney stone!!!

4ofmyown @4ofmyown (1119) • United States 29 Mar 09

And has had it for over 2 weeks now! When he first started feeling it I took him to the ER and they did a MRI and told us he was getting ready to pass it and sent us home. By that evening we were back (different ER this time) and...

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We are having a baby!!

4ofmyown @4ofmyown (1119) • United States 29 Mar 09

Recently we found out that I am pregnant. We are very happy and excited. This does make a total of 7 children..I have 4 from a previous marriage and my husband has 2 from a previous marriage. This will be our first together and...

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Way too late for the kids!!

4ofmyown @4ofmyown (1119) • United States 27 Feb 09

My 3 boys are in Boy Scouts...actually, they are Webelos, which is right be fore Boy Scouts. Their meeting is every Thursday evening at 6:30. Last night they had their derby car race. We did not leave until about 9:15 so we didn't...

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Do you use a crockpot?

4ofmyown @4ofmyown (1119) • United States 17 Feb 09

I love my crockpot. I actually have 2 that I use quite often. One is an average size and one is really big, since we have a big family. I probably use mine at least twice a week. I seem to be kind of stuck making the same things...

crockpots

food

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What did you crave when you were pregnant?

4ofmyown @4ofmyown (1119) • United States 15 Feb 09

I remember with my first son I ate grilled cheese and tomato soup everyday for months, sometimes twice a day. I also would wanted cheesecake with blueberries. My husband would run to Denny's to get me a slice. I also remember not...

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Holy Cow !!!! We are out of milk!

4ofmyown @4ofmyown (1119) • United States 14 Feb 09

I could not believe it...here it is 7:00 a.m. and all 4 of the kids have their cereal picked out. I pour the first bowl and then pour the milk on it, emptying the carton. My son tells me "I need a little more milk". No problem , I...

had kids

milk

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This morning we had "taco" omelets for breakfast

4ofmyown @4ofmyown (1119) • United States 8 Feb 09

Last night we had the whole spread for taco night. We had 5 of the 6 kids and my husband and I , so we usually have to make quite a bit. We had a little bit of the seasoned meat leftover along with some cheese, chopped onions and...

cooking

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Do you have a self-cleaning oven?

4ofmyown @4ofmyown (1119) • United States 6 Feb 09

A couple of years ago we had to buy a new range. We actually found one on clearance at Lowes, it is a flat cooktop and has a self cleaning oven. The thing is that I have not cleaned the oven since we got it. Remarkably, it really...

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Do you snack while you are at the computer?

4ofmyown @4ofmyown (1119) • United States 6 Feb 09

I have been mylotting off and on this morning and listing a few things on ebay. In the process I have eaten almost a half of a Toblerone candy bar. Anyone who knows what they are...they are pretty big. It seems like I always have...

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Angel Food Ministries....have you ever used them?

4ofmyown @4ofmyown (1119) • United States 6 Feb 09

I believe I have the name right. This is the organization that you buy a box of food, enough for one week, for a family of 4. I have looked at the websites a few times and have often considered it because one of the distribution...

frugal living

homemaker

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I hate dusting!!

4ofmyown @4ofmyown (1119) • United States 6 Feb 09

So, I really need to clean my whole house. One of the things that really needs to get done is the dusting. I hate dusting!! My whole house is tiled...no carpet at all. Dust accumulates very fast when you have no carpet. Since one...

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Where's my list?????

4ofmyown @4ofmyown (1119) • United States 6 Feb 09

I am one of those kind of people that has a list for everything. Shopping, cleaning, packing for vacation...everything! I think it is a OCD thing. I have to have a list. And the weird thing is a make one everyday and it always has...

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My house is such a mess!!!

4ofmyown @4ofmyown (1119) • United States 6 Feb 09

I hate clutter!!!! When I was growing up our house was always a disaster, so much so, that I rarely had friends over. So, I try to keep my house in fairly good order most of the time. This week I have been so busy with functions...

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How do you make ends meet?

4ofmyown @4ofmyown (1119) • United States 4 Feb 09

With the way things are right now my family is really struggling! I do not work and my husband does not want me to work. We both agree that we and the kids are all happier when I am home but we just can't seem to make ends meet. I...

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We can't afford our house anymore!!!

4ofmyown @4ofmyown (1119) • United States 4 Feb 09

With the way the economy is and the cost of everything going up we are getting to the point were we cannot afford our house. We have thought about refinancing but are upside down in our loan because house have decreased so much by...

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What else can I give my kids for lunch?

4ofmyown @4ofmyown (1119) • United States 3 Feb 09

My husband & I make our kids lunches every night for the following day. Having them buy lunch is out of the question, with 4 of them it would be at $50 a week. Our problem is that a few will only take the same thing over and over...

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