Military Wives, Military Moms & Grandmas

I am a Military Mom~Our Son, Kevin is a Naval Ceremonial Guard! One of his many duties is to bury our fallen Soldiers with dignity and great honor! We are very proud of him & of all of them! ~you will not see me posting my political or religious views, but this one is very close to our hearts! Please take a moment and watch this video~don't forget to grab the Kleenex.

STRONG AS STEEL

GE has some great promotions right now and the kick off is this hilarious video. A whole new meaning to LOL!!!!

Safeway's Eating Right Kids! Product Giveaway!!

Hi All!

Please first read my "Eating Right Kids" product review post below, so you can get excited about this cool giveaway! This is only for one week, so act fast!

I am pleased to announce the Safeway "Eating Right Kids" Giveaway basket worth $75.00!!

The winner will receive:

*Eating Right Kids products in a thermal bag to take with you everywhere.

*Eating Right Kids green reusable shopping bag.

*Eating Right Kids Brochure

*Couture Tweety T-Shirt from Junk Food

*Bugs Bunny Playful Plush Item

Giveaway Rules:

*Follow my blog, or let me know that you follow my blog

*checkout "Eating Right Kids" at http://www.safeway.com/, then comment about one of the food items.

*You may enter the giveaway up to 4 times by leaving 4 comments.

I will have a random drawing on October 28th at 6am central time. please check back as I must have a claimed winner that day!

Don't forget to checkout out other giveaway running this month! November Giveaway is posted below!

THANK YOU ALL FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE GIVEAWAY! THE WINNER IS BY RANDOM DRAWING: TIME FOR BEADS!! CONGRATS TO ANDRIA!

Safeway's Eating Right Kids! Product Review

Hi Ladies!

I can be a picky Mom in certain areas~good foods for my children is one of them! Eight years ago our family went "Organic", at a time when most people we knew did not have an interest in that kind of thing~We loved the healthier foods, but were shell shocked at the increase in our food budget. Something had to give~ after much research, we bought only the crucial organics & added natural foods as much as possible. We have especially been interested in natural foods for our Son who has Autism & now our 14 month old Foster Daughter who is allergic to corn products. This means I have to do alot of scratch cooking as processed foods are out!!

I was recently thrilled to be introduced to "Eating Right Kids", products created by Safeway and Warner Bros' Looney Tunes, to bring you meals, snacks, cereals and drinks your kids will love~and you'll feel good about. I received a the Eating Right Kids Chewy Bar, Kids Fruit Cup, 100% Apple Juice & Whole Wheat Macaroni & Beef. YUM! delicious, my kids gobbled the chewy bar first and devoured the rest & the best part is they contain NO high fructose corn syrup, so my little ones can enjoy these without the allergy issues! Affordable on a frugal budget!!

Eating right Kids is a full line of foods that not only taste good, but are better for your kids. They have been formulated to standards based on the most recent dietary recommendations and regulations from several federal and state agencies. Why is this important? because we need to have a positive impact on childhood obesity & diabetes.

Warner Bros. consumer Products Division is clearing the store shelves of the majority of foods featuring looney tunes, that do not meet a "better-for-you" standard. Making it easy for Mom's to spot healthy products featuring packages with the logo of your kids favorite Looney Tunes characters. (Bugs, Tweety, Taz, Sylvester, etc)

To learn more about these products, go to www.safeway.com & search under "Eating Right Kids".

Special Thanks goes to

Marie Baker

http://www.childsplaypr.com/

PRODUCT REVIEW! SUPER BABY FOOD!!

Hi All,

I was thrilled to do a review on this book/bible "Super Baby Food" by Ruth Yaron. I had actually purchased one years ago before the birth of our Son, Joel. I faithfully used the tips in this book to make natural good foods for our Son. Now I use this for our Foster Daughter.

This book contains everything you will need to know about feeding your Baby to Toddler in the first three years. Even a seasoned Mom can gleen some good information from this book.

