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Many of us don’t get the extreme pleasure of beautiful (or almost beautiful) weather all year long…most of us are coming out of a LONG, snowy, and COLD winter. The beautiful weather is teasing us, with a few days here and a few days there, but soon it will be OURS to keep, for a few months anyway! Every Spring I like to sit down with the kids and the hubby and make a list of things we want to do before Fall is upon…
post by Donna We got sick of sitting around on New Years Eve since we had no one to watch our kids. Now that our kids are a bit older they can actually stay up with us! But when they couldn’t we opted to invite all our friends with kids over and set up pack and plays all over the house, and PARTIED!! Now the kids are old enough they play all night! Whatever stage of life you are in here are some fun ideas…
Trick-or-Treat Turnovers 1/2 lb ground meat ( I used turkey..and 1 lb of it) 1 TBSP finely chopped onion 4 oz. mozzarella cheese cubed 1/4 C prepared mustard 2 tubes (16.3 oz each) large refrigerated flaky biscuits 1, egg lightly beaten
This is GREAT! Needed something sweet, and this is stuff you should have in your pantry already! 5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE 4 tablespoons cake flour (that’s plain flour, not self-rising), 4 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoons baking cocoa, 1 egg, 3 tablespoons milk 3 tablespoons oil, 3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional), a small splash of vanilla essence 1 coffee mug
I had the wonderful opportunity to review some lotions from Bara Naos. They have a full online boutique as well as an Etsy shop. I got to try their hand and body lotion as well as the Shea & Soy Body Butter, Hand & Body lotion, Shea butter & Body lotion. My personal favorite was the Shea butter & soy lotion. All the scents were great! I was kind of afraid of the smell of the sample labeled apples and oak, but to my surprise…
Quick and Easy Recipe’s are my favorite. My kids eat it, my husband loves it, and I am happy to make it! My mom calls is Chicken Broccoli casserole, but it needs a better name like Peppered Chicken Bake….or if you have any name suggestions let me know! Cut up chicken breast into bite size pieces, cook in skillet with Cheyenne pepper (powder), light or heavy depending on your liking. Cut up broccoli and steam (those Ziploc steam bags are GREAT!!). Mix cooked chicken, steamed…
So…we’ve talked about the fact that you need to collect coupons, and where to find them. What do you do next, you ask?? Well…I’ve got the answer=) You need somewhere to keep them and a organization method. There are so many ways to do this, and since each of us is different I’m going to share a few ideas, with links.. Index Box: from Money Saving Mom Binder: from Out of the Overflow Coupon Organizer: from Organizing Junkie **Like I said there are many ways…
Amy Bellgardt is a wife and mom of two boys, as well as founder and lead blogger at Mom Spark. Amy also manages Mom Spark Media, a social media and marketing firm.
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