Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

Hello Again

August 27, 2018

It’s been almost a month since my last post so I thought I’d better say something before everyone thinks I fell off the earth. Everything is ok, it’s just been really busy here. All my girls are in school now and this month has mostly been about that. Yes, almost the whole darn month! Registration, school supplies, new clothing, and so on. And I like to be available as possible especially the first week or two in case there are problems and there have been problems. Schedule issues, lots of rainy days, and illness. Phew! After Labor Day things should run more smoothly. At least that’s the hope.

So, I’m home with all this extra time now and I’m figuring out how to put that time to good use. Decluttering, deep cleaning, and a few new items (replacing dead appliances comes to mind) for the house. And self-care for me. That last thing is an ongoing battle, but I need to keep fighting because my kids need a healthy mom. And I need it for me too.

I hope all of you have had a good summer and made some good memories with your family or even just for yourself. I’ll be back as soon as I can. Peace!

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Weekend Gallery

August 5, 2018

Well, well, well – it’s been way too long since I’ve done a Weekend Gallery hasn’t it? Going to change that right now! I always take pictures of questionable items when I see them in the store and I’ve got quite a few that are ready for posting. So come along with me and see what’s around these days. Disclaimer – The opinions you are about to read are mine and mine alone.

Let’s start with a classic – Spaghettio’s! Who can resist them right? Oh wait – I can. There’s nothing good about this product and to add calcium to try to make these healthy? Yeah – not buying it – either literally or figuratively. One of my sons couldn’t wait to try these and now he’s sorry he did. Lesson learned.

And here we have another classic – Dippin’ Dots! Remember those from the 80’s? I remember and they were interesting but I wasn’t all that crazy about them. Well, I guess cereal makers are feeling all retro because here we have the Dots revamped.

In the same vein – Nilla Wafer cereal! Why, oh why do we want our kids to think desserts are okay for breakfast? And let’s be honest, they really don’t taste that great. Save your money people – eat oatmeal for breakfast and save Nilla Wafer Banana Pudding for dessert. No confusion.

Our last exhibit is the “this is easier and cheaper to make it yourself category”. Yes, you see that right – cream cheese frosting in a tub. You can bet it doesn’t taste like the real thing which is simply cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla. I didn’t say it was good for you, but I’m sure the tub creation probably has a lot more ingredients. Hell, I checked the ingredients of the name brand cream cheese to the cheap brand and the cheap brand had 3 or 4 extra ingredients! Sheesh!

So that’s today’s gallery – I’ll be back next week with some items I took pictures of in the spring (I need to make sure I haven’t already posted them as well – heh). Happy Sunday!
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Me and My Blog

August 1, 2018

I’m back from my break and my blog will be celebrating its 8th anniversary soon, so I thought today I’d kind of re-introduce myself and my blog.

First, a little about me. My name is Alice and I am 55 years old. I have been married 33 years and have 8 children – 5 boys and 3 girls. Four of those children are out on their own, and four are still living at home (teens). Currently I am a SAHM but, since my husband lost his job last year, I will be moving to a working mom status within the next year. I started homeschooling in 1994 and last month the door on that little school closed. It was a good 24 years.

I have known good times and bad times and I finally realized that the Universal Thump comes for all of us (some of us more than others). I thought we’d be complete with our restoration after paying off our debts in 2011, but it’s ongoing – problems keep cropping up and nothing ever gets restored to the original. I may have to accept that it will never be.

My blog was born 8 years ago out of a desire to 1) write, and 2) share my life with family and friends who live far away. I also thought I might have some things to say that might be helpful to others and it also serves as a diary of sorts for me. I named it “Oh Crap” because having 8 children is a messy thing and for a while it seemed like every day something (bad) happened which prompted me to say “Oh crap” yet again. So, it’s just a life journal with some helpful (I hope) tips, things to ponder, and a little bit of fluff thrown in for good measure.

I link to things I think might interest my readers, but I do not get any money from any of this linkage – it’s purely informational. I do not get any money at all from this blog, nor do I really want to. I really miss those early days when blogs were ways for (homeschooling) moms to share experience and commiserate with each other like a good friend would. I want to reclaim some of that with my blog.

So, that’s a little bit about me and this tiny corner of the internet. I hope you enjoy your visits here. I’m going to start tagging my posts as well to make subjects easier for you to find. In the meantime, have a look around, come back soon, and thank you for reading. :-)
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