I am so glad my mother gave me a choice when I was growing up, either make supper or help with the farm chores in the evenings. Well, I hated getting nearly froze to the bone, so I would stay in the nice warm kitchen and make supper. I secretly loved it also, since, my dad is a "meat and potatoes" guy, I would make pas...more

I have assembled quite a few things from Ikea and I only reversed one board while I was putting a side table together. Yes, It does take time like Chicago Charlie said. I have never had any major frustrations. I will gladly buy from them again if they have a product I like.

I agree with contributors 55, with the quality family time. My family only ate out for special occasions, birthdays and anniversaries when I was a kid. There are four kids in my family and the money was tight with the farming in the 80-90s. We had a large garden so we froze and canned many things. We didn't really need...more

I would never choose a daycare that is not a home based daycare. I worked in a daycare for summer while I was looking for a teaching job. I absolutely hated it. It felt very much like a factory and the person who ran it was always tried to keep staff to a minimum. I worked mostly in the infant room which was not bad, b...more