Use baskets and bins for the different types of toys. One for Barbies, Barbies’ clothes, hot wheel cars, legos, and be sure and label the bins. If your child is young, print graphics off the computer and tape to the bin. Use the one-in-one-out rule with your children’s toys. For example, when they have a […]
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Day 28 of my 30-Day Commitment: Moments
Family! I’m in Denver visiting our daughter, Emily, and Micah flew in, too. We’re going to visit Colorado State University tomorrow as Micah would like to go to college there. Moments like these are so precious. Priceless, actually!
Read MoreDay 24 of my 30-Day Commitment: Let’s not forget about relationships
Tonight we celebrated Chris and Ashley’s 1st wedding anniversary. I can’t believe it’s been one year tomorrow since their beautiful wedding. It seems every day lately I’m thinking how fast time is flying by! And again today I realized how important relationships are for all of us. Then I started thinking about goals. I know […]
Read More10 Simple Ways to Organize During the Holidays
Don’t worry about the whole house. There are too many other fun things to do in December. Just pick 3 areas that people see the most when they come over and organize those areas. As you take out your decorations don’t put broken items back in the box. Take the time to really go through […]
Read MoreIt’s Time for a Great Holiday! 7 Tips for Holiday Sanity
Here are some great tips for you to keep sane in December! Print out a blank calendar for the month of December and cross out the week of Christmas. Now you can see in black and white that there isn’t much time for all that you think you must do during the Holidays. Fill in […]
Read MoreWho will you make time for today?
A few days ago I was thinking that I hadn’t talked with my daughter, Emily, for awhile. At least not ‘real’ talking as we had been texting. Part of it was that she had been traveling a lot but that was no excuse. As I was thinking about this I received an e-mail from Emily […]
Read MoreFueled by Perserverance
This past Sunday Bruce, myself, Chris, Ashley, Sean, and Micah went to the Vikings game in Minneapolis. It was a great game as the Vikes pulled out an amazing win in the last 2 seconds. Before the game Bruce and I took this picture. It wasn’t until later that I realized the sign that was […]
Read MoreTry Planning Ahead
Before I got married I ran a small clothing store. A lot of what I learned by running this store I applied to my home in raising 5 children. Here are our precious children at Chris and Ashley’s wedding. In the home I planned my menus a week at a time, I had regular laundry […]
Read MoreChris and Ashley’s Wedding
We just had the absolute best weekend as our son, Chris, married Ashley Swanson on Saturday, July 25. The had a beautiful outdoor wedding and the weather could not have been more perfect! We all had a great time and we are so happy that Chris and Ashley found each other and are now happily […]
Read MoreDay 28: 30-Day Adventure to an Incredible You
Elizabeth and Lori
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