A day in the life of . . .
July 4th is just around the corner
July 1, 2008 by Mara Burke · Leave a Comment
What plans do you have? Most people will cook out for the 4th. I can already smell the grilling that’s going to be done in a few days. Steak, corn on the cob, potato salad, homeade ice cream. I can’t wait. How about you? How will you be celebrating?
I hate vacation
June 30, 2008 by Mara Burke · Leave a Comment
No, I don’t mean the actual time I get to relax. I mean all the planning, packing, and buying things that we’ll need FOR vacation. It’s amazing how you go to the store for a list of 6 items and wind up spending a lot more than you planned. And we’re not even completely done. [...]
Have you thought about homeschooling?
June 26, 2008 by Mara Burke · Leave a Comment
You’ll be proud of me. I haven’t railed against my mother-in-law for her comments about our homeschooling. My husband didn’t say anything, that I know of, to her either. I guess she’s just going to get away with skewing my children’s minds. At this point, I think if I said anything, I’d probably dredge up [...]
Looking forward to some time away
June 20, 2008 by Mara Burke · Leave a Comment
We’ll be going on vacation soon, and it can’t come soon enough. I’ve been busy with my writing, homeschooling, and trying to keep the boys from fighting with one another, and I need a break. Yeah, I know, I’ll still have to deal with bickering boys, but that’s OK. I’m so ready to leave my [...]
Tiger Direct will rip you off!
June 14, 2008 by Mara Burke · Leave a Comment
DO NOT buy from Tiger Direct unless you have a lot of disposable income and love to be lied to and taken advantage of. I have to rant here for a few minutes, so I hope you’ll bear with me. We purchased a bare bones system from Tiger Direct on May 10. It took a [...]
