Category: Great Falls Trib

Meal planning made easy

It's Wednesday at 5 p.m. Just home from work, you open the refrigerator and stare. You check the freezer, then the cupboards. When your kids start asking, "What's for dinner?" you still don't have an answer. Everyone's been there — last-minute, unpla… more »
Permalink 08/22/11 07:34:25 am, by Mel Email , 81 words, Categories: Great Falls Trib, Health, Lifestyle , Leave a comment »Send a trackback »

The perils of plastic

My family and I were ordering at one of our favorite restaurants the other night. As always, I started the list with, "two kids drinks in regular glasses, no straws." We ordered a couple of macaroni and cheeses, a salad and a burger, and then I repeated… more »
Permalink 07/18/11 06:56:21 pm, by Mel Email , 140 words, Categories: Great Falls Trib, Health, Environment, Lifestyle , Leave a comment »Send a trackback »

Growing outdoorsy kids

At Livingston's Sacajawea Park, three boys play with tractors in the sandbox. A couple of girls run across a bridge and slip down an undulating green slide. Other kids bounce on a tire swing across from little ones playing with wood chips. After a bit o… more »
Permalink 07/18/11 06:49:05 pm, by Mel Email , 120 words, Categories: Parenting, Children & Nature, Great Falls Trib , Leave a comment »Send a trackback »

Pedaling the parks

Great Falls Tribune (March 13, 2011) more »

Plan an active trip to Yellowstone

Every season in Yellowstone is special, and autumn is no exception. Tourism drops substantially and you can feel like you have the park to yourself. Aspen and cottonwood leaves turn gold, willows red. Elk and deer come down from alpine areas where they… more »

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