How I Only Do a Couple Loads of Laundry a Week (with a family of 7)I used to feel completely overwhelmed and behind with laundry. My poor couch would be buried in a laundry avalanche. But now, I'm free a
How to Decorate an Awesome Party on the Cheap: DIY Ideas, Tips, and ExamplesWhat are some ideas for decorating on a budget that don't take a miter saw or a zillion hours to pull off? I'm so glad you asked!
Top 6 Easy Ideas to Rock Your New Year's Party with Kids (why is it only a WEEK after xmas?!!)New Year's is rudely too close to Christmas. But these easy party ideas will help you rock the night. We're talking decoration and a
Top 5 Things to NOT Buy Your Grandkids (and 4 to consider instead): A Grandparent's Gift GuideThere are so many great gifts out there and kids are all so very different. This guide to buying a present for your grandkids will help you
Halloween Gingerbread Houses are Awesome Fun (even when you cut the crackers wrong)My oldest 2 boys may not have a single patch sewed on their scout uniforms, but I do Halloween Gingerbread Houses with my kids. As a mom,...
Top 4 Tips for Packing School LunchWant to know the biggest trick I have up my sleeve for packing school lunches? 1. Make the kids do it. Ha! I come from a family of 8 kids...
Moving's the Worst, Part 2I really think it's a testament to how miserable moving truly is that it's taken me like 2 months after we moved to even be able to think...
Top 5 Easy Kid Activities that Don't Make Me CrazyI kind of hate forts. The kids love them but it's just a matter of WHEN the fighting will start. Then there's the chairs and the...
Anger-Be-Gone with 1 Magic PhraseWe all have times when we are barely getting by, where microwaving dinner sounds just too hard. As pathetic as I am, I have just been...
Teaching Kids to Clean, aka The Death of MeHaving a clean house with little kids is like running up a down escalator. Wearing roller skates. But it's a problem, because when my...
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