I prepare broth and stocks for its taste as well as health benefits. Especially during winter time, chicken broth is hands down my favorite common cold remedy. Bone broth is different than chicken broth both in preparation as well as benefits. First, for chicken broth, you buy a common food staple, cook the chicken and use the broth. 2 birds … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2016
DIY: Bedside organizer caddy with printable pattern
We still have bunk beds in our children's room. They don't have bedside tables to put their things on. They like to read and write. My daughter needs a place to put her eyeglasses away and likes to mark her calendar. My son needs a place to put his bedtime medicine. I have been planning to make this bedside organizer caddy for a long time. In this … [Read more...]
What I’ve learned when we gave our child his own cell phone
When my husband told me he wanted to hand down his old cell phone to my son when he upgraded to a new one, I was worried. I thought it was too early. Our plan was to give him a cell phone no earlier than 13. I looked at him. There he was 10.5 years-old, looking almost 14, playing with our phone. We discussed and finally decided to go for it. … [Read more...]
Teen cell phone contract with printable sample
Raising kids sometimes feels like driving a power car that accelerates from 0 to 60 in seconds. I was writing about preschool selection, like, yesterday. Today, my first-born has his own cell phone. It wasn't in our 5-year growth plan. We were thinking "no earlier than 13". Things change, kids get independent, cell phone upgrade time comes up. For … [Read more...]
DIY: Minecraft knee patch for kids – w/ printable pattern
My son had already ripped two of his pants' knees before I was able to prevent them from being ripped. Those were good sweatpants. I didn't want to trash them. So I decided to patch them. You can find really neat knee patch ideas on Pinterest. My favorite is monster knee patches. My son wanted Minecraft instead of monsters. So I did it using … [Read more...]