http://www.naturalblog.org The adventures of raising teens and tweens in the 21st Century Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:10:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As stated in my previous post, Tuesday was my birthday. Please note, this was my 42nd birthday. With that in mind, pay strict attention to the candles on the cake. My kids have such wonderful senses of humor (and grace :) ) I Heart my kids completely.   Is this just not ... http://www.naturalblog.org/a-belated-birthday-post.html I'm sitting here in this freakin sauna of an office, totally excited about some recent developments. (1) My 42nd Birthday was Tuesday and I did not immediately turn into an old crone. (2) The birds that have decided to nest in my office had hatchlings overnight. I woke this morning to hear ... http://www.naturalblog.org/busy-beez-make-money-honey.html I wish people could understand that just because you own a business, it doesn't mean you have time or cash to just toss away. Problem #1 - I have a client who, after a month of negotions, has finally decided he wants to use my services and would like his contract. ... http://www.naturalblog.org/this-is-why-i-get-so-flustered.html There seems to be a couple of unspoken rules if you live in Alabama: 1. You must choose a football team, either the Alabama Crimson Tide OR the AUburn Tigers - and become a die-hard fan and 2. You must love racing because we are home to the Talledega Superspeedway. I broke both rules. ... http://www.naturalblog.org/i-know-what-boys-like.html We are not a "take a regular vacation" sort of family. It has just never worked out in the past where Popa's work scheduled vacation coincided with the kids being out of school, so, vacations are usually relegated to small, one or two day trips, with me and the kids ... http://www.naturalblog.org/today-is-the-greatest-day-of-them-all.html For a month and a half, work was so slow, and then BOOM! It picked right up!:lol: I sent out about 12 proposals, and got ten of the jobs, with another yet pending, so there hasn't been a lot of time to post. Also, I've just been busy doing stuff with my ... http://www.naturalblog.org/busy-busy-busy-bee.html http://www.naturalblog.org/my-sons-first-video-joke.html I don't know about you, but I have a habbit of filling out "Work from home" offer forms online, just to check out different oppertunites, even though I own a business already. It never hurts to have more than one source of income, right? A few minutes ago I got a ... http://www.naturalblog.org/scam-alert.html Whew.... 8:56 AM. Ask me what I've got done already today. No, seriously.. ask. Cause its a lot! The business site is just about ready for the live launch on Monday. Don't worry I'll post a link here when its done LOL. I've still got two months worth of archived articles to ... http://www.naturalblog.org/tuesdays-gonna-be-just-fine.html Ingredients: 1 large box elbow macaroni 1 large can large, pitted and chopped black olives 4 eggs, boiled hard and chopped 1 teaspoon mustard (spicey or yellow, I prefer spicey) 3 large cans peeled and deveigned shrimp (* You can also substitute imitation crab, real crab, shredded chicken or even ham) 1/3 cup mayonaise or light ... http://www.naturalblog.org/pasta-salad-its-whats-for-dinner.html