Once A Month Cooking

I don’t really like cooking, I mean, I don’t hate it but it’s not at the top of my list of things I want to do after working all day. I’m always looking for shortcuts and ways to make dinner easier without resorting to packaged foods or fast food. Once a month cooking takes care of all of those things. The idea behind once a month cooking is that you do all your cooking in one day, package your meals for the freezer and then you have dinner with minimal prep work. There are many websites that will do most … Continue reading

Where to Find More Coupon and Deals Blogs

There is something about collecting coupons that can be quite addictive. Once you get into the habit of looking for coupons and deals online, you become compelled to find more. There are extreme couponers who spend hours every day searching through deals blogs. I can suggest a few great ones for you to start taking a look at. Free Coupons is a very organized and easy to use website. You can find tons of printable coupons, freebies, deals, coupon codes, and more. The blog has all kinds of great suggestions about how to coupon, tips for extreme couponing, and even … Continue reading

Baseball Stadiums Make Peanut Free Sections For Allergic Fans

The world can be a scary place for children who are allergic to peanuts, and also for their parents. Having to always be on the lookout for allergens can prevent families from attending certain events, like a baseball game. Several baseball stadiums across the nation are now providing accommodations to people with peanut allergies, so they can come and watch the game like everyone else can. You have heard the song called “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”. You may have sung the lyrics while watching a game. There is a lyric that goes some thing like “Buy me some … Continue reading

Pregnancy Blog Review Oct 29 – November 14

Welcome to the Pregnancy Blog review. Here you will find a brief description of recent posts in the blog. If you want to read more, click on the link to see the entire blog. Anxiety disorders may occur before or during pregnancy. Women have widely different experiences. Some find their symptoms are reduced, while others discover no change or an increase in symptoms. For others, they first experience anxiety disorder after they become pregnant. Learn more about the symptoms and treatment options in Anxiety in Pregnancy. Birthing positions can either help or hinder progress in natural child birth. Some positions … Continue reading

Pregnancy Blog Review for October 12 – 25

Welcome to the Pregnancy Blog Review. In this section, I summarize the recent posts in the blog with a short description of the topic. Links are provided for you to easily click to read the rest of the story. The review is a good place to view the recent blogs in one place. The conclusive tests for chromosomal disorders, including Down’s syndrome are often invasive and carry risks to the baby. Women may soon have another option for a less invasive method of getting the same information found in an amnio or chorionic villi sampling. Read more in A New … Continue reading

The Pregnancy Blog Review for Sept 10-21

The pregnancy blog review is a regular synopsis of recent posts in the blog. I try to cover all topics related to conception, fertility, pregnancy, labor, birth and beyond. Catch up on recent topics in the review. If you have any suggestions for future articles, they are always welcome. Placental abruption is a condition in which part of the placenta separates from the wall of the uterus. The severity of the tear can range from mild to severe. Learn more in What is Placental Abruption? The other main complication involving the placenta is known as placenta previa. This is when … Continue reading

A One-Parent Cheering Section

As single parents, we often do things alone—particularly family things. Unless we have an incredibly involved co-parents, or we are lucky enough to be involved with someone who is happy to attend activities and do “family things” with us, many of us generally attend school and sports activities, performances, games, etc. on our own. For our children, and us, we get used to being a very loud one-parent cheering section… When you start to feel sorry for yourself or your child, try to remember that having one parent in the stands is much better than having no parent in the … Continue reading

Meet Marriage Blogger Courtney Mroch

Greetings! Some of you may know my work from the blogs I write over in the Pets section or from guest blogs I’ve written in Marriage or a few other sections. I’ll still be contributing to Pets as well, but today I officially join Heather Long and Karri Weathers as a Marriage Blogger. Wooohooo! I’m very excited about keeping company with you all. You, however, might be wondering, “Who is this Courtney Mroch and why is she qualified to write about love, marriage, and relationships?” Well, let’s see if I can answer that… 21 Years and Counting I am married. … Continue reading

My Family Concern- Learning Colors

This article may perhaps be a better topic for the Parenting section. However, it does deal with learning and I do need someone to talk to. Therefore, I am posting here for you. My daughter will soon be four years old. Thus far, she has accomplished all of her life milestones early. She walked at nine and one-half months and has talked ever since I can remember. She has a good grasp on basic kindergarten skills. She easily learned her telephone number, address, full name, and birthday. She knows basic shapes, can count to 20, and can identify her name. … Continue reading

Concerns of Public Education: Q = Questionable Conduct

Hello everyone! I am back with my concerns for public education series. Today, I am up to the letter Q. Q is for questionable conduct. It seems as though the education news section is now filled with acts of questionable conduct by teachers, administrators, and other school staff members. Several situations come to mind when I think of questionable conduct. The first case involves a teacher who took students on a field trip against the wishes of the administration. She also discussed very inappropriate relationship issues in her home living class. Another case involves a trial with a male teacher … Continue reading