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I am a planner. I organize, plan and prepare, probably excessively. This can work to your advantage, though! You can get the benefits of all my planning without going through the hassle of doing it yourself!


Since I have kids that run the whole range from adult to baby, and I am a very frugal person, I modestly consider myself an expert in the field of family travel--fun & cheap. The travel kit I am offering is surely the most comprehensive one around.


Sitting in the car for long periods… Continue

Welcome to the “Share Your Love in 5 Minutes” series! Through this series, I will give you an idea a day for 14 days in February of things you can do to share your love with someone in a meaningful/creative way, but take very little time. Most of these you can do for anyone you love. A few may be more appropriate for a sweetheart. You choose who will be the recipient.

Below are all the free and/or cheap ideas. When you have completed one, go here… Continue

Come join us for some fun bowling--Play for real, Compete virtually!

Registration is now open for the National Virtual Bowling League which will begin the week of January 12, 2009.

What in the world is the National Virtual Bowling League??? No, it isn't bowling on the Wii. You can watch the video here on youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJsp0xow-0Q) to get a good explanation of how the NVBL works, but here's what happens in a nuts… Continue

This is THE cutest, most heart-melting Christmas music video EVER! Seriously, if this video doesn't play around with your heartstrings, I am Ebeneezer...Ebeneezer Scrooge, that is.

It was so enjoyable looking through all the cute, funny and adorable pictures I received. I hope you will agree that some of the pictures just fit perfectly with the lyrics with which they were placed. The song title is "If I Were an Angel on Christmas Night." There are definitely some awesome angel children on the v… Continue

Coming in to an abundance of pears? What to do? What to do? Sure, I have ideas. Part of having a large family means obtaining great quantities of food when it can be had for a great price and/or free! This also means having to figure out what to do with this inexpensive food that you acquired.

Here's what I came up with for pears...

1. An addition to fruit salad

2. Sliced on cereal

3. Thin slices to put onto a spinach salad with strawberries & poppy seeds.
--For dressing, whisk together… Continue