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The Grapple
For years I have looked on with great anticipation of trying a succulent new fruit called the grapple. The texture of an apple with the taste of a grape? Yes, please! The only reason I have not bought a package is because they are $3.99 for four, and I am incredibly cheap. Today, I decided to treat myself to these grapples. I figured if I were to buy a pack of chips or candy or some other kind of junk, I would spend that much, so I was justified in spending a dollar per piece. I was freaking out a little inside the truth be told. I had such high hopes for these small delicacies. We got home, I unloaded the few things I bought, then I proceeded to cut my new treasure. Ever so carefully did I cut my hybrid. I didn't want to waste any of it! After all, I had spent a whole dollar on just that one. There it was in front of me, the moment I had been waiting for for years now. I brought the wedge up to mouth and tasted it. ...
Pinterest is the Devil
I think we al can agree that I am a BIG TIME crafter wannabe. I so desperately want to craft. It is my dream to create something so amazing that even I like it. I generally am not satisfied with anything I make. Then one day I was introduced (obviously by somebody who hates me) to pinterest. I thought, this is great, I will get step by step instructions. How can I fail? HA! I saw a tip on how to clean in between the glass and the oven door. I took it apart, fairly easily. It cleaned up like a dream. What is the problem, you might ask? Um, putting it back together. What a joke. I spent HOURS trying to get it back together. Nothing I tried worked. I actually broke a part of the door. Oops. Ed had to put it back together when he got home. Did I learn my lesson? Of course not. I am off to try the next project. It will not turn out right, and I will probably ut...
A Life Less Ordinary
Amazing, bizarre, curious, exceptional, fantastic, gnarly, incredible, marvelous, and phenomenal. Did you catch what all these words have in common? They are all synonyms for the word extraordinary. They also happen to describe my life. My journey to motherhood started the same way as many other girls. At age two, I would pretend to nurse my babies and rock them to sleep. When I was five, I would have tea parties with all my babies arranged perfectly in place on a blanket. By the time I was a teenager, my thoughts were more sophisticated. I imagined six or eight blonde haired, blued eyed beauties. They were all impeccably dressed, hair pinned perfectly in place, and never dirty. When I hit my twenties, I just wanted to be a wife and mother. My vision for my children had not changed. They would sit quietly having picnics, reading books to the younger children, and of course, brush each others long flowing tresses as th...
The Parable of the Cheese
Back in March, Ed and I decided to just go for it and pay off the car. Not a week later we had to replace the motor mount and fix the high beams. We also had the 90k mile service, and threw in the timing belt (about 10 k miles too early I found out), just for good measure. As a result, we have been really tight financially. We are fine, we've just had to be very frugal lately. One thing I've been trying to do is go to the store less. Less impulse buys equals happy husband. About a week ago, I was vacuuming and trying to plan dinner. When I came up with what I wanted, I realized that we didn't have any cheese. I was pretty bummed, because that dinner sounded so good. I can't even remember what it was now. I prayed to my Heavenly Father. It went something like this; I know that we have been blessed far beyond our ability to even comprehend, but I want some cheese. I want some extra money so we aren't as tight,...