Make your own Swiffer and the Paper Towel debate

I have a Swiffer duster. I really like it, but I don’t like buying the refills. It seems like such a waste of money. So I found this site. I admit that I have not tried it yet, but I am going to this week. I will post back and let you know how it [...]

Groceries at Amazon

So I have been clipping coupons and checking out sales ads for a little while now. I do like saving the money, but gas just went up to $3.75 in my area. So I am thinking of trying out Amazon grocery. I had been thinking about it for a while now. [...]

Cleaning Tuesday’s

I have tried out a few cleaning schedules for my home. I used to do a room or two a day and that worked out okay. I am now trying out a new schedule that looks something like this:
Monday – Laundry and BakingTuesday – Cleaning “Wet” Rooms (The term “wet” rooms is from a book [...]

CVS deals – April 28th

Transaction #1:
I was out of ECB’s for this deal.
(2) Lamasilk $8.29 each-Used B1G1 coupon
Just for men hair color $7.99(No, I don’t need it, but it was zero after ECB plus there is a rebate form)-used $2.00 coupon
One Touch mini $19.99-used $20.00 coupon from paper-will donate this
(2) M&M 14 oz. Bags
-Used $3.00 off of $15.00 CVS [...]

Baking Monday’s

I will be baking some pizza crust and some yummy Honey Wheat Bread.

This Week’s Menu

BreakfastHomemade pumpkin pancakes & bananasYogurt, toast and blueberriesScrambled eggs, toast and bananasWaffles and fruitBaked oatmeal and strawberries
LunchGrilled or baked chicken, baked potatoes and salad*Fettuccini Alfredo & salad*Soft tacos, corn*Mom’s Beef and Noodles*Foil Dinners*Recipes below
DinnerGrilled chicken salad and yogurtLean pocket & saladQuesadillas and saladLeftoversHomemade pizza

Recipes
*Fettuccini Alfredo12 oz fettuccine pasta1 c milk½ c margarine8 oz Neufchatel cheese, [...]

Homemade playdough

A lot of people have a homemade playdough recipe. I made this because I was babysitting a little one and she wanted to play too, but I didn’t want her to eat the regular playdough. The recipe is equal parts peanut butter, powdered sugar, corn syrup (Because I was out of honey) and dry milk [...]

Spiritual Survival for Mothers from Teachmagazine.com

How do I find time for Bible study and prayer? I’ve heard so many mothers ask this question, and when I had small children I asked it myself. When you’re drowning in a sea of diapers and toys, it’s hard to find time for God. Yet, it’s absolutely necessary, because a mother sets the tone [...]

Baking Monday

So here is what I accomplished on my “Baking Monday”. It should also be called Baking and Laundry Monday since I am trying to get all of my laundry done, but ya know! So today I baked regular bread from my Make-a-Mix “Hot Roll Mix”. It turned out pretty good. I also made pumpkin pancakes [...]

My latest CVS deals

I just noticed that on my receipt from CVS I have now saved more than I have spent for the 2008 year so far.
Today’s CVS deal:2 Covergirl True Blend foundation – $9.49 each1 Alavert Citrus 12 count – $6.99
Total before coupons: $25.97
Used a B1G1 for the Covergirl foundationUsed the $4.00 coupon for the [...]