Useful & practical living tips from a MN ND Mom Blogger & Web Designer
Trucker Hubby arrives in a rural Illinois town of 1600 people to load corn to be taken to an ethanol processing plant in Nebraska. His plan was to get loaded, get back on the road and stop a few miles later at a truck stop to get some sleep since he'd been up all night. He gets there at 10 am to find the grain elevator locked down by Homeland … [Read more...]
It's true! When I was a kid, I never dreamed of growing up and a white picket fence with the husband and 2.5 kids that are the typical American Dream. In fact, I never wanted to be a mother! I had dreams of living ultra chic life in the Big Apple, New York City. I had aspirations of becoming a high powered executive lawyer with an impeccable … [Read more...]
Image via WikipediaUSDOT. FMCSA. HOS. ATA. It all sounds like gibberish right?Unless you work in the truck driving profession, you would really have no reason to know what these acronyms mean but they are paving the way for professional truck drivers and their families to go on welfare. A truck driver is paid an "x" amount of cents per … [Read more...]
Trucker Hubby and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary last week. Raised as a trucker's kid and now a trucker's wife, I never realized truck driver's and their spouses celebrate anniversaries slightly different than most couples. At least, until a non-truck driving friend of Trucker Hubby's admitted surprise at how we planned celebrate. You see, … [Read more...]
Another view from hubby’s window. This was taken two days ago in southern Minnesota. Minnesota/North Dakota mom blogger giving you the secrets to living a free life! … [Read more...]
During the conversion process, we're told NEVER to delete our Blogger blog when converting to Wordpress but no one really goes into "WHY?". There are two primary reasons to … [Read More...]
FYI, Tory Johson's Good Morning America Steals and Deals are ONLY VALID TODAY!This week’s “GMA” Deals and Steals segment feature these cool “Shark Tank” … [Read More...]
I needed to use some left overs but didn't have enough of any … [Read More...]
The other day we had dessert for dinner...I know, I'm an awesome … [Read More...]
This is a great last minute party food! I know this from experience! I … [Read More...]
Is mom a movie buff? Then perhaps one of these coupons will help fill up a movie night basket with a mason jar of popcorn, some flavor mixtures, jumbo candy from Walmart’s $1 bin, a bottle of soda, and a “coupon” for a sitter for one night. Source: jacolynmurphy.blogspot.com via Jennifer on Pinterest $3.00 off [...]
Not your average deal seeking mom blogger.
Jenn is a trucker's wife raising two boys in small town Minnesota. While Trucker Hubby is on the road, she gets to watch what she wants on TV, sleep in the middle of the bed and shaves her legs IF she feels like it (which is rare!) She hates house work, exercise and those stupid "buy 2 items to get 55¢ off" coupons!
Jenn is honest & real about the things she loves (her family & chocolate) & the things she hates (getting up early, "55¢ off 2" coupons, & the laundry pile). Sometimes it works in her favor...other times, not so much so!
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