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 [...]

Summer is upon us and with it comes busy days with kids, so posts are sure to be short and sweet!  Here’s a list of ten road trip travel tips.  And please share yours in the comments.
1.  rent books, DVDs, CDs, and audio books from the library (be sure to renew in time)
2.  keep a [...]

Summer is so close, we can taste it.  That would be due to the fact that summertime temps have been around since mid-May, watermelon has been on our plates, and some of these top 5 summer activities started long ago.  So ready to shake that school schedule for good this week!
The transition from school to [...]

We are on a roll with the top five lists lately, so here are the top five ways to help your kids keep their cool on these hot summer days.
1. Hydrate
Offer healthy beverages often, especially water. Offer ice water to help them enjoy it, but know that ice cold water is not [...]

Honor and respect….values a lot of kids could stand to learn, especially at Mother’s Day.  Can I get an ‘amen’?!  Here are some Mother’s Day tradition ideas that I am all for:
Honor mothers and grandmothers with long stem flowers. At a special dinner, provide one for everyone at the celebration, along with ribbon, piece of [...]