Every day is laundry day for big families. Below you’ll find a step-by-step approach to keeping your family clean…one day at a time. 1.  Do at least one load of laundry each day.  I try to avoid doing laundry on at least one weekend day.  This leaves an extra day(s) if I do miss getting [...]

I’m getting into the heart of my second trimester and the date of my 20-week ultrasound is almost here!  Just a few days away now.  I’m hoping for a girl this time so that we can complete the boy-girl-boy pattern that we’ve started.  Actually, the main reason I’m thinking a girl would be good is [...]

Granola has long since moved on past its association with Birkenstocks and hippies.  I do wear Birkenstocks, and I grew up in Ann Arbor, but I’m not sure that I’m really a hippie!  I do like to get my granola fix, though.  In our house, granola is one of the best-loved foods Mommy makes.  It’s a snack, a sweet treat, [...]

Kid Planet loved the Human Body Detectives! Human Body Detectives “Battle with the Bugs” is the second activity workbook and audio CD in the Human Body Detectives series by Dr. Heather Manley.  The series highlights two girls’ adventures through the different body systems and teaches kids the importance of a healthy diet and lifestyle.  Dr. Manley’s philosophy is [...]