Packing Lunches On A Budget

Because of the economy, some people are finding themselves on a tighter budget than they’ve ever been on.  Some of us have been on a tight budget for a while and might just need some fresh ideas.  So let’s share ideas for packing lunches on a budget.
I have decided that we don’t have much room [...]

Packing Lunches

For much of last school year, I couldn’t quite get the lunch-packing right.  I gave this one peanut butter and jelly, and he stopped liking peanut butter last week.  What was I thinking?  I gave that one a banana, and she doesn’t eat bananas any more.  She likes apples.  But the other one, she only [...]

Sick Days

If I don’t get any sick days, then nobody else around here gets them easily.  I’m just sayin’.  If you’re my kid, you’ve got to be pretty sick to stay home from school.
Fever.  Throw-up.  Blood or puss that cannot be contained under a band-aid.  Those will get you a sick day.
Sniffles.  Mild sore throat.  Tiny [...]

One Last Look Back At Summer

I told you all about the fun things we did this summer.  But I don’t know if I mentioned that in order to do all those fun things and see all those fun people, we had to spend a lot of time in our van.
We saw a lot of this.

But every now and then, we [...]

Sum-Sum-Summertime

I cannot believe summer vacation is almost over!  But here we are, looking over the school supply lists, figuring out who needs a new backpack and who needs new book-covers.  Tonight, while the kids and Daddy turn the living room into a movie theater, I’ll go back-to-school shopping.
But for a few minutes, I want to [...]

Georgia On My Mind

We recently spent a wonderful couple of days in Georgia with one of my dearest college friends and her family.  Actually, I feel really quite ancient when I realize I have known Martha for almost 19 years!
We’ve gone from this . . .
to this . . .

She and her husband joyfully opened their home to [...]