I met with some friends from high school yesterday for lunch & then did some shopping (had some gymbucks to use and a gift to buy for my new niece), so hubby had the kids for about 7 hours (yes, I was out that long - also went to Target ...

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Back in December, one of the blogs I follow (sorry I can't remember which one right now), featured a link for a free Aveeno tote bag (I think from MarthaStewart.com). So, I signed up to receive one. Apparently, they either didn't know how many tote bags they actually had or ...

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WARNING:: Spoiler Alert!! Stop reading if Santa visits your home & your kids are nearby. I don't want to ruin anyone's Christmas traditions, I'm just curious how different families deal with Santa. [caption id="attachment_565" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Does Santa visit your home?"][/caption] My husband made it clear he was not interested in doing "Santa ...

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Shopping for Christmas gifts this year, I have seen a lot of toys that remind me of toys I grew up with. The first toy that brought memories flooding back was the Snoopy Sno-Cone Machine at Toys"R"Us. I was with my husband & he said he had one just like ...

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I like to talk & I like to share experiences. I like to write. At least I think I do. I had tons of fun writing stories when I was younger. I had dreams of being a writer. My senior year of high school, I lost the zest for writing. ...

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My husband & I were thinking that this year we should start putting Christmas lights up on the house. Miss Boo is getting old enough that she is SUPER excited for Christmas & LOVES Christmas lights. My husband decided that what he really wanted was a Nativity set for the ...

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Sadly, I missed the $5 Real Simple magazine subscription deal by two days. However, Amazon has some other great magazine deals that are going on now through December 31st. One of my favorite magazines, Disney Family Fun, is on sale for $9.95 & there's an extra $5 instantly taken off ...

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We have just been so blessed that Lil' Man is such a happy baby. My days [& mood] would be completely different if he was a fussy baby. Here are some photos I took of him [on my phone] sitting next to me while I worked. I can't believe he ...

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With three kids under three, running a business from home, doing laundry for five people, cleaning the home....well you get it, I'm a busy lady. All moms are busy. We have a lot on our plates. Samsung Home Appliances and TwitterMoms know moms are busy and want to know our ...

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Well we did yesterday, literally. Every paycheck, my husband takes cash out. We use this for our grocery, gas & tithe money. So it is money we depend on, a lot. My husband brought home the cash in an envelope from the bank last night & handed it to me. ...

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