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Keeping The Kitchen Floor Clean

Cleaning my kitchen floor is not one of my favorite things. It’s a fairly large floor and I usually do it on my hands and knees. I was taught that is the only way to clean a floor well and I still believe it. Mops push dirt around, especially in to corners and under cabinets so the best way to clean them is the old fashioned way. To try to stretch out time between scrubbings there are some things I do to keep the floor as clean as possible. First is simple spot cleaning, if you spill something wipe it … Continue reading →

A Tiny Waist or Modern Conveniences- You Can’t Have Them Both

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Did you know that women’s waists were six inches smaller in the 50’s? It seems that a by product of living in this century is a larger waist. Along with all of our modern conveniences that take the elbow grease out of scrubbing and our eight to ten hour days sitting at a desk, our figures are changing. If this is what they mean by evolution, they can have it! I don’t to evolve into someone larger. I guess our mothers and grandmothers did work harder than we do, even if they didn’t work outside the home. Our days may … Continue reading →

Taking the Guilt Out of Discipline

So often as single parents we feel guilty for disciplining our children. We don’t want to be seen as the “mean” parent. You’re afraid that your kids won’t want to be with you anymore and they’ll go running to your ex. Make sure that your kids know that even though Mom and Dad don’t live together anymore they are still a team. It is important that you and your ex communicate about your rules and expectations for your children. Have clear consequences at both houses. You both need to take responsibility and discipline your children. Just because you are divorced … Continue reading →

What Would You Force Your Spouse To Do?

I know the word “force” seems a little strong, and generally speaking in a healthy marriage you’d never think of “forcing” your spouse to do anything, but there could come a time when force is needed. For instance, say your spouse was witness to some injustice, either at work or on the streets, but they were afraid of speaking up. You know speaking up’s the right thing to do, but you can’t seem to convince them. Until you get the bright idea to force them to, either by driving them to the police station or setting up a meeting with … Continue reading →

That’s What You Get! — Rick Walton

This children’s picture book is a great combination of funny words and hysterical pictures. I laughed out loud as I reached the last page – I think it’s important that the parent enjoy reading the book as much as the child enjoys listening to it. Our main character is a rather accident-prone little boy who just keeps making mistakes. His mother has a sense of humor, thank goodness, otherwise he’d never survive childhood. We begin with the lad falling on his head when he got out of bed. His mother tells him that’s what he gets for sleeping in a … Continue reading →

Marriage in the News: Covenant Marriages & Texas Legislation

This seems like some heavy subject material to bring up this morning, but this landed in my inbox and I couldn’t help but bring it up for discussion. Recently, I talked about the proposed marriage license legislation in Nebraska. The legislation proposes that for every couple who goes through 10 hours of marriage education then they would only need to pay $30 for a marriage license and if they don’t take the class, then they’ll need to pay $100 for their marriage license. I thought the idea was worth exploring as a model for its effect on marriage. I still … Continue reading →