Heather says: I may be scarce for the next couple weeks. The summer of insanity will conclude with the grand finale of myself and four children* driving to Minnesota. Mr. Heather will be joining us later. I’ve been busy this past week putting together final details: house sitters, dog sitters, holding the mail, all the …
Retro Saturdays give Ivy and I a chance to replay some of our favorite posts and spend some time with our families. Ivy says: So much I wanted to write about, but alas, I’ve been spending all night dealing with a crayon in the dryer disaster. Anyway, my loss is your gain, since I’m sure …
Dear Home Ec 101, I used to live about as close to sea level as one can get, but recently we moved to the mountains of New Hampshire. Do I have to worry about the high altitude directions? Signed, High on the Hog Heather says: At sea level air there is about 14.7 lbs of …
Dear Home Ec 101, Here’s my situation…Mr. Knots has a tie that needs some attention. It has a few stains but he needs to wear it Saturday night and I don’t necessarily want to take just a tie to the dry cleaner. It’s a satin like material. Do think Dryel would work for that? Signed, …
Ivy says: School starts here in Tennessee on Friday. Yeah, you read that right. 2 days from now, I’ll be shuffling kids off to school. I can’t decide between being really excited to have my house quiet all day and not have to be fielding questions all day like, “Can I play on your computer?” …
Heather says: I’ll get the ball rolling. My children may have forgotten what a green vegetable looks like. I took them all to Myrtle Beach to spend time with my father. It has been a whirlwind of fastfood and buffets, Krispy Kremes and ice cream. Their hair and eyes have lost their shine, but I’ve …
Dear Home Ec 101, I need to get our food budget under control. We spend a ton of money eating out. It’s starting to cause fights. I can’t cook, I can’t plan, and even if I could, I wouldn’t know where to start. Signed, Hopeless in Hopeswell Welcome to the third installment of our first …
Ivy says: Today’s my brother’s birthday- I can’t believe my LITTLE brother is 30 years old now! But that’s what happen when you get all old and stuff. 😉 Anyway, due to school being about to start and a bunch of other little things, I’m pretty broke. What’s a sister to do for a gift …
Heather says: Let me set the scene, Monday morning you rise with the nagging feeling that you have forgotten something or that perhaps there is something you should be doing. Rather than pay attention to the feeling you begin attacking the weekly laundry. Mid-morning your sister calls and asks what time you and the kids …
Ivy says: Just for fun, in the wake of yesterday’s post on picky eaters: What foods do you not like to eat? Sure, I’ll go first. I really do not dig tomatoes. I don’t like them in sauces or stewed or any other way, really. Occasionally I’ll enjoy a tomato fresh from the garden with …