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Simple Parenting Tricks You've (Probably) Never Thought Of [VIDEO]

Laura Peterson — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:50:00 +0000

True or false? Babies don’t come with instructions. That was true…until now! These parenting “hacks” will leave you dumbfounded as to how you kept your kids alive this long without knowing these tricks. (Not really.) Although my kids have grown out of the phase that causes them to squirt sticky apple juice EVERYWHERE when [...]

New Survey Sheds Light (And Confusion) On Who You Should Tip

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:50:28 +0000

Is there a topic that can incite more debate than tipping? A new CouponCabin survey of 2,130 people touched on the issue of tipping and the rules you should follow when you do tip. There are always arguments about who should receive tips, so here’s a list of jobs and the percentage of people who [...]

Cafe in Brainerd Minnesota Helps Nab Thief Who Stole Waitresses Tips [VIDEO]

Jeanne Ryan — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:34:40 +0000

Hat’s off to the the owners of The Sunshine Kitchen & Moonshine Lounge in Brainerd for helping catch two women who walked off with $100 worth of tip money. The audacity of some people to steal hard earned tip money from someone. Thankfully the owners decided that public humiliation might work and they were right. [...]

Halloween is the Deadliest Day of the Year for Child Pedestrian Accidents–Tips for a Safe Halloween

Laura Peterson — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:34:35 +0000

It's a sad statistic to think about, but Halloween is the deadliest day of the year for child pedestrian accidents. An average of 5.5 children die after being hit by a car on October 31st each year. That's compared with an average of 2.6 child deaths on other days. If you want to protect kids on Halloween, drive safely.

Painting Made Easy..Yeah Right [VIDEO]

Jeanne Ryan — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:21:07 +0000

I finally did it this past weekend, I re-started a painting project that I won’t even say how long ago I had started and not finished. Now this is very un-like me to not complete something like this, I hate having projects not done but, I Loathe Painting. I watched this video Painting for Dummies, [...]

11 Ways to Make Getting Up in the Morning a Little Easier

Laura Peterson — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:00:52 +0000

I have never been a morning person. Shocking, I know, since I have the word “morning” in my title. (My title being “morning show co-host” in case you’re not a morning person either.) For almost five years I’ve been doing the morning show, and getting out of bed every day is STILL a struggle. So [...]