Today’s Works for Me Wednesday post:
How to remove burnt odors from a microwave.
But first some parenting advice:
When your tween child asks you how long to warm a Quaker oatmeal bar in the microwave, it would behoove you to be 100% focused on him when you answer.
(Okay, I was just looking for an excuse [...]

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So Charlie tells me that my skipping over Thanksgiving to listen to Christmas songs is demotivating for him as the family Thanksgiving dinner cook.
“Wha?”
“Well,” he says, “It’s like if a football team…”
(What is UP with men and sports analogies?)
“…is prepping for the final playoffs before the Super Bowl and my teammate starts shouting ‘Woooot! Super [...]

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Works-for-Me Wednesday,
The Toys Worth Buying Edition:

Nintendo Wii for Video Game Haters
When I saw this week’s theme, I just knew that I would write about one of the many educational toys that I have lavished on my children. But then I remembered that in most cases, the box got more play than the actual toy.
Then the [...]

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