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Sure, we have a laundry room--in the sense that there's a nice corner of the basement that has room for our washer and dryer. A lot of us live like that, right? In fact,...

We admit that we're having a lot of fun with the new DoraGamesX.net. It's pretty fun and educational for a free corporate website.  There's a spooky forest, a farm game, some pirate action, and a pet...

Some of us have backyards, and some of us have valiantly tried some gardening in them. Actually, some of us have done very well. We've all been given those bags full of tomatoes and...

We used to sew. It was one of the first things that fell to the wayside when just one child came along. In contrast, the Michigan mom known as Sassafras Saige seems to find...

The summer film season is behind us. That means parents are being spared a constant diet of superhero movies and animated films--although Despicable Me 2 was pretty great. Now we have Hollywood breaking out...

We don't remember our house needing so much recovery from summer before. It seems that children get really creative in finding new ways to create cleaning opportunities as they get older. Not to brag,...

Legendary author Syd Hoff would be turning 101 years old today--and we certainly wish he was still around. The great man wrote plenty of classic children's books. He was born on September 4th, 1912,...

It looks like our kitchen is going to take a while to recover from summer. It's had a busy few months of incredible traffic and everything getting used more than often--for snacks, lunches, breakfasts,...

Who cares what you think about getting back to school? No, that's not the question we keep asking our kids this time of year. It's a question that's answered by the marketing people at...

Sometimes recycling is easy. Sometimes it takes a lot of work to save the planet and make sure that future generations don't grow up in landfills. Specifically, all of the work that comes with...

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the day that Martin Luther King, Jr. stood up in Washington for what he described as "the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation." It...

We certainly live for procrastination--but don't tell our children. We lecture them enough about it. The end of summer, though, presents a real dilemma. We could put off doing some important cleaning with our...

We once made a pretty impressive pasta sculpture with our daughter. In contrast, the mother-and-daughter team of (respectively) Martha & Ash are building an Etsy empire. We're pretty sure that the Etsy folks owe...

Some of the moms out there are already dealing with that morning rush that comes with a new school year. Others of us are dreading it. And we can all benefit from taking a...

We've looked at cleaning up inside the house for the end of summer. Now, however, we need to venture outside--yes, where all the dirt is usually found. We've had a busy three months of...

Yes, it's Back-to-School time! Some of us already have our children back in class, and others have their children eagerly anticipating the new school year! Well, at least that's the idea. It's not always...

Oh, we had plenty of fun cleaning up all summer. We've kept the barbecue grill clean, and the pet hair was always sort of in control. Now, however, we need to think about packing...

We confess to being geeky gals, and we know that we're not alone. Plenty of us have found homes at places like TheMarySue.com. We're especially inspired, however, by Reina Laura and her House of Geekiness...

When you think of crème brulee, you may picture a custard dessert served in a ramekin bowl and topped with caramelized sugar. This is an easy dessert to make that consist of traditional ingredients...

We’re so excited that August is National Panini Month that we spent half the month researching recipes. The Panini is truly the perfect sandwich because really, anything goes. The only thing that differentiates the...