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Disney World on a Family Budget: Planning Ahead

by chris at 9:51pm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 under Mommy & Family, Travel; 452 views
Disney World.

If I Do Nothing Else This Holiday Season, I Will...

by chris at 5:41pm Sat, 15 Nov 2008 under With Kids; 423 views
Denise asked me to write a post about the one thing that I am planning to do this holiday season even if I do nothing else. I have been thinking about it ever since. Maybe I could say that this year I would finally donate my time to serve a holiday dinner at the soup kitchen. And get my children involved. Or maybe I could say that this year we are going to have a completely green Christmas. And I don't mean the color of my tree. Except that would be lying.

DIY Round-Up

by chris at 12:24am Fri, 24 Oct 2008 under Hobbies, Crafts & DIY; 504 views
Liz and Rehabber's Rehab writes about their decision to replace their old windows. Always a controversial topic among DIY bloggers. Christine at Front Porch Indiana shows off her fabulously organized craft room.

DIY: Fall Clean Up

by chris at 10:07pm Tue, 14 Oct 2008 under Hobbies, Crafts & DIY; 619 views
Fall is here in my part of the world. The days are growing increasingly shorter. The nights are cool. The leaves are falling from the trees faster than we can fully enjoy their colors. What can you do now to prepare your yard for the impending winter? Here are four simple things that you can do.

Energy Efficient Appliances, What Does That Mean?

by chris at 11:14pm Wed, 8 Oct 2008 under Hobbies, Crafts & DIY; 510 views
Shopping for energy efficient home appliances can be a daunting task. Afterall, for the most part appliances look the same on the outside. In 1975, Congress passed the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, which set minimum standards of energy efficiency for many major appliances. And then in 1992 the Environmental Protection Agency designed the Energy Star program in an effort to provide the public with reliable and accurate information on energy efficiency. The program was an attempt to reduce power consumption and greenhouse emissions by power plants.