Thursday, March 11, 2010

A 500 Calorie Thanksgiving

November 24, 2009 by Debbie  
Filed under All, Food, Health/Herbs, Latest & Greatest

Did you know that the average Thanksgiving meal contains 4500 calories? We’ve always made the joke at calorie-laden holidays that it’s OK to indulge because we’ve ‘prayed away’ the calories, but when you’ve counted every calorie for over a year and lost 55 pounds – ounce by ounce – the joke seems to lose it’s [...]

Thanksgiving Resources For Your Homeschool

November 21, 2009 by Debbie  
Filed under All, Featured, Food, Home, Homeschool, Kids, Kids Crafts, Latest & Greatest

The week of Thanksgiving is always a busy week, but if you homeschool it’s doubly busy when you’re fitting school time into the mix. (See Barbara Frank’s simple solution below!) However, there are plenty of learning opportunities and combining the two can make things go a little smoother (I said can…). I’d like to share [...]

Have You Seen Shop Taste of Home’s Website Yet?

Taste of Home is one of my favorite magazines, and every single one is saved and kept with my cookbooks. I still get ideas from them and some are over 10 years old! If you are a reader of their cooking magazines, then you have probably seen the few items they would offer now and [...]

Funny Video Time

November 18, 2009 by Debbie  
Filed under All, Kids, Videos

In my quest to see how much time I can waste in one day, I am continuing to add to Momma’s Choice a funny video collection to go to when you need a lift, or just a good laugh. Have any to add, please email me!
Here’s the latest, the EVIAN Babies, US version:

Then the interview [...]

6 Of The Greatest Websites For Kids

November 18, 2009 by Debbie  
Filed under All, Freebie, Homeschool, Kids, Kids Crafts, Latest & Greatest

Whether you’re looking for some activities to enrich their minds, or to just keep them busy for awhile, these are some of the best websites for kids we’ve found online:

ActivityTV.tv Sooooo many things to do, and HOW to do them! Videos teaching how to make simple (and some not so simple!) recipes, crafts, and much, [...]

Taking Surveys-Can You Really Make Money At It?

November 17, 2009 by Debbie  
Filed under Frugal, Latest & Greatest, WAHM

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Just Updated! (Nov 2009)

Recently I was surprised by a close friend telling me she was going to try to make some extra money at home stuffing envelopes. She surprised me because I knew that she was one of those women that really was well informed, even though she wasn’t online much. Excited about finding [...]

Find Real Writing Jobs

November 17, 2009 by Debbie  
Filed under All, Latest & Greatest, WAHM

My husband relates often the memory of how their family afforded Christmas. He comes from what was in those days considered a large family (5 children). Although they lacked for nothing, they watched every penny and operated on a tight budget. So when Christmas came around, his mom would always get a part-time job at [...]

Save $$ This Weekend At JoAnn’s, Kroger, and RiteAid

November 14, 2009 by Debbie  
Filed under All, Frugal

I hope it’s not too late of notice, but in case you go shopping for supplies for those crafts we gave you so many good ideas, JoAnn’s Fabrics is having an incredible sale, in store and online AND here’s a 10% coupon you can use either place.
http://www.joann-mail.com/J1013TRK/couponb.html Hurry, it expires tomorrow.
**Update: 11-18-09: Check RetailMeNot for [...]

Coupon Code for 4 InkJets

November 12, 2009 by Debbie  
Filed under Current Coupon Codes

See our review on our favorite HP printer, and the best price we found on the ink for it was found at 4InkJets. I’ve yet to do an official review on them, but they are currently our personal favorite. Comparing the prices at the time, they offered the best price by far, then the 10% [...]

10% Off Gummi Vitamins

November 12, 2009 by Debbie  
Filed under Current Coupon Codes

Get 10% off your entire order using the code, GummyVitamin . They have gummy vitamins now for adults called “Slice”, and you can use the coupon code SLICE to get 10% off your entire order, also.

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