holidays

Holiday Shopping on a Budget: A Guide for Large Families

December 19, 2011

My immediate family is not a large family. My husband and I each come from a family of two kids and my two kids are two of four cousins that I have to worry about shopping for during the holiday season. However, growing up holiday shopping for my family was a little different. My mom [...]

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Christmas Morning Preparedness Kit and #BatteryControlled

December 6, 2011

Creating a Christmas morning kit has been a long standing tradition for me. I saw the idea on Martha Stewart years ago, and since then we’ve gathered up a box or bin of much needed items during the chaos of Christmas morning. Create a Christmas Morning Preparedness Kit: Creating a Christmas Morning Preparedness Kit is [...]

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Save Money Holiday Shopping

November 22, 2011

The winter holidays tend to be the time of year that makes me lose my mind with joy. I love everything about it. I love the decorating, the food, the cookies, Santa, snow men, holiday concerts, cold weather, the fact that it is the only time of year we’re not in soccer season, etc. Because [...]

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Perfect Thanksgiving Recipes

November 11, 2011

I have to say that for me and many Americans Thanksgiving Day is one of their favorite days to eat. Sure there’s the smell of the turkey slow roasting in the oven all day, but then there are the sides that make your mouth water. And of course there is pie. Sweet, delicious pie. I’m [...]

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Happy Valetine’s Day!

February 14, 2010

photo credit: [ etoile ] Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope you are having a love-filled day. Off to make breakfast and snuggle my precious family. Kelly Pin It

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5 last minute Christmas gift ideas: holiday gift guide

December 19, 2009

photo credit: LizMarie I’m not done shopping yet. Are you? Snow is pouring down, and I’m not one to drive in snow (especially with a 2WD minivan), so I will be finishing up the rest of my shopping online. You might think shipping won’t happen until after the holiday, but many websites are offering free [...]

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FREE shipping day is here!

December 17, 2009

It’s here! For those of us who procrastinate, or have a few items left on our list, this is a great way to get what you need without paying exorbitant shipping costs. For more info on what retailers are participating, head over to FreeShipping.com. Be sure to check out their list of online order deadlines [...]

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Holiday Gift Guide: Save on Christmas Gifts

December 9, 2009

We all like to spend money on our friends and family at Christmas time and there are few things as satisfying as being able to buy and give a gift you just know the recipient will love. However, if you need to tighten your belt a little this year in the Christmas gift department, or [...]

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holiday gift guide: kids gift ideas for non-parents

December 4, 2009

T.J. wrote me an email and said: Thank you for offering to provide me some kid toy suggestions.  I have loads of friends with kids who are around the ages of 4/5 and 1/2 – I’m always at a loss of what time buy them. For example, my Goddaughter who is 4 is truly girlie, [...]

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FREE gift certificates from Restaurant.com

November 26, 2009

What a Thanksgiving treat to wake up to! Starting today for the next 29 days you can send friends FREE $10 gift certificates from Restaurant.com ! Simply click on this link head down to Feed It Forward 2009 and follow the instructions! It’s super easy to do. Feel free to leave me your email address [...]

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