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Genealogy Podcast Roundup – Week of January 2, 2012

This is the very first Genealogy Podcast Roundup for 2012! This is where to look for new episodes of your favorite genealogy podcasts, as well as genealogy related episodes of podcasts that do not always focus on genealogy. Genealogy Guys released a new episode on December 28, 2011. This episode is number 229. In this episode, the genealogy guys sadly announce the death of their cat, Fletcher, who is very much missed. They also share genealogy news about organizations that will join forces to create an index of the 1940 U.S. Federal census images, a new app and new software … Continue reading →

Getting Serious About Heat Conservation

We’ve been practicing frugal living in our home actively for about eight years. Most of those years have involved a lot of lifestyle changes, from having three kids to moving to a larger home. While we have kept up with being conservative about our spending, we haven’t been able to make any dramatic changes above and beyond what we do on a daily basis. This fall, we have made it a priority to work on heat and energy conservation even more than we already do. This is an area that we can always improve. We’ve completed most of the necessary … Continue reading →

Dangerous Paths

Our world has a fascination with astrology, physic phenomena, fortunetelling and the occult. Just look at the TV shows which are, or have in the past, littered our screens. Shows like Charmed, The Supernatural, Ghost Whisperer, Medium etc. Pick up almost any magazine or newspaper and you will find astrology pages, often along with other pages about asking psychics for help, or fortune tellers or interpretation of dreams etc. This is without even mentioning the internet and mobile phone and text messages. According to today’s world you can find a mate by the stars, garden by the stars, choose the … Continue reading →

Taking Kids to Weddings, Funerals and Other Ceremonies

I know this is a controversial topic, and I’m not going to stake my claim to one opinion or another. Instead, I wanted to throw this out to all of you eloquent bloggers and online communicators in hopes we could get some diverse and interesting ideas about taking children to weddings, funerals and other “grown up” ceremonies… About ten years ago, when my grandmother died, I brought my kids home to the Pacific Northwest from the Midwest (where we were living at the time) for the funeral process. The funeral itself, however, was a grave-side service and with three kids … Continue reading →

Host a Christmas Cookie Exchange!

Have you ever been invited to a Christmas cookie exchange? Some people just call it a cookie swap, but whatever you call it, it’s a cool concept. You meet with others and bring along your favorite cookie recipe, enough ingredients to make several batches, and any utensils and pans you need. Then, everyone bakes a set number of cookies and trades with each other. You’ll have a good time baking, chatting, and laughing together. When you leave, you’ll be armed with an assortment of wonderful homemade Christmas cookies. You not only have a nice variety without all the trouble, but … Continue reading →

Teaching Our Kids Fiscal Responsibility

Do you remember getting an allowance as a child? I remember my parents forking over the cash but don’t really remember earning it. I also remember that I spent it as fast as I could get it and didn’t learn much about money management along the way. I wasn’t alone. Many, perhaps most, of the x-generation grew up without a financial clue. Money was a topic our parents considered private and definitely inappropriate dinner conversation. In Home Economics, the closest thing related to economics of any kind was how to write a check! To make matters worse, most of us … Continue reading →