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Tips to Make Moving Less Stressful

Shari Hiller — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 16:35:12 +0000

You’ve packed your Moving Day box, right? Well if not, you need to read these moving day tips! Moving tips need to start at the current house and then “move” to the new house, so here goes… Packing the boxes! * Don’t over pack boxes. It’s better for your health to take more trips and...

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Easy No Sew Pet Pillows Made from Fleece

Shari Hiller — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:08:50 +0000

To many families, their pets are their kids and they pamper them just like they were one of them. Well, these fleece pet pillows are the ultimate in pet comfort – you’ll see, it’ll take about a minute for them to figure it out! For years Matt and I have been concentrating all our efforts on...

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Beat School Lunch Rising Costs with These Tips

Shari Hiller — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:37:27 +0000

Having lunch at school is very convenient but there are days when the cost of lunch makes me think my son needs to start packing his lunch! Here are some tips to stretch your lunch dollars. Lunch this year at our school costs $5.00. I decided that although there will be days when buying is preferred,...

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Kid’s Real Life Training: Learning All About Food

Shari Hiller — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:51:55 +0000

Who doesn’t want to spend time learning all about food and how to plan meals, prepare and preserve the foods we’ve made? Probably our kids, but too bad, they need to learn it sometime and we’re the ones to teach them! This article is the third in a series that talks a little bit about...

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Have You Heard About the Dirty Dozen in Produce?

Shari Hiller — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:39:52 +0000

This is a list of the dozen fruits and vegetables that are the most difficult to clean and will inevitably hold onto some of the pesticides and chemicals used to make them grow. I think we all know by now that we must have fruits and vegetables in our diets to stay healthy. As with...

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A Health Guide for Women of All Ages

Shari Hiller — Mon, 03 May 2010 21:10:00 +0000

At some point in our lives, generally when the forties and fifties hit, we moms start thinking about things we ought to be doing, or should have been doing for years to get our health in line. Well on a recent yearly visit to my doctor, I saw a chart on her wall titled, “What...

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How to Make Healthy Snacks a Routine

Shari Hiller — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:51:21 +0000

When we are busy, it’s hard to make the choice to go healthy because it usually takes more time and might cost a bit more. But we all know it’s better for us, but how do you make it happen? Here’s a couple ideas. Up until about a year ago, I was probably one of...

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Kid’s Real Life Training: Learning About Clothing

Shari Hiller — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:29:20 +0000

Clothing is another area that kids don’t really understand, and they should, everything from putting together a wardrobe to caring for their clothes. OK, has everyone gotten over the arguments, crabbing and general distaste for learning about anything having to do with home? My kids are probably just about ready for their second “Life Training”...

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Kid’s Real Life Training: Learning About the House

Shari Hiller — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:05:46 +0000

Even though our kids are much smarter than we ever were, they don’t know alot about the practical things, like how does the house work? Well, maybe it’s time for a lesson or two. Kids today are pretty savvy about the world around us. Many of them know what is going on through school discussions family...

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The Ins and Outs of Starting a Book Club

Shari Hiller — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:32:20 +0000

Reading is a glorious pastime and starting a book club is a great way to promote it in your family. What’s a book club? Well, generally it’s a mother and daughter or father and son thing but mix it up any way you like. The point is to get into reading, experience all the joy’s...

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