The devastating loss of Michael Dubruiel yesterday and the impact this will have on his wife and family made me think of some of the losses I have had over the years and what helps, and what doesn't. So I thought I'd share some of those today. Food. Everybody brings food and it's a good thing. The b...

I always knew that I should back up my computer, but I wasn't really sure HOW to back up my computer or even what was the best way to back up my computer. Back in January, I wrote about how I woke up one morning to the blue screen of death. My computer had died and my tech guy said there was no way ...

Jamie’s mom lives in Ireland. She moved there when Ani was 2 1/2 and Cameron was 9 months old. She’s been back to the US to visit once since then and has never seen Fritz or Adrian. I try hard to keep her in the kids’ lives, though, since I only had one set [...]...

This is from a Dec. 3, 2007, post, but we STILL love, love, love this game, so I thought I'd share it for the "Works for Me: Toys Worth Buying" edition of the WFMW. Almost everyone we've ever played it with has then gone out and purchased it for their own family. That says a lot to me! Check out Roc...

Five ingredients? FIVE? That's hard. At least for me and my huge bank of recipes. I had to search long and hard for something that only had 5 ingredients, and finally came up with this delicious and refreshing drink. Non-alcoholic, good for you, and something most kids will love. Mango Lassi. Can yo...

I'm so badly in need of a day of catch up that I can't see straight. So I'm punting Works-For-Me Wednesday over to you girls this week. Dazzle me with your cleverness while I curl up in a ball and wait for the In-Box-Cleaner-Upper-Fairy to descend upon my house. Leave......

It's that time of year, when we're all invited to a bunch of pot luck picnics and dinners. I used to wrack my addled brains trying to come up with something that wasn't hard to make, but that would be different, unusual, and delicious. After a bunch of slaw recipes from hell, I found this recipe for...

I always feel weird about doing a Works for Me Wednesday because my tips are always so simple that I think everyone on earth must be doing them and I'm just so silly because I think I figured something out on my own and think that I need to share with the world. When the world already knew. But here...

As my family has switched over to eating just whole grains, we've looked for a better pizza dough. It's hard to use just whole wheat flour, because you get more of a flatbread than a pizza dough. But here's a recipe that combines the best of both worlds, more whole grains and a nice tasty dough. Thi...

Let's face it. Kid's can produce a lot of art during their growing up years! And you just can't keep all of it. Now that Calvin is graduating I've been looking back at some of the things that worked well for us in the art department. One thing that I loved is keeping a little art picture album. I go...