August 2008

$$ Saving Tip #4 – Play the Game

August 14, 2008

Tweet The Grocery Game, that is. The Grocery Game is a website that combines the advantage of sales and use of coupons, and can save you hundreds of dollars on your grocery bill each month. Log in, spend a few minutes with a pair of scissors, and you’re off to win The Grocery Game! When [...]

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The Banana Splits

August 14, 2008

Tweet My kiddos love to play computer games (I may have mentioned that before). Thanks to Team Mom I found a great site for the younger set. At BananaSplits.com your little kiddos can sing and dance with the Banana Splits. They can play games and even send fan mail to each of the band members! [...]

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$$ Saving Tip #3 – Clip, clip, clip!

August 13, 2008

Tweet Be sure to clip those coupons that you receive in the mail and your Sunday paper. Remember I said I shopped at Safeway yesterday? I had a coupon savings of $48.82! Clipping coupons paid off for me, and it will for you, too. In addition, most online retailers now include a field to enter [...]

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Peeled, Not Compromised

August 13, 2008

Tweet Thanks to the Posh Mama Online Magazine, my kiddos and I had the opportunity to try some amazing goodies from Peeled Snacks. Now, my youngest two children are not fond of whole, “raw” fruit. However they are big fans of dried fruits, so when I opened these packages full of fruity goodness, they were [...]

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Wordless Wednesday – HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY NOAH!

August 13, 2008

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Staying Sane

August 12, 2008

Tweet Most of you know that I have six kiddos, all seven and under, with the closest two in age (besides my twins’ 2 minutes) being only 19 months apart. People (maybe even you) think I’m crazy and wonder how I stay sane. First of all, I love being a mom to so many little [...]

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$$ Saving Tip #2 – Watch the Sales

August 12, 2008

Tweet Yesterday I went in to Safeway with a list of items we needed. We have another week before our big monthly Costco trip and we were already out of milk, cereal, cheese, cookie dough… You know, the usual gone-in-the-blink-of-an-eye items. Anyway, yesterday I was excited to see that our kiddos’ favorite cereal, Honey Nut [...]

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Look!

August 11, 2008

Tweet My Julia started a blog! Thank you LeeLou Blogs for the terrific, perfect-for-Julia blog template!

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$$ Saving Tip #1 – Shop Wholesale

August 11, 2008

Tweet This one seems like a no-brainer, especially when shopping for a big family. Wholesale warehouses are one of the best ways to save money, but only if you will consume as much as you buy. Most small families can not buy most fresh foods at a Costco or Sam’s Club, simply because they can’t [...]

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Mom of the Week – Tara

August 11, 2008

Tweet This week’s special mom is Tara, a pastor’s wife and stay at home mom of three – Aiden is 6, Owen is 4 and Olivia is 19 months old. She claims to be “entirely imperfect.” Aren’t we all? Tara, thanks for visiting with us today. Can you tell us a bit more about you [...]

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"What will you be like? What will you do?"

August 10, 2008

Tweet Noah’s 1st birthday is next week. I can’t believe my baby is one-year-old… Time flies! To commemorate his first year, the masterminds behind Custom Made for Kids sent Noah his very own personalized book, The First Adventures of Incredible You. I chose all of the personal information to include and Sarah Headrick and Sarah [...]

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Saving $$ – It IS doable!

August 10, 2008

Tweet There are so many things we moms can do to help save (or make) money shopping on necessary items for our families. Every day this week, beginning tomorrow, I will share with you one of the programs or services that I have found to help me shop smart. What are some of the ways [...]

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We were THAT family

August 9, 2008

Tweet We are not afraid to eat out with our kiddos. (In fact, I think we eat out too much, but that’s a different story.) They all know how to behave at a restaurant, for the most part, and are generally quiet and cooperative, at least for a little while. The key is to provide [...]

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The Working Woman’s Pregnancy Book – A Giveaway at Mom Central

August 9, 2008

Tweet Mom Central and OB/Gyn, Marjorie Greenfield, MD, are teaming up and having a photo contest…. In keeping with the theme of Dr. Greenfield’s new book, The Working Woman’s Pregnancy Book, they want to see photographs of you moms at work! If you have an old picture lying around, scan it to your computer and [...]

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Great Gift Ideas for the Little Ones (and mommy, too!)

August 8, 2008

Tweet Baby Gizmo Buying Guide is the first comprehensive baby product reference book designed to go to the store with you. Instead of what to buy, Heather Maclean and Hollie Schultz will teach you how to buy more than 400 different types of baby products. Featuring definitions, product history, and key features, this is a [...]

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Emerald Island

August 8, 2008

Tweet Do your kiddos like to play computer games? Mine do. In fact, once they start playing a game, I have to fight them for my computer! Well, Mom Central has teamed up with Fluid Entertainment and would like to invite you and your child to become the first heroes of Emerald Island, free of [...]

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"Thanks Mom"

August 8, 2008

Tweet Some of our favorite Olympic athletes have teamed up with Johnson’s Baby to record sweet messages of thanks, to their mothers, for all the love and support they were given to help make their Olympic dreams come true. So, while you are patiently waiting for the opening ceremonies to begin this evening, at exactly [...]

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Back to School Already?

August 7, 2008

Tweet Most of you know that I home school, so “heading back to school” looks a little bit different for my family than many others. Okay, a lot different. We are having a huge Back to School Event at Mommies United. An entire week will be dedicated to that one day the kiddos go back [...]

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Dance Party

August 6, 2008

Tweet Disney has spread its magic to families this summer with the CD releases of Ralph’s World, Imagination Movers, Choo Choo Soul and They Might Be Giants. Also, the same classic Disney tunes that you loved as a child are sung in a whole new way by today’s coolest preschool artists on the Disney Music [...]

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Make a Wish

August 6, 2008

Tweet Sometimes all you have to do is ask, so in an effort to promote mom blogs everywhere, and help us all attain blog stardom, Cecelia at Cool Baby Kid has come up with a plan: On “Make a Wish Wednesday” make a blog-related wish on your blog, sharing with all of the world (well, [...]

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Wordless Wednesday — My Little Froggie

August 5, 2008

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Mt. Kilimanjaro Climb to Support AIDS Orphanage in Kenya, East Africa

August 5, 2008

Tweet Written by Ray Young When Christine and I led a short-term mission trip to Zambia, Africa, in 2003 with World Vision, we met an Anglican minister, Rev. Joseph Mumita, from Kenya who was also visiting the country and working with World Vision. Over the past few years we’ve kept in touch and recently he [...]

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