Musings of a Michigan Mom

Deck & Swing Set

Jen — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:01:24 +0000

At night time do you ever think, I goofed.. I really should of done _____ (you fill in the blank) instead of doing what you did today? That’s how I’m feeling right now. Every year Paul and I say we really need to clean & stain not only our deck but the kids wooden swing set, and every year we never end up getting around to it. As you read in my previous post it was chilly and windy today and that probably would of been a good day to of scrubbed the deck down as the wind would of dried it fast. Oh well, it’s a little to late now. So I’ll just have to have staining the deck be my goal this month since both kids will be in school. Maybe some Monday I can wash the deck and swing set down so on Tuesday when both kids are at school, I can try and get it all stained! Sounds like a good plan to me, what do you think?

I have to laugh

Jen — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:34:20 +0000

Here I posted a few days ago how it was another toasty day here in west michigan. Well, welcome to Michigan.. the state where you wait a few minutes and the weather will change. Today it’s cold and windy outside. Since the news was talking about why you shouldn’t go on Lake Michigan today due to the waves, I thought maybe today would be a good day to take the kids out to Grand Haven to watch the waves. While I had a fun time out there, the kids (and Paul) was complaining it was to cold (even though they had coats on). So we ended up coming home, but at least I got to get some pictures before we did!

What a difference

Jen — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:28:43 +0000

Today was another toasty day in good ol’ west Michigan. Thankfully with schools starting on the 7th that means fall is on it’s way, which means cooler weather. I just wish every night was like how last night was.. it was perfect weather for a camp fire or for your Paul to put the kids to bed so I could go for a bike ride. I so enjoyed pedaling and hearing nothing.. listening to either cars drive past me or flat out nothing. The sun just starting to go down where you could get some awesome pictures. It’s then when I’m by myself that I start looking at the houses I’ll passing by thinking about what it would be if we lived in their house. Would I do anything different?

One of the houses I went by I know for a fact I would be putting some blinds & shades up as their house faced west and so does ours and that afternoon sun just cooks our house. I can’t help but think if they had some blinds or shades that they closed during the afternoons it would help on their electric bill as I have noticed a difference between keeping our blinds & shades down versus up.

So far after riding past quite a few houses, I haven’t found my dream house yet. Of course maybe that’s because I would rather not live on that rode as it could be quite busy. I still do dream about moving someday, unfortunately my husband doesn’t see things that way. All he sees is the work he’s put into this house so far and doesn’t want to leave because of that. Even though the lay out of our house is all wrong for a family whose breadwinner works second shift. Oh well, maybe I can find his dream house and thing will start thinking twice.

Sunday’s Song ~ Sing Your Praise To The Lord by Amy Grant

Jen — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:11:19 +0000

I’m back online!

Jen — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:02:47 +0000

I can finally start posting again! For some time my laptop had been acting up and finally crashed on me due to not only my backlight, but my screen going out. Yesterday I finally was able to get it back from the computer shop so I can start posting again!

Waiting for the bills

Jen — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:34:53 +0000

Next month is the month that all our car insurance bills are due. While it’s not a fun month, I’m thankful that we have insurance on our vehicles just in case something does happen. While this years bills will be higher due to the new truck we just bought (so we have 3 vehicles now and the truck has full coverage) I’m hoping that ball park wise they will be where Paul is thinking they will be. If not, I’m sure he will start calling around for car insurance quotes to make sure we are getting the best price out there. (Yes, he does compare apples to apples)

How do you pay for your car insurance? Monthy, twice a year or once a year? While I hate the big bill this time of year, I’m glad we are able to pay it that way is one (or 11) less bills to pay during the year, even though it’s a lot bigger.

Wordless Wednesday ~ Do you want a kiss?

Jen — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:23:19 +0000

Since my laptop is in the shop and I am workign of my desktop, you get to view an older picture. I hope you enjoy!

One bad thing of being a stay at home mom

Jen — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:22:37 +0000

One thing about being a stay at home mom, you tend to not only lose track of what’s in style clothes wise, but also what the latest electronic gadgets are. Even to this day I have never personally seen a blackberry (When I hear blackberry I still think of the fruit) and when over hearing my niece & nephews talking about urban clothing I just nod my head and pretend I know what they are talking about even though truly I don’t have the slightest idea. At least once my kids get a little older they will be able to “teach” me what’s in style and what’s not, until then I guess I will keep trudging on like I have been.

Wordless Wednesday ~ Home made trailers

Jen — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:59:07 +0000

Last week Monday we went up to Ludington and saw the first home made trailer, then the following day I took Katie to the dentist and saw the 2nd home made trailer. They might not be pretty, but they get the job done!

Nows the time!

Jen — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:42:17 +0000

I know I really should be practicing what I preach, but right now is the time to start saving for your retirement! No matter how old you are (18 or 62) it’s very important to start saving now! In case you think that you are young enough or that is what social security is meant for, you couldn’t be more wrong! If you don’t believe me, then you should start looking at how much social security benefits has changed. Now people have to work until they are a lot older before they can receive their full benefits.

I just find it sad that someone pays from the time they start working (usually 16-18) until they can retire (with full benefits is 70) and how much of that money do they actually get back? It makes you wonder, where did all that money go? That’s where I would rather be in charge of my own retirement… hence the reason why we need to start putting money away now for later.