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The End of Summer

by Mama TurtleThe summer ended with a trip out to the coast to visit my mom and go to the big family reunion. The event was clouded with my step-grandfather (my mom's ex's father) passing away last week and my brothers a…
When a Poisonous Spider Visits Your House

by Mama TurtleI found this inside my front doorway yesterday. Actually, Turtle4 spotted it at first and I almost didn't look because she points out just about every little thing that moves...My first thought was "Is that…
Gotta Love Summer Clearance!

by Mama Turtle Last week I splurged and ordered a bathing suit from Old Navy, and picked up some shirts and tanks from their clearance page, as well. Because I was worried I wouldn't get my order on time before leaving f…
Renting with Young Children

by Mama Turtle My kids, like most kids I hope, are pretty boisterous. How they even still had energy last night is a mystery to me. They had lots of outdoor time and hadn't have anything for dessert for that extra sugar…
Craigslist Saved Us from Another Laundry Nightmare

by Mama TurtleNot long after the old dryer died, my washing machine followed shortly afterward. Appliance-time-wise, something major kicking the bucket a few months after some other major thing kicks the bucket that you …
Morning Visitor: Guess That Bird!

by Mama Turtle I was the first to get up, and with sleepy eyes and no glasses, I thought I saw "an owl?" perched far away on our fence when I looked out the bathroom window. I went to the kitchen window and could see fro…
I Found My Cloth Diapers!

by Mama Turtle I am officially publicly retracting the conclusion that my old landlady threw away my cloth diapers because today, I found them (but allow me to still snark at the inexplicable fact that she dumped them o…
Wow! Freecycle Is the Shiznit!

by Mama Turtle Though Freecycle has existed for some years now and I have always liked the idea of it, like most things, I stayed wary and away due to hearing some horror stories of no shows and rude people. It's silly b…
What Do You Do When Your Child Doesn't Have a Birth Certificate?

by Mama Turtle I admit I've thrown my hands in the air and left Turtle4's birth certificate up to fate for a while, as it seemed like one more unsurmountable problem heaped up on all of my other unsurmountable problems. …
The Baby Blanket from Hell: A Knitting Nightmare

by Mama Turtle Sunday the knitting bug finally bit me after several months of overlooking what I had in the knitting bag. Not that there was anything exciting in there (unlike the hand-dyed and organic, i.e. expensive, w…