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Traveling on a Budget

August 8, 2012

With summer in full swing, so is the vacation and travel season.  Most families will take some sort of vacation during this time whether they travel abroad, or close to home.  When you begin to plan a vacation for your family, there is no need to pay full price for it.  There are plenty of [...]

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Easy and Healthy Camping Meal Ideas

August 1, 2012

Now that you have decided to go camping with your family, one of the next steps for you will be planning your camping meals.  This always takes the longest for me because I try to make it as easy as possible without having to eat unhealthy pre packaged foods while we are gone.  I have [...]

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Camping 103: Choosing the Right Camping Location

July 25, 2012

In the past few weeks we have gone through Camping 101: Deciding if Camping is Right for Your Family, and Camping 102: Choosing Your Home Away From Home.  In this post we are going to wrap up the series about camping and learn how to choose a place to camp.  With so many places around [...]

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Camping 102: Choosing Your Home Away From Home

July 18, 2012

In Camping 101 we talked about how to decide if camping was right for your family.  In this post we are going to discuss the different types of “homes” that you and your family will need to choose between when camping together.  The type you choose is up to your family depending on your needs [...]

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Camping 101: Is it Right For Your Family?

July 11, 2012

Photo Credit:  Jason M With summer here, family vacation season has moved into full swing.  When looking for a fun family vacation, camping should definitely be considered.  When most people think of camping, their minds go straight to thoughts of tents and bugs. Camping can actually be a very pleasant experience, and you can rough [...]

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Spending the Day at the Water Park: What to Bring and What to Leave Home

July 6, 2012

If you haven’t noticed, summer is here and it has brought the heat with it!  What better way to keep cool than a family day at the water park.  It seems like an easy thing, but what do you really need to take with you when you go, and what needs to be left behind.  [...]

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How to Make Your Own Play Dough

June 22, 2012

What is it about play dough that makes it so irresistible?  Both kids and grown ups alike find themselves almost unable to resist squishing it between their fingers a time or two.  As most parents and kids are well aware, you can find play dough in almost every store, in tons of colors, and depending [...]

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5 Free Things to Do with Your Kids

June 20, 2012

You know the old saying “Carpe Diem”…seize the day!  Sometimes we find ourselves so overwhelmed with things to be done, that we often neglect the fun things in life.  My kids and I are always looking for things to do that are fun, and cheap!  Now that summer is upon us again, we find ourselves [...]

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Rick Astley Named Best Act Ever

November 8, 2008

MTV Europe named Rick Astley the Best Act Ever at the European Music Awards in Liverpool, England last night (November 6). I think Rick Astley has a nice voice and his music is catchy, but I was a bit surprised. Read more at Yahoo News.

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Reminiscing . . . The Facts of Life

June 27, 2008

Someone sent me an email this week asking my favorite childhood show. Lots of shows ran through my mind, including Dukes of Hazard, Wonder Woman, and The Flintstones. I really enjoyed watching The Facts of Life. I found an old video clip on YouTube. Hope you enjoy it!

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