Outspokenmom blog

Good Rainy and Cold Morning to you all!
Ok people, I need to warn you all right now, I am highly charged up about some things right now and I am also letting you all know, they are ALL political so, you are fairly warned
So, this morning I am listening to my favorite morning show [...]

Good Morning Everyone!

Well, today was back to school for my people after spring break.  It was nice having them home but, really nice having them gone too.
Plus, they are still at the ages that they love school and want to see all of their friends so, they were ready to go back to school too.
So, [...]

Good Morning Everyone!
I am in a much better mood today, the sun is actually shining again.  Just a few clouds in the sky but, other than that, blue, blue, blue.  I love it.
I needed the sun to shine on me again after this week and its mostly downs. 
Yesterday was my first day I made [...]

Good Afternoon Everyone!

I just returned home from a day in downtown St. Paul with my people.  Had such a great time down at the Children's museum and then we drove around and looked at the State Capital building and some old churches, drove around some old buildings and in and out of some great neighborhoods [...]

Good Morning Everyone,

Well, I am just floored at how upset I still am about our dog dying on Monday night.  It is hitting me a lot harder than I ever imagined it would.  It is crazy to me.
I mean, I did love the dog and I was around him the most because I am [...]

Good Afternoon Everyone,

Well, today I write with a pretty heavy heart.  Our beloved Golden Retriever Griffey, died last night.  We had no clue he was sick so it came very fast and sudden to us. 
I think my husband and I are having a harder time with it than our children are.   We both [...]

Good Afternoon Everyone!
What a great day it has been the past couple of days here in Minnesota!  The calm before the storm.  We have had a great weekend and my children are on spring break this whole week.  I have nothing planned but, sometimes that is more fun.
A quick update on my husband's cleanse…he is [...]

Good Evening everyone!
So, I have been thinking of more money saving tips I could give to all of you, thinking of more ways to get you all to cut back on your spending and realize how much in our lives is really just 'stuff' that we don't need.
One of my dear friends told me yesterday [...]

Good Afternoon Everyone!

I just got back from the mall from having lunch with my 2 youngest daughters and from seeing a good friend of mine that I haven't seen in a LONG, LONG time. 
It was so good to see her and as our time quickly sped by…I realized how much I have missed her [...]

Good Afternoon Everyone,

Wow, sorry it has been so long since I have written.  It has been crazy busy around here and when it isn't busy we have been taking advantage of the nice weather and heading outside as much as we can.
So Steve is currently on day number 4 of his 10 day cleanse.  [...]