It makes you wonder what the next generation will do. I looked around YouTube and saw some punched biscuits, but they folded the dough with flour a lot more than granny did, so I guess it really is a family thing.  It only matters that the end product is delicious and goes a long way toward generational bonding.

I mix the dough then scrape it from the bowl onto a floured surface (my grandma used newspaper, or you can use a regular dough rolling sheet, etc.) then throw some more flour on it. I pat the blob down to about 1" thick and then with my thumb and first finger, pinch a piece off. Usually I can lift it from the surface…

Just don’t use the cutter; pat the dough then use your fingers to portion out and pinch off a piece about the size and put in your pan. I back them up against each other in a 9"x13" baking/cake pan and bake. They come out somewhat squarish since they rise against each other and there always seems to be one oddball in…

Its one thing to try and watch over them, and as any kid or parent knows, there are ways around anything and kids love to find them. In addition to software to watch them, make sure to talk to your kids and let them know if they get in a situation where they are not comfortable or feel they are in over their heads, to…

Its one thing to try and watch over them, and as any kid or parent knows, there are ways around anything and kids…

My southern Grandmother taught me how to make biscuits using her secret recipe (I had to swear to her not to teach it to anyone who wasn’t in the family) and she taught me to just pinch the dough to shape it (leaving none unused). While some of the shapes are odd, (my daughter affectionate begs for them by calling…

The physical act of making the list helps me cope. I don’t have to worry about the 30 things being juggled and possibly forgotten in my mind, I can SEE them, black & white and that, somehow to me, makes them more manageable. I won’t forget anything and its not so scary when its just a line on a list and not some big…

My personal policy: When in doubt*, tell the truth. You end up having to tell more lies to cover the first lie and it get super complicated. If/when you are found out, you lose all credibility, so there is no winning outcome.

If you live in a state where you have energy supplier choice, do it! A few minutes doing a comparison can save you hundreds of dollars over the life of the term. Be sure to make note on your calendar of when that terms ends (they will automatically flip you to a much higher rate at the end), and start looking around…

The same artist who gave us the song for the iconic dance scene in Napoleon Dynamite.   Vote for Pedro!

Lol, well we did have a periodic review and special rewards, so its about the same. 

I became a mom later in life, and really didn’t have a great example on how to do it, so the only thing I had was my management training (for business), so when in doubt, I always fell back on that. It proved to be so useful because motivational and communication tools work regardless of audience. On the flip side,…

Under the heading of bribes, “motivation” can help. I had this same situation with my daughter, so I got her some pretty underwear (PowerPuff Girls-they were her heroes) and she loved the big girl undies. I told her “We cant poop in these or they will be ruined.” I would periodically ask if she had to go potty so we…

He had finally overcome substance abuse issues, was in a good relationship and his career was really taking off in a big way, then he passed.

Mine was Stevie Ray Vaughan, I just loved him and to make it worse, he died on my birthday.

I got married on a Saturday, and then left for the honeymoon the following Saturday, even going back to work for a few days between, and it worked out really well. It gave me time to get through the post wedding stuff, and pack/prep for the honeymoon, and overall made the whole experience better by breaking it into 2…

A couple more: Slit along the side (like the blade protector or bucket grip), snap it over the edges waste baskets with bags to keep the bag from falling down into the can; place over thin wiring you don’t want your dog to chew; around dog chain to keep it from tangling, and if it is big enough, over the top edges of…

I am a mom and the BEST gift I can, get is a hand written note or in a card with some happy memory or even a sincere thank you for all the cooking and laundry over the years, or something along the lines of appreciation and/or acknowledgement of what really is a tough job (though I would not trade it for anything).

That is exactly what I thought they were going for as well. 

Another word of advice, do not wait until you are incapacitated to go over your financial affairs with your POA designee. When my father was ill and asked me to take over for him, he “knew” everything but it wasn’t recorded and I spent months going through his checkbook, statements and (many) boxes of old receipts and…

I already took my winter feeders down and won’t put up my summer bird bath or hummingbird feeders. The last couple of years both were taken over by/attracted hornets, and I sure don’t want them around.