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Our Thanksgiving Feast

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! It was so wonderful to take time off from the blog and get ready for the holidays that I think I just might have to do that the week of Christmas too! I … Continue reading


How to Create an Advent Calendar Out of Common Household Items

It is that time of year again and that means another Advent season. Today I wanted to share with you a “use what you have” Advent calendar that we created last year. It was such a hit that I plan … Continue reading


An Apron Full of Giveaways 11.30.10

Lover Dovers, $29.99 Welcome to our Apron Full of Giveaways! I hope everyone is having a great week this week! As we do each week,  here is our round-up of giveaways for our readers. We hope that this is beneficial … Continue reading


Baked Pumpkin Donuts With Maple Syrup Frosting

If you are anything like me, I am sure you have a few extra cans of pumpkin leftover after making those pumpkin pies for the Thanksgiving feast. I have just the idea for where you can put those cans to … Continue reading


Happy Holidays from the Clark Family

Well, sweet friends, for the first time ever…I am taking a little vacation from the blog.  In almost seven years, I have never purposefully taken a week off unless it was because of technical difficulties.  This week will be a … Continue reading


Family Holiday Activity: Fighting Hunger Together Today!

In the busy chaos of trying to prepare for the holidays, it is often overlooked that so many people will not get the beauty of sitting around  a table and indulging in a Thanksgiving feast. In fact, 1 out of … Continue reading


Freebie Friday: November 19, 2010

Happy Freebie Friday, everyone! We have been so lucky to have Freebies 4 Mom share their list of the best freebies of the week with our readers each and every Friday. Please visit her site for fabulous freebies and sweepstakes information … Continue reading


Amy’s Notebook 11.17.10

I love this simple guide to homemade chicken stock (@ Small Notebook) These crocheted cupcake potholders are adorable (@ What’s Baking, Cupcake?) I love this round-up of 59 cheap Thanksgiving recipes (@ Cheap Healthy Good) I will have to make … Continue reading


Taking a Little Store-Bought Help in the Kitchen for the Holidays

If you have been reading the site long enough, I am sure you know that I am one of those people that prefers to make everything from scratch to cut down on our grocery budget. We have big eaters in … Continue reading


An Apron Full of Giveaways: Bissell Steam & Sweep Ending!

Madeit4u, $25 Welcome to our Apron Full of Giveaways! I hope everyone is having a great week this week! As we do each week,  here is our round-up of giveaways for our readers. We hope that this is beneficial to … Continue reading