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Home and Garden Articles Summary
TS1 Articles
Space Planning for the Kitchen, the perfect layout for an efficent kitchen
Kitchen Makeover Results:The results of the kitchen makeover for the Food Expo.
Dining Room Makeover Results: The results of the dining room makeover for the Food Expo.
Dining Room Makeover Results #2: The results of the dining room makeover for the Food Expo.
Party for Children, a guide to having a party for your child.
Building Your Home, a guide to building your dream home.
Holiday Party, a guide to having the best holiday party this season.
Purchasing Your Home, a guide to buying your dream home.
Martha Sim Stewart tells you the Seven Layers of Decorating your home!
Well Designed Home, a guide to designing your dream home.
Summer Decorating, You heard the calls, now act on them!
Fall Decorating, You heard the calls, now act on them!
Building a Nursery, expecting a bundle of joy? You can make the perfect bedroom now!
Winter Decorating, You heard the calls, now act on them!
Landscaping with Trees add delicious trees to your property
Landscaping with Water add fresh water to your property
TS2 Articles
Party Time, a guide to having the best holiday party in the hood
Like food? Doesn't matter if your ideal of a meal comes from a microwaveable box or accompanied with a vintage bottle of wine, you'll find something of interest as Apple Valley co-hosted Sim City’s Food Expo 2005.
Like food? Doesn't matter if your ideal of a meal comes from a microwaveable box or accompanied with a vintage bottle of wine, you'll find something of interest as Apple Valley co-hosted Sim City’s Food Expo 2006.
Space Planning for the Kitchen, the perfect layout for an efficent kitchen
Kitchen Makeover Results:The results of the kitchen makeover for the Food Expo.
Dining Room Makeover Results: The results of the dining room makeover for the Food Expo.
Dining Room Makeover Results #2: The results of the dining room makeover for the Food Expo.
Party for Children, a guide to having a party for your child.
Building Your Home, a guide to building your dream home.
Holiday Party, a guide to having the best holiday party this season.
Purchasing Your Home, a guide to buying your dream home.
Martha Sim Stewart tells you the Seven Layers of Decorating your home!
Well Designed Home, a guide to designing your dream home.
Summer Decorating, You heard the calls, now act on them!
Fall Decorating, You heard the calls, now act on them!
Building a Nursery, expecting a bundle of joy? You can make the perfect bedroom now!
Winter Decorating, You heard the calls, now act on them!
Landscaping with Trees add delicious trees to your property
Landscaping with Water add fresh water to your property
TS2 Articles
Party Time, a guide to having the best holiday party in the hood
Like food? Doesn't matter if your ideal of a meal comes from a microwaveable box or accompanied with a vintage bottle of wine, you'll find something of interest as Apple Valley co-hosted Sim City’s Food Expo 2005.
Like food? Doesn't matter if your ideal of a meal comes from a microwaveable box or accompanied with a vintage bottle of wine, you'll find something of interest as Apple Valley co-hosted Sim City’s Food Expo 2006.
Love and Relating Articles Summary
Jack Daniels details the relationship bewteen food and dating in Dinner and a Movie: The Concept of Food & Dating.
Jack Daniels gives advice on breaking up in Breaking Up is Hard to Do.
Jack Daniels has prepared Will You Marry Me? a complete guide to asking your love to be yours for life.
Married with Children, a guide to meshing stepfamilies.
We Have to be Back By StoryTime, a guide to single parent dating.
After I Do, the aftermath of marriage
Climbing up the Career Ladder, Sliding Down the Family Slide, exploring the trend of starting a family later.
Making Time for Family, a guide to making the most of your family time.
Raising Baby, a guide to starting a family
Jack Daniels has prepared a guide to creative dates in Creative Dates .
Making and Maintaining Friends-nuff said
Romantic Dinners at Home, a guide to romance on a budget.
When Friendships End-Many sims expect that their friends will always be there. Not the case.
Relating to Children, a guide to bridging the generation gap.
Choosing a Pet is an important process for any family and we can help.
Family Traditions, a guide about the importance of traditions and help in creating a family tradition
Serial Dating, a guide to playing the field.
Keeping the Marriage Hot, helps married couples to keep thier marriage hot!
Summer Love, a guide to finding love this summer
Family Vacations, a guide by Bryant Pierce to planning the perfect family vacation.
