Saving money and time on lunches for kids became a challenge for us as our children entered school. The toddler easily munches on leftovers and odds and ends in the fridge, but the older children are off bright and early along with their snacks, drinks, lunches, papers, and more. We are told that [...]

Home Safety Plan, Emergency Escape Plan, Home Invasion Plan… Code Blue, as they call it at my children’s school, which makes me shudder at the thought of even having to go there.  And we are there right now, as there was a home invasion nearby, resulting in the slaying of half a family- and [...]

Hope your Christmas was very merry!  As promised, here is the final Christmas card photo.
And this is the card we ended up with (yes, minds changed!) from Tinyprints.  Everyone loved it.  (I would show the actual card with our photo actually in it, but I just have this thing about family names on the internet!)
Plans [...]

What works for me this Wednesday?  Creating quality time with my kids.  Less than two weeks until school starts for my older ones and I feel the push to enjoy this last bit of summer (although summer weather will continue for months!)
Tomorrow, rather than focusing on the dust and mopping, I will go swimming.  We [...]

The Octopus Hot Dog Recipe was promised to you last week when I posted about menu-planning to save money.  We try not to serve our kids hot dogs often since they seem to be served wherever one or more gathers- they have them at least once a week outside of our home!
However, the occasional hot [...]