Monthly Archives: February 2012

March Menu Printable

Thanks to everyone who took part in the survey already. Your suggestions have helped me a ton! It’s not too late to take the survey–you can do that here. Here’s a free printable for you to plan your March menu. Click here to download the pdf.  
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I need your opinion

Will you take a few minutes and answer the 8 questions below? Also if you have any additional comments about Grocery Shrink Plus, you can add them as a comment to the post. Your survey comments are private the website comments are not . Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey, the world’s leading questionnaire [...]
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Old Lamp New Table

This is a test to see if I can post from my phone yet. Heather won the Pottery Barn knock-off lamp when the sisters divided their room. We just bought her nightstand tonight on Craigslist. We hope to furnish our new house mostly by buying and selling on craigslist.
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Join me at Learnvest

Whew!  I had a few days of technical difficulties.  It started when my old computer crashed and the new one didn’t like my blog program.  My techy updated the blog and just like that–I can post again.  Hooray . Yesterday I was blessed to be a feature over at Learnvest.  You can read the article [...]
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Sweet Potato Chips

Daddy is in the big overstuffed rocker holding Grant while they both sleep.  Caleb has a friend over and I can hear their muffled voices talking excitedly through the door and the chink, tinkle, of legos as they look for just the right piece.  Every so often a little boy chuckle adds percussion to the [...]
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Creamy Southwest Soup: A slow cooked masterpiece

I ♥ pinterest.  From homemade Valentines, to kitchen remodel, to new healthy recipes–the inspiration is all there.  Tonight’s dinner is no exception. Mondays and Wednesdays I play Mama Taxi and arrive home at dinner time.  By then blood sugars are low and tempers are high, so using the Slow Cooker is a must. The original recipe for [...]
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Banana Ice Cream

  This treat is amazing, if you like bananas.  There’s only three ingredients and it only takes a few minutes…but it tastes so good. Slice 4 ripe bananas onto a cookie sheet lined with a silicone baking sheet (or wax paper.)  Freeze until hard, about 3 hours. Place 1/2 cup milk into a blender.  Add a [...]
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Emergency Snacking

There’s a time of day when the 4 year old should have had a nap, but now if you lay him down he won’t sleep tonight.  It’s the time of day when he sees his sister’s chocolate protein bars that are tucked away in her closet, so her brothers and sisters won’t eat them, and she [...]
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As seen on pinterest….

  Self braided headband. Tutorial Here.
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Just a little spraypaint…

I’m having a great time at the new house.  The previous owners left quite a bit of stuff.  I’ve been cleaning up some of it and selling it on craigslist to help pay for the renovations.  Some of it is just trash, like the original bath rug with the backing that turned to dust.  And [...]
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