Bad Children, a guide by Jessica Pierce to disciplining children who are not little angels.
Should you Change for a Lover? Find out now!
Jack Daniels gives advice on breaking up in Breaking Up is Hard to Do.
Jack Daniels has prepared Will You Marry Me? a complete guide to asking your love to be yours for life.
Married with Children, a guide to meshing stepfamilies.
We Have to be Back By StoryTime, a guide to single parent dating.
After I Do, the aftermath of marriage
Climbing up the Career Ladder, Sliding Down the Family Slide, exploring the trend of starting a family later.
Making Time for Family, a guide to making the most of your family time.
Raising Baby, a guide to starting a family
Jack Daniels has prepared a guide to creative dates in Creative Dates .
Making and Maintaining Friends-nuff said
Romantic Dinners at Home, a guide to romance on a budget.
When Friendships End-Many sims expect that their friends will always be there. Not the case.
Relating to Children, a guide to bridging the generation gap.
Choosing a Pet is an important process for any family and we can help.
Family Traditions, a guide about the importance of traditions and help in creating a family tradition
Serial Dating, a guide to playing the field.
Keeping the Marriage Hot, helps married couples to keep thier marriage hot!
Summer Love, a guide to finding love this summer
Family Vacations, a guide by Bryant Pierce to planning the perfect family vacation.
Bad Children, a guide by Jessica Pierce to disciplining children who are not little angels.
Should you Change for a Lover? Find out now!
Climbing Up the Career Ladder, Sliding Down the Family Slide
Gina Deere
There is a trend in Greymount that is growing to epidemic proportions. As families pursue their careers and have the goal of reaching the top and having a wonderful house, they are missing out on the joy of children. I agree, if you want to focus on your career-it is best not to have children, for children need lots of care and attention and it is not fair to the child to be in the parents’ second thoughts, after their careers.
Another reason for this trend is that families are trying to reach the top of their career before having children, this is not recommended, often making a decent wage and having favorable hours is enough for families.
Perhaps in the near future, Greymount will be home to more children and more relaxed families.
There is a trend in Greymount that is growing to epidemic proportions. As families pursue their careers and have the goal of reaching the top and having a wonderful house, they are missing out on the joy of children. I agree, if you want to focus on your career-it is best not to have children, for children need lots of care and attention and it is not fair to the child to be in the parents’ second thoughts, after their careers.
Another reason for this trend is that families are trying to reach the top of their career before having children, this is not recommended, often making a decent wage and having favorable hours is enough for families.
Perhaps in the near future, Greymount will be home to more children and more relaxed families.
Family Traditions
Andy Lake
If you are struggling for some sense of family togetherness, don't despair. You can enhance your feeling of collectiveness with the use of family traditions.
Traditions allow families to form identities and celebrate life changes. Traditions include daily activities, such as eating at the table for at least one meal and watching a television program. Regardless of their format, traditions are an important aspect of our social lives, and parents can utilize this hidden resource in developing more intimate families.
Often the most powerful traditions are the ones that come up naturally in a family. The Burb family makes a conscious effort of participating in Family Day with one family member choosing where to go for the day and birthdays are always celebrated with large parties. The Grey family makes an effort to play charades as a family at least once or twice a week and the Sweeny family, despite their large family size and late working hours, always eats dinner together.
If you still are unable to come up with a family tradition, have a family meeting about what members of the family would like to do on a regular basis. You might be surprised what ideas come up. If reasonable, try these suggestions until you find one that fits your family.
A family spends quality time together each weekend around the campfire.
The Burb family spends every Christmas out by the lake
If you are struggling for some sense of family togetherness, don't despair. You can enhance your feeling of collectiveness with the use of family traditions.
Traditions allow families to form identities and celebrate life changes. Traditions include daily activities, such as eating at the table for at least one meal and watching a television program. Regardless of their format, traditions are an important aspect of our social lives, and parents can utilize this hidden resource in developing more intimate families.
Often the most powerful traditions are the ones that come up naturally in a family. The Burb family makes a conscious effort of participating in Family Day with one family member choosing where to go for the day and birthdays are always celebrated with large parties. The Grey family makes an effort to play charades as a family at least once or twice a week and the Sweeny family, despite their large family size and late working hours, always eats dinner together.
