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Frugal Novice

Moderation Nation Winner!

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The winner of the Moderation Nation Prize Pack is…

Cheryl! Congratulations, Cheryl – and thanks to everyone for entering!

Christi

Friendly Friday October 29

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Welcome to Friendly Friday!

Remember, YOU can host the link list on your blog too! Just click “Get the code here…” at the bottom of the list. 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 for everyone to get even more traffic to their blog.

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):

Julie and Adele are two sisters who find and share bargains with their readers at Coupon Cents Sisters. Julie is in Connecticut and Adele is in Georgia, but the distance doesn’t stop them from teaming up to work together on their great blog. You’ll find tons of freebies, deals, and coupons – plus a great reference list of when to find sales on various types of items and Couponing 101 tips!

Molly at A Day in Mollywood is married to her best friend and has two adorable little boys, Landon and Brigham. She writes about her thoughts on everything from dealing with depression to parenthood. Her blog is also filled with photos of the aforementioned adorable little boys – and what’s a better day-brightener than that?

“Pink Power Ranger Mom” at Linus & LuLu is a wife, mom, and teacher who loves to cook, create pottery and crafts, and garden. She writes with a sense of humor and shares everything from family stories to recipes to photos of decor. All the photos she posts make you feel like you’ve got a little window into her fun family life!

Now that you know about these 3 wonderful blogs, it’s time for you to join in! Add your family-friendly link below and we’ll see you back here every Friday! And don’t forget, you can grab the code to share the link list on your blog too.

All three hostesses appreciate followers through GFC and Twitter, and we’ll follow you back – be sure to leave a comment with your URL and/or Twitter username.  Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Bright Starts Pretty in Pink – Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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If you’re looking for a cute baby toy anytime soon, you can find one that is adorable AND helps support breast cancer research! Bright Starts developed “Pretty in Pink”, a collection of toys and gear for which a portion of every sale goes straight to breast cancer awareness.

For only $3.99, Pretty in Pink Chime Along Friends are a fun toy to entertain infants – like the name implies, when you shake them you hear a melodious chiming. The colorful toys have soft textures and a easy-grip clip that attaches to almost anything.

I got a chance to receive and review one of the Chime Along friends – the little bird.

I love the combination of bright pinks with the striped pattern on the legs and the dotted pattern on the feet and chime! Plus, from experience with my two boys I know those wings are perfect for little mouths to chew on. :)

I’m planning to get one of these for my friend’s upcoming baby shower – I can add something cute to the gift AND know that I’m helping a good cause at the same time! There’s a lot of other Pretty in Pink gear available, too – from other toys, to play mats, to Bounce-A-Bouts! You can see more of the selection available at the Bright Starts website.

Note: I received a Chime Along Friend for review, but any opinions are honest and are my own.

Christi

CSN Stores Review

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Those of you that have read my blog for any amount of time have heard of CSN Stores before. They’ve got 200 online stores, providing almost anything you could even think of buying at just the click of your mouse. From couches to dining room chairs to toys to kitchen utensils, you’ll find it at one of the CSN Stores.

Speaking of dining room chairs, I think I might be in love with these…

I’m actually going to be doing another review of a CSN Stores product soon, although I’m still deciding what to review – there’s so much to pick from that it’s taking me a while!

Christi

Friendly Friday 10/22

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Welcome to Friendly Friday!

Remember, YOU can host the link list on your blog too! Just click “Get the code here…” at the bottom of the list. 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 for everyone to get even more traffic to their blog.

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):

You haven’t seen cuteness until you’ve met Gillian Grace. The star of the show over on Webbisodes, mom Shannon writes a blog filled with amazing pictures, delicious recipes, everyday life and fun reviews and giveaways with an all-around welcoming southern charm, y’all. You won’t be able to leave without a smile on your face from seeing the sweet grin on adorable GG’s face!

A place for crafts, recipes and inspiration, Amie at Kitty Cats and Airplanes displays her talents for sewing, cooking painting or crafting in all aspects of life. From tasty recipes to step-by-step tutorials anyone can follow, you’ll find multiple posts that will inspire you to get creative and make your own craft or project to give as a thoughtful gift… or keep for yourself to enjoy. This adorable wife, teacher and homemaker does it all!

Deals, steals, coupons, reviews & giveaways and delicious recipes are the name of the game over at 2 Boys + 1 Girl = One Crazy Mom. With money-saving sales and ideas that aren’t to be missed and menu plans to inspire you in the kitchen, Melanie shows how to raise three happy kidswhile saving a ton of money along the way!

Now that you know about these 3 wonderful blogs, it’s time for you to join in! Add your family-friendly link below and we’ll see you back here every Friday! And don’t forget, you can grab the code to share the link list on your blog too.

