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Composting is a fun and easy way to cut down on your trash, and while you are saving money by only needing the smallest size trash bin, you will be making “black gold”.
Composting can be as simple or as complicated as you want it to be. I am a very simple composter. Some of my […]

So, my daughter and I are at the supermarket, doin’ a simple grocery run. We get back to my truck, fill it up, and I take the cart back to the cart corral. As I started walking back, I saw my daughter standing outside the truck, door open, obviously waiting for me to startup the […]

After a brief hiatus, the Festival of Family Flair is back! We’ve modified the festival a bit so that from now on it will be published monthly. The description remains the same:
Flair can be artistry and it can be genius. Crafts, recipes, hacks - share with us all the ways you and your […]

Are you into all of the improvement shows that are on the television these days? A new one seems to debut every week. I would never even pretend to have seen them all, but here are a few I’ve enjoyed on occasion (really, just on occasion. Not one of these is […]

One of the top trends that marketers are following these days is natural living. A broad section of the country is interested in various aspects of natural living, including the elderly, older baby boomers, younger athletes and of course, parents.
Do you lead a natural lifestyle? Well, if you eat organic food, breast-feed, or do yoga, […]

Ooops I’m a day late - very sorry. Thank you for your patience. We have had 27 votes cast this week, thank you to those who voted and of course to the nominees/nominators.
In third place: It’s a tie between Tie Dyed Cheesecake and Science Products
In Second Place: Egg Shaped Sidewalk Chalk
Our WINNER […]

My oldest daughter, Kristyn, is now ten years old. Saying that time flies would be incredibly obvious, but it’s true.
When Kristyn was just seven months old, we found out I was pregnant again. I fully admit that nothing concerned me more - not how I would love them both, how I would care for […]

My son and daughter are crazy about the Wiggles. Just in case you aren’t familiar with this children’s musical group, the Wiggles are four Australian men who write and sing their own songs for the under-five crowd. Three of the four (Greg Page, Anthony Field, and Murray Cook) met while studying early childhood education in […]

CNN’s Larry King Live focused Wednesday’s show on Autism. He interviewed Bill Cosby, who is headlining a concert for autism research. Larry also interviewed singer Tony Braxton (also appearing at the concert), Gary Cole, and Ed Asner, who each have autistic children. I’m not sure if they’ll rebroadcast it, but here’s a link to the […]

Getting Rid Of The Clutter
If your children can’t keep their stuff picked up, then they have too much stuff! Kids don’t want to live in a messy space. They enjoy making the mess, of course, but they don’t want to live in it. Most artists don’t create masterpieces with someone else’s work. […]