tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28215115.post4567295890399656881..comments2023-04-02T05:31:10.149-04:00Comments on Adventures in Self-Reliance: Before I forget ... Joseehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04521839221250036193noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28215115.post-83892925570320277232013-06-04T19:39:17.012-04:002013-06-04T19:39:17.012-04:00One year we got ready to go to Christmas Eve Mass ...One year we got ready to go to Christmas Eve Mass with three kids and the van wouldn't start. I was NOT to be defeated. We switched all three car seats from the van to the station wagon. I always feel like such a fraud when I don't make it to Mass on major holidays. Joseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04521839221250036193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28215115.post-15512011738126470692013-06-04T17:15:36.662-04:002013-06-04T17:15:36.662-04:00I make caramels every year, and yes, they're a...I make caramels every year, and yes, they're a major pain in the ass, but now that the kids are old enough to roll them in the wax paper squares...WAY easier! That and I do a lot of "squares" instead of cookies, and the kids put them in the candy wrap things. (that's the technical term...promise)Megly Mchttp://fisticuffsandshenanigans.wordpress.com/2013/05/31/when-im-about-to-remove-my-pants-not-a-good-time-to-try-and-make-me-solve-your-fucking-riddles-dan-brown/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28215115.post-19495406361504873232013-06-04T08:36:06.053-04:002013-06-04T08:36:06.053-04:00I could have sooo used this advice when my kids we...I could have sooo used this advice when my kids were smaller. it would have helped my attitude in a big way. now that they are a tad older, it's gotten so much easier, but I can still use these tips. and I am checking out the recipes now. we have mastered the roll out sugar cookies, but it's taken us about seven long years. so, now I might be able to handle one more cookie thrown into the mix. there were years when we couldn't even get to mass on Christmas eve and that bummed me out so much. I've learned that if it happens, great. if not, it's not reason for depression.Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00015313115711205106noreply@blogger.com