This is a guest post. Since we’ve had some of these come into my house already this summer, I thought it was a very timely post. 🙂 Ant Killing, Starting with the Kitchen If you’ve got ants in your house, you need to get the problem under control quickly, before… Read More »How to exterminate ants

Have you ever been in a tornado? Here’s a first person account how horrifying it is to live through one.  I don’t know if I would have had the presence of mind to record it myself.  The power is out so the visuals aren’t so hot, however, the audio is… Read More »First Person video of Joplin MO tornado 5/22/11

This is a guest post. As parents we strive to teach our children to grow up with the correct manners and a sense of morality. We show them how to observe their table manners, how to be polite to  the elderly, how to respect other people’s property, and use the… Read More »When You Can’t Practice What You Preach

Who didn’t have to read Romeo and Juliet in high school?  If you did, this story will sound very familiar to you.  This is the kids version of Romeo and Juliet, and Disney, you did well! Gnomeo and Juliet have you entering the world of garden gnomes.  Who knew all… Read More »Gnomeo & Juliet

I’d love to remodel my kitchen.  However, Bill won’t let do any big money changes until the kids are older (and can’t wreck it.  Though I don’t know why he doesn’t think they can wreck it when they are older!).  Instead, I keep making cosmetic changes like adding an island… Read More »Kitchen Changes