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I was interested in reviewing this DVD with my children because of the content. This product is a wonderful supplement to teaching the words of the Lord; specifically Psalm 23:4.
Dayspring, a Christian company, released the DVD. This 40 minute DVD is a wonderful diversion from the everyday cartoons on the television. The DVD focuses on facing your fears and trusting in Jesus. I know my children are like sponges and soak up everything their little minds hear and see, this was a wonderful program for their developing minds. Â
My children are 6, 4, and 2. Each child liked the DVD. They expressed their likes for the sheep characters and the songs. My 6 year old (and I) liked that the stories were relatable and included children talking to their parents about their fears. This is a great way to reinforce the fact that children should always be able to talk to their parents about anything.
This is a wonderful edition to any family’s library. I would reccomend it to anyone with young children.
~ Cleaning and purging. Cleaning Walls and hoping to start painting! But I fully realize that my aspirations are much greater than I could ever humanly accomplish with this large family of mine. So by God’s grace, I will get done what I am meant to get done. Didn’t get much done at all in making a dent with the house.
~ Swimming. Got to the Y three times and hoping to get at least that many trips in per week.
~ Field trip to Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry. Lovely day in the city. Only got to see one floor so we hope to go back again soon.
~ Lunch with Friends. This was canceled due to my friend’s youngest having a cold. đ We are rescheduling.
~ Getting rid of a mouse critter in our garage! One of the girls spotted it this morning….eeeewwwwwwww! We set traps and caught two, so we are hoping to get anymore that might be out there as well.
~ Regular every day stuff – refereeing, teaching, training children to be the best they can be with God’s help. This is never ending in our family. We have lots of room for improvement!
Hope you all are staying motivated as we head into winter. I’d love to hear some of your ideas for staying on top of things and keeping your motivation running so you remain an effective mommy/parent/friend/sister/daughter etc.
This week’s Motivation:
~ Cleaning and purging. Cleaning Walls and hoping to start painting! But I fully realize that my aspirations are much greater than I could ever humanly accomplish with this large family of mine. So by God’s grace, I will get done what I am meant to get done.
~ I start a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) course this week and have a few meetings away from home. Thankfully, my husband’s work schedule is flexible that he is able to be with the children while I am gone.
~ Finish up our business plan finally and finally submit it.
~ Get to the Thrift Store.
~ 77Kids holiday charity event! Looking forward to that! Thanks to The Motherhood and 77Kids.
Congratulations to Elle for winning our E-Mealz giveaway! Thanks to all who entered and thanks to E-mealz for sponsoring this great giveaway. Winner chosen by random.org
E-Mealz is the perfect solution for all the pressure and stress that comes along with going back to school. E-Mealz.com in an on-line meal planning resource, designed to take that daily and weekly grocery shopping and budgeting pressure off your plate. This simple tool is invaluable when the chaos of work, school and activities pile up, and create stress for even the most experienced family cooks. But family connection around the dinner table with a home-cooked meal saves more than time and money. Dinnertime can direct your attention to your family and draw everyone closer together in a special way. It is a unique opportunity to decompress and re-connect on a daily basis. E-Mealz is dedicated to offer a practical and budgeted way to make that intentional effort a reality for every family. They are a Christian company started by a stay-at-home mom who wanted to make life easier for other busy moms out there! You choose the store. They provide the plan! Each week you will receive a brand new plan AND a complete aisle-by-aisle grocery list.
So do you want to win a 3 month service from E-Mealz that you get to pick the plan? Enter below!
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1. Use coupons- Coupons can save you alot of money and can give you great discounts.
2. Don’t shop hungry- Shopping hungry can lead you to buy more then you need.
3. Use Store Cards- Using store cards whenever possible and using coupons as well as buying the items when they are on sale can lead to finding great deals.
4. Buy cheaper cuts of meat- You don’t always have to buy the big expensive cut of meat to have a good dinner. Buy the cheaper cuts. They make great soups, stirfrys, slow cooker meals and more!
5. Stock up on personal care items- When you see great sales for personal care items such as shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste etc, etc then buy them! These are safe to buy in bulk since youâll definitely use them. Plus, you’ll save money on other grocery bills since all your personal care items are already bought.
6. Stick To Your Budget- Sticking to your budget can save you alot of money in the long run.
7. Keep a running list of items you need on your fridge this way you will know what you need to buy when you go shopping.
8. Buy Store Brand Items- You don’t always need to buy from General Mills to get good cereal. Store brands are just as good.
