contests 11-30-09

Moms focus online-mimobot usb drive/11/30/09

Moms focus online-bolaball outdoor game/11/30/09

Mom knows it all-limited edition ben 10 poster/11/30/09

Moms focus online-mjm personalized childrens book/11/30/09

A frugal friend-frosty friends dvd/12/1/09

Here and there-travel diaper clutch/12/1/09

5 minutes for mom-robe and $30 to ediblegifts/12/4/09 12 pm

5 minutes for mom-playskool christmas for boys/12/4/09 12 pm

Mom knows it all-old spice swag pack/12/5/09

Vals kitchen-ciao italia five ingredient favorites/12/5/09

Sahm reviews-4 movie passes and cereal/12/5/09

Here and there-pixos design station/12/5/09

Melinda  joy-cutie poops cloth diapers/12/6/09 12pm

Mom knows it all-snap totes clutch/12/7/09

Melinda joy-chewy lou design shirts/12/8/09 12pm

saving money during the holidays

I’m not an expert, but I like to try and save money around the holidays. It’s so hard though because there are so many deals and hot items.

1. ask yourself do i really need/want it. When you see a great bargain your impulse is to buy it, but most people just return it, it was something they didn’t need.

2. shop clearance-I shop the clearance section everytime i go to the store. Amazing deals, and you can put it away for the holidays.

3. Thrift stores- A lot of people don’t like shopping at thrift stores but you can find some amazing deals there. Including gently used clothes, toys, books and more.

The best time tip I can give you is to do everything early. I shop for christmas all year long because I know around Christmas time we are usually broke.   It’s not even december and our tree is up!

Another saving tip: if you are in the market for a real tree go to lowes or home depot, the are cheaper than a tree farm.

Ther are some great sites for helping save money. One of them is www.CouponChief.com , they have over 40k coupns for 8000 stores. It’s definitly a great way to save money.

