Although we don’t have a gluten allergy, we have been reading up on the benefits of eating gluten free. Loaves of bread from the store can be pricey, so we thought we’d give a recipe a try... and it turned out good! I couldn’t wait to share it with you.... Print Gluten Free White Bread Recipe for Bread Machine This is an adapted recipe. The original is quoted and I put our alterations in parentheses. The original recipe was too … [Read more...]
Bedroom Makeover | Making My Room a Haven Thanks To Sleep Number
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We have been on a journey.... a slow journey with the ultimate goal of turning our old bedroom into a haven. In the condition below I never felt peaceful in our room. I’m not sure if it was the patterns, the clutter, the mattress or all of the above (probably all of the above), but we needed to do something. Sleep was lacking, our moods were deteriorating and my husband was waking with back aches that hindered him on the job. During this … [Read more...]
Gifts for Every Occasion at Shari’s Berries | Gourmet Dipped Strawberries
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My mother’s birthday is always a worrisome time for me. My mom is the type of person that if she decides she wants something, she goes out and purchases it. This makes her the “person that has everything” and a difficult person to buy gifts for. That’s why I thought Shari’s Berries was the perfect gift for her this year. I knew right off the bat that I wanted to gift her a box of their gourmet dipped berries. I have been the delighted … [Read more...]
ReadyBright Emergency Power Outage Lighting System Starter House Kit
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ReadyBright Emergency Power Outage Lighting System Starter House Kit My mom’s power seems to go out when the wind blows with any strength. There have been a few times that the lights have even stayed out for a few days. That’s why when I heard about Mr. Beams ReadyBright Emergency Power Outage Lighting system I knew we had to try it. This system was designed with the goal of keeping homes and families safe by providing instantaneous … [Read more...]
Jake and the Never Land Pirates: Jake Saves Bucky on DVD
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JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND PIRATES: JAKE SAVES BUCKY DVD Synopsis Yo ho, let’s go! Set sail with Jake and his crew on a full-length, high-speed adventure on the high seas. According to the Never Land Pirate Code, Jake and his crew must race Bucky against the Jolly Roger and the sneaky Captain Hook. But if Bucky loses, he’ll belong to Hook forever. Of course, Hook uses every trick in the book and wins the race. But, Jake and his crew might have … [Read more...]
Ideas for Cooking With Your Kids With the Little Chefs e-book
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It’s been a few months in the making, but with the collaboration of many talented women the Little Chefs e-book is finally published online! Forty blogging moms have come together to create a valuable resource with great tips and gorgeous photos for other moms to use as a resource. This can be a fabulous resource for when you are trying to find unique suggestions and fun ideas for cooking with your kids. You can find our picture (me with … [Read more...]
Getting My Lawn Ready For Spring With TruGreen This Fall
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When we moved into our house approximately 10 years ago, we knew lawn care was going to be a challenge. With around 10,000 square feet of lawn to care for, we had a hard road ahead. We’ve done a fairly good job up until this year when Mother Nature took our her biggest club and hit us hard with a long extended drought. Mixed with the 100+ degrees for an extended period of time, we finally gave up. After a lengthy discussion with the … [Read more...]
Monday Morning Link Up | Giveaway Linky
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Welcome to Monday Morning Link Up! This is a great way to spread the word about your giveaways and find a few to enter as well! The rules are simple: 1) Giveaways must be family friendly 2) Check out a few giveaways for yourself! (there is no obligation to enter any) Here are my giveaways ending in the next seven days… $100 Amazon ends 10/14 SentrySafe Pistol Safe ends 10/17 Fireman Sam Holiday Heroes DVD ends 10/17 3 bag … [Read more...]
Soup Sunday | Potato Chowder & Homemade White Bread Recipes
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With the cooler weather moving in I get the itch for warm soup, chowder, chili and the like. The past two weekends our family has made some and put it out to graze on all Sunday long. It warms the belly, helps you relax and I love that food is taken care of for the day! Today’s Soup Sunday is a Potato Chowder recipe I adapted from this one on allrecipes.com. My family devoured it and asked me to bookmark the recipe because it was winner! … [Read more...]
Weekly WINNERS | NINE New Winners… Are YOU One?!
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$50 Magic Cabin Toys GC ends 9/28 7,467 entries 2467 Jammie Morey Tweet About the Giveaway Chuggington Traintastic Adventures DVD ends 9/29 2,545 entries 742 Kerry Gibbs Hickman Follow @chuggington on Twitter Seasonal Assortment of COOKIES ends 9/28 5,560 entries 2511 Ellen Levickis Leave a Blog Post Comment FIVE boxes Honey Bunches of Oats ends 9/28 4,020 entries 3926 Brittany Davis Poole Tweet About the … [Read more...]
