Money Waster? Become a Money Saver! 20 practical tips at Home Ever After. I’m not a huge fan of fuzzy dust magnets stuffed animals, but perhaps I should attempt to take better care of my children’s favorites.  How to Wash Stuffed Animals, from Mama’s Laundry Talk. Sterilizing Life.  This one is a hot button issue [...]

World’s Best Caramel Chocolate Cake. Grab a fork! Laura’s right.  I’d much rather portray myself as happily frugal, rather than cheap or poor. Jen’s St. Patrick’s Day Tradition Ideas have my wheels a turnin’.  Really, we were planning to plant potatoes on St. Paddy’s Day. I’m sure to be the Best Mom Ever (for at [...]

Kristi and I would be great friends in real life, I do believe.  The Challenges and Blessings of One-Income Living echos my own sentiments. “What a ginormous gamble God took making us his hands and feet.”  So true!  Read more Rambling Thoughts on Faith at The Diaper Diaries. My contacts are blurry from the tears [...]

Considering we received about 19 inches of snow last March 30, I’d say there’s hope that we may still be able to make this fun Maple Syrup Snow Candy sometime this winter. I’m pretty sure Phoebe’s Caramel Marshmallow Popcorn is the same or quite near the gooey recipe we enjoyed as kids.  Can’t wait to [...]

“Generations of women have been raised without the basic knowledge or understanding of how to run a home smoothly or do basic and simple tasks found in homemaking.”  I think I see this more and more.  Enjoy this free lesson sampler from The Homemaker’s Mentor. Valentine’s Day is over, but this advice from Stephanie is [...]