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How’s it going for you? It still floors me that we’re all going through this at the same time.  Mondays I tend to pull myself together because I have to for our set school time, so here’s hoping for a great day today! TIPS FOR A SMALL BACKYARD & PATIO With being home more and our weather heating up, we’ve been spending more time outside and in the backyard.  It’s a small space, with a grassy yard and petite patio. In the grass, the kids play soccer, sandbox and when it’s hot enough, splash around in a little pool.  We’ve also...

Family Saga Publisher: DOA Enterprises A dark version of "The Wonder Years," Frank Vaughn Killed by his Mom is "The Great Santini" written by Homer, careening through a coarse world of racism, adultery, abandonment, and even the occasional hope. It’s summer, 1965. School's out and Butch's birthday is in a few weeks. Perfect; three months of freeze tag, hide and seek and riding his bike way past dark. Well, maybe not completely perfect — Frank Vaughn, a classmate, is beaten to death by his crazy mother for leaving a report card at school. On top of that, Dad is touchier...

Have you ever seen a simple fabric accessory in a store and wished that it either came in another colour you’d prefer or that you could go home and recreate it yourself, but you don’t sew? I had this experience recently with my daughter. I sew, but she lamented to me that she hasn’t learned yet and still wishes that she could make and recreate simple things like head wraps, hairbands, and hair bows herself without asking me to do it for her. Her drive to start making more types of things herself inspired me to sit down and help...

Have you ever seen a simple fabric accessory in a store and wished that it either came in another colour you’d prefer or that you could go home and recreate it yourself, but you don’t sew? I had this experience recently with my daughter. I sew, but she lamented to me that she hasn’t learned yet and still wishes that she could make and recreate simple things like head wraps, hairbands, and hair bows herself without asking me to do it for her. Her drive to start making more types of things herself inspired me to sit down and help...

Amazon has great savings for bike riders! Head to Amazon to snag this Allen Sports Deluxe 2-Bike Spare Tire Mounted Rack for just $39.99 shipped (regularly $79.99)! This is a sweet deal compared to the current price of $69.99 on Walmart.com. Built to accommodate two bikes up to 70 pounds, this mounted rack will fit nearly all external spare tires and keep bikes away from the road and hot exhaust. Its design, metal frame, and tie-down system makes sure bikes are secure and ready to travel safely. On the fence? Read these reviews… Very easy to assemble and even easier...