There are numerous ways to save money, some are big and some are small. Sometimes people will tell me that the things I do really don’t save much money, and I agree. I might not save much money, but I am always saving little bits of money. Eventually those pennies do add up.
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Today was our first official day of school. The kids did not want to get up, but other than that the morning routine went well. I took pictures of each child and measured them to see how tall they are at the beginning of the year. It is quite funny to measure your daughter on [...]

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This week I am especially thankful to my husband. He knows that we are starting school in a few short days. He also knows that due to a very busy summer I have had little to no school planning time, so for the past 10 days he has made a huge effort to take the [...]

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The other day my son and I ran to the store to pick up the items needed to make his birthday cake. Since he is twelve we separated in order to find our items quicker. I asked him to get the Oreos. (A bit of background here, we buy Oreos about once a year, and [...]

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I thought I didn’t have time for a Gratituesday post this week, but then I realized that I had an obvious reason to be grateful today and I couldn’t pass it up. Today I have the privilege of watching one of my closest friend’s four boys. I am sure many of you are wondering why [...]

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I was honored that Lisa asked me to share 5 Ways I Stay Sane. The first question I asked myself when I read her post was, “Am I really sane?” After a few hours of debate, I decided that I am indeed sane, so I guess that qualifies me to continue with this post.
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Recently we enjoyed a visit from my sister-in-law. We shared many ideas about cooking, homemaking, childrearing, blogging, etc. After tasting some of my homemade bread she was inspired to purchase a Zojirushi and try it herself. Here is a photo of her first loaf of bread.
Delish! Hopefully she will rise to the challenge with [...]

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It’s time for another financial check-up. For those of you who are new readers we read and followed Dave Ramsey’s book The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness. We called Dave on October 26, 2007 and screamed we’re debt free on the radio. Since then we have also completed baby step 3.
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I am off for a weekend with my oldest son to one of our favorite places to get away from it all. I’ll be back on Tuesday. Have a great weekend!

 

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Happy to be at Home is asking for homeschooling posts during the month of August. My participation in this has been less than stellar, but I am not sure why. I love homeschooling, planning, books, paper, pencils, highlighters… I am a school nerd. As a kid, I would come home from school, gather the neighbors [...]

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