Yearly Archives: 2011

Easter Comes Later This Year

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I was looking on the calendar recently and noticed that Easter is later this year.  It’s the last Sunday in April which is the 24th.  Some years, Easter is a whole month earlier.  So how is it determined when this special day will be?  Easter occurs on the first Sunday after the Paschal Full Moon which just happens to be the first full moon on or after March 21.  Aren’t you glad you know that? (if you didn’t know already)

Some people probably already have their Easter dresses, baskets, and maybe even personalized gifts for Easter.  I miss those days when we had young kids at home and had Easter egg hunts, made an Easter bunny cake, and I had the fun of fixing up their Easter baskets (I still fix a small basket for our son who is in college.)  For those of you who have wondered how the egg is associated with Easter, this is why:  The egg is a symbol for rebirth, and so at Easter the egg symbolizes the rebirth of man because of Jesus dying on the cross for our sins and rising from the grave on Easter Sunday.

Friendly Friday 3/4/11

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Welcome to Friendly Friday!

Remember, YOU can host the link list on your blog, too! Just get the InLinkz code and copy it directly into your post. The code is different every week, so be sure to get the new code when hosting Friendly Friday on your blog. Hosting the list is a great way to get even more traffic to your blog and make Friendly Friday more beneficial for everyone.

Thanks for joining the Friendly Friday celebration hosted by Christi at Frugal Novice, Xenia at Thanks, Mail Carrier and Charla at Healthy Home Blog! We invite you to join us every Friday to make more friends in blogville, get more blog followers and follow other great blogs out there.

To join in the Friendly Friday celebration, include your family-friendly link in our list, follow the hostesses in the first 3 spots and then start blog hopping! Visit other blogs on the list and comment to give them some blog love. Then take a minute to follow them through Google Friend Connect – this is a good way to keep up with other blogs, but also lets us show support to each other! Please DO NOT list your giveaways here, links must be to either your homepage or your Friday posting with your blog title. All others will be deleted.

When people comment on your blog and let you know they’re a part of Friendly Friday, return the favor and follow them back. This way everyone gets traffic and followers out of participating, and it’s a win-win situation. We would love for you to also grab our Friendly Friday button and post it on your blog and/or in a post – the more bloggers that find out about Friendly Friday and participate, the better!

Spotlight on Friendly Friday Followers! We love your participation and want to show it! In addition to gaining followers, each week we’ll select three blogs at random and will feature links and a write-up for those blogs in the content of next week’s Friendly Friday post. There are so many seriously wonderful blogs out there, and this will be a great way to highlight some of those each week. Say hello to the lucky chosen 3 for this week (and feel free to stop by and give them a little extra love):

It’s a Keeper was started in order to organize and share recipes collected from magazines, etc.  This blogger loves to cook, has actually collected 337 recipes, and is sharing them one by one.  Check out her recipes which are paired with great pictures!  (Her husband is the photographer behind her photographs.)  They have an energetic, nearly four year old son, and although she loves her job, she would really love to be a stay-at-home mom.

 

The Pretty Life Anonymous is written by two sisters, the Pretty Life Girls, who prefer to remain anonymous.   They are both married and like to find cheap, yet stylish, clothes.  One is a graduate student and one is an undergraduate student.  One can’t live without eyeliner and peanut butter.  The other has to have earrings and polished fingernails.  They share their stylish outfits with photographs.  Check out their cute wardrobe.

 

Ana Paula at Sweet Serendipity is a newlywed to her best friend.  Actually, they’ve been married over a year now.  She loves fashion, shoes,  vintage things, and chocolate, just to name a few.  Ana Paula finds great deals at thrift stores and shares those with her readers along with pictures.  Check out her cute wardrobe.

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Wordy Wednesday: Christi & her “Babes”

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Would you like to hear something about our daughter, the “Frugal Novice?”  Christi’s dad sang this song to her (while playing the guitar )years ago when she was a baby.  Now, she has with babes of her own.

 

Where are you going my little one, little one?
Where are you going my baby, my own?
Turn around and you’re two,
Turn around and you’re four.
Turn around and you’re a young girl
Going out of the door.

Where are you going my little one, little one?
Where are you going my baby, my own?
Turn around and you’re two,
Turn around and you’re grown.

Turn around and you’re a young wife
With babes of your own.

Turn around, Turn around,

Turn around and you’re a young wife

With babes of your own.

 

Menu Plan Monday 2/28/11

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Today is the last day for my giveaway of the DVD movie “Fireproof.” This is open to all U.S. and Canadian residents and ends tonight at midnight CST.  If you haven’t seen it, it’s a great movie!  If you have seen it and would like to own it, just a leave a comment on the giveaway post.

Now, on to our menu for the week.  Last week was a busy, stressful week, and I’m thinking this week may turn out to be the same.  I guess that’s why this fun song by Francesca Battistelli, “This is the Stuff,” is so appealing to me now.  Puts things in perspective!

So here’s another easy menu:

Monday:  Salmon patties, salad, corn

Tuesday:  Chicken Tortilla Soup

Wednesday:  Leftover Chicken Tortilla Soup

Thursday:  Chicken strips, mashed potatoes, fried okra (good comfort food)

Friday:  Pizza, carrot sticks

Branson, Missouri

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When we were in the Springfield area one time, we took a drive down to  Branson to see what it was like.  It’s a really pretty area but wasn’t what I was expecting.  Everything is so close together and the shows are all in different buildings, spread all over town.  I wouldn’t mind winning a Branson vacation package sometime and actually going to some of the shows.  That would be nice.

