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arm breezes, blooming flowers, pretty pastels — when spring is in the air, there’s plenty of reason to celebrate. It’s the perfect time to bring family and friends together for a welcoming brunch. When planning your menu, be sure to have plenty of savory dishes on hand to satisfy your guests. And rest easy, you don’t have to spend hours in the kitchen to prepare your feast. Using ingredients already full of flavor, such as breakfast sausage, lets you create memorable brunch dishes without a lot of work. These recipes are simple yet satisfying — and leave you plenty of time to enjoy the company gathered around your table.
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Amazing Muffin Cups
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Sunrise Breakfast Casserole
Blue Ribbon Skillet
Easy Sausage Roll-Ups
Tips to Transform Trash to Treasure Family Features
Parents should take safety measures to prevent kids from injury or drowning when swimming in a backyard pool.
Pool Pointers
Don’t trash the glass Leftover wine bottles after a dinner party? Remove the labels and wash the bottles and they can quickly be trans-
Pool Safety Tips for Parents
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hen shopping for a home, parents often marvel at properties that feature a pool in the backyard. Once they see a pool, parents envision their kids having fun in the sun with friends and family. While days spent poolside with the family are fun, they can also be dangerous, especially for children. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, children ages 1 to 4 have the highest drowning rates, and fatal drowning is the second-leading cause of unintentional injury-related death for children ages 1 to 14 years. It’s no wonder then why parents place such a strong emphasis on pool safety. The
following are some preventative measures parents can take to reduce their child’s risk of an accident in the pool.
Ensure children know how to swim. Teaching kids to swim might sound obvious, but many kids jump into pools before having any formal swimming training. But a child who has received formal swimming lessons has a significantly smaller risk of injury or drowning than one who has not received formal lessons. A study published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Medicine found that participation in formal swimming lessons can reduce the risk of drowning by 88 percent among chil-
Have you ever beaten yourself up over a broken glass or a spill on your dining room chair? Life is full of “oops moments,” which is why the Picker Sisters — best friends and interior designers Tracy Hutson and Tanya McQueen — have chosen to celebrate and cleanup life’s wild moments, and then find ways to reuse discarded items. “We live by the saying, ‘one person’s trash is another’s treasure.’ In fact, on our television show, we travel across the country to find reclaimed trash to turn into treasure for our store,” said Hutson. “However, you don’t have to travel far to find items worth transforming into beautiful pieces.” The Picker Sisters have provided a few easy tips to help you turn everyday trash into treasure:
Reuse old towels Did you buy new bath towels and don’t know what to do with the old ones? Cut them into squares for dish rags or the size of a hand towel to store in the garage to dry your car after a wash. If you’re super handy, you can stitch the ends with a needle and thread. Otherwise, leave them undone and they’ll do the job.
Refresh key pieces Looking to freshen up your dining room chairs because they’ve endured their fair share of spills? Don’t throw them out. It may be easier than you think to reupholster the cushions with a
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dren ages 1 to 14 years. Local community centers as well as the YMCA likely offer swimming lessons for children, so parents should take advantage of these highly effective programs.
Pay constant attention when kids are in the pool. Kids should never be left unattended when in a pool. But accidents happen even when parents are nearby. However, how quickly adults or others respond to a child in danger can have a significant impact on the outcome of an emergency situation.
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