Holidays
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008Hopefully everyone has Christmas plans coming up, and in our household those always include the annual Christmas party. We used to have mine and my husbands, but of course being a SAHM now, his Christmas party is our only Christmas party. It’s our one night we can dress up in our finest and [...]
Who Is Going To Be Santa
Saturday, November 15th, 2008My mother had that best idea a ways back. She decided to make my father a Santa suit. It was complete with the big belly insert, spectacles and the white hair. All of this was for the grandchildren, who at that time were small enough to fool. What a great idea [...]
Kids and Thanksgiving
Friday, November 14th, 2008Thanksgiving wasn’t always one of my favorite holidays. I hated the smell of raw turkey in the morning when I woke up and I remember the excruciating pain of waiting ALL DAY LONG just to eat that dinner that I was dying for by days end. But through the years I definitely have [...]
Better Start Thinking About It
Friday, November 14th, 2008We are inching closer and closer to the big day, the big day of Christmas. Make sure and get your lists of things to do for the big day in order, which include all the presents, wrapping, decorations, and cooking. And yes, you can get the Christmas cards out of the way now!
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Thanksgiving Afar
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008This year is a first in our household. It looks like all of my husbands family will be busy this Thanksgiving, and most of the kids have previous plans, so instead of having around 20 people, we will have a nice cozy 6. People are going to Vegas and to other families homes [...]
Frugal Holidays - Week of Nov 5th
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008So this week I just wanted to reiterate some of the items that seem to suck your holiday money away. These are some of the extras we pay for in order for convienice. Keep reading to see how to avoid the holiday pitfalls…
Frugal Holidays - Week of October 27th
Monday, October 27th, 2008This week we’ll go over some of the best ways to save some money during the holidays, and that is giving homemade baked goodies for gifts. So let’s go over how this is not only a money saver but it is more with the feeling and spirit of Christmas…
Frugal Holidays - Week of October 18th
Saturday, October 18th, 2008Well, this week we’ll talk about one very important way to cut costs this holiday season. I understand that little Susie wants a Cabbage Patch Doll, but do you buy to first doll you find or do you comparison shop? This is a good example of everyone faces during the holiday season, so let’s cover [...]
Guiding The Super Girl
Friday, October 17th, 2008Every Halloween my daughter has been a princess. Last year, as she always corrects me, she was a fairy (but it was a princess costume with wings). I’m still amazed at how Disney has brainwashed every girl under 6 to believe that she is a damsel in distress, needing to be rescued by [...]
Gift Of Popcorn
Thursday, October 16th, 2008With Christmas on the way, there are many different types of gifts to give. Obviously you can go the store bought route, it’s the easiest to do after all. You can go the handmade route, which does take a lot more of time investment but the reactions are usually more along the lines [...]
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