Friendly Friday 2/25/11

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Welcome to Friendly Friday!

Remember, YOU can host the link list on your blog, too! Just get the InLinkz code get the InLinkz code and copy it directly into your post. The code is different every week, so be sure to get the new code when hosting Friendly Friday on your blog. Hosting the list is a great way to get even more traffic to your blog and make Friendly Friday more beneficial for everyone.

Thanks for joining the Friendly Friday celebration hosted by Christi at Frugal Novice, Xenia at Thanks, Mail Carrier and Charla at Healthy Home Blog! We invite you to join us every Friday to make more friends in blogville, get more blog followers and follow other great blogs out there.

To join in the Friendly Friday celebration, include your family-friendly link in our list, follow the hostesses in the first 3 spots and then start blog hopping! Visit other blogs on the list and comment to give them some blog love. Then take a minute to follow them through Google Friend Connect – this is a good way to keep up with other blogs, but also lets us show support to each other! Please DO NOT list your giveaways here, links must be to either your homepage or your Friday posting with your blog title. All others will be deleted.

When people comment on your blog and let you know they’re a part of Friendly Friday, return the favor and follow them back. This way everyone gets traffic and followers out of participating, and it’s a win-win situation. We would love for you to also grab our Friendly Friday button and post it on your blog and/or in a post – the more bloggers that find out about Friendly Friday and participate, the better!

Spotlight on Friendly Friday Followers! We love your participation and want to show it! In addition to gaining followers, each week we’ll select three blogs at random and will feature links and a write-up for those blogs in the content of next week’s Friendly Friday post. There are so many seriously wonderful blogs out there, and this will be a great way to highlight some of those each week. Say hello to the lucky chosen 3 for this week (and feel free to stop by and give them a little extra love):

Mrs.White at The Legacy of Home is the mother of five home-schooled children, ages 13 – 22, and has been happily married for almost a quarter of a century. She is a writer, reviewer, who loves fashion, sewing, reading, fitness and cleaning. She writes about everything from home decor to housekeeping to being thrifty. You’ll also see photos of her children and read about their day-to-day lives. This blog has a charming feel to it immediately and welcomes you in!


Jen at Simply Living is a twenty-something who writes about her adventures as she finds her place in the world. She started her blog at the beginning of this year and is off to a great start! She has a great how-to for an inexpensive St. Patty’s decoration that would be really fun to do with your kids (or just for yourself), and in looking at her blog I’ve found at least 2 project ideas that I really want to try!

Ashley at Stilettos to Strollers writes about subjects ranging from becoming a first time mom, to saving money, to dating! She loves sharing great deals, tips, and stories; she also has an adorable Etsy boutique where she sells handmade bows and other creations. You’ll find a lot of tips on saving money on your shopping trips, too!

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Menu Plan Monday 2/21/11

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I’m feeling a little under the weather and hope I’m not coming down with anything.  Our daughter, Christi from The Frugal Novice, had the flu this past week.  Not fun!  I’m so glad she’s feeling better!

This will be a crazy week for me.  I tutor after school at my house on Monday & Tuesday, have a training session for Conscious Discipline after school on Wednesday (I’m excited about this – sounds like such a positive discipline program that fosters a sense of school family), and another meeting after school on Thursday, plus a couple of other extra things this week.  It’s going to be a hectic week!

So, here’s an easy menu:

Monday:  Chicken Spaghetti, broccoli florets, garlic toast

Tuesday:  Leftover Chicken Spaghetti, salad, garlic toast

Wednesday:  Barbecue sandwiches, baby carrots

Thursday:  Enchilada-zagna (got this recipe from Leslie)

Friday:  Leftover Enchilada-zagna

By the way, I’m having a giveaway for the movie “Fireproof” on DVD.  The contest is open to all U.S. and Canadian residents, and it ends Feb. 28th.

DVD Giveaway: Fireproof

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For those of you who haven’t heard, I’m having a giveaway for the Fireproof movie which was the highest grossing independent movie of 2008, grossing over $33,000,000.  That’s awesome for an independent movie!
The movie revolves around Capt. Caleb Holt and his wife.  Caleb lives by the firefighter’s code:  “Never leave your partner behind,” and his job is to rescue others.  However, at home is a different story.  Caleb must face his toughest job ever…to rescue his wife’s heart.  What a beautiful love story!
This giveaway is open to all U.S. and Canadian residents.  Giveaway ends midnight CST, February 28, 2011. 

Here’s where to enter.

Getting an Online Degree

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The value of a degree cannot be underplayed in this economy.  With today’s market, competition is high in the job market, and one must have the skills or degree necessary for the job.  Many are opting for an online degree which can be completed at their convenience and within their schedule.  When one has a family and values the time spent with their family, an online college education provides just the flexibility they need so they can still go to soccer games, open house at school, and all the many things that parents attend.

Not only do online universities provide the convenience and flexibility that is attractive to so many, but they usually provide a savings, some more so than others.   Common to all, though, is the savings in gas money, time that might have to be taken off from work, and babysitting fees for those with children.  No wonder so many are looking at online degrees to complete their college education so they can compete in today’s highly competitive job market.

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