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, ...

By: Jill PertlerIt started in the wee hours of the morning, when the sounds of men's voices on the street pulled me from sleep. Not much later, a car alarm went off outside and I was up again. At 5:00 a.m. one of the boys had a bloody nose, and I figured any idea of sleep was a lost cause. In ...

Buying Bulk Baking SodaWe use a lot of baking soda as I do laundry with it due to allergies and clean with it as well. I buy it in 50-pound bags at a "country store" for about $12. I'd like to hear about cheaper sources for white vinegar!LucindaPet BedsInstead of buying pet beds, which are ...

I am at an age when "living on the edge" means sleeping without my orthopedic pillow. I'm not into extreme sports or roller coaster rides that make my heart feel like it will burst out of my chest. I figure I'll live longer if I can manage to keep both feet on the ground. I don't even like ...

You can learn a lot about a family by the books they read. The next time you walk into the house of someone you've not known very long, look at the collection of books, or in some cases, lack of books, they own. If there are no books around, but they have a TV that's bigger than the ...