Holly at Nap Time

School is just about out for the summer, and the age-old question comes back to all of us parents: how do we keep the kids entertained without busting our wallet? The pools and parks are great, but sometimes it's just too darn hot to be outside. Then what?

AMF has the answer this summer - the AMF Summer Unplugged program. Kids 16 and under can receive 2 FREE games of bowling every day from Memorial Day to Labor day. Wow!

How Does it Work??
Visit this link to find a participating AMF location near you and sign up! Program is good for two FREE games of bowling each day for kids 16 and under (does not include shoe rental). Free games must be played during open bowling before 8pm. Coupons will  be emailed to you each Sunday for the upcoming week.

Fun For the Whole Family
Just because the FREE games are reserved for kids 16 and under, doesn't mean that there can't be fun for the whoe family at a great deal. Families of registered kids can pay a ONE TIME fee of just $27.95 to a…

The drippy faucet, the clogged shower drain, the humming garbage disposal, and the consistently running toilet. For decades, these are problems that have plagued stay-at-home-moms and housewives everywhere.

When I was still working full-time, the little problems around the house didn't really bother me all that much, mostly because I wasn't around all the time to notice them. But the stay-at-home mom gets irritated by the little things easily - we all know that! 

I knew it wasn't fair to ask my husband to fix things. In the little time he has at home (he works full-time and is also going to school for his MBA) he needs to be relaxing and enjoying time with his daughter. I also knew that we don't have the money to call out a handy-man every time that we have a little problem at home.  With a little research and a simple tool set, I decided that I could at least attempt to solve promblems for myself.

Enter YouTube. With a little help from handy-men and women all around …

Shopping with a toddler. As any mom well knows, you can barely get into the store without a sympathetic look from a woman shopping kid-free, or a better-you-than-me stare from a middle aged man. We all know it. Shopping with a toddler is not easy.

With AJ, shopping really has no middle ground. She's usually either fantastic, or a little devil. No in between.

And then one day as we went to the grocery store to pick up a few items, she spotted the pimped out shopping cart. She knew exactly what it was for, and climbed right on in.


Part shopping cart, part toddler dream - AJ was so happy to be driving and steering her way down the aisles of our local grocery store. "Beep, beep!" she would exclaim as she pounded on the horn.

Thank you pimped out shopping cart, for making our trip to the grocery store bearable. AJ even seemed to understand when it was time to load up the car and go home. She, thankful for her experience, said bye-bye to the car and we went happily on our …

Max on Life
By Max Lucado

As a pastor, Max Lucado received a lot of questions. Difficult, the answer might change your life kind of questions. In his book, Max on Life, he attempts to answer 172 of the "tough questions" that Christians face these days. More than a few of them are the kind of questions that I'm sure you've pondered, but would never have the courage to ask a person of religious authority. Max doesn't promise to know all the answers, but he does direct each question to guidance in the scripture as well as using real life examples.

I enjoyed reading Max on Life. Max covers 7 categories of questions, including: Hope, Hurt, Help, Him/Her, Home, Haves/Have-Nots, and Hereafter. Whether you're a devout Christian, or you're not really sure what your place is in this world yet, Max on Life is the launching pad for the answers that you're seeking. Max answers questions such as:

I know the Bible says I'm forgiven. But my conscience says I'…