*Introducing solid foods

*The importance of mealtimes

*Introducing new foods-month*by*month

*The consistency to make at each age

*The amounts of food your child should be eating

*The amounts of liquids your child should have at there age

*How to handle homemade food to prevent food poisoning

*Over 350 recipes & more

*Money saving food tips

& the list goes on!

Be Blessed!

NOVEMBER GIVEAWAY!!

Hi Ladies,

As we approach the Christmas season, we are thinking about what we can spend this year & want to make our money stretch more than ever. On our website, we feature an adorable line of vintage inspired, retro, rockabilly line of clothing that is fun & affordable.

For the November Giveaway, the winner will choose from any of our printed onesies or tees sized from 3 months to 12 years. **please note that ruffled bum onesies & embroidered items are not included.

Giveaway Rules~~

~~Sign up to follow my blog, or let me know that you already do

~~click on www.smallsprouts.com/clothing.html, to view our items & then comment on our blog which item you would choose if you were the winner~~

We will have a random drawing on Friday, November 20th with the winners name posted on our blog. You must claim your prize at that time!!

THE WINNER IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats to Michelle @ michellechappellphotography.blogspot.com

Check out her blog~~~so beautiful pictures~~~she is very talented

& THE WINNER IS!!

Hi All,

We have three winners today!! thank you all for entering the giveaway!

Sarsosari is the winner of the beautiful Pink Minky Blanket!!

Liz wins the Fall Colors Headband

The Clay Family wins the Holly & Ivy Headband

winners please contact me with your shipping information!

Stay tuned for more Giveaways & frugal ideas!

Christine

More Frugal Tips

Hi Ladies,

Before I give you some great Frugal Tips from my Mom! I wanted to say the best tip I ever got from my Mom was Sewing. I truly believe the most valuable frugal asset you could have would be to learn sewing. Think about it! you can make clothes, put buttons back on, hem & let down pants, make pillows, decor items for you home. The possibilities are endless.

My Mom has lived through lean and abundant times which endows her with frugal wisdom.

Back in earlier days, they used to resole their shoes or replace heals instead of buying new ones. Personally, I have done this for my Husbands shoes as he is very picky about the fit of his shoes and when we find a pair he loves, we just resole them.

My Mom got her first Library card when she was 8 years old and has had on ever since. Imagine the amount of money she has saved over the years by borrowing instead of buying. She loves to read so much that she does sometimes buy books, but then she shares them with her friends and they have book parties. Libraries are great for videos, learning DVD's , lot to check out!!

Clothes trading party!! I love this idea. Just get together with your friends to trade out clothes. Items that you may not like, your friend could love.

She loves Artisan bread (those unsliced breads) but they often go stale quick, so rewrap them in the plastic bag that you bring home from the store and get an extra week of freshness. Cut of the ends of the bread for sanitary reasons.

When Gourmet, flavored vinegars are empy, pour regular oil into the bottles. The residue left at the bottom flavors the new vinegar and the flavor last through many refills. Do the same with olive oil.

Bartering is back in style, I will work in your garden, if you will fix my plumbing. There are tons of bartering websites now.

If you spend most of your time on your cell phone, give up your landline and save quite a bit of money.

Have a free inspection done by your power company. Mom did this and they brought free lightbulbs & a list of great energy saving ideas. Big tip: put you electrical items on power strips and then turn off the power strips at night for extra savings.

On groceries. We do buy alot from Costco as we are a family of Five, but for one person like my Mom, bulk buying does not make sense. If you are a smaller family, buy in smaller portions for less waste.

You know those "green bags" you see advertized. If you take your store shopping bags and tightly wrap your items, they work the same way. I take my almost ripe bananas and wrap them tightly in my Walmart bags and they stay fresh longer. As soon as the air hits your fruits and vegetable, they will ripen quicker.

Thanks Mom for the great tips!!!

Be Blessed!

Christine