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Need to Furnish Your Home? Act Now

If you are looking to furnish your home any time soon, whether that means rooms of furniture or a few art and decor pieces, you may want to keep reading. That is because now is the time for great bargains from antiques to durable family-friendly pieces. Why is it the right time to furnish your home? There are a number of reasons. First, right now there are a lot of younger baby boomers going into retirement who are ready to downsize their living space. At the same time, older baby boomers are moving into retirement homes or with family. They … Continue reading →

Home Swapping Instead of Home Selling

With more and more homes remaining out on the market for longer periods of time, desperate homeowners who want to move are looking into alternatives to getting their home sold the traditional way. One of these way is through home swapping, trading an existing home for someone else’s existing home. Even developers and real estate agencies are looking into home swapping in order to get their new homes sold. In the case of developers, the home swap is more like a trade in, just as if you were trading in an old car for a new one. While home swapping … Continue reading →

Medicaid Takes A Big Slice of States’ Budgets

Medicaid is a program that is designed to provide public health insurance to people who are poor. Since more people have become poor, due to the economy and the high unemployment rate, an increasing number of people have signed up for Medicaid. This is taking a lot out of the budgets of individual states. Medicaid is a public, (or government run), form of health insurance. It was designed to assist people who were very low-income, and who could not afford to pay for a health insurance plan from a private insurance company. In general, people must be at least age … Continue reading →

Lions, and Tigers, and Bears- Oh My!

One of the strangest news stories I have ever heard occurred in Zanesville, Ohio, today. Around 56 exotic wild animals were released from a private reserve by one of the owners, (who then committed suicide). There are certain types of insurance that relate to this truly unique situation. Ohio is one of eight states that do not have statewide regulations in place regarding the private ownership of exotic animals. There aren’t any federal laws that cover the possession of certain types of animals by private people, (though there are some laws that relate to circuses and zoos). People who own … Continue reading →

Borders Books Bankruptcy

It’s been big news here in the Dallas Metroplex that Borders Books is closing 19 area stores. Borders is going through bankruptcy. I hate when I hear that stores I enjoy are in trouble. I’ve shopped at one of the stores that’s closing. What’s funny is when Starbucks announced that it was closing a large number of stores, more of them kept being built in our area. I am so happy that those stores opened. I’m a reader. I grew up in a family of readers. Bookstores have always been a part of the places where I like to shop. … Continue reading →

Snowed in With Kids

Christmas 2010 will be a white one for millions of parents across the upper Midwest. For me, it’ll be red and white. All the white has me seeing red. This weekend, more than a foot of snow fell on the Wisconsin city we call home. In addition to the five-foot tall snow drifts, we are dealing with wind chills in the -25 to -35 range, and subsequent school closings triggered by the inhumane conditions. For kids, a snow day is cause for celebration; for parents, not so much. Personally, I’m not a huge hater of the snow day, if it … Continue reading →

Schools and Swine Flu

The first day of school is right around the corner for most American school children, and while parents are stocking up on pencils, glue and notebooks, the government is concentrating on potential swine flu outbreaks. Yesterday government health officials issued new recommendations regarding swine flu and school closings. The good news: Most schools should be able to stay open even if swine flu outbreaks occur this fall. The bad news: The vaccine against the H1N1 virus won’t be ready until October at the earliest. So what does this mean for your student? According to health officials, decisions about whether to … Continue reading →

What’s Happening at the Mall? Part 2

As I mentioned in my previous blog, Whats Happening at the Mall? the kids and I went to the mall Saturday. We had a lot of fun finding deals and a bunch of goodies we each wanted. I asked my eight year old daughter what she learned from this shopping trip and she said, “Always use coupons and you will get more.” I think I have a coupon queen in the making! My daughter had the most fun at Limited Too. She received $5 off her purchase because she brought in her report card and showed it to the associate. … Continue reading →

Author Review — Dee Henderson

Dee Henderson is possibly the foremost Christian author currently on the market. With her incredibly suspenseful mysteries, her believable characters and touching religious moments, it’s not hard to see why her readers keep coming back for more. I have reviewed her most popular series, “The O’Malleys,” here on Families.com, and now I’d like to tell you more about the author herself. This proved to be a little bit difficult, as Dee is a very private person. She doesn’t share personal details with her fans, preferring to maintain a distance. Given her large fan base and popularity, I think that’s wise. … Continue reading →

Moving with Baby

When it comes to moving your family from one house to another – it is difficult enough to manage, but when you are moving with a baby – it takes on a whole new twist. There’s no one hundred percent full proof way to make the move easy, so it’s important to keep the following tips in mind. Remember, babies enjoy their routine – a move disrupts their routine in a rude and abrupt fashion because there is very little way to ‘prepare’ baby for changing their environment and spending a day or three in upheaval. Babies Under Six Months … Continue reading →