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Now That Would be Great to Scrapbook About!

Do you base your decisions on what to do on how great it would be to scrapbook about it? Do you ask your child to perform a cute task well beyond exhaustion in order to properly record it and photograph it? Do you keep your camera on you while strolling though your home so you will not miss any cute moments? Do you buy cute scrapbooking paper and plan an event so you can use it? I will be the first to admit that a cute layout and page came before the event. I will not go so far as … Continue reading →

Make great Treatments from King Size Sheets

Whether you’re staging a home or trying to add some touches to your current or new home without spending a lot, you’ll find that sheets are a great source of attractive, affordable fabric. A “regular” king size sheet is around 76-78” x 80”. It’s almost square. The California King is closer to 72” x 80” and since there frequently isn’t much difference in the price, I prefer to buy the king (sometimes called eastern king) rather than the California king. Of course, when purchasing sheets for a bed, you don’t have a choice. When purchasing sheets to make other treatments, … Continue reading →

Three Tips for Staging your Home

Staging a home is much like setting a stage for a play. Instead of a play, you set the “stage” to sell your home. Some people don’t realize that it often takes a lot of effort to stage the home just right for an open house or a private showing. There are a few simple things anyone can do to make a home more appealing to the largest number of people. Try the following tips if you’re trying to sell your home: Not just Neutral While you will often hear that you should paint the walls neutral colors when selling … Continue reading →

Create Your Own Postage Stamps

After spending time creating a custom card or invitation, it would be nice to be able to add a personal touch to the envelope too. Although there are many options for personalizing the envelope, creating your own postage stamps could be just the solution you are looking for to create a fun and customized card. Photostamps.com allows you tp upload your own photo and then print it out as real USPS postage. There are many fun possibilities with this product. This would be great to use on baby announcements. You could include a favorite picture on the new baby on … Continue reading →

10 Money Saving Ideas for Your Home

Spend less, save more, and make your house a home with the following ten money saving ideas. 1. Buy Less Most of us have more stuff than we need, and we continually add to it all of the time. Think about borrowing instead of purchasing, and evaluate what you really can’t live without in your home. You’ll save money and have a more peaceful environment. 2. Learn to Make Repairs A simple change of a washer will cost you just a couple of dollars if you do it yourself, but if you call a plumber, you will be given a … Continue reading →

Get Rid Of Technology Once In a While

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As parents we are all looking for ways to keep our children busy. As single parents the evenings are short and there is so much to do, we need something to occupy the kids so we don’t feel quite so guilty for working on the report for work or doing another three loads of laundry and scrubbing the bathroom. Unfortunately, for most of us, the easiest entertainers are electronic. We plop the kids in front of a movie or allow them some extra video game time so we can get done what we need to do. I’m not saying that … Continue reading →

Easy Ways to Prepare for a Halloween Party

If the Halloween party is at your home this year, you may be experiencing a mixture of excitement and anxiety. But you can certainly make your home look “bootiful” with a few well-placed “tricks.” Lighting can go a long way to creating a nice atmosphere for a Halloween party. If you don’t already have them, you might want to consider installing dimmers on your main lights (plus you can use them to save energy all year long).If you don’t want to go with dimmers, you can turn your lights off or switch out the bulbs to ones with a lower … Continue reading →

Deals That Are Going Fast!

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Once in a while, there are deals that you basically have to be in the right place, at the right time, in order to catch. These elusive deals last only for a short time. Some will last for this weekend, and others are only going to be here for the span of just one day. Catch these deals, before they disappear! OfficeMax has a bunch of printable coupons that are valid from through Saturday, July 30, 2011. You must have the coupons with you when you make your purchase. The coupons are only good at the OfficeMax stores, and cannot … Continue reading →

Getting Them To Sleep In Their Beds

When Steve and George were placed with us both my husband and I took two weeks off of work so we had some time to bond with them. We knew we were going to adopt them; there was no question in our minds about that. We had requested that only children with parental rights already terminated or in the final stages. We did not want to take the chance that we would get attached to the boys and then have to give them back. In the state of Texas a child must be in your care before you can legally … Continue reading →

Build Your Family Tree at WikiTree

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I randomly came across yet another free genealogy website that I think most genealogists would find interesting. It is called WikiTree, and, as the name implies, it is an online resource where you can grow your family tree, without having to pay any money for a membership or subscription to a service. One of these days, I am hoping to find the time to actually get some serious work done on a genealogy project that I have half-heartedly started a few times now. I think it would be very cool to have a completed version of my family tree. Now, … Continue reading →