Tough Cookie Mommy | November 29, 2010
Last week, I wrote a blog post about my desire to learn the ins and outs of couponing in order to reduce my monthly grocery bill. You can read all about my couponing concerns here, The Secrets of the Coupon Sisterhood. As promised, I have compiled a list of couponing do’s and don’ts [...]
Tough Cookie Mommy | November 28, 2010
Here we are again on another dreary Monday finding some solace in mingling with one another through Monday Mingle. This week, I have decided to make things a little more interesting by adding a link for Facebook Fan Pages. So please link up your blogs and your Facebook pages so that we can meet and greet and [...]
Tough Cookie Mommy | November 27, 2010
I am here to report that I had a wonderful Thanksgiving with my family! Everything went smoothly and there were no surprises. That is, except for one huge surprise, my Mother In Law crashed Thanksgiving dinner. Yes, I said crashed because she was definitely not invited. There were a number of reasons for [...]
Tough Cookie Mommy | November 23, 2010
As the holidays approach, I am ever more mindful of staying within my budget because I am fully aware that buying Christmas presents is going to take me completely outside of my normal monthly expenses. Lately, I have been paying more and more attention to posts from my fellow bloggers regarding cutting coupons [...]
Tough Cookie Mommy | November 22, 2010
As I am writing this post, my youngest son is hovering nearby coming over from time to time to see what I am doing. Little does he know that I am writing about him. You see, as far as he is concerned, the sun rises and sets on my head. It’s quite a [...]
Tough Cookie Mommy | November 22, 2010
Welcome to another exciting episode of Monday Mingle! Please remember to comment below and let me know that you are following so that I could pass by your blog and follow you back. Monday Mingle will always be easy and fun because nobody wants to follow some boring list of blog hop rules. Here [...]
Tough Cookie Mommy | November 20, 2010
I have really nosy neighbors. Those of you who have been loyal followers of this blog from the beginning know that I have blogged about many of the issues that I have had with them. Although they are all generally busybodies, there is one specific neighbor who is really barking up the wrong [...]
Tough Cookie Mommy | November 18, 2010
Lately, driving home from work has been a nightmare. It seems like I cannot get home fast enough to my husband and my boys and all that stands in my way are a bunch of people who simply do not know how to drive. Now, I’m sure you have all heard about the [...]
Tough Cookie Mommy | November 14, 2010
Last week’s Monday Mingle was a huge success! We had a lot of great blogs participate and we got to meet and connect with some great people. I have seen a lot of blog hops that have complicated rules for participating and, as a result, the rules of Monday Mingle will always be [...]
Tough Cookie Mommy | November 12, 2010
As most of you already know, I have been an English Language Arts Middle School teacher for the past ten years. All of that time has been spent teaching inner city public school students. I can tell you that everyday of teaching this age group is an adventure for a variety of reasons…First, [...]
