Each year is different. This year has been a whopper. Not a single thing I had planned for this year, coming into it, happened with the exception of the birth of our third child, Adrina Victory. I have to say that her joining our family was the best part of the year. She has been such a joyful blessing to us as well as the "pick me up" we needed right in the middle...

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hi, for those who may not know me or for those who need a bit of a refreshing, let me introduce myself... :D

I'm Andrea Wiener - I like God, sports, music, life, and couponing - not always in that order..... :D

I have a couple of blogs that you may enjoy:

DivaGirl's SportsBlog - if you like sports with a woman's touch, this may be the place for you - I will talk about sports things…

I got a blog award…

A Sweet 16 for a sweet girl…

It has been a wonderful year! 2011 was by far, one of my best years ever! Here's some of the highlights....

http://thedeliberatemom.blogspot.com/2011/12/looking-back-and-looking-forward.html 

What better way to ring in the new year than with a beautiful, healthy pork loin. Stuffed with fruit and with a touch of heat, this is a beautiful and delicious main dish. It's also not at all hard to make. You can view my entire review and the recipe for this roast on…

Happy New Year's, Fellow Mommies!! Just wanted to share one of my favorite DIY posts this year.  It's a cheap and easy way to make a headboard out of recycled materials.  Check it out!

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** My son likes to make his penis talk.  (Don't ask.)

** The entire household turns into assholes when my husband goes out of town.

** My kids wait to take a dump until it's time to walk out the door.

** This ass isn't gonna run itself off.

** You can never ever hug your kids too much.

** When life hands you…

I had a sleepless night followed by a sleepless morning so I decided I would commit to print some of the experiences that I hope to try this next year and beyond.

In snow

Snowshoeing

Cross country skiing

Luge track

Dog sledding

Tobogganing track

Exercise

Hot yoga class

Anti gravity yoga class

Attend moms hockey practice

Run a marathon- hesitant to write that one…

Hello all!  I thought I'd sneak in one last post in here before 2012 rolls around.  We're back from our travels.  It feels good to be home, although I feel a massive purge of toys coming on as I look around our cramped house.  Santa was good to us all!  And despite my fears over Mr. B's gift, wouldn't you know it, that boy LOVED it.  Not at first, mind you.  It was kind of quickly discarded after it was opened.  But then, we I started to put it together.  I even went so far…

I decided this year to write a list of goals, not resolutions.  To me a resolution seems too rigid, to "instant" - like if by January 5th I haven't already made it a habit that I've failed or something.  A goal is more something you work toward.…

I want to start by saying that I LOVE frugalfabulousfinds and want to thank them for always getting me the best deals!!!

Having said that here are some of my favorites at Rite Aid this week:

Oral B…

As most of my readers know, our family has been struggling with financial troubles over the past few years.  Needless to say, we were a little concerned that we wouldn't  even be able to afford Christmas presents for our boys this year.  In addition, as the holidays approached, we were in danger of having our power turned off.

Then the week before Christmas we had 3 pleasant surprises.  First, we received a check from a class action lawsuit - just enough to pay our utility bill.  Next…

Please keep your P&G coupon inserts from this Sunday's paper. The insert will include $95 in savings, but the added benefit is that they will be making a donation to Special Olympics for each coupon that is redeemed. 

Here is a quote from their FB page:

Look for the P&GbrandSAVER in your local Sunday paper (1/1/12) and get $95 in savings on your favorite P&G products like Tide, Bounty and Crest. For every coupon redeemed, they will make a donation to…