Exersaucer Excitement

After Hana Kate enjoyed testing out her little friend’s exersaucer so much, we decided to trade in our gift cards for an exersaucer for Hana Kate. For the first week, she love exploring all the little toys and turning around in the exersaucer. Yes, and there’s my old Human Anatomy book being put to good [...]

Picture Perfect Postcards: Make Your Own

Did you know that you can send cut out cereal boxes, plates, or plain old photos as a postcard? As long as it meets the minimum size requirement (eh, yes…as we learned when the reply cards I made for our wedding were too small ) and does not exceed the maximum, it [...]

Help out a Hamburger

You can help “hamburger” meat stick together (particularly in less greasy meats such as venison) by adding in a little oatmeal to the meat. I also kneaded in some sliced and diced onions, along with some seasonings, and it added some great flavor when the burger was cooked. I used ~ 1/2 cup oatmeal to [...]

Free Stuff at Bi-Lo

Here are some current “freebie” deals at Bi-Lo

Fuze Slenderize drinks:
They’re 10/$10 ($1 each to simplify ), and when this 50 cent off coupon is doubled, it is free!**

French’s Mustard (10-14oz.)
On sale 10/$10; Free when this coupon or this coupon is doubled

Lessons from Her Cousin

Lesson 1: When sitting on the couch…don’t forget there’s an edge

Saving Money on Oil Changes

Here’s a tip from my husband this week
I’m no mechanic, but mechanics will tell you that the number one thing you can do to keep your car in tip-top shape is to change the oil regularly. You will not save money by changing the oil once or twice every 100,000 miles. Instead, you [...]

Pizza Strip Salad

Pizza cut into strips and served over salad greens is a fun and creative way to healthily “extend” the life of just a couple of leftover pizza pieces. Feta cheese, of course, is always a welcome addition.

For great kitchen tips, visit Tammy’s Recipes.

Super Stroller

Saving Money on Postage??

For months I had been trying to figure out a way to save some money on postage. I purchase the postage for birthday cards for our church’s missionaries, and I made it my goal to save on postage. My idea? Roll it into my Extra Care Bucks at CVS. Well, read [...]

Mothering Daughters

Of all the mentoring relationships among women, none is more significant than the one between a mother and her daughter. Those of us who have been blessed with daughters have the opportunity, and indeed, the obligation to emphasize the feminine qualities of Titus 2 in our teaching repertoire.

We live in a society that emphasizes [...]