Monthly Archives: October 2010

Thanksgiving Books to Enjoy as a Family

I love books and that I can get most of them for free through our huge library system.  I usually order them from the library first and if I think I will use them a lot, buy them when I find the right price.  Note:  My favorite places to buy books are Amazon, Ebay, HomeschoolClassifieds.com, [...]
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Things Brandon and Dub Say

Dub is now 5 and Brandon is 3.  This picture was taken almost a year ago, but the brothers are sitting still and aren’t they precious? Dub was at the refrigerator a few days ago playing with our magnetic letters.  He said, “Mom what does AIEU spell?”  Me, “Nothing.”  Dub, “Oh, wow!  Nothing.  No–th–i–ng, nothing.” [...]
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How to make pumpkin puree

I know I promised you more Thanksgiving ideas today and I have some.  But I just realized that this weekend is coming upon your last chance to buy pumpkins. It’s crazy to me because when stored properly pumpkins will keep all winter, yet the stores seem to think that Halloweeen is the only time people want [...]
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Baked Pumpkin Doughnuts regular or gluten free!

We went to the pumpkin patch today and after we did everything there was to do, we bought a dozen pumpkin doughnuts and devoured them.  Yum!  Those were fried in an automatic doughnut machine just like the one described in Homer Price.  I had a hankering to make my own pumpkin doughnuts, but I’d prefer [...]
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Thanksgiving Ideas

With my new Christmas Book coming out, I don’t want to overlook Thanksgiving.  It is one of my favorite holiday’s and I’m hoping to do some fun things with the kiddoes this year.  Here are some fun Thanksgiving Decor Ideas.  Click the pictures to go to the tutorials: The thrift stores are fantastic places to [...]
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It’s time to Menu Plan for November

Menu planning makes my life sane.  I do it by the month instead of the week because that allows me to pick up non-perishable items all at once at the beginning of the month and only take short trips for fresh veggies and dairy later.  Menu planning is something I don’t really enjoy, so I [...]
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Last Day for $3 Christmas Book Deal

I don’t want you to miss out on getting your Grocery Shrink Christmas book at only $3!  Tomorrow the price will go up to $4 and it will continue to rise after that.  To help inspire you I’m going to give away 2 of the pages from the book. You can click on the pages to see bigger views. Remember the [...]
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Fajita Marinade

P.S.  Don’t forget to Grab your copy of  How to Have A Grocery Shrink Christmas:  Planning a beautiful celebration on a limited budget before the price goes up on Monday. The recipe for Fajita Marinade is just one of the fabulous tried and true recipes that comes with the Grocery Shrink ebook.  I will never [...]
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How to Have a Grocery Shrink Christmas

$7 $5 I’ve been dreaming of this book for years and finally pushed myself to make it a reality.  I don’t like to short Thanksgiving to get a headstart on Christmas, so I gave myself an October deadline.  It’s not too soon to start planning your Christmas celebration.  This saves money, time, and stress.  Proper [...]
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Homemade Lunchables

Kashi TLC crackers; honey smoked ham from Costo; and Sliced Colby Jack = No tantrums from the 3 year old who slept through dinner and had to go with his older brothers and sisters to their Church club meetings.
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