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Contests 11-23-09

Moms focus online-choice of tyler trends kids apparel/11/24/09

Rockin mama-$75 beau-coup g.c./11/25/09

Moms focus online-shelf reliance consolidator pantry/11/25/09

Happily blended-think confident be confident/11/27/09

Happily Blended-eeebee’s mix and mash with baby/11/30/09

Happily blended-sprout baby 9oz glass baby bottles/11/30/09

Sahm reviews-$30 walmart g.c./11/30/09

5 minutes for mom-HP touchsmart 600/11/30/09

Rockin mama-snap pass & punt football trainer/12/1/09

Pure natural diva-myearth360 $50 g.c./12/3/09

Mom knows it all-bamboo furbuster/12/03/09

Pure natural diva-$100 g.c to neuaura shoes/12/3/09

Rockin mama-wii fit plus &jillian michaels fitness/12/3/09

Nine more months-goodbyn lunchbox/12/4/09

Here and there-electronic dream phone/12/5/09

Mom knows it all-A christmas carol/12/5/09

Here and there-around the table games/12/5/09

Mom knows it all-muvee 8/12/5/09

Here and there-wheego games/12/5/09

Value rays-mouse hand warmer,heated mouse pad, warm keyboard pad 12/17/09

contests 11-20-09

A frugal friend-4 berenstien bear books/11/24/09

Vals kitchen-betty crocker simple joys prize pack/11/24/09

Here and there-imagine that dvd prize pack/11/24/09

Moms focus online-briefcase from agent 18/11/24/09

Mom knows it all-imagine that dvd prize pack/11/25/09

Metropolitan mama-$100 lowes gift card/11/27/09

Metropolitan mama-hanes sweatshirt/11/27/09

Everything up close-folding bakewear from foldtuk/11/28/09

Mom knows it all-bamboo furbuster/11/29/09

Melinda joy-1 lb of choffy/11/30/09

Melinda joy-slanket/12/2/09

The dirty shirt-$100 borders g.c./12/3/09

Robyns online world-$100 borders G.C/12/4/09

Melinda joy-auntie anne’s pretzel kit giveaway/12/4/09

Contests 11-16-09

Moms focus online-hatley kids raincoat/11/16/09

No time mommy-coupon for a free butterball turkey/11/18/09

Quirky mama-childs hairbows and accessories/11/19/09

Mom knows it all-curious george prizepack/11/20/09

Pajama mommy community-pink stamp set/11/21/09

An island life-doras christmas cd/11/21/09

Here and there-sothys essential oils/11/21/09

Pajama mommy community-movie cash and cereal/11/21/09

Pajama mommy community-mrs freshley’s product coupons/11/21/09

Vals kitchen-chocolate a love story book/11/22/09

Vals kitchen-healthy bread cookbook/11/22/09

No time mommy-century of flavors cookbook/11/27/09

A frugal friend-kidorable umbrella/11/27/09

No time mommy-name your tune cd/11/27/09

Metropolitan mama-linksy router/11/27/09

Focus organic-thinksports bpa free water bottle/11/28/09

Mom knows it all-curious george prizepack/11/

No time mommy-year supply of viva paper towels/12/1/09

No time mommy-best baby products book/12/1/09

Rockin mama-mega bloks play n go table/12/1/09 10pm

No time mommy-mrs pauls and van de camp seafood/12/3/09

No time mommy-build a bear frosty the snowman/12/4/09

No time mommy-duncan hines muffins/12/5/09

No time mommy-unilever products/12/10/09

Contests 11-13-09

Wow i didn’t even realize today is friday the 13th!

Real tv addict-how the grinch stole christmas combo pack/11/13/09 12pm

A frugal friend-$50 to tiny prints/11/19/09

Here and there-Night at the smithsonian/11/19/09

My red apron-my sims agent (wii)/11/19/09

Everything up close-make your own stocking kit/11/20/09

Vals kitchen-cheez its/11/20/09

Here and there-uniliver beauty products/11/21/09

Melinda joy-$20 g.c. to abc neck ties/11/25/09

Melinda joy-alphabet photography art piece/11/27/09 12pm

Melinda joy-fragrant ball of foot pad set/11/27/09 12pm

Melinda joy-value rays warm mouse bag/12/5/09 12pm

Melinda joy-value rays mouse hand warmer/12/5/09 12pm

Green living tips my family follows

My family has been trying to be better about going green. Some of the things we have been doing is…

We recycle now, you couldn’t imagine how many things you use on a daily basis that are recycleable.

We have started using shoppong bags instead of pastic bags from the store, You have no idea how mad some clerks get,

We use greener products which are great phosphate free, and better for lakes and streams.

We shop at thrift stores, saves on budget and helps enviroment.

We’ve planted our own garden, growing our own veggies.

We rely more on opening blinds then using lights during the day.

Now thats it’s col we have been using our fireplace, rather than cranking the heat.

when it’s warm we open windows, instead of AC.

We donate our old clothes and toys to goodwill, so they don’t end up polluting a landfill.

My husband is a college student , and has started printing on both sides of the paper.

We refill ink cartridges or recycle the rather than trashing them.

We have upgraded to a energy star front load washer and dryer to save water and energy.

We limit shower time to conserve water

for more green tips visit www.LighterSaferGreener.com

Thanksgiving Tips I Would Like To Pass On To My Children

I’ve been talking about Thanksgiving so much, I thought I’d share some of my family’s traditions i’d like to pass on.

One thing that my Grandmother is famous for is her Thanksgiving Fudge Recipe. Which has been passed down through generations, and I would pass that on to my children. It is the most thickest creamest, delicious fudge you’ve ever tasted.

Another tradition is eating at the table, Thanksgiving brings family and friends together. Growing up we always ate in the living room or somewhere else. Thanksgiving was the one time we ate together as a family. I want to ensure that in my children.(i eat with my children at the table everyday now).

Giving thanks, My family was not very religious growing up. We Still are not a religious family, but growing up I started a tradition that instead of praying before our meal. We would just say what we are thankful for and share stories. I would love for my kids to carry that tradition.

Thanksgiving to me has always been about family. Thats whats important, I want my kids to know that no matter what happens in a family, there is always ways to bring them together and something to be thankful for.

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