A Party Mix-Change Gift Pack with New Recipes from Chex and a $20 VISA Card Give Away

On December 3, 2011, in Frugal, Fun Family Activities, Giveaways, In the Kitchen, Reviews, by Glenda Embree

We all love participating in cookie exchanges, this time of year.  It’s such a great way to try new recipes and a great excuse to get together with friends to share indulgently delicious treats!  I’ll have several cookie recipes to share over the next few weeks, but Chex has challenged to put a twist in [...]

Common Ground: Farm Women from America’s Family Farms Take a Stand to Provide the Truth to Consumers

On December 2, 2011, in In the Kitchen, Matters that Matter, by Glenda Embree

Tuesday night, my oldest daughter and I traveled to Omaha to attend a dinner conference hosted by Common Ground.  When I received the invitation a couple of weeks ago, I wasn’t sure what Common Ground was about.  Today, I feel so blessed to have attended the dinner and to have been given the opportunity to [...]

Beauty & the Beast 3D! It’s Coming to Theaters Jan. 13, 2012!

On November 30, 2011, in Family Circus, Frugal, Fun Family Activities, by Glenda Embree

I love this movie!  We have probably watched a higher percentage of Disney movies, than any other, when we have visited theaters over the last 28 years.  With five kids ranging in age from 10 to 27, as you can imagine, there have been a LOT of them and I have mostly enjoyed them all, [...]

Burger King BK Crown Program: A New Look and A New Focus for Kids’ Meals and a $25 Gift Card Give Away!!!

On November 29, 2011, in Budget-wise, Family Circus, Frugal, Fun Family Activities, In the Kitchen, by Glenda Embree

Burger King has revamped their familiar kids’ crowns, attached them to their new BK Crown program boxes for kids’ meals and used the new meal containers to help teach our kids about giving, about eating a “little” better and that learning can be fun.  Burger King isn’t beating our kids over the head with any [...]

Preserving Family Moments and Memories with iMemories at the UPS Store #PreservingMemories

On November 28, 2011, in Blogging, Computing and Family Electronics, Family Circus, Reviews, by Glenda Embree

I recently had an exciting opportunity to try out the iMemories service available at local The UPS Stores.  I hadn’t even realized the service was available, so it was a great surprise to hear that our family’s old VHS and VHS-C’s could be digitized and transferred to DVD, preserving all those treasured memories, there.  As [...]

“Game of Your Life” : Fabulous Family Movie Night Coming on Friday, December 2!

On November 22, 2011, in Family Circus, Frugal, Fun Family Activities, Matters that Matter, Reviews, by Glenda Embree

if (WIDGETBOX) WIDGETBOX.renderWidget(’66dfe7b6-65b0-4b6e-b04d-cc78451e078b’);Get the Family Movie Night/P&G widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox! Not seeing a widget? (More info) Family movie night — do those words hold any significance for you?  I remember when it was a tradition to gather around the one and only television we owned (Who on earth would [...]

Get a Melissa & Doug 25% Off Coupon When You Take the North “Poll”

On November 15, 2011, in Budget-wise, Family Circus, Frugal, Fun Family Activities, by Glenda Embree

Melissa & Doug want you to tell them which of their educational toys you think is the best! Just click on the image below to place your vote in the North “Poll!”  You’ll Get a Melissa & Doug 25% Off Coupon** to use at MelissaAndDoug.com just for voting!

Our Bob Evans Farm Festival Video Memories #BEFarmFest

On November 15, 2011, in Family Circus, Frugal, Fun Family Activities, by Glenda Embree

Why is it so hard for us to self-edit when it comes to home movies?   lol   Am I the only one who has hours of tape trained on babies who are learning to crawl (A couple of seconds would have been more than sufficient.) or a toddler jabbering the same “first word” over and over?  [...]

I ♥ My SanDisk Sansa Clip Zip & I Have One for a Busy-at-Home Reader!

Every other member of our family can be found wandering about with fuzzy little black earbuds hanging from their ears, connected to an MP3 device of some sort.  Even my nine-year-old!  These devices are from a variety of brands and price-points.  I personally have never had an MP3 player of my own, and until now, [...]

Drama, Adventures & Intrigue…Oh My! A Six-Book, Action-Packed Historical Fiction Adventure Series for a Busy-at-Home Reader!

Would I like to participate in a book tour for the new Imagination Station Book Series from Focus on the Family?  Ummm…YES!  Since my oldest girls, now 27 and 25, were young, Mr. Whitaker, Imagination Station and the Adventures in Odyssey series have been a family favorite pasttime. I remember the days when our radio [...]

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