Homemade Copycat Peach Fuze Tea Recipe – Easy DIY Iced Tea
A bunch of years ago, I shared my recipe for my homemade version of Lipton’s lemon iced tea I grew up with. It is great and refreshing, but, to be honest, I didn’t remember to make it for a long time. Lately, my kids have been really obsessed with Peach flavor Fuze Tea and I knew […]
Montessori Toys for 2-Year-Olds: Fostering Development and Fun
Everyone these days seem to have smart phones. Even little kids these days wwant to copy their parents and have their own phones to watch things on, but even if not those exactly, they often have toys with flashing lights and loud noises. But before these battery operated toys were around, people played with more […]
Affordable Ways to Keep Kids Active: Soccer on a Budget
Are you a fan of soccer? Or… as most of the world calls it- football? It is a very popular sport for good reason, and one of the benefits of it is that it can be played without expensive equipment. Read more about how soccer can be a great way to keep kids active without […]
My DIY Pixie Cut For My Teenaged Daughter With Thick Hair
I know, I know. I just posted last month about giving my daughter a butterfly cut, which came out beautiful. I did mention in the post that it was longer than what I might have otherwise cut since it was my first time using that technique, and we might cut it shorter after… and while […]
Inclusive Classrooms – 6 Strategies for Integrating Special Education Students into Mainstream Education
I have 4 kids and 3 of them are in special education programs. My younger son was in a special ed school because he wasn’t able to understand the local language, so integrating him and mainstreaming with assistance wasn’t an option for elementary school. For middle school he was in a special ed class and […]
Transforming a Kids Room with Multi-Functional Beds
When raising kids in a small home, where space is at a premium, picking the right type of bed can make a huge difference to the quality of life, freeing up floor space, etc. In our old home, we built a loft bed for the kids, then we made a quadruple bunk bed in our current home […]
Fresh and Easy Mango Salsa Recipe — Gluten Free, Paleo, Allergy Friendly, and Frugal
I wrote in my recent post that I really, really, really love mangos. I don’t think I ever tasted something with mango I didn’t like. When my sister Violet was younger, she hated mangoes, and I never understood it, didn’t understand what there was to even dislike about this luscious fruit. She eventually “came to […]
Top Budget-Friendly Sofas to Invest in for Your Family
So from experience, yes to microfiber. No to cheap couches to “save money” because they end up in the garbage really quickly and you end up needing to spend more money in the long run. But read more on how to pick the right budget friendly sofa for your family. When you’re on a […]
Top 10 Strategies for Supporting a Loved One with Dementia
My grandmother and grandfather at their wedding, along with my paternal great grandparents. I remember the first time I found out that my grandmother, Lois, had dementia. At the time, I was 17 and living in Brooklyn, New York, self supporting, while my grandmother was living in nearby Queens. She was really helpful in setting […]
Grilled Pineapple Cilantro Chicken Recipe — Gluten Free, Allergy Friendly, and Delicious
I love mango season. (What does this have to do with a pineapple chicken recipe, you ask? Read on.) Mangoes are one of my favorite fruits, along with sweet crunchy grapes, blueberries, and juicy and sweet peaches (summer is one of my favorite times culinarily, if you can imagine) and I wait for the prices […]
