Make a Valentine’s Day plaster cast of your baby’s footprint

Making a plaster cast of your baby’s footprint is low hanging gift fruit for DIY type Dads.  It’s messy, simple, fun, involves the family and your wife will love it.  You can make a plaster cast of your baby’s footprint anytime, but if you do it around Valentine’s Day it can be done easier and more individualistic.  Continue reading Make a Valentine’s Day plaster cast of your baby’s footprint

The fastest and best way to cook spinach for dinner

It’s easy to get in a rut when you cook the meals for the family.  Chicken and pasta, salad and chicken or salad and meatloaf are all meals that our family has beaten into taste oblivion.  One day I was shopping in Publix and the cook who makes those in-store meals gave me the simplest hint: microwave the spinach. Continue reading The fastest and best way to cook spinach for dinner

Naptime DIY: Garage Pegboard and Storage

At one point our garage was organized and could accommodate two cars.  Then we had one child, one car got moved outside and when that child became a toddler the garage was dangerously disorganized.  There were all sorts of tools that a curious toddler could maul, hurt or break something with-all at a level that he could easily reach.  Continue reading Naptime DIY: Garage Pegboard and Storage

Our cats and dogs loved the treats from Mr. Chewy.com –and giveaway!

When my wife married me she knew that she’d get all of my bad habits, large comic book collection, as well as Wilson, Abby, Ripley and Gianni.  Wilson and Abby are our two retrievers and Ripley and Gianni are the two cats that I rescued from a box when they were only a couple weeks old.  When I got the chance to review Mr.Chewy.com it was as natural a fit as cat hair on the sofa.  Continue reading Our cats and dogs loved the treats from Mr. Chewy.com –and giveaway!

Bertolli Meal Soup makes a weekday dinner special

In my perfect world I make the week’s dinners for the family on Sunday afternoon. They’re then put in the freezer in plastic containers with matching tops and I have plenty of time to watch Once Upon A Time before I go to sleep. In reality my Sunday’s are lazy, unproductive days where the family plays outside and I’m lucky to watch an episode of Bait Car.

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Win a $25 Snapfish gift card courtesy of Gerber Life College Plan

Gerber is a name that all parents know.  The Gerber Life College Plan is from those same folks and offers parents a simple and safe way to save for their children’s future.  It has a variety of monthly payments that you can make, offers life insurance protection and unlike a 529 offers guaranteed growth that is separate from the stock market. Continue reading Win a $25 Snapfish gift card courtesy of Gerber Life College Plan

Children of all ages need tickets to London Olympics, parents outraged

Some of the headlines for the story in the press read “Breastfeeding moms furious…..”, but the decision affects all parents.  If you’ll be going to the London Olympics then you’ll need to purchase a ticket regardless of how old, or young your child is.

If you go to Walt Disney World or take a flight, then the rule is that if they’re 2 or under, they’re free and sitting in your lap.  That’s a great rule.  Continue reading Children of all ages need tickets to London Olympics, parents outraged

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