Day Light Savings… A Call for Abolishment!!

  Most of us mamas had a crappy Sunday morning. And now the fear of what is to become of our children and our mental sanity during the next few weeks has set in. Unless… Continue reading →

How to Boil An Egg (and win all the egg)

  How to boil an egg? Basic right?! Why was this skill not listed under “basic” in my mental cookbook along side of cooking noodles and browning meat? Tragically… I’d try and try but had the same 2… Continue reading →

Do We Praise Our Children… Too Much?

  Trophies for everyone! Participation ribbons for all!! Saying “that looks awesome” about a scribble picture!!! Affirmation (aka… praise) plays an important roll in the process of a human developing a healthy, well grounded sense… Continue reading →

Church is Making My Children Sick!

Is it a sign? Is it coincidence? I don’t know but what I do know is every action has a reaction. As for Sundays… we go to church… have a wonderful time of… Continue reading →

Spreadable Organic Butter

All you need is heavy cream, a butter churn, 4 hours of free-time and a strong back. Scrap that!! All you need is organic stick butter, oil and a blender… YEAH!

For The Love of My Wallet, Eat Your Veggies… PLEASE!!

  $27,118… I’m quite certain that’s how much money the Moderate Family has wasted on well-intentioned, uneaten veggies!!! Right? Right!!

Eye Make-Up Remover

If there is one item that I contemplate running up to the store at 11:00pm to buy, once I remember that I ran out of it the night before, it’s eye make-up remover.… Continue reading →

Healthy Bath Time-Hooray!

On one of my MANY pursuits to make my family as healthy as humanly possible, I learned that there is horrible, sure to kill your children, chemicals and other “invisible to the naked… Continue reading →

Fruit and Veggie Soak: Because People Have Touched Your Food!

For those of you who are like us, we cannot afford to buy everything organic. If I did buy only organic produce my kids would have never tasted a grape! I mean, seriously,… Continue reading →

Milk Kefir Yogurt/Creamsicles

  In the department of what to put in your family’s body, there is so much information out there and so many great things to incorporate (if one’s mind can handle it and… Continue reading →