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Family Life

Ever Have ‘One Of Those Days?’

July 17, 2009

This post was originally published on December 12, 2009 (hence the snow and Christmas references) but I think the basic point of it applies all year ’round – at least it does for me. ~Nicki
photo credit: tuchodi
I’m having one today. Nothing terrible has happened and there wasn’t any one thing that really set [...]

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Can You Afford To Work?

July 15, 2009

This post was originally published on November 25, 2008. ~Nicki
Everywhere I look I see a new poll, a new quiz or a new survey asking if you can afford to stay home with your children. Can you afford not to work? The question is plastered all over every parenting magazine and website I [...]

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What Will My Children Value?

July 1, 2009

Would you indulge me with a little trip back into my childhood? If so, read on. If not, see ya tomorrow
As a girl in grade school I remember making up all sorts of clapping, handshake songs. Did you memorize the McDonalds Menu song and learn all the clapping that went along with it? We [...]

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Fun And Frugal Birthday Games

May 15, 2009

My daughter turned three this past week. This year I wanted it to be a little more fun for the girls so I thought I’d plan a few games. I didn’t want to spend a lot of any money on them, which meant I had to get creative. Now, there are plenty of free games that require [...]

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A Big, Frugal Birthday Party

May 14, 2009

My daughter turned three this past week, making this her third birthday party. Each year we’ve had a big family party, which would be the frugal option for most people, but not for us. Much of our family lives 2-3 hours from here so I also serve lunch at her party. We usually have around [...]

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