If you still are unable to come up with a family tradition, have a family meeting about what members of the family would like to do on a regular basis. You might be surprised what ideas come up. If reasonable, try these suggestions until you find one that fits your family.
A family spends quality time together each weekend around the campfire.
The Burb family spends every Christmas out by the lake
Keeping a Marriage Hot
Jack Daniels
Welcome to the world of marriage! You will now experience a lack of attention to your needs, no more dates or kind and romantic gestures. You are now good for your paycheck, skills, friends and the occasional child that is produced. Does this sound like your marriage-well with a few simple steps, you can breathe new life into your marriage.
First, whatever you did to get your spouse, you should do to keep your spouse. It pains me to see couples neglected by their spouse and that they turn to other neighbors for that love. Try going out for a date occasionally, the Lakes make it a habit to go out at least twice a month for a downtown date, while the Grays make sure that during family vacations they spend some quality time alone.
Surprise your spouse with gifts of flowers and candy. Give kisses and hugs freely and frequently. Just these little actions can restore and revitalize a failing or stagnant marriage. The Wallaces never leave for work without giving each other a kiss and swear that it has kept their marriage full of fire.
Never underestimate the power of simple conversation. By communicating while watching TV or eating. The Burbs say that with their busy lives, they only talk while eating dinner and they believe that this has kept them together through many of their weakest moments.
Use these simple tips to rejuvenate your marriage.
Welcome to the world of marriage! You will now experience a lack of attention to your needs, no more dates or kind and romantic gestures. You are now good for your paycheck, skills, friends and the occasional child that is produced. Does this sound like your marriage-well with a few simple steps, you can breathe new life into your marriage.
First, whatever you did to get your spouse, you should do to keep your spouse. It pains me to see couples neglected by their spouse and that they turn to other neighbors for that love. Try going out for a date occasionally, the Lakes make it a habit to go out at least twice a month for a downtown date, while the Grays make sure that during family vacations they spend some quality time alone.
Surprise your spouse with gifts of flowers and candy. Give kisses and hugs freely and frequently. Just these little actions can restore and revitalize a failing or stagnant marriage. The Wallaces never leave for work without giving each other a kiss and swear that it has kept their marriage full of fire.
Never underestimate the power of simple conversation. By communicating while watching TV or eating. The Burbs say that with their busy lives, they only talk while eating dinner and they believe that this has kept them together through many of their weakest moments.
Use these simple tips to rejuvenate your marriage.
Bad Children?
Jessica Pierce
Does your child torment the other neighborhood children? Do you constantly find your child teasing your dinner guests? Then you have a bad child. Ok, now what? Well, your child’s behavior cannot be changed, but you can limit the types of social interactions they participate in.
Guests: Only allow them to greet and talk once or twice with guests, then send them on an errand. Studying, getting ready for bed or playing in their room with their toys should keep them occupied until you and your guest are ready to call it an evening.
Family: When the child begins teasing or taunting family members, a simple punishment or distraction will do, depending on the frequency and intensity of the action. If the frequency of teasing is light then simply redirecting the child to another activity such as reading a book. If the teasing is frequent, then a punishment is in order, taking out the trash or washing dishes for a week should be enough.
Just let your child know that they’re loved and cherished. Usually when children feel neglected they act out for attention. Spend time with your child, talking or playing a game. Take a day off and spend it with your child around a campfire or playing chess. Remember, there is no such thing as a bad child, only bad behavior.
Does your child torment the other neighborhood children? Do you constantly find your child teasing your dinner guests? Then you have a bad child. Ok, now what? Well, your child’s behavior cannot be changed, but you can limit the types of social interactions they participate in.
Guests: Only allow them to greet and talk once or twice with guests, then send them on an errand. Studying, getting ready for bed or playing in their room with their toys should keep them occupied until you and your guest are ready to call it an evening.
Family: When the child begins teasing or taunting family members, a simple punishment or distraction will do, depending on the frequency and intensity of the action. If the frequency of teasing is light then simply redirecting the child to another activity such as reading a book. If the teasing is frequent, then a punishment is in order, taking out the trash or washing dishes for a week should be enough.
Just let your child know that they’re loved and cherished. Usually when children feel neglected they act out for attention. Spend time with your child, talking or playing a game. Take a day off and spend it with your child around a campfire or playing chess. Remember, there is no such thing as a bad child, only bad behavior.
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