How to get on the road with your kids by yourself. Maybe you are a single parent or a parent with a non-traveling spouse or at least one that would think a 3400 mile road trip was the equivalent 24/7 diaper duty for life. I love travel! Plane, train, car, horse or mule driven wagon,…
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Want More Free Time With Your Family?
I want more free time with my family how about you? When I add up the school/work day and see how many hours I truly spend face to face with my kids I feel sad. Before school, I spend about an hour with them and after school about 4 hours which includes dinner, homework, preparing…
Make Road Trips with Kids More Fun with Free Podcasts ( you might just learn something too!)
Road trips with kids offer family learning and fun on the run. Add to this by including a fun discussion sparking kid’s podcast. Just yesterday, my youngest son and I learned (via podcast) that camels, those desert beasts of burden, are not uniquely fit for sand storms and harsh winds–no, that actually come from a…
Confessions of a Constantly Late Mom: Margins in Time Management
My time management skills are faulty from birth. Confessions of a constantly late mom are not entirely true. Most people want to give me grace because I am a mom but I have been this way as long as I can remember. Time management has been an issue for me all my life. I…
Organize Your Holiday Schedule In 15 Minutes
Holiday schedule organization in as little as 15 minutes keeps a busy home from turning into chaos. You can use a simple wall calendar and 15 minutes at a family dinner to create a plan for attending holiday parties and performances. (This post does contain affiliate links to help you find items and support the…
How We Created a No Stress Christmas Day and You Can Too!
We saved our family Christmas Day by doing nothing. Six or seven Christmases ago we started doing “nothin’ ” for Christmas Day. It came as a revelation to my husband and I when the boys were really little. (Affiliate links provided so you can find products and we can support the blog-thank you so…
Stop Holiday Debt Before Putting Up A Christmas Tree
Debt! Debt! I am done with debt! No more January’s where I am $1000 short after the holidays. A survey by Magnifymoney.com did a national sample of 403 Americans and found the following. On average Americans are $986 in debt after the holidays. Gifts, holiday food, hosting parties and travel rack up the credit card…
Mint.com Free Money Management Software for Dummies
Money management software is not a simple choice. Entering a number backwards or worse yet forgetting to enter spending create hours of work to find the issue. Mint eliminates this issue with direct linking to your bank accounts and credit cards. Go make more money and your problems will be solved. This is the refrain…
Jesse Tree Teachs Kids the Whole Picture of Jesus in One Fun Activity
Jesse Tree connects the story of Adam to the story of Jesus in on the fun activity. Even little ones will enjoy hanging storytelling ornaments on the Tree. Find simple to create find fun templates and related scriptures here for Christmas preparations. Jesse Tree is an exciting way to stitch the whole bible visually into…
Kid Tested Holiday Stress Relievers That Really Work
Kid tested holiday stress relievers that really work are modeled by our children every holiday season. So, be a kid. Kids do one thing at a time. They stop what they are doing to pay attention to others. They don’t get so caught up in the To Do List they forget about people. Three…