From the monthly archives:

May 2009

Free Chocolate TODAY – if you act fast!

May 22, 2009 Deals and Steals

Every Friday, the Mars corporation will be giving away 250,000 coupons for free chocolate! Mars makes Snickers, M&Ms, Dove and many more! Hurry over to realchocolate.com TODAY to get yours!

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My Mommy Makeover – After

May 22, 2009 Parenting

Just in case you didn't already check out my "before" photo, here it is again in all it's … well … splendor, so to speak!  So many things went right today, it amazes me that one person could have such a wonderful day!  My babysitter was not only on time, she was early!  You can't [...]

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My Mommy Makeover – Before

May 19, 2009 Parenting

This year, for Mother's Day, I received several wonderful gifts.  My husband had the kids decorate cards for me – I love the hand-made ones the best from my kids!  He bought me a rose and some Starbuck's Chai Truffles – oh my! yummy! And to top it all off, my oldest son won a [...]

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New Poll at HomeGrownMommy!

May 19, 2009 Reader Input

Come on over and add your vote!  See it?  Just begging for your input!  Even if you only do it to see what everyone else is doing!! 

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I Had Unexpected Company AND a Day Off – All Because of My Schedule

May 19, 2009 Homeschool Building Blocks

At the risk of boring you with the same old stuff, I wanted to tell you about my fun times this weekend!  Just another reason that scheduling and doing away with the weekend mentality are wonderful additions to your life! Sunday evening at church, we were able to see some friends that we hadn’t gotten [...]

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To Pacify or Not To Pacify! That is the Question!

May 18, 2009 Parenting

Introduction The use of the pacifier is a controversial subject in some circles.  There are passionate people on both ends of the debate and many have scientific studies to back up their position.  After a good hard look at the facts, each family has to make a decision whether for or against the pacifier and really stick to [...]

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Want to Win a Free Ticket to IZEAFest?

May 16, 2009 Uncategorized

I sure do!  It’s the premiere blogging conference this year!  There will be famous bloggers in attendance talking about what they have done right, teaching the specifics, and everyone will just be having an all around good time. Check out Corrin Renee at “Oh Hey Whats Up” for a chance at one of four free tickets to [...]

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I Saved $150 on Groceries This Week!!

May 16, 2009 Deals and Steals

Yep, you read that right!  I saved $150 on groceries!  Actually, $150.91 if you want to be picky about it! First, I went to Publix because it is my favorite place to shop.  The people are so friendly and it is such a nicely laid out store.  I used $25 in coupons, a $5 coupon [...]

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What’s All This Digg Business About?

May 15, 2009 Reader Input

So, “what exactly is Digg”, you ask? Oh, you didn’t ask? Oh, you mean I’m having a conversation with myself and my keyboard? It’s okay, I’m used to it by now! Digg.com is a website boasting more than 2.7 MILLION registered users! WOW! It is “a user-driven news Web site that brings together hundreds of [...]

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The Benefits of Getting Children to Bed Early at Night and Up Early in the Morning

May 15, 2009 Homeschool Building Blocks

“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” Benjamin Franklin; US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician, & printer (1706 – 1790) In our homeschooling adventure, there have been periods of time that we sleep until we wake up and there have been periods when we wake up early each [...]

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