tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196705672026-09-18T04:47:42.792-05:00I am a stay at home mom of two boys (4 years and 1 year) that cloth diapers and loves rubber stamping, photography, camping, real estate, travel and my family! My husband is a registered land surveyor and loves the outdoors. He enjoys hunting, fishing and family! We live in a home that we own. Our family resolution this year was to become more eco friendly and try living more of a green lifestyle. We also try to save money and stick to our budget as much as we can!Alissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08728451142064932662noreply@blogger.comBlogger180125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19670567.post-52638896850753182972011-09-21T08:47:00.000-05:002011-09-21T08:47:58.118-05:00

When I give the kids various fruit cups I always drain the juice first.  I don't even want to think of the wild antics after drinking that sugary syrup!  That's why I am super excited to try the NEW Del Monte Fruit Naturals! Del Monte Fruit Naturals are packed in 100% FRUIT JUICE!  So after eating the fruit they'll be welcome to drink the juice for that extra punch of vitamin C.

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Of my two boys, one is a juice-aholic.  Each time he looks at me and says, "Jooose?" I cringe.  I grab a sippy and fill it 2/3 will tap water and he starts screaming, "JOOOOSE!!" We walk over to the fridge, I open the door and he climbs right in to grab the plastic jug of whatever juice was on sale that week.  I hate to admit it, but I don't always buy the best juice.  With

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I was so happy to finally sun bleach our dipes after a long Wisconsin winter!Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5

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We are "test driving" the fully loaded Mini Wheats Touch of Fruit in the Middle via Vocalpoint.com. Both boys loved it with a splash of milk for breakfast. To complete my Vocal Point duties all I have to do is go on their website and leave my review. The reward? A free sample PLUS a BOGO coupon and $1 off coupons to share with friends! Who wants to try it too?!Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5

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I love VocalPoint.com! I get the inside scoop on new products and the opportunity to sign up for samples of those products! Sometimes they have creative ways of sending the coupons...like the cardstock "bowl" with a coupon for Barilla noodles, for example. Today they topped themselves with this creative mailing for Breve Creme - in a coffee cup! How fun! It truly made me excited to try this

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When I was given the opportunity to host a Mommy Party to try Nutella with 10 mommy friends, I jumped at the chance! I wasn’t sure what it would involve, but I love having friends over and what better reason than to get some freebies and try something new?! I received a box with a jar of Nutella, step by step instructions for hosting the party, as well as goodies for ten moms that included

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I've become a Tastefully Simple consultant!  I'm so very excited to start this new adventure!  If you are interested in placing an order or checking out Tastefully Simple's awesome products, please visit my website: www.tastefullysimple.com/web/aprentice

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I spied a few snowflakes so Tyler and I ran outside to take a closer look. Of course he had to try to eat some!Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.4

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Voting is such an important right that we have as Americans!  I am not prepared to (nor do I want to) use my blog as a sounding board for my political views.  However, I do believe that voters need to make informed choices no matter what your views are!  We cannot go by what we see on commercials or how many of one certain candidates signs are in our neighbors' yards.&

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In the bottom, right picture Tyler is showing off his BabyLegs football socks! Tyler and Trevor both have these and look adorable on game day.  Not only are they cute, they're also very soft and have the grippers on the bottom.  These were our first BabyLegs Socks and we love them, almost as much as our BabyLegs legwarmers!  :-)

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On Monday Tyler's preschool class went to Wilke's Pumpkin Patch for a field trip!  Tyler was so excited because not only did he get to go on a field trip all by himself, he got to take his first BUS RIDE!  As for me, it was harder for me to drop him off for this than it was for the first day of school.  This picture was when I was dropping him off.  You can tell he was a

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As you may have heard, Fisher Price has recalled a large amount of products recently due to safety reasons.  Some products include toddler tricycles, high chairs and a few toys.  If you are concerned that you may own any of the recalled products, visit http://service.mattel.com/us/recall.asp for more information.

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I'm writing from Tall Oaks Retreat!  I have had a wonderful extended weekend of crafting, laughing and friends, new and old!  It's been FABULOUS!  Cassie, the owner, is a great hostess and cook.  Tall Oaks was built in February, 2008 and is absolutely gorgeous with it's modern north woods decor.  It is 3,000 square feet and accommodates up to 15 people with it's five

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I can't believe this little boy is starting to take some steps on his own!

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Some of you might remember the plastic pants from the "old days" of cloth diapering.  You had a flat diaper, folded it up, pinned the sides, then pulled on the plain old white plastic pants.  We've come a long way baby!  The flat (prefold) diapers are still a tried and true, go to item for many cloth diapering families, ours being one.  Do I use them every day?  No. 

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Have you ever considered doing online surveys? I have discovered a couple online survey companies that I would like to share with you! I signed up after reading about them on Centsable Momma's blog, where she updates her earnings.  For the websites I am going to share, signing up was easy and FREE.  (You should never pay to sign up with a company!)  My favorite and fastest

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Josh and I purchased a Bayou Classic ChickCAN Rack at the end of the summer season about four years ago and finally decided to try it out while camping a few weeks ago. (I know, let's not rush into anything!)  I've never made a whole chicken before, so the whole process was new to us - including buying the chicken. The one I bought was a bit small for 4 adults and two small kids, but

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