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Family Doctor’s 9 Tips for Keeping Kids Healthy in Winter

By Contributing Writer | November 18th, 2008 | Category: Health Corner | 7 comments

Welcome to our new contributing writer, Dr. James Hubbard of My Family Doctor Magazine, who will be writing for our Health Corner column. Having a doctor in the house definitely works for me!

The following is an article written for HomemakerBarbi.com by James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H., publisher of James Hubbard’s My Family Doctor, the magazine written [...]

Winter Checklist - 99 Ways to Get Ready For Winter

By Homemaker Barbi - Danelle Ice | October 12th, 2008 | Category: Winter | 13 comments

Get Ready for Winter with Homemaker Barbi’s Winter Checklist

Are you ready for winter? As the winter season slowly approaches for you (or quickly for those of you in colder climates), it brings on a whole other host of duties delegated to the household manager (usually Mom or Dad). Winter is unofficially here in Fairbanks, Alaska, [...]

Save Money on Heating Fuel Overnight

By Homemaker Barbi - Danelle Ice | October 9th, 2008 | Category: How to Save on... | 8 comments

Save Money on Heating Fuel Overnight
While brainstorming ways to cut down on our heating fuel costs this winter, one of the ideas that my husband and I came up with was to lower our thermostat at night while the family is sleeping. We’d have to make an initial investment by purchasing new bedding and warm [...]

Printable: Kids’ Getting Dressed to Leave the House Checklist

By Homemaker Barbi - Danelle Ice | September 1st, 2008 | Category: Home Systems | 3 comments

Your children can refer to this handy list while dressing themselves, which includes both words for older children and pictures for those that can’t read yet.