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Traveling With Kids: Do You Really Need The Gadgets?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

One of the highlights of my year is the annual road trip I take with my son for spring break. One thing I’m adamant about, however, is that my son not spend the whole trip buried in a Nintendo DS , or using some other electronic gadget. Scavenger Hunt. Yes, I want to keep him occupied.

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Lazy Saturday Reads: Coalition, Cliffhanger and More

For the Mommas

Instead, she gets one jilted lover braced for round two, an old rival on the hunt, and the murder of a former classmate and friend. From the fiftieth floor of an office building in Denver, Colorado, a longrange assassin calmly watches a procession of black Lincolns. The Coalition by Samuel Marquis. Time is not a river.

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Five Home Renovation Savings Tips

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Save over time to build the funds you will need for the renovations you want. My son had a tile cutter which he loaned to me. Years ago, when my spouse tore off the roof and re-shingled it, he traded a hunting trip to our farm for skilled services of a carpenter friend. Don’t build more than you plan. Thrift shops.