From the monthly archives:

March 2012

Starting a Stock Account for Kids

by Kristi on March 26, 2012 · 2 comments


On Friday I finally did what I have been wanting to do for over two years. Start a stock account for my children! I opened a brokerage account with Scottrade because I have my personal one with Charles Schwab and I wanted to diversify. Scottrade also has cheaper stock commissions ($7 vs $9 for Schwab) […]

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New Book Dance – Brockmann

by Kristi on March 19, 2012 · 1 comment


I am rereading Hunger Games for the upcoming movie (SQUEE!) and hopefully I should be done by tomorrow because the new Suzanne Brockmann comes out! It looks fantastic and the reviews look great too. Yipee!    

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Quick Book Rec’s

by Kristi on March 18, 2012 · 2 comments


My friend Melissa from my online book club did a post of her favorite reads recently. Since we are in the same book club and all the members tend to gravitate to whatever is being posted about… I have recently read ALL of these books and they are ALL fantastic! The Significance and DarkFever series […]

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I’m Sexy and I Know It

by Kristi on March 16, 2012


Sam & G playing in the living room… S: I’m sexy and I know it! *dancing and singing* G: Your sixty! S: No, I’m SEXY and I know it. G: No, your SEVEN. No, your TEN. FIFTY. SEVENTY TWO. S: Oh, GG…

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I Haven’t Bought Your Ticket, Buddy

by Kristi on March 14, 2012 · 1 comment


This and other things that I lie about to my three-year old… I’ve talked about how we have massive potty training issues with my kids. They are both on a full tablespoon of Miralax. GG is on two teaspoons of mineral oil every day too. Potty training has never been pretty. Anyway. We are going […]

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