Countertops can influence the total design of your kitchen. One of the most common reasons home owners remodel their kitchen is due to lack of usable counter space. When you are remodeling your kitchen a new countertop gives the whole room a facelift....

The most popular material used by far when it comes to kitchen countertops is plastic laminate. Some people may even call it Formica, but that is a brand name just like WilsonArt is. The reason they are so popular is that they are easy to install, eas...

Kids love to do craft projects, there is no doubt about it. But I think children, especially younger children like to have their projects less structured. I totally think this is true because they can be more creative and have more fun that way. Don'...

Well I decided to write about the great state of Colorado and how much fun vacationing is there. But there are so many great places to go in Colorado it was tough to narrow down one area to visit. But eventually I decided on the Colorado Springs area. ...

Okay, now I need to ask do you find yourself making the same meals over and over and over? It seems like I get in a rut and fix the same foods on a rotating scale. Granted I have picky eaters in my family but not that picky. I decided to do somethin...

When you are going on a trip to get away from it all and you have a younger child you need to look at it from their point of view. Often preschool age children won't remember a lot about the vacation as they get older, and that is okay they live in the...

All right I admit I don't always like to cook, especially when time is short and we have run behind because of what seems like endless errands and such. While it would be much easier to just run through a drive thru on occasions like this, I hate doing t...

Everyone, including busy moms, need to take some time to pamper themselves every now and again. After all you need to take care of yourself in order to be able to take care of others. Have a mom's lunch out once in awhile. Get together with friends a...

Don't we wish these pools would have been on the market when we were kids! These pools put the plastic pools from my childhood to shame. But there IS a little more to setting them up then tossing in the hose. Just follow your pools directions, but keep...

Sometimes baby showers are hosted before the baby is born and sometimes after. Either way most baby showers have at least one thing in common, baby shower games. When you host a baby shower it is fun to have games to play as entertainment as well as t...

When it comes to our children we do need to be the ones in control. We are responsible for their safety and well being of course. But we are also the ones that need to teach them independence, good decision making skills, and build their self esteem at t...

Education can be "hidden" in a lot of toys and games. When you think of educational toys and games for your children don't overlook some of the obvious ones. Today we will talk about Yahtzee, most say it is all in the luck of the roll. That maybe tru...

Awhile back I got the dreaded letter from the bank saying you are overdrawn. I couldn't believe it, I wondered what the heck did I do? Then I opened it up and I was overdrawn by over a thousand dollars and I was real concerned. I called the bank an...

One day last week my kitchen sink got clogged, while frustrating I didn't think it was going to be a big deal. I just grabbed the Liquid Plumber I had bought for just such an occasion, and then presto. Nothing. So we head off to Wal-Mart, my daught...

As a parent you hate it when your kids are sick. We want them to get better as quick as possible, and of course usually the quickest way is with antibiotics or medicine of some kind. Where the problem comes in is when your child does not like their me...