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I just wanted to share with you an interview that I did with The South Bend Tribune, our local newspaper, on some of the newest happenings going on with our website. I have to say, my favorite part of the article is this right here. Nothing else mattered when I saw that they had a picture of Emily helping me work! Unfortunately, Ethan was at school during the interview so he missed out this time

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Today's free code for a Redbox movie is DGM314. This code is good for one free movie and you can use it until midnight tonight. Enjoy a free family movie together! Side Notes: - If you want to rent more than one movie for free, bring more than one credit/debit card. You can use the same promotional code, you just will need different cards to charge it to. The charge will be zero as long as you

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A good blogger would have had an incredible picture of this apple crisp, but a good daughter was too busy preparing it for her parents. There are times were life gets in the way of my food photography and this was one of those times. I love my quick apple crisp recipe (scroll to snack #2), but since my cake mixes are being used for my new favorite peanut butter cookies, I thought this would be a

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A big thanks to Heather, from Freebies 4 Mom, for helping us compile our list of great freebies this week. Heather is hoping to spread the word about her website and wants you to help her! Please find out how you can make Freebies 4 Mom an even bigger success! Do you have a birthday in Octobober? Why not celebrate by visiting Heather's updated list of great freebies for your birthday! Thanks,

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Experiment: Can I make a decent batch of brown rice that is edible? Experiment Taken From: Notebook Entry 09.11.08 Materials Needed: Please see The Kitchn for the full instructions on ideas for completing this task. I chose to perform this experiment with long grain brown rice and followed the instructions as directed. Results: I have to admit that I was intrigued by the idea of boiling the

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I am loving this little study center (@ ohdeedoh) I love these fringed flowers on notecards (@ craftstylish) This kid's art smock is the cutest thing ever (@ Don't Look Now) This dressed-up vase & reminder to personalize gifts is really good (@ Grace Violet) These oven mitts would make a wonderful hostess gift for Christmas (@ Skip to My Lou) I am going to have to do this puppet show theater

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We had a record for the highest traffic ever this month so THANK YOU to everyone who has been sharing our website with their friends, families, and readers. We couldn't do it without all of you! This month's top referrers were: 1. Freebies 4 Mom 2. Money Saving Mom 3. Twitter (and this is why you should use it!!) 4. Frugal Dad 5. Tip Nut 6. Dinner Tonight 7. Simple Mom 8. Walmart Money Saving

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My flowerbeds have been looking a little tired. The long dry spell left my beds dried out and the Day Lilies were taking over the beds with their dried out leaves. It was time for some fall sprucing. I just love adding some fall mums for a frugal bit of color. For $2.48 each (at Lowe's this week), I was able to brighten my bed up with a little bit of color. Best of all, the mums come back

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Lots of great stuff is happening on the site this week! We started a new giveaway this week for $25 gift cards to Shutterfly! This contest is to help promote their new Share Site service where you can create a free site for your family and share your pictures through their website. Head over here to enter today to win! Today is the last day to enter for the $100 iTunes gift card. Ciao is a new

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I loved the white pumpkins featured in A Soft Place to Land and gained some inspiration from that post for my own doorstep. Of course, I took the lazy and cheap route, but I think they turned out beautifully. I purchased faux pumpkins at Michael's Craft Store. The were on sale for 40% off this past week. I found two pots to rest my pumpkins in and a bolt of black ribbon to dress up the pots.

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Today's free code for a Redbox movie is LA45W7. This code is good for one free movie and you can use it until midnight tonight. Enjoy a free family movie together! Side Notes: - If you want to rent more than one movie for free, bring more than one credit/debit card. You can use the same promotional code, you just will need different cards to charge it to. The charge will be zero as long as you

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One of my favorite things to make for our company is my favorite Jewish Coffee Cake recipe. This recipe was given to me by my best friend's mother. She told me that no matter how many other types of cakes she made, this was always the one that was requested and was always the favorite among her family members. It should come as no surprise that it has become a favorite in our family too. This

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A big thank you to Heather, from Freebies 4 Mom, for supplying us a great list of freebies for your freebie fix of the week. Be sure to check out Heather's latest coupon list and give her some feedback on the new set up! Heather also has a great round-up of free resources to begin managing and treating your blog like a small business. How great is that? Happy Freebie Friday, everyone! Enjoy

