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Volunteering can be a rewarding family activity, but if you have reluctant children, then giving back to those less fortunate can be a challenge.

The key to motivating your kids to give back is to make the experience as fun as possible.

Yesterday was one of those days where I just had to get something tangible done in the morning. Lucky for me, I choose to work on our home inventory, and it gave me the frugal boost that I really needed.
You may have seen some of my posts about creating a home inventory in the Home blog.

Give meat and potatoes a rest tonight, and go west home cooks. Southwestern cuisine is simple to prepare and packs a punch in the flavor department.

This is a difficult year end for us as homeschoolers. Both of my kids are highschool level next year as are most of their friends. For many of these friends, because we live in a somewhat good area are returning to public school or private school in the fall.

It has been almost two years since little Madeleine McCann disappeared from her family’s Praia da Luz resort room in Portugal. While two years is a long time, her parents Kate and Gerry are still hoping to find her.

The couple was in the U.S.