How’s everyone holding up? I’m happy to introduce you to Chris today. Chris is a Creative Director who runs the in-house communications team for a hospital, so her family is right in the thick of all-things-coronavirus. And yes Chris’s house is amazing — full of color and joy — but …
Read More »The Best Toys from Crate & Kids
I couldn’t resist sharing this great deal from Crate & Kids with you guys! Toys at Crate & Kids are 20% through the end of the day today & some of my favorite toys are included in the sale. With all of the time we’ve been spending at home we …
Read More »How to Make a Kids Punching Bag from Recycled Materials
You can create a kids punching bag entirely from recycled items — and you’ll probably be tempted to use it yourself! (DepositPhotos) Kids with plenty of pent-up energy usually need to burn it off outside, but there are also options to get exercise indoors — for instance, you could install …
Read More »Living With Kids: Annie Preece
Today you get to meet Annie, an artist and a painter who lives with her children and her husband in a beautiful home outside Salt Lake City. When the bought the property it was an older, smaller place in need of repair. So they did some basic fix-ups to make …
Read More »How to Build a Kids’ Climbing Wall
Keep your kids active outdoors — so they won’t run wild indoors! Kids need to spend time outdoors to stay healthy, fit and avoid accidents while running around indoors! One way to burn off excess energy is with a climbing wall. But you don’t need to go out and buy …
Read More »Living With Kids: Jessie Pierce
Today’s home tour feels like just what we need — a bright a beautiful home, and a mother who has a personality that feels just as bright and beautiful. Meet Jessie. She and her family live outside Washington D.C. in a petite 1000 square ft home. With two toddlers it …
Read More »Living With Kids: A Revisit to Kimberly Garner
A while back we introduced you to Kimberly Garner who lived in a beautiful home in the San Juan Islands. In her essay, Kimberly talked a bit about how she was recently divorced. It turns out that Kimberly sold that gorgeous home and is off on a new adventure. I …
Read More »Living With Kids: Michelle Richardson
Michelle is a stay at home mom raising 4 teens/tweens and 2 dogs in a beautiful home in Lindon, Utah. After moving every few years while her husband was in the military, they’ve finally settled down in a neighborhood they love, within walking distance of the kids’ schools, and with …
Read More »The Moneyist: ‘My father has lived a life of crime and drugs. He threw away every opportunity we gave him.’ Now that he’s on disability, doesn’t he owe his kids something?
Dear Moneyist, For most of his life, my father has lived a life of crime and drugs. He threw away every opportunity we gave him, financial or otherwise. He was never really around besides the odd note written on yellow legal paper that I would get from time to time, …
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