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Toys, Toys, Toys!!

| January 25, 2012 | 0 Comments

As a mother of four children and one foster child, I have seen my fair share of toys over the years.  Now it is also fair to say that the “toy” days are behind me now as my youngest turns 16 in a few short weeks. Nowadays toys in our home consist mostly of video [...]

Tuesday Tips – Toy Tips

| January 24, 2012 | 0 Comments

Don’t be fooled into buying a big toy box for your little ones…smaller, manageable containers are so much easier for children to handle.  Large toy boxes are just a dumping ground for all things large and small and make it impossible to find anything. Invest in some small, medium and larger Canvas or Rubbermaid type [...]

Grocery Shopping the “Smart” Way

| January 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

For some of us, grocery shopping can be all-consuming.  If you have a large family (in my case six people) or enjoy a varied and fresh menu, then grocery shopping can become an everyday event!!  Families are so much busier today than they were years ago, and taking time to grocery shop can be difficult [...]

Tuesday Tip – New Year’s Resolution For Your Freezer

| January 3, 2012 | 0 Comments

January and time to take stock in your kitchen!  I call it the “No Spend Month” and it all started with a friend’s freezer that was so full one January, that rather than find the ground beef she was looking for and knew was there, she made a trip to the store!! So it’s easy, [...]

App review: The Christmas List

| December 13, 2011 | 1 Comments

APPS - so many, so little time! But let’s concentrate on ones that can help keep us organized.  My latest find and handy helper “The Christmas List” App, is available free. Each year I seem to crumble under the pressure of buying so many gifts for so many people and losing track of how much I have [...]