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Organize a Wedding Shower Without Breaking the Bank

Showering the bride with gifts for her new life is a wonderful wedding tradition that dates back well over one hundred years. Legend has it that a young Dutch couple wanted to wed, but the father of the bride disapproved because the young man was too poor. Friends and family disagreed with the father and came up with a creative way to give them her dowry. They showered the bride-to-be by filling a trunk with treasured items of their own that they thought the couple would need in their new life together. Touched by the outpouring of support, the girls father relented and allowed them to marry.

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Fun Date Ideas for Home

Fun date ideas for home are not just for couples who are strapped financially, but also strapped for time and babysitters. Couples with young children at home may find it difficult to get through all the daily chores, look after the kids and work outside the home as well. All of these tasks leave little time and energy for time spent together that is not focused on daily tasks. One of the hardest things for moms and dads to remember after they become parents is that they can talk about other things besides their kids. Rediscovering topics of discussion, spending time together and enjoying each others company are the goal of any fun date ideas for home.

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Dating When You’ve Got Kids: 12 Tips for Single Moms

Dating with kids can be challenging. And that?s whether you?re recently divorced or you?ve already endured two years? worth of Starbucks dates, and whether your kids are two or twenty-two. But your children can also be helpful in your quest to hook up, especially if you recognize their wisdom …

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10 Questions: Juliette Binoche

As the daughter of a sculptor and an actress, Juliette Binoche grew up with an artist’s view onto the world. Mornings were spent listening to Mozart. On Sundays, Binoche wandered museums with her mother. Today, she invites her son Raphael, 14, and daughter Hanna, 7, to join her on …