9. Cook from scratch, avoid processed foods. Processed foods cost WAYYYY more and fresh is much better for you!
10. Drink water or frozen from concentrate juice instead of pop.
11. Plant a small garden and grow your own herbs.
12. And last (but not least) Buy in bulk. Buying in bulk can save you lots of money and you can store food in the freezer for future use.
One2One Network is offering The Great BlissDom Conference Package Giveaway and I have entered to win. I have never been to a blogging conference yet and would love to attend this one, which is being held in Nashville, TN. This post is earns me another entry to the giveaway! I came across another opportunity to post about another giveaway offering a Blissdom conference pass, so bear with me. I’ll be sure to spread them out though! đ Can’t tell that I really, really, want to go, eh?
Here’s what they said:
We are going to be giving away conference passes to three lucky One2One bloggers for BlissDom’11 in Nashville, TN January 27-28. There are three levels of prizing and all include a full conference pass ($399 value).
BlissDom is the premiere conference for women who find and express their bliss by publishing online. Speakers and panels feature the best blogging, public relations and social media pros gathering to mentor new and old friends alike.
This is Blissdomâs most exciting year, with even more incredible content, events, networking and surprises scheduled than ever before. This year’s mantra – Think Big. Be Bold. Create Your Bliss. Whether you are a blogging newbie or maven, BlissDom’11 is designed to superserve everyone!
Check out this video highlighting the experience at last year’s BlissDom:
Ok, I missed last week’s motivation, but I was trying to start my vacation, well, from one client, however, I kept myself busy with another client’s stuff and farm and family stuff! What can I say? I can always find something to do! We even went to see a house near where we hope/plan to farm next year, but we really need to get this house fixed up before we can even try show it!
Last week’s Monday Motivation:
~ This week I am very thankful for two friends, Sarah and Professor, who have agreed to review products and write reviews. As an introduction, Sarah is our pastor’s wife, mom to seven and a former nurse. She enjoys gardening, healthy living and eating. Professor is my neighbor and friend who is mommy to three and an English Professor at the University of Phoenix online.
~ Since we were so busy last week, this week we will be staying home except for our outings to the YMCA to swim, which we all love. The children are improving. Two of them passed the swim test to swim in the deep end, so now they can really work on their endurance. We might even try the open rock climb this week. Rock climbing is on the agenda for this week! And the boys are now going under water, one of the girls has been brave enough to go off the diving board so our YMCA membership has now become our Christmas gift to ourselves!
~ Getting some client work done and preparing for some time off from one client for the month of November. Puttering on other business projects. This is ongoing.
~ Hopefully complete and submit our business plan to the Farm Business Development Center.This is ongoing as I figure out our projected income and expenses! The end is nearer than it was though.
~ Cleaning, cleaning, cleaning. So thankful we live in a small house that it will just take a little direction and participation from yours truly to hopefully get things in tip-top shape, well, as much as they can be with ten people living in under 1200 sq. ft! We’d love to entertain over the holidays and are simply not comfortable doing so until we purge and clean! The children have worked hard to keep things going while I was pregnant, worked and healed from having Sir Eats Alot, but I am well now and raring to go! Let’s see how much Sir Eats Alot cooperates. Ongoing, ongoing, ongoing…..
~ We are also revising Tuesday’s column to include health posts, so it will be Health & Garden Tuesday. I know we all desire to remain healthy during the winter season, so we hope to share what we are learning about building up our immune system and preventive ideas as well. Have some extra things to share that others have learned or are learning in this column as well. I just have to get the posts written up.
Hope you all are staying motivated as we head into winter. I’d love to hear some of your ideas for staying on top of things and keeping your motivation running so you remain an effective mommy/parent/friend/sister/daughter etc.
This week’s Motivation:
~ Cleaning and purging. Cleaning Walls and hoping to start painting! But I fully realize that my aspirations are much greater than I could ever humanly accomplish with this large family of mine. So by God’s grace, I will get done what I am meant to get done.
~ Swimming.
~ Field trip to Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry.
~ Lunch with Friends.
~ Getting rid of a mouse critter in our garage! One of the girls spotted it this morning….eeeewwwwwwww!
~ Regular every day stuff – refereeing, teaching, training children to be the best they can be with God’s help.
Congratulations to Nicole! You won this giveaway! Thanks to all who entered and to the wonderful sponsors! Winner chosen by random.org
I was provided with coupons to try the new Yoplait smoothies as well as a Kitchen Aid Blender. Thanks to Yoplait for providing me with the product, and information, and thanks to KitchenAidÂŽ who provided me with a 3-speed KitchenAidÂŽ blender through MyBlogSpark
Are you among the seven out of every ten individuals who don’t eat the recommended two servings of fruit per day (1 full cup)?
