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Step 15

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

“Make a list for me, and I’ll bring my tools and see how many items I can whittle away,” Hot Wheelz had said before coming home for the holidays. I was excited.  As a result, the wood floors are less … Continue reading →

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Abdication day

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

Any woman who is a mother knows that Independence Day is a misnomer.  Once a mother, you’ll never have that feeling of independence again.  So how did I spend my holiday weekend?  Painting at Coco’s new apartment.  Yes, she finally … Continue reading →

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Helping hands

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

I love the smell of cut wood.  I stopped by Home Depot after work.  Couponman met me there.  (He’s the one with access to the R2D2 or something like that for the 10% Veteran’s discount.)  The only thing that could have improved … Continue reading →

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Do-it-yourself appliance repair

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

Yesterday Couponman had already left to get a jump on the market bargain bins, so thought I’d get my own kind of jump on my day by sticking a load of bathroom rugs in the washer before heading out.  Like … Continue reading →

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Gifts that keep on giving

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

Yesterday I decided to hang the Mother’s Day gift I received, not this past holiday, but the year before.  Don’t want my daughter, the GAP, to get the idea I don’t like the present.  I might have been quicker had the bag of accompanying screws … Continue reading →

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Bob the Builder wannabe

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

You already know how this is going to turn out. My husband had some loose tiles by his shower.  After taking a Dremel to the grout and a scraper to the Wonder board (aren’t you impressed), I successfully pulled them … Continue reading →

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Save a dollar, lose your mind

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

Yesterday I had carpet installed in two rooms.  My daughter Coco says my house looks like a patchwork quilt.  I chose to ignore her.  Did I say judgmental things like that to my kids that they chose to ignore? I made … Continue reading →

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Make new friends

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

Sometimes it’s good to branch out. Maybe your friends don’t meet up to your expectations. Maybe they can’t help you through the task at hand. Whatever the reason, make new ones. I did. I’d been long time friends with the … Continue reading →

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Once a mom, always a mom

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

My thirty-something son, Hot Wheelz, called to ask if during my short visit I’d mind helping tile his kitchen. A working vacation was not what I had in mind, but I was happy to help. It didn’t go real well. … Continue reading →

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