Free cookbooks & cheap snaps

December 16, 2011
Free cookbooks & cheap snaps

My cookbook winners are Becca (yup, her cookbook was definitely the ugliest!) and commenter #20 Sharon. Email me your address, ladies, and I will get free copies of Family Feasts headed your direction first thing Monday! In other news, I just had to share a picture of the diapers I’ve made lately.  These are...
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Crazy ways to save money

December 15, 2011
Crazy ways to save money

Over the years I’ve gotten into the habit of always looking for the most affordable way to meet my family’s daily needs.  Well, almost always. I looooove books, and our budget could use a serious Amazon.com intervention.  I’ve got one planned.  After Christmas.  Ahem. Anyhow.  When you habitually look for ways to do things...
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Ugly cookbook contest

December 14, 2011
Ugly cookbook contest

The other day I asked for pictures of worn-out copies of my cookbook for an ugly cookbook contest.  The winner of the contest wins two brand new autographed copies of Family Feasts.  In addition, anyone who votes in this contest and then comments below is also eligible to win a third cookbook. So check...
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Midnight

December 14, 2011

I’m sitting at the dining room table at exactly midnight with a bowl of Raisin Bran at my elbow, a computer keyboard under my fingertips, and Christmas lights twinkling from across the room at me.  There’s something so utterly serene about sitting alone in a room at midnight that when it happens I often...
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Free books on amazon today

December 12, 2011
Free books on amazon today

Amazon has a bunch of free Kindle books today. Christmas Dog Healthy Children’s Lunches Money, Possessions, and Eternity Living Successfully with Screwed-Up People Finally, here’s a book for $1.79 that I’ve been wanting to read: Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp.  I’ve heard lots of good things about this book from people I...
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Sunday

December 11, 2011


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Review: My Twinn

December 10, 2011
Review: My Twinn

If you’re looking for a special doll for a little girl on your Christmas list, you might consider the My BFF doll by My Twinn.  This is a 23 inch doll whose coloring and clothing you can customize.  I was given the opportunity to design one of these dolls for my daughter and found...
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Family Feasts giveaway

December 9, 2011
Family Feasts giveaway

I’ve got a cookbook giveaway for y’all today! After hearing from yet another friend whose copy of my cookbook is ripped and stained and all beat-up from use, I’ve decided to do a contest.  Do you have a worn out copy of Family Feasts for $75 a Week? Comment below with a link to...
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$2 day: the bread’s all gone

December 8, 2011
$2 day: the bread’s all gone

The good news is that no one went to bed hungry.  The bad news is that I broke down and got the butter out to go with the bread and soup for dinner bringing our grand total for the day to just under $3.   Because really, how can you be expected to eat fresh...
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