October 2006 - Posts

• Free & Dirt-Cheap Halloween Costumes

  My kids are a little spoiled. For the past couple of years, we’ve been able to buy them each a Halloween costume, sometimes new, sometimes used from the thrift store. But this year we had neither the time nor the money to make or buy new costumes. But Read More... Posted Saturday, October 28, 2006 8:57 AM by jer | 1 Comments Filed under: Family

• Fun with Leftovers

  Your family probably doesn’t like leftovers, but we have come up with some fun games to use up leftovers. Now my kids regularly ask me to serve these unusual meals. Here are a couple: Survivor Supper: This is based on an episode from Survivor. It works Read More... Posted Saturday, October 28, 2006 8:21 AM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Family, Food

• Living Like a Pioneer—the Kids, Part II

  Of course, I don’t recommend getting rid of the kids’ stuff without their permission, but you may be able to get them to go with one of these options (try using a prize for extra motivation): Declutter: Once in a while, you as a parent can make your kids Read More... Posted Sunday, October 22, 2006 11:15 PM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Family, Life, Home Sweet Home

• Living Like a Pioneer—the Kids, Part I

  If you’re following this series and simplifying your home, you must not forget the kids! Pioneer children had very little: a few clothes and maybe a handful of toys. Pioneer children were kept busy with chores and schoolwork, and played outside a lot. Read More... Posted Saturday, October 21, 2006 7:48 PM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Family, Life, Home Sweet Home

• On Overscheduling, Part II

  The ideal, of course, is to find the balance between the two. If you are most happy with an insanely busy lifestyle, and could care less about the cleanliness of your home or the quality of the meals, then this is where you’ll be. If you are like me, Read More... Posted Friday, October 20, 2006 11:56 PM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Family, Life

• On Overscheduling

  It’s so easy to do, especially when you get that surge of energy with the coming of Fall in September. There are so many things which are exciting and promising, and next you thing you know you’ve committed yourself to all manner of important projects. Read More... Posted Thursday, October 19, 2006 11:45 PM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Family, Life

• Living Like a Pioneer—The Dining Room

  Okay, in a one-room pioneer cabin, there really isn’t a dining room. It’s just a small table, hopefully big enough for the whole family to sit and eat together. The pioneer family might have a pretty tablecloth, to adorn the table when not in use for Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 17, 2006 11:28 PM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Home Sweet Home

• Living Like a Pioneer—The Bedroom

  In the second corner of a typical pioneer cabin would be the bed. Likely the parents had a full-size bed, with the kids’ trundles stored beneath it. Instead of closets, the pioneers often had hooks on the wall to hang their clothes up, or maybe a trunk Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 17, 2006 11:10 PM by jer | 1 Comments Filed under: Home Sweet Home