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Keeping the Castle - Housekeeping & Homemaking Tips

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November 10th, 2008

Build a Better Lunch for Your Kids and it Still Breaks My Heart

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This morning I wanted to pass this along… just in case!  My daughter was especially picky when she was little and here’s a mistake that I made that I don’t want you to make. It almost breaks my heart when I think about it. […]

By SP Bragg -- 1 comment

November 9th, 2008

A Little Blog Hopping for a Sunny Afternoon

I’m still getting to know everyone here so I thought that I would go around and see what everyone is writing about today. :) Here’s just some of the interesting stuff I found.
Question of the month: What is your favorite comfort food?
Quick Thanksgiving Prep: Put those kids to  work
Of Dog Crates and End Tables […]

By SP Bragg -- 1 comment

November 8th, 2008

You Did What With Your Socks??

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I always seem to have left over socks hanging around our house, so it just made sense to find things to do with them. So I did lol…
1. Fill it with rice or beans and then tie off the top with an elastic band. It […]

By SP Bragg -- 3 comments

November 4th, 2008

Hang a November Wreath on Both Sides of the Door

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Actually, I remove my summer wreaths the first day of October and hang my autumn wreaths the very same day. While some people hang one wreath on the door, I want to enjoy a taste of autumn too and I do it by picking up two wreaths […]

By SP Bragg -- 1 comment

November 3rd, 2008

I’ve Been Tagged Too!

I have been doing a bit of visiting today trying to get to know my new neighbors and discovered that I have been tagged by Jennifer over at Declutter It. She wants to know 7 useless things about me. Okay, I’m game lol…
1. I love to shop. Hey what’s there not to like. I have […]

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November 2nd, 2008

Autumn Leaves and What You Can Do With Them

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I’m sure that we have all learned in school why our leaves change into those gorgeous colors, but I was just reading something interesting in the November issue of Martha Stewart Living and she has a different take on it and I like […]

By SP Bragg -- 0 comments

November 1st, 2008

Packing Up Halloween

Well, it’s all over with. Halloween is over for another year and it’s time to start packing everything away. But it’s how you pack everything away that is going to make all the difference. It might not seem like such a big deal, but I happen to be a bit of a holiday-a-holic and I […]

By SP Bragg -- 2 comments

November 1st, 2008

Big Time Excited

Today I officially take over Keeping the Castle and I’m can’t wait to get started.  I come from a family of holiday fanatics so I’m giving you a heads up! Just wait until you see what I have come up with for Thanksgiving… and I promise, it’s never dull around our house.
 You are also going to hear […]

By SP Bragg -- 3 comments