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We have a new giveaway running for a $100 iTunes gift card. Ciao is a new online shopping community and the perfect destination for all of your online shopping needs. Ciao.com features thousands of accurate and honest reviews from real people on everything from cell phones to laptops to MP3 players - even movies and beauty products. As a fun reward, Ciao also pays its members $1 per qualifying

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I am going to have to work on some silhouettes of the kids (@ The Homespun Heart) I must knit a pumpkin hat (@ Crazy Aunt Purl) I think it would be fun to make a shopping bag from an old pillowcase (@ Psych Mamma) This skillet baked cookie looks delicious (@ a tad bit prudish) I am looking forward to following this paper pile makeover (@ Small Notebook) It is never too early to start

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Experiment: Can I make a deep dish pizza that the whole family will love? Experiment Taken From: Notebook Entry 08.21.08 Materials Needed: Please see Chocolate On My Cranium for the full instructions on ideas for completing this task. I featured this recipe last week, but this week I tried something new with it. Instead of making the breadsticks (as directed), I mixed up two batches of the

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I shared with you that I am trying to manage my time better, but one thing that often gets pushed to to the side are my own eating habits. I can guide my children to make good food choices, but I can go for hours on end without eating well myself. Normally, I end up snacking towards the end of the day and it all balances out, but lately this plan hasn't been working so well. I am hypoglycemic,

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A long time ago, I read a post from Meredith, at Like Merchant Ships, about her clay cooker. Since her post, I have been on the lookout for a clay baker of my own, but have not seen one on any trip to the thrift shops. I am sure that I probably passed a million, not knowing what the heck they were, but when I finally figured it out...there were none to be found. Until last week, that is! I

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Today's free code for a Redbox movie is CR654D. This code is good for one free movie and you can use it until midnight tonight. Enjoy a free family movie together! Side Notes: - If you want to rent more than one movie for free, bring more than one credit/debit card. You can use the same promotional code, you just will need different cards to charge it to. The charge will be zero as long as you

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There are very few nights where we don't have a guest sitting at our dinner table. Although I put a lot of thought into our main dishes, I have to say, dessert sometimes gets the short end of the stick when I am entertaining. I happened upon this recipe for peanut butter cookies that will make a regular appearance for busy weeknight invitations though! The recipe yields between two to three

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Oh, how I love Martha Stewart! Martha is running a contest for bloggers (on her own blog) where she will be highlighting a few of her favorite blogs and bloggers can submit their blogs for consideration. The bloggers that are chosen will be reviewed on Martha's personal blog! If you are looking for information on how to start a blog, you should visit her entry and see the tips for blogging that

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A big thanks to my friend Heather, from Freebies 4 Mom, for all of her help with our Freebie Friday this week. We are thankful that Heather is back to blogging and that her family is safe and sound after Hurricane Ike. Please head over to Freebies 4 Mom and show her some love- she totally deserves it! Exciting news- Disneyland is giving a free pass to admit you into their park on your birthday

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Experiment: Can I whip up a batch of homemade breadsticks? Experiment Taken From: Notebook Entry 08.21.08 Materials Needed: Please see Chocolate On My Cranium for the full instructions on ideas for completing this task. I followed her instructions and just used my stand mixer for this project. I also added my own additions of a 1/4 tsp garlic powder, a 1/4 tsp of Italian seasoning mix, and a

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These baked apples look delicious (@ little momma & co.) I love this idea for creating your own crazy yarn (@ Craftzine) This scarf made from thrifted goodies is so beautiful (@ Wise Craft) I want to make some of these day of the week folders (@ design sponge) I love this little round-up of bookmark ideas (@ Skip to My Lou) These popcorn balls look like a fun fall treat (@ elsie marley)

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Just in time for the busy school year, here is a snack that is healthy and can be used for breakfast or for snacks. Watch out though, this stuff is highly addictive! I am easing my family into eating granola and I found this recipe that I thought would fit the bill perfectly. The only item that they could consider "weird" are the slivered almonds. No dried fruits, no coconut, no weird foods...no

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