Young’s Jersey Dairy is a well-known destination in SW Ohio. It’s been around forever, I remember my aunt taking us there back in the 70′s when we would come up to Dayton to visit. It started as a family dairy farm, as the name might indicate. As the years have gone by, they added batting cages, [...]
How to Make Slow-Cooker Lasagna
August 30, 2010 By 34 Comments
17 Ways to Get Out of Debt
August 27, 2010 By 18 Comments
1. Be honest with yourself about your financial situation. There’s no shame, you are at where you’re at. It’s important to admit you have a problem and if you’re married, get buy-in and be in unity. 2. Realize that things must change if your financial situation is going to change. Some people need ‘minor [...]
Parenting Series: The Middle School Years
August 26, 2010 By 3 Comments
As I find myself with two children in middle school this year, my anxiety level is a bit higher. Over the summer, planned conversations took place with each of my four older children about various topics. They are in a different place of understanding and maturity, and their questions are different than they were [...]
Fun Summer Campfire Recipe
August 24, 2010 By 18 Comments
Mandatory Fun Time
August 24, 2010 By 16 Comments
Playtime…sounds like fun, but for some reason there are times that my children seem to forget how to play. I know when I was a kid, we played outside all the time. We had our bikes, roller skates, pogo sticks, swing sets and unicycles. When Mom said it was time to go out to play, that meant ‘do [...]
The Young Entrepeneur
August 22, 2010 By 11 Comments
Fall Gardening
August 19, 2010 By 5 Comments
The Anatomy of a Family Portrait
August 18, 2010 By 13 Comments
Getting a family portrait taken around here is like trying to pull teeth without anesthesia. Really. It doesn’t matter how much I prep them, how few and far between the requests are, when it comes time to get dressed and pose, everyone melts down. The last family portrait we took was 5 years ago when we took a [...]
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