Hints from Heloise

Dear Heloise: After the holidays, when I put up my new calendar for the following year, I note on the back of the month of December what I served at Christmas parties. Too much food or not enough? Also, whether I need more Christmas wrap or boxes, and anything else I need to remember when December rolls around again. The back side of my December page is filled with notes.

It’s amazing what we can forget from one year to the next, and this helps me tremendously. – Ginny Winn, Huntington Beach, Calif.

Dear Heloise: When I take my 8-year-old to an amusement park, county fair or any crowded place where we might get separated, I take a photo of her with my digital camera, just inside the entrance – one full shot showing what she is wearing, and one close-up.

It has never happened, but if she got lost, I would have an ID to give searchers. Later, the photos go into her memory book. – Shirley in Central Florida