Prairie Eco-Thrifter
AUGUST 19, 2013
You get to enjoy all the cute moments and hand back the kid when they stink or act out! We spoiled our children and we apparently are even more intent on doing so with our grandchildren! My parents were somewhat more interactive with their grandchildren (my kids). Why are we spending more on our grandchildren?
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
NOVEMBER 20, 2013
That is not what the holidays are about. Most people love the holidays because they tend to bring people together. Families playing football in the back yard after a turkey feast; grandparents watching Christmas Vacation with their grandchildren; decorating the Christmas tree and remembering just how each ornament came about.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 18, 2015
Once Upon a Company A True Story by Wendy Anderson Halperin tells the story of kids, parents and other relatives making and selling Christmas wreaths (and assorted other things in different seasons) to earn money for the kids college fund. For the past few years, the kids have had a one time ‘business’ during camp.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
AUGUST 13, 2012
Your kids have been to camp, done baseball and goofed off to their hearts content. Each year I try to help my kids teach their kids about personal finance. Teaching The Gift of Giving This year the grand kids are 5 and 8 years old and I want to demonstrate the pleasures of giving. What Is a Garden Stepping Stone?
Family Balance Sheet
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
And if you look closesly most of the ornaments are at the bottom of the tree, because that's as far up as the kids can reach. She crocheted one for each of her great-grandchildren back in 1980. But the kids' ornaments really dominate the tree. or an ornament from my 1980's childhood. or an ornament from my 1980's childhood.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
AUGUST 11, 2015
I wanted a place for our family to gather – adult children and grandchildren along with us. Our rental season is pretty much limited to 2 weeks in June, all of July and 2 weeks in August – sometimes with a holiday or two thrown in. Family members may not use it as much as anticipated. Hint: not mine.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 22, 2015
Are we raising a generation of kids addicted to their device screens? Just as our parents limited the amount of (TV) screen time we kids had, so today’s parents are striving to find ways to anchor their children in the real (as opposed to the virtual electronic) world. We loved watching TV and today’s kids do too.
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