YoplaitÂŽ Frozen Smoothies are a quick and easy solution to help you get those important nutrients, plus a whole lot more, and now they’re available in a new, delicious Blueberry Pomegranate flavor!
Each package of Yoplait Frozen Smoothies contains one full serving of fruit (1/2 cup) and only 110 to 120 calories per serving. In addition to containing live and active cultures provided by YoplaitÂŽ yogurt, when prepared with skim milk and made according to package directions, Yoplait Frozen Smoothies are also a good source of calcium.
Yoplait Frozen Smoothies are very easy to make and were actually featured on the TV show The Biggest Loser, which airs on Tuesdays at 8/7c on NBC. (I’ve only heard of this show, I have never watched it though.) To whip up perfectly blended smoothies in a snap, simply empty the package containing Yoplait frozen yogurt chips and frozen fruit into your blender, add skim milk, and blend. It’s so simple. You can even use the handy Smoothie button on your new 3-speed KitchenAidÂŽ Blender, which blends ingredients at optimal speeds for deliciously smooth results. In just two minutes, you can enjoy a great tasting Yoplait Frozen Smoothie as a guilt-free breakfast, dessert or snack!
Found in the frozen fruit aisle of your local grocery store, Yoplait Frozen Smoothies come in four delicious flavors, including: Blueberry Pomegranate, Triple Berry, Strawberry Banana, and Strawberry Mango Pineapple.
Our Review
Our family was sent coupons for Yoplait Frozen Smoothies and tried the Blueberry Pomegranate and the Triple Berry. We found them very easy to make. It was more difficult to find the flavors we wanted and needed for the review! 3-4 stores later we found them. Everyone enjoyed them as we love smoothies. Yummy! Personally, I preferred the Blueberry Pomegranate, but that was just me.
I am not sure that I would spend the $3.00 to make two smoothies, as we usually just get the yogurt and use the fruit we’ve frozen to make them. But these would be great for families on the go since milk is an ingredient most families readily have on hand or families with limited freezer space. A little package for two smoothies, at $3.00 a piece, for our family of ten just isn’t economical, you know? That aside, the Yoplait Frozen Smoothies are very tasty.
So do you want to win two VIP coupons to try Yoplait Frozen Smoothies and a 3-speed KitchenAidÂŽ blender with a special smoothie setting??? Then enter below!
In the meantime, you may want to try the smoothies so we have been provided with a link that you may visit to receive an online coupon for $1.25 off any one flavor of Yoplait Frozen Smoothie. Be sure to click on the “Print Coupon” as well as the pink bars intitled “Delicious Flavors”, “Good for You”, “Feedback” and “Tell Friends”:
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This giveaway will run from November 5th to Sunday December 5th at midnight CST. The winners will be chosen through Random.org. My Blog Spark will be sending 1 winner 1 prize pack that includes two VIP coupons to try Yoplait Frozen Smoothies and a 3-speed KitchenAidÂŽ blender. Winner will be contacted via email on or before December 15th and will be asked for their contact and other pertinent info. Winners will have 48 hours to send me their info at [ffr] [giveaways] [at] [gmail] [dot] [com] (without spaces and parenthesis). Please note: This giveaway is offered to USA and Canada only.
Did you know that most of the money people spend is on babies. It’s true babies are expensive! But some ways that you can cut back on baby are below.
Make Your Own Baby Food- Baby food is expensive so making your own baby food will really save you money. All you need is some fruits and veggies, a blender, and antiquate freezing space. Wash, peel and blend the food till there is no chunks in the baby food then freeze the baby food in ice cube trays when frozen you can bag the baby food cubes and keep in the freezer. These will easily defrost in the microwave or in a bowl that’s in a bowl of hot water.
Make Your Own Wipes- Making your own baby wipes can save you alot of money. View a recipe for baby wipes here.
Cloth Diapers- These may be expensive to buy but in the long run these will pay off. Plus you are being good to the environment.
Buy Used- Buy used baby products you can save ALOT of money by shopping at thrift stores and by looking on Freecycyle and Craigslist. Many people are getting rid of high chairs, cribs, and other baby furniture. You can even find baby products at cheaper prices.
Do you have any ways that you save money on your baby?
I recently came across this article on Dr. Merola’s website about how the chicken pox vaccine is creating a shingles epidemic. I thought it was rather interesting so I hope you take the time to read it!
