ByJill PertlerI've never been much of a hockey fan. For someone living in a the northern portion of the country where winter lasts for at least half the year, this is a bold confession - not usually shouted from rooftops, but whispered discreetly on dark street corners.I'm not a winter person. ...
End of the JellyWhy throw away the jelly or jam that lingers in the jar? Add milk to the jar, shake, and then add mixture to a smoothie.Ms FixitProtecting Mom's SleepI added some glow in the dark tape to the kids' water bottles. Now when they wake in the middle of the night, they can find the ...
ByJill PertlerI lost my watch a few weeks ago, and I've been late or early ever since. I'm never sure which it's going to be. All in all it hasn't been a bad thing. Oh, I panicked at first. Who wouldn't? It's important to know the time; 1:56 or 2:03, it can make a difference in one's day ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) announced today that Iowa has been awarded $1,153,346 through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to fund the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP). Senator Harkin is a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee."This program ...
ByLaura SnyderAll the child-rearing experts say that children learn by example. The question for me has always been: When? When do they start implementing what they learn by example?I may not have the cleanest house on the block, but my children have never seen me shove everything under the ...
Just EnoughBy removing the tape off the top of the can and placing it halfway across the holes, I solved the problem of dumping out too much cleanser at a time. I can now shake away without wasting it.G.Cheap Makeup RemoverVaseline(r) works really well as a makeup remover. It lasts forever and ...
By: Jill PertlerPeople who allow themselves to be outnumbered by their children are a different breed. Children, as individuals, can be lovely things. They give you something to do at 2:00 am when you are so bored that you've fallen asleep in your bed. Children are fun. They make you laugh when ...
I have a kind of love/hate relationship with my refrigerator. Some of you may wonder why I'm nurturing any kind of a relationship at all with my appliances. Well, if it's got to be in your house, you must have at least a working relationship with it, because if not, you have no influence over ...
By Nikki CarringtonWinter has arrived and so has the ice! Synonymous with ice is falls. Falls occur regardless of age, but the risks do increase as we age. Statistically speaking, after the age of 65 the odds of falling are one in three. Fortunately, most of these falls arent seriousKbut ...
BySenator Charles GrassleyQ: How can wind energy help create jobs?A: As I talk with Iowans, there seems to be a recurring theme: they are worried, even scared, about where the country and economy are heading. As the unemployment rate stays at 10 percent nationally and 6.7 percent in Iowa, ...