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Boxtops for Education
A few months after I starting playing the Grocery Game, I started collecting Boxtops. I was amazed at how many I had after just a few weeks. Boxtops are little coupons that you find on many grocery items, such as Betty Crocker products, Juicy Juice, Chex Mix, Kleenex, and tons of other products. Each coupon is worth 10 cents to your local school. You simply save them and then turn them in to the school … Read entire article »
Filed under: Education, Grocery Shopping, Mommyhood
Rock A Bye
I just finished rocking Callen to sleep for his nap. Lately, this little activity stirs emotion in me like no other. I know that the days of rocking are numbered. He’s 20 months old now, and getting more independent by the day. In his waking hours, he’s an active go-getter: climbing, chasing, talking, throwing, exploring, and making messes along the way. A virtual mini-man, he’s hard-headed, humorous, and hungry. But, for those few minutes between when we wrestle pajamas on and when I lay him down in his crib, he is my sweet, cuddly baby boy; happy to nestle his head beneath my chin and share a book. When the book is finished (for the second or third time), he helps me turn out the light, and I ask him if … Read entire article »
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Arkansas Race for the Cure 2009
Last weekend I ran in my second Komen Race for the Cure 5k. I fell in love with this event last year – there is just something so electrical about 45,000 women gathered in one place, for one cause, with one purpose. There are men and children there too, but it is the girl power that I especially feed off of. This year, this was doubly true, as I fed off of the girl power of the entire crowd, but also of one specific girl in particular that I did not expect. I challenged myself to run the 5k in less than 27 minutes, knowing that it would motivate me for training and also get me a spot closer to the starting line (faster runners wear colored race numbers that gain … Read entire article »
Filed under: Fitness, Health & Fitness, Mommyhood
Frozen Assets: A cookbook for the rest of us
I have a really bad habit of checking books out from the library and then keeping them forever, avoiding late fees by renewing them online over and over and over. Today I got one of those “Your library books will be overdue in three days” emails, and when I went online to renew, the system told me that I had renewed too many times. Drat it all. I suppose 5 months is a long time … Read entire article »
Filed under: Frugal Fawn, Grocery Shopping, Homemaking, Mommyhood, Product Reviews
For the Love of the Couch
Our couch is a neutral tan/brown color. It has large seat cushions with huge throw pillows that constitute the back cushions. It’s a very cozy couch that can magically make you fall asleep within minutes of laying down on it. It’s about 8 years old, and is starting to show some wear. It has survived cat scratches, stranded sippy cups slowly leaking sour milk into it, three moves, and lately, it gets stripped of its … Read entire article »
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Sick of Making Supper? Swap it.
As the world’s leading expert in being NOT domestic, I struggle almost daily with making dinner. While I consider myself an organized planner with a type A personality, I just cannot master dinner. I get stuck on what to make, usually trying to think of something that is easy to prep because the kids will be harassing me while I make it. I also need something that is easily reheatable or will stay warm for a long time, since we never really know what time Daddy will make it home on week nights. My pantry is well stocked with ingredients, but I rarely remember to unthaw meat or get a marinade set up early in the day. I feel guilty feeding my family “boxed” dinners with their copious amounts … Read entire article »
Filed under: Homemaking, Mommyhood
Grab My Button!