All three hostesses appreciate followers through GFC and Twitter, and we’ll follow you back – be sure to leave a comment with your URL and/or Twitter username.  Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Menu Plan Monday Update – Spaghetti & Meatballs

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I’m slowly but surely making my way through the five Food on the Table recipes. When I first planned, I definitely didn’t account for leftovers or having meals at friends’ houses! Last night I made the meatballs and paired them with whole wheat spaghetti & green beans. We really liked them a lot. They were tender and full of flavor! I tried making them on the stovetop but I think next time I’ll try baking them. I was so impatient to get them cooked all together that I overcrowded the skillet a little, but it all ended up just fine. :) Here’s my best attempt at getting a photo of them for you:

Christi

Betty Crocker Fall Cookbook Winner

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The winner is….

Jennifer Calabro – congratulations, Jennifer, and thanks to everyone who entered!

Menu Plan Monday & a GIVEAWAY!

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Menu Plan Monday

Hi, everyone! Well, my grand plans to try all the Food on the Table recipes faltered because a) I didn’t count on how much we’d have leftover… and I can’t let leftovers go to waste, and b) we had some nice friends ask us over for dinner Thursday… and I can’t say no to dinner! :)

So, this week is really just a continuation of trying those recipes, and I am still planning to write a little review and post photos of each recipe we try. You can go back to that post to see FIVE, count ’em, five, recipes that you can try too if you’d like.

To make up for not really having any new content for my MPM this week, I’m hosting a giveaway!

This is an absolutely adorable cookbook filled with fun ideas for fall baking – and it includes some recipes from Bakerella, whose blog I always love reading (and whose cake balls are featured on the cover!) that would be great for a party. I received this book for being part of a focus group to pick the cover and figured I’d share it with y’all instead of keeping it for myself.

Win It

The winner will receive one copy of the Betty Crocker Fall Baking cookbook, which sells for $7.00 on their site. This is open to all U.S. and Canadian residents. Since I want to make sure you get this in time to actually use it for the fall, this is a short-lived giveaway. I’ll be picking a winner Thursday morning, so entries will be accepted until midnight CST on Wednesday, October 20.

How To Enter

Mandatory Entry: Subscribe to my RSS feed and comment letting me know you’ve done so. If you’re not quite sure how to do that, just click on the little orange box under “Follow Me” up in the top right corner of this screen.

Bonus Entries

(Only valid after the required entry has been completed)

Please leave a comment for each extra entry – if you blog about this giveaway and get 3 entries, for example, comment 3 times.

  • Blog about this giveaway and link it back here {3 extra entries}
  • Follow me on Google Friend Connect {1 extra entry}
  • Follow me on Twitter {1 extra entry}
  • “Like” Frugal Novice on Facebook {1 extra entry}
  • Tweet about this giveaway {1 extra entry per tweet; 2 tweets (not back-to-back) per day}

Christi

Wallables Winner

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The winner of the Wallables giveaway is…..

Kelly Malloy! Congratulations, Kelly! Thanks to everyone who entered. :)

Friendly Friday October 15

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Welcome to Friendly Friday!

Remember, YOU can host the link list on your blog too! Just click “Get the code here…” at the bottom of the list. 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 for everyone to get even more traffic to their blog.

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):

Kara at Ramblings of a Marine Wife and her husband have two children, “little man” who is four years old and “baby girl.”   She loves her family, friends, coupons, freebies, and sweepstakes, and she shares her passion for saving money with others.  What makes her tear up?  Any song having to do with the military.


At Fabulous Finds by nimblergrove, Tiffany writes about her “Island Boy” husband, Sean, and her “Island Girl” daughter, Jasmine, who inspires Tiffany every day.  She enjoys photography, doing crafts, gardening, fishing, traveling, cooking, and riding roller coasters.  Tiffany also has an etsy shop and would love to have you stop by!


Having a passion for shopping and finding great deals, Jessica at Inspiring You to Save likes to share this info with others.   She has two young boys, is married to the love of  her life, and enjoys reading.  Jessica readily admits that she is a shopaholic which enables her to share about great coupons and grocery deals.
Now that you know about these 3 wonderful blogs, it’s time for you to join in! Add your family-friendly link below and we’ll see you back here every Friday! And don’t forget, you can grab the code to share the link list on your blog too.

All three hostesses appreciate followers through GFC and Twitter, and we’ll follow you back – be sure to leave a comment with your URL and/or Twitter username.  Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Wordless Wednesday: Candy Corn Wreath

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Remember my post a while back about DIY fall decorating? Well, I finally got around to making the candy corn wreath. It was really easy (and the boys enjoyed eating as much of the candy as they could helping me make it).

Baked Pizza Sandwich Recipe – and Our Menu for the Week!

Menu Plan Monday

Hi everyone! We are recovering from our weekend. It was mostly really nice, and included a fun trip to the pumpkin patch… but yesterday was also a day filled with temper tantrums by J, making it one long day!

So, if you remember my post from last week, I am trying five new recipes from Food on the Table this week, and am sharing them below! If you haven’t checked them out yet, you ought to pop over to their site and blog. They have tons of recipes – and we have liked every recipe we have tried from their site. I meant to get this post up earlier in the day, but hopefully you’ll still have a chance to try some of these recipes for yourself – if not this week, then maybe the next!

I’ll plan to update this post throughout the week with reviews (& hopefully photos, too) of each recipe as we try it – so check back! Now on to the fun part – the recipes! Continue Reading…