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Easy and Healthy Lunch Box Ideas

August 20, 2012

When it comes to back to school things, my nemesis is packing lunchboxes!  It seems like I pack the same thing every day and coming up with new things that my kids will like, let alone eat, can be hard.  I’ve searched far and wide for some easy ideas to make packing lunch a little [...]

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Back to School Survival Tips

August 13, 2012

  Back to School time has arrived here in South Georgia, and the unofficial end of lazy summer days with it.  If there is anything that I don’t look forward to around this time it’s the “getting back into the swing of things” madness!  It can seem like a daunting task to get everyone up, [...]

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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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Public School vs. Home School: Our Choice

August 6, 2012

With back to school just around the corner here in South Georgia, I thought I would take some time to let you know what our family has chosen and why. When it was time for my oldest son Bailey to begin preschool, we knew we wanted him in a Montessori program. We began looking and [...]

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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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Kid Friendly Kabobs

July 20, 2012

I don’t know about you, but there are times when I can’t get my kids to eat anything!  The favorite food of yesterday is just that, yesterday’s favorite.  Making meals that are kid friendly can sometimes feel like a chore, but I discovered a secret that I have seen work on other kids besides my [...]

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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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Helping Your Child Learn to Earn Money on Their Own

July 16, 2012

Over the past few weeks we have been looking at how to teach our kids about money.  We have gone over giving allowances and teaching our kids to manage money.  In this post we are going to talk about ways to help our kids earn money outside the home by working for it.  This will [...]

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Your Grill: It’s Not Just For Meat Anymore!

July 13, 2012

When you’re ready to grill with the family, the first decision is normally what kind of meat you want to grill.  With so many families participating in meatless Monday or living vegetarian lifestyles, grilling choices can feel limited. Here are some grill top meals and side dish ideas for your family to enjoy! Grilled Pizza- [...]

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