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Marie Ricks

Help for the Holidays

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yourLDSneighborhood News for Wednesday, 16 November, 2011

Ask for Help!

by Marie C. Ricks

Sometimes it seems easier to carry the weight of  preparing for the holidays alone without reaching out to others, especially our spouses, visiting family members, and our children. But the fact is, everyone should contribute!

How do you get the family to pitch in to help relieve your load? Leave us a comment.

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10 Things I Learned From My First Attempt at Freezer Cooking

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It seems like time speeds up the closer dinner gets. Your intentions are good, but somehow the busy-ness of the day keeps you from getting to that home-cooked meal you really wanted. Freezer cooking to the rescue! You may be surprised to see that freezer cooking can be done any time of day and does not require a team of cooks.  From Money Saving Mom, here are the top ten things you can learn from blogger Jessica’s experience freezer cooking for the first time.

 

Has freezer cooking worked for you? How do you get dinner on the table consistently? Leave a comment.

Marie Ricks

Forward Focused

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yourLDSneighborhood News for Wednesday, 2 November, 2011

Twelve Months of 2012

by Marie Calder Ricks

 

The new year is just around the corner, and it’s time to start thinking ahead. Here are some tips for “pre-organizing” 2012. (more…)

Rachelle Christensen

Putting the Heart in Hearth

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yourLDSneighborhood News for Monday, 17 October, 2011

 

Teaching Children Proper Phone Etiquette

by Rachelle Christensen

Have you ever been surprised by a phone call?

Did you handle it well? Or was the person on the other side surprised by your reaction?

Rachelle gives us a few tips on how to teach our children to answer the phone in a polite manner. (more…)

Home Therapy

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Have you ever thought how it would be to live in a tent? Not just use one while ‘roughing’ it, but really use it all the time, because that’s all you have. (more…)

Recipes for Health, Home and Happiness

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Welcome to the Neighborhood News!
“To insure good health: eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life.”
~Anonymous

Some of us go through life collecting recipes for all sorts of things, from every available source. The recipe could be from making a dish, to knitting a sweater, or putting our lives back together. Today, we bring different recipes for your enjoyment and discernment. (more…)

A Money Saving Idea or Two

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A Money Saving Idea or Two
September 12, 2008
from Three P’s in a Pod
by Barbara SalsburyMany of us are truly noticing that budget tightening is not a rumor anymore. That makes me think that a money stretching idea would prove to be helpful. (more…)

Blogger ∙ Muriel Sluyter – Home and Family

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I’m so excited to introduce you to this next blogger, Muriel Sluyter. She happens to be the most amazing woman I have ever known . . . she is my mother and is our blogger for the Home and Family block of yourLDSNeighborhood. When the position came up I called Mom immediately, I knew she’d be a perfect fit. (more…)
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