Every night before our prayers we discuss what we are thankful for from that day.  Then we thank God specifically for these things in our prayers.  BusyBoy and GigglyGirl say Thank You instead of Thankful, hence the name Thank You Journal rather than Gratitude Journal.  This year, I think we will cover an old journal [...]

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The garage sale this past weekend was a HUGE success.  We have so much more space in our house now.  All of the infant and toddler clothes are gone.  The 8 computers we were selling are gone.  All of the 3 ring binders and hanging file folders are gone.  I have tons EMPTY Rubbermaid containers again. 

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How do you handle the never ending flow of laundry in your home?  Do you have a system to organize it and make it easier on yourself?  Or, do you just buy new clothes and throw away the dirty ones? 
Leave comments below to help me!  I cannot afford all new clothes! 
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aka