2013 autumn front porch

18 September 2013

Hello, friends! We are renting a duplex while we will be building. It is half the size of our previous house, but it’s going to be home for the next 7-8 months, so we’re working with what we’ve got. Here is our autumn front porch:fall front porch
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my kids’ top 10 favorite picture books ever

17 September 2013

We adore books in this house and have quite the collection after collecting for more than 15 years. We’ve shared our favorite Christmas books here, but I asked my kids to pick out their top 10 favorite picture books for a little presentation I was giving at my church women’s group. It was so fun and quite revealing to see the ones that they picked together. I don’t know if I would have picked them correctly on my own. I am going to share the links on Amazon, but of course you can find them at thrift stores, ebay, library sales, your mother’s basement, you know.
favorite kid's books

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easy fall - autumn wreath

16 September 2013

Hello! Are you sick of hearing from me every day yet? We are halfway through our every day September! Okay, I admit I’m scrambling some days when I don’t plan ahead, but it’s been good! I like the creative juices flowing again..
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Speaking of which, I wanted a fall wreath for our door on our rental, but didn’t want to spend a lot. Here is what I came up with:
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courage for the week 9.15.13

15 September 2013

people around us -monson

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my grocery list

14 September 2013

This is how I make my grocery list these days. I empty out my brain onto our white board in the hall:
list on white board
Then, I snap a picture of it with my phone and off I go.
grocery list on phone

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caught my eye: reader makeovers + deals

13 September 2013

Do you all remember Heather, m{?
’0onogram bucket girl? Look what she did with her duvet covers from Target:curtains from duvet covers

Don’t they look fantastic?

And here are the ruffle curtains she made for her girl’s room~I love her taste.ruffled curtains in girl's room

 

And here is another WOW makeover from Crafty and Caffeinated ~ she used the same gel stain that we did on our kid’s bathroom on her oak kitchen:kitchen before gel stain

kitchen after gel stain

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What a difference! You can read about all of the details over at her blog.

And of course, a few good deals to share for the weekend:

* a new Redbox code available for a free DVD rental! Only fo use at the kiosk only and does not work for online reservations. Good for one night’s rental, if you keep it longer you’ll have to pay for additional nights. At the kiosk, enter MCPC213S

 * Snapfish has their penny prints back! 99 4X6 prints for 1 cent each, plus about $6 for shipping. Good through 9/17 Enter code: SEPTPRINT99 at checkout after you upload 99 prints to your cart.

* Tom’s shoes has a $10 off code, plus free shipping! Use code: THANKYOU13

*Groupon is offering $70 Worth of Picaboo Product for $19! Think holidays - photo books, calendars, canvas prints, etc.! Make sure you’ll be able to finish it before Nov. 16 though.

*Amazon deals:

* If you have a school party, fair, or birthday party coming up (or trick or treat favors!) these are a BIG hit: LED Finger Lights (40 pcs)

* I love these American Girl books for explaining growing up and body changes for girls. Now, they have them for younger girls ages 8-10 and older girls 10 & up. Lowest prices I’ve seen:

The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Younger Girls $6.67

The Care and Keeping of You 2: The Body Book for Older Girls $6.67

Some great deals on essentials that are delivered right to your door. You can buy them in your pajamas ♥

* 24 Rolls of Sparkle Paper Towels $21.71 after you clip the coupon on the page and choose subscribe & save.

* Quilted Northern 48 Double Rolls $22.74 with subscribe & save

* Tide Free and Gentle 2 Pack $9.87 after you clip the coupon on the page and choose subscribe & save.

I was going to say have a great weekend, and please do, but I will be back Saturday, Sunday, every day until the end of the month:

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Until tomorrow!

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my blogging story: part 2

12 September 2013

Hello, again and welcome back! Thanks for listening :) Here is part 1 if you missed it..
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As we were getting settled into Texas, I had a really great idea, something that had been at the back of my mind since we lived in Idaho. There was a discount home décor store there that a local family opened that was only open 2 days a week. Lubbock had nothing like it, and I thought it would be such a great idea to open one. Besides, it was only open 2 days a week, I could completely handle that! I could even build a playroom at the back that my little ones could play in while I set up the beautiful décor and chatted with my customers. It had been discouraging watching our savings being drained so quickly and this seemed like the perfect solution to supplement our modest student income. I called our realtor, she thought it sounded like a great idea and gave me some sources for looking into buildings to rent.

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