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If you weren’t already keenly aware of the staggering price of daycare, new information is out to confirm it: for parents that rent a home, they are paying just barely more for rent than they are for daycare. The cost of rent is rising (2.3% last year) and the so is the cost of daycare (up 1.3% last year) with a cost of living raise average is just 2.8%. The median income where I live is $56,000 and the median cost of day care is $28,000. It’s tough for parents to make enough to pay for those three major bills and all the other things that it takes to keep a family going.

My kids are like little fish and love spending every minute they can splashing in the water. I felt like I had a pretty good grasp of safety concerns at the pool and how to keep my kids having fun at the same time. Check out this video from The ZAC Foundation, they have great examples of what these safe pool drain looks like. Follow the A, B, C, D’s of water safety: • C is for Classes Visit The ZAC Foundation here for more information to include in your post about how to keep children safe around water.

I’ll be the first to admit that I didn’t think I’d like lemon desserts at first. As much as I love all things chocolate, I do like finding other kinds of sweet treats to make. I know you love your chocolate brownies, but the lemon version is so yummy! from Kitchen Fun With My 3 Sons Lemon Butter Bars – Lemon + Butter = yummy. from Butter With A Side of Bread

By far the easiest way to make fajitas! from Yummly Italian Chicken and Veggies This is a super low-carb and low calorie dinner that is very easy to make. Next time I’m doing it this way! from Wine and Glue Italian Sausage and Peppers – Steak bites with chunk of potatoes is an easy dinner idea.