One of the lovely byproducts of being a bookworm is that you can find out anything that you need to know. You can get help in the kitchen, help with disciplining your children, strengthening your marriage, growing a garden, or planning a trip. Anything — there for you to discover within the pages of a…
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Cuddle Up with a Nuddle
I’m sure that you are all familiar with the new “blanket as leisurewear” concept, As Seen on TV. I have to admit, that although I am a confirmed lap blanket user, I have made fun of these commercials, mostly because of the premise. I mean, seriously — playing backgammon while blanketed up? Is that necessary?…
Making a Family Home
Have you noticed that the word ‘slow’ seems to be in the spotlight a lot lately? A slow food movement seems to be gaining momentum, and there’s growing media coverage of the philosophy of parenting that is devoid of any ‘helicopter’ behavior. Well, perhaps there’s a slow home movement afoot as well, encompassing many of…
The Happiness Project
Are you happy? Would you like to be happier? I’ve always been a fairly optimistic, roll-with-the-punches, glass half-full kind of person. I’m happy. But even before reading Gretchen Rubin’s yearlong exploration of happiness The Happiness Project, I knew that there were choices I made and habits that I have that interfered with the goal of…
Comforts from the Kitchen
If there’s one thing Southerners do right, it’s iced tea. Sweet tea. With enough sugar to make you gain weight just looking at it. I could drink a big ole’ pitcher glass every day (to be honest, I do most days!). As much as I adore sweet tea, it doesn’t even compare to the deliciousness…
Get Organized with Peter Pauper Press
I’ve been using this calendar (formerly called “Mom’s Family Calendar” but it is being renamed to “Mom’s Weekly Planner”) from Peter Pauper Press since July and I absolutely love it. For starters, each month is indexed which makes it easier for you to flip to the appropriate month. (As for me, I typically leave it…
Short Takes: Non-Fiction
Here are some bite-sized reviews or previews of books that our team has recently taken a look at: My (Jennifer’s) husband is a huge sports nut. Right now he’s all about football — college football, professional football — and he even tried to talk our daughter into going to a high school football game with…
Family Feasts on $75 a Week
This book title sums it up well. Family Feasts for $75 a Week: A Penny-wise Mom Shares Her Recipe for Cutting Hundreds from Your Monthly Food Bill is not just a book of cost-cutting methods (in fact, she doesn’t even use coupons!). In aiding the reader to save on her monthly “food bill,” Mary Ostyn…
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