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Making Applesauce With Kids

My weekly post is up over at ForeverParenting.  Today, I wrote my recipe for applesauce that the kids and I use each year. One of our family fall traditions is making applesauce together. The kids have enjoyed some trips to the apple orchard in the past; to be honest...

Paper is Evil: Dealing With Kids’ School Papers

Another big and often overwhelming source of paper is kids’ schoolwork. There are a few things you can do to manage the oceans of paper that sneak into your home via the backpack. First, decide whether you’re going to keep it all or just a few select...

Paper is Evil: Cut Junk Mail Off at the Source

Okay, here are some tricks to stopping the junk mail from hitting your mailbox in the first place. Credit card offers: you can opt out for 5 years or permanently at OptOutPrescreen.com. You can also choose to opt back into offers should you change your mind in the...

Preparing Pumpkin

The boys are incredibly fond of pumpkin pie and pumpkin bread, especially if it’s home made. I cooked and froze my own pumpkin a couple of years ago and it worked out really well so I just did it again today. First, I bought pie pumpkins. These are smaller than...

Paper is Evil: Dealing with Mail

Paper comes at us from all directions, doesn’t it? I know I’ve had my share of piles over the years. Okay, to be honest I still have piles. One to file, and one to go through (crazy mail carrier! Keeps bringing me more paper.) Here are some strategies to...

More Vacation Tips

As a follow-up to the article I wrote on saving money on vacation, I have a post over at ForeverParenting.com with some vacation packing tips. Over the course of two separate vacations, Hubby and I drove the 4 boys cross-country this year. First we drove to the...