It’s time to come clean about something. History was my least favorite class in school because, well, yawn. It didn’t keep my attention and my teachers didn’t have fun ways to for us to learn. As odd as it sounds, despite ...
Have you ever done something that you know isn’t really right but you want to make a point? We try to teach our kids about rules, but there are definitely some subtle ways we impress our opinions upon others. It isn’t uncommon f ...
We don’t hide our thrifty nature. It’s something we’re proud of and regularly discuss the amazing deals we find at thrift stores. Sometimes we discuss other deals we discover and last September I told you about the PatPat ...
Why is it that kids don’t want to do things that are good for them? Think about it… Exercising, eating their vegetables, showering, washing their face and hands and brushing their teeth are among the things that just about every ...
You may have figured it out by all the posts we do about the treasures we find at thrift stores, but we like to save money. I clip coupons, have the clearance sections mapped out for all my favorite stores and enjoy finding great deals both ...
Screentime is an issue at our house (like yours too, right?). As in, we set timers and our kids (one boy, three girls, ages 10 through 6) get no more than 30 minutes of video games a day. That includes educational games, though on snow days ...
My husband and I try to instill good manners in our 5 children. We encourage proper behaviors at home and discourage negative ones (seriously – 3 boys!) We attend church where the kids are encouraged in good behaviors through biblical verse ...
So you took the plunge and added a cell phone to your family. Now what? Most likely, the newest addition to the plan involved your child. Whether it’s a teen, a tween or even an adult, if you’re paying the bill, you can give you ...
For as long as I can remember, it has been a tradition (or weakness) that whenever we travel, we pick up some Cola Gummies to enjoy during the trip. Sometimes we pick them up ahead of time at Walgreens or Aldi and other times grab at a gas ...
We aren’t going to talk about age but I will say that I am old enough to remember the days when Solitaire, Minesweeper and Mahjong were the “online” games of choice. Not because they were high tech, fancy or even technical ...
