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Teach Your Children Before It’s Too Late

We all have things we wish we would have done differently., especially when it comes to raising our children. If I could do things over again I would have made Hailey do more chores, take more responsibility around the house. When I became a single parent it just seemed easier to do things myself. The time it would take to teach Hailey was time we could spend doing something we enjoyed, so I didn’t teach her. Now she is an adult and is missing some very important life skills. If you think it’s hard to teach a ten year old … Continue reading →

Let Your Toddler Help With The Chores

Toddlers love to be involved in pretty much anything that their parents do. They even seem to enjoy things that older children do not seem to like very much. Things like doing dishes, laundry, yard work, and any number of other chores that you do in and around your home are surprisingly appealing to toddlers. Now is a good time to get your little one involved in lending a helping hand around the house. Giving your toddler opportunities to “do” household chores alongside you in an age appropriate way teaches responsibility and helpfulness. Many toddlers are naturally helpful by nature … Continue reading →

Cut Your Food Bill By Eating at Home

If you are trying to save money this year, you may be looking for ways to cut your household expenses. If you have not done so already, you may want to think about cutting back on dining out. Dining out is often viewed as an enjoyable thing and a convenient option for those of us that are short on time and would prefer not to use our time cooking or cleaning up the kitchen. The good news is that with a little advance preparation and planning, you can spend relatively little time in the kitchen and enjoy nutritious and tasty … Continue reading →

Know Yourself When Decorating

Tricia raised the idea in her article of open shelving in the kitchen. To me that sounded like a nightmare. I could imagine everything getting grimy from cooking. When it comes to housework, I’m inclined to go for the easy option most of the time, and especially when it comes to kitchens. I often see kitchens where they have copper pots hanging from the ceiling and various other items on display and think how nice it looks, but it is not for me. My kitchen is easy wipe down surfaces and easy to keep clean laminate cupboards that I just … Continue reading →

Ten Things You Can Do For Your Pregnant Wife

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1. Paint her toes. Just because she can’t reach them, or see them, doesn’t mean she doesn’t want them to look nice. Score bonus points by throwing in a foot rub. 2. Vacuum the floors. Vacuuming never seemed like a difficult chore before, but strap 20-30 pounds to the front of your chest and then try it. The occasional dip to pick up something too big for the vacuum cleaner is what really turns a simple task into backbreaking work. 3. Tell her she looks beautiful until she believes you. Praise every curve on her body. Pregnant women tend to … Continue reading →

Preschoolers and Chores – What Can Kids Do?

The other day, my daughter was in the kitchen. I heard a “Mom, can you come here and get the flour, please?” and my heart stopped momentarily, mostly because I was a little concerned that there was now flour covering the floor. She was standing at the counter with a mixing bowl and spoon, and she’d taken out the raisins, nuts, baking powder, and vanilla because she was going to bake. She couldn’t reach the flour. I let her put things together, with a modest amount of guidance about the recommended amounts of baking powder, and she created her own … Continue reading →

Do You and Your Spouse Complement Each Other?

Do you complement each other? When we spent the day with another couple recently, Mick and I thought how well they complement each other. They are very different in a lot of ways yet, each one is the same in that they support and complement each other and encourage them in the jobs they are doing. Consequently their marriage works well because they work as a team. What one doesn’t have in the way of skills, the other one supplies. When one is struggling and feeling down their spouse is there to lift them up and love them and encourage … Continue reading →

Home Blog Month in Review: August

Did you have a good month? We seem to have packed an entire summer’s worth of activities in this past month. Now, it seems, it is back to school and time to get ready for autumn. Still, it is nice to look back toward warm sands and wearing shorts even as we will soon be crunching leaves and taking out the sweaters. August 1st Getting Out Grass Stains With summer in full swing, chances are that your family has been playing outdoors quite a bit. And with all of that outdoor play comes the grass stains, especially if you are … Continue reading →

How Clean Is Your House – Kim Woodburn and Aggie MacKenzie

Guess what I found at the library? Those ladies from the How Clean Is Your House TV show have a book! The How Clean Is Your House? book is subtitled “Hundreds of handy tips to make your home sparkle”. And the book is just that. It first introduces Aggie MacKenzie and Kim Woodburn and explains how they ended up cleaning Brittan’s filthiest homes. There’s a quick quiz to see if you are a filth offender. Then “the girls” explain what is in their own essential cleaning kits. And like in the show, they use environmentally and people friendly products like … Continue reading →

Young Women: Sending Your Daughter to College

It is nearly time to send your young woman off to college, if she graduated this year. Even if you have a few years until the big day, it is important to begin preparing your daughter for this exciting time in her life. The Personal Progress program offers an excellent opportunity for your daughter to be prepared to be on her own in all aspects of her life. Spiritually you want your daughter to be at a point where she studies the gospel on her own. It is also important that she has a desire to attend church and to … Continue reading →