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Shelly and Susan's 29,382 cents

I have been wanting to add a Schmidt House tangent for quite some time now. Karen and Bobbi have inspired me with their offshoots of creativity and the time has come.

So here's the question: What more is there to write about? I already feel that I could go on forever with the more than enough fodder generated right here in my own home. But, does anyone really want to read more about some of the hair brained ideas I've tried that ended in disaster, or how AE is 9 going on 29 or that JG is driving me insane with his wwhhiinniinngg? Really, more Schmidt drivel?

Then it came to me...I catch myself many times during the day thinking like many of you: I should share this experience with someone. Example: a good book, movie, music, restaurant, shop, new product, new dish etc. I searched around the web and found some good examples of other women sharing their two cents on the most mundane things and decided sharing my two cents it would be.

I find myself telling many of my recommendations to one of my best friends Shelly and she in turn does the same. We have the best time going on and on about one thing or another. Lord knows neither of us is ever at a loss for an opinion. I am sure both of our husbands would concur wholeheartedly.

I called Shel and threw out the idea to her and she loved it, she only had one caveat - she is able to swear in her reviews - I agreed because all of you who know Shel, it's just who she is and you know exactly where you stand with her, so why filter?

So my friends, there it is. We (Shel and I) are going to start a tangent giving our two cents on whatever we feel like. Please feel free to let us know if you would like to add anything to the site.

Now we just maybe need to come up with a catchier name - I think I might leave that to Shel, isn't that what she makes the big bucks for? Well, here we go...

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