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Costco has it all. Food, clothing, entertainment, fresh pizza, eye exams, and yes, sometimes booze. And all at some pretty affordable prices. So, let’s talk about the wine. Each state has different regulations regarding alcohol sales at stores like Costco, so across the country you will find a varying selection, or potentially no alcohol at all. The availability of certain wines can also differ greatly at each store, whether over the border from Colorado to Nebraska or even just between counties. What is constant though, is at each Costco that sells wine, customers can find the Kirkland Signature brand. These...

Move these must-have baby gear essentials to the top of your list Let’s be honest, having a baby can definitely be an expensive endeavor. Beyond the expense of trying to bring them Earth-side, there’s all the stuff parents have to buy to ensure their new little bundle is safe, happy, and healthy. If you’re a first time parent, how to do you even know where to start? Without much experience it’s hard to know what baby gear items you’ll really need, what items are nice to haves, or what items are overrated and rarely get used. All that’s before you...

  One of my favorite posts on Janet Givens blog is when she wrote about clotheslines. In reading that post, I learned that people are passionate about whether outdoor clotheslines should be allowed, or not. In some places, they’re actually outlawed. When I saw Luna’s adorable cloth diapers drying on a rack in Evan and Kayley’s house, I just knew there was a post in it! I’m passionate about not airing ones laundry (private matters) publicly. This practice is commonly referred to as airing one’s dirty laundry. In reality, I don’t know anyone who hangs dirty laundry out to dry—most...

 You know you've done it — you've brought something that could have been washed at home to the dry cleaner's, just because you weren't quite sure you'd get it right. There's no shame in turning to the dry cleaners when you need them. And for a number of garments it's simply the most convenient option — washing and drying a wool suit at home without damaging it is a time-consuming process. But in many cases, lighter “delicates” can be washed at home safely. It's just a matter of knowing how to treat the most fragile items in the laundry basket....

  [TAG0] I was a grown up adult before I ever tasted a waffle.  They just were not something my mother ever cooked for us, although she did have a waffle iron attachment to her griddle. I imagine she probably found them quite fiddly.She hardly ever cooked us pancakes either.  Once a year, on pancake day. That was it.  I can remember seeing waffles on the television and wondering what they tasted like, and then there were the Leggo my Eggo commercials. [TAG1] In fact I am pretty certain that an Eggo  Toaster Waffle was  probably my first ever experience with waffles...