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Posted in Budget, Coupons, Deals, Gift Giving, Goals, Living on a Budget on Mar 31st, 2011
Last month I began a monthly challenge called Creative Cash. Creative Cash is finding ways to come up with extra cash to share with others as well as work on our current goal. I am working part time, a stay at home Mom, and wear many other hats from day to day, however, I feel [...]
The girls are always asking questions and trying new things. As parents we get the privilege to answer these questions and teach them more about how things work. Occasionally, they come up with some interesting ideas on their own. I love how they use their creativity and are able to pull together some fun experiments. [...]
Posted in Budget, Deals, Goal, Life Simplified, Save A Lot, Save A Lot | Rite Aid on Jan 28th, 2011
We are now well into week four of my no grocery shopping challenge for the month of January 2011. It is time for me to give you an update so you can continue to keep me accountable. Last week was an easy one for us because we were not at home, my husband and I [...]
Posted in Events, Family, Holiday, Kids, Recipes on Dec 31st, 2010
The girls start coming up with food smiles on their own. I was baking the Beary Cute Cookies and asked Brina to help unwrap and sort the candies. This is the plate of goodies she handed to me. Yes, it made me smile. I am thrilled to see her willingness to participate in the kitchen [...]
Posted in Book, Family, Gift Giving, Kids, Recipes on Dec 18th, 2010
My Mom gave me this book for Christmas 2005 Favorite Brand Name: Cooking for Kids, Kids’ Party Food. The girls were still small then but it has been a great book that all of us have enjoyed over the past few years. We love looking through it and have tried many of the recipes; several [...]
I enjoy making smiley snacks for the girls especially when they are not expecting the fun surprise. They were outside playing last week and I decided to make something healthy for them to munch on. Smiles spread cheer and excitement when they are delivered. They ate their smiles at the picnic table while talking and [...]
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