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I am a Project Coordinator Reporting Specialist, that's for report programmer for my day job. My passion however, lies at my life choosen profession. Wife of 24 years to a fastastic man and mother to 3 awesome children, ages 21, 19 and 9. My 9 year old is

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Home & Garden > Cleaning Clothing Tips for doing the family wash: 1 of 18

The one question I tend to get the most from my children and from other is "What Temperature To Use for Washing Clothes?" It seems so easy to me because honestly, I love to do laundry. I love the smell the feel and it's relaxing work. So here are my tips for the laundry day. When To Use Hot Water For most clothing the hotter...
Relationships & Family > Marriage & Divorce (Other) Has the sacred character of marriage been lost?: 9 of 33

Yes, the sacred character of marriage has been lost. It's not just in divorce that tells us that something is "missing". Somewhere, somehow, we humans have lost the instruction manual to what marriage really is. We have become to scientific, liberal or to self centered to understand the basic concept of what marriage really ...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Working Parents Tips for avoiding neglect of your marriage when you have a job: 6 of 16

Contrary to the Disney version of life, marriage is not a fairy tale. It is in fact a full time job in its own right. Now put 2 more jobs into the mix and things get super tricky. Unfortunately, jobs tend to pull couples apart in so many ways that it's hard to put out the fires as the crop up. Even if both people work the sa...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Teens How to encourage your teen to bring friends home: 10 of 17

Our little house on the corner has been very blessed. It has been tagged the "place to go" house. We live in the home that my dear husband grew up in, the houses around us have many of his friends that have since moved in to their family homes after parents pass on or move away. In short, we know the neighborhood and the nei...
Relationships & Family > Tips for Marital Happiness How to be the perfect wife: 29 of 37

The words "perfect wife" tends to bring chills up the spines of today's women. It entails a mental picture of June Cleaver from Leave it to Beaver or Ma Ingles from Little House on the Prairie. These images are not real nor are they healthy, but there is a way to be a perfect wife. The perfect wife is filled with human emoti...
Food & Drink > Sauce, Spread & Dips Recipes: Homemade barbeque sauce: 12 of 12

I absolutely love to cook. Our family will grill outside even in snow storms, especially during football season. When we are in the mood for BBQ the family here does not like your grocery store BBQ sauce and they don't like the tomato paste flavored BBQ. So, to top off my husband's ultimate slow cooked and smoked grilled rib...