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Relish! Meal Planning Gifts and a giveaway

Relish! Meal Planning Gifts and a giveaway

With the chaos of this summer’s move and everything that has gone on since, I had gotten out of the meal planning groove.  But, I’m happy to say, over the past few months I’ve jumped back in and am wondering why I ever stopped doing it in the first place.  Meal planning isn’t hard.  In fact, it makes life easier. And at the bottom of this post, I’m giving away something that will make it … Read entire article »

Filed under: Frugal Fawn, Grocery Shopping, Homemaking, Mommyhood, Product Reviews, Spending Less

Beat Black Friday with ListPlanIt

Beat Black Friday with ListPlanIt

Happy Thanksgiving all!  I am Thankful for everyone who stops by my blog, so I thought I’d help you out with the Giving part. You know how much I love ListPlanIt – it’s a great resource for home management, small business management, and kid management.  Just as the name implies, ListPlanIt has every list and ePlanner you could ever want. Today only (Thankgiving Day) ListPlanIt is offering a Buy One Get One Deal!  So, you can buy … Read entire article »

Filed under: Frugal Fawn, Homemaking, Mommyhood, Spending Less

Holiday Programming on Network TV

Holiday Programming on Network TV

Back at the beginning of October, we ditched our dish.  I’m not a huge TV watcher (no time, what with my internet addiction), so I wasn’t too sad to see it go,  until I realized that we are going to miss out on ABC Family’s Holiday lineup of Christmas classics.  So, I’ve spent a few hours mining the world wide web and have put together a schedule of the family friendly holiday shows airing on … Read entire article »

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My Preschooler Stole My Heelys

My Preschooler Stole My Heelys

Way back in August, I received an offer to try out and review a pair of Heelys, those shoes with wheels in the bottom of them.  Heelys recently launched a line of women’s styles that I thought would be fun for chasing the kids on their bikes.  As I was telling hubby about this in the car, Callen erupted from the back seat: “WHAT?!  Heelys?  I LOVE Heelys!  They’re like shoes, but they ROLL!  and … Read entire article »

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ShapeOMetry Game Giveaway

ShapeOMetry Game Giveaway

The folks at ThinkFun sent me ShapeOMetry to try out with my kids and review on Amazon.  They also offered one for me to give away on my blog.  After trying the game out with my kiddos, I have deemed it worthy of you, oh wise readers! ShapeOmetry uses geometric shape puzzles to help kids develop spatial, abstract, and quantitative reasoning skills. If it sounds really educational that’s because it is! But it’s also really fun!  The … Read entire article »

Filed under: Education, Mommyhood, Product Reviews

Free Photos and Haircuts from JCP

Free Photos and Haircuts from JCP

It’s November!  For those of you that don’t get the paper, you may have missed the big news in JC Penney‘s ad. They’re giving away free family photos AND free kids’ haircuts.  Here are the details: Free Family Photos – Free sitting fees and a free 8×10, plus a digital copy. Sounds like all you need to make your electronic Christmas cards this year!  Visit jcpportraits.com or stop by a jcp portraits studio to make an … Read entire article »

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