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Home Decorating· The Art of Homemaking

Decorating on a Budget–Teen Boy’s Room

Decorating is not one of my strong-suits but I have been working the last year to make my kiddos' rooms fun for each of them, and I thought that even though they aren't "done" I would do a couple of posts about my works in progress for home decorating on a budget.  First up we are looking at the oldest's new teen boy room.  I guess I shouldn't say new because most of the things were re-used or re-furbished from other rooms, but I am liking the direction it is going....and I tend to keep things ... View the Post

The Art of Homemaking· Thoughts

17 Tips for Communicating with Kids

A few months ago I wrote a post called: 25 Ways to Ask Your Kid's "How Was School Today?" Without Asking Them "So How Was School Today?".  I wrote it late one night after a conversation with my husband about our son growing up and my determination to keep the lines of communication open with him.  It was a list of questions that I actually started asking him and found success with. To say that I was taken back by the response it received is an understatement.  The amount of page views that ... View the Post

The Art of Homemaking

The Art of Homemaking: Do you need help?

(Floral wreath from Angie Makes) The Art of Homemaking: Do you need help? Story #1 "Do you need help?"  we (my husband and I) called out the window one day after lunch last week. We were coming back from a lunch date and found a young girl sitting on the curb and puzzling over a gas can. "I can't get the nozzle on this gas can and I've run out of gas." She replied. "Let me do it." My husband replied.  Man, do I feel lucky to have him. Story #2 Last Saturday a hang glider ... View the Post