Are you planning a trip to the zoo anytime soon? If not, you should think about it. The zoo is a great way to spend a day with your kids – its fun, it’s educational, and there’s something there for everyone. If you are planning a trip to the zoo, you should take steps to […]
Do you remember when you caught your first fish? I know I do… there’s something very exciting about successfully utilizing skill and luck to reel in something that can be cooked up and turned into that night’s dinner. Learning from an experienced and patient teacher (otherwise known as my dad) how to bait a hook, […]
All of my children’s birthdays are special, but I always feel especially motivated to make my daughter’s summer birthday something out of the ordinary. Summer birthday parties can be harder to arrange with the kids out of school and families on vacation, so I’m inclined to go the extra mile to make the party stand […]
Do you remember going on sleepovers as a kid? They were the bane of my mother’s existence when I was 10 or 11 years old; if I wasn’t staying up all night at someone else’s house on the weekends, chances were that there were a gaggle of giggling girls disturbing her sleep! Then the next […]
You know your family needs some fun time off for the summer. Maybe you have an ideal vacation destination in mind, or even tons of activities planned for a “staycation”. Deciding where to go and what to do is the easy part. The question you’re left with is, “how do I pay for all this?”
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What better way to commemorate start of summer than with an ice cream social? Ice cream is the perennial summertime favorite for kids of all ages (including grown-up kids), and an ice cream party is fun and easy. Gather up your kids’ closest friends, and enjoy an afternoon or evening gorging on ice cream. Here […]
Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over French invaders in 1862. Today it is celebrated not only in Mexico but in the US as well. We LOVE mexican food (as a matter of fact tacos are on our weekly family menu) and we can’t wait to have our fiesta tonight! Here are some […]
Our resident TopChef and cooking advisor has some Turkey tips for you this holiday season…… It’s just my husband and I in our household, so I rarely make turkey. Perhaps a turkey breast now and then, but never a whole turkey. Besides I never needed to. Thanksgiving was always celebrated at my uncle’s house with […]
With a special holiday involving flowers, chocolate, and hearts coming up soon, you may have been planning to spend your extra money on Valentine’s Day items over the next couple of weeks. If you’re hoping to save money in February, though, those are definitely not the items that will be on sale… at least not […]
If I asked you when the best time is to stock up on school supplies, you’d say July, right? It’s when all of the big box stores tend to have boxes of crayons for fifty cents or two, 10-packs of markers for a couple of bucks, and those spiral notebooks that get caught on everything […]
