My Job Chart – Keep Track of Chores

Chores are an important part of kids lives - they can teach kids to help out around the house, take care of themselves. In turn, proving an allowance can teach kids about saving, spending and budgeting money. It can be a hassle to keep track of which chores your child has done and how much they have earned. My Job Chart is an online tool that allows you to create a chore chart for your children or even for your entire family. When you create an account (which is completely free!) you Read more [...]

Dog Gone Jerky

Dog Gone Jerky makes treats for Healthy & Happy Dogs. Their products are made in the USA with USDA approved meats, and are made in a human manufacturing facility. What does that mean? It means these wonderful treats are made in a facility that makes people food, not pet food. Dog Gone Jerky treats only have two ingredients- 100% REAL meat and sea salt (less than 1%). Dog Gone Jerky comes in 4 flavors- Hand Carved Chicken, Premium Beef, Gourmet Beef, and Real Meat- Pork. I explained to Read more [...]

First Alert “The Great Escape” #Giveaway

  Did you know that October is Fire Prevention Month? I had no idea! According to First Alert, 79% of Americans have a home escape plan in case of emergency; however, 51% have never practiced it. Of the families that have practiced, 29% say that they have only practiced it once. We would be part of the 51%. We just started talking to our kids (almost 3 and 5) about what to do in an Emergency. I didn't know how to balance education and the seriousness of the situation without scaring them. Read more [...]

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The Comforts of Home Book Review

By Lisa

October 20th, 2011
 The Comforts of Home by Jodi Thomas is a wonderfully written story about a group of people who live in the town of Harmony, Texas.   Each an every citizen in this small town is faced with a myriad of challenges and things that they want to accomplish.  There is the funeral director Tyler Wright who desperately want to take his relationship with Major Katie Cummings to the next level but doesn't know how to do it without driving her away.  And Reagan Truman who is taking care of her foster Read more [...]
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