Thanks

Thank you to everyone for the kind belly comments.  Needless to say, I had quite the difficult time maneuvering around a VERY crowded house yesterday for Thanksgiving.  I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday, and found numerous reasons to be thankful and celebrate.  Wouldn’t the world be such a better place if we were able to maintain [...]

WHOA!

Drum roll, please

And the winner is……
 
Debbie! She left a tip about line drying her clothes, and a strategy to acquire some bailout money, which, with four kids, she probably can legitimately declare herself a bank….
Hey, a special shout out to Micie66, Katrina, and Amelia who all linked the blog and shop as well.  You guys rock!
And of course, thanks [...]

How to Make an Inexpensive Curtain Rod

Since we’re sort of in the process of finishing off the boys’ room, I thought I’d share a fun & easy project that goes along with this week’s theme of money saving ideas:  custom curtain rods.  I first tried this when we lived in Florida, and vowed to never buy one of those expensive, heavy wood curtain rods [...]

Giveaway Reminder and Some Swag

Hey everybody, thanks for all the great money saving tips!  Some really interesting ideas happening.  Don’t forget, it’s not too late to enter, you have until 8 PM EST on Friday, Nov. 21.  Just leave a comment on this post with your money saving strategies (either holiday related, or everyday) to be entered to win.  [...]

The Great Bed Debacle

This weekend marked a milestone in our household.  It was the first time we transitioned Wyatt into his new big-boy bed.  Well, technically Max is the one with the new bed, we bought him a loft bed to fit over top of his old one so that Wyatt can take over the one below.  For simlicity’s sake, we [...]

An Economic Challenge and Another Giveaway

It seems these days all everyone in this country and really, all over the world, is talking about is the economy.  October saw the US unemployment rate sore to 6.5 percent.  Every day, more and more jobs are being outsourced to other countries in an effort to save money.  Maybe I need a little education here, but, how can [...]

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Busy day, not much time to write, but make sure you stop back tomorrow & through next week for a new contest/giveaway!!
Thanks

Eat your heart out

Maybelline Great Lash, you’ve got nothing on this guy:

I Got Nothin’ but MEME

I know I usually post something on Mondays, but truth be told, I’ve been wracking my brain most of the day, and I honestly don’t have much to say today.  I wish I were one of those bloggers who had, like, 5 posts all lined up & waiting their turn, but I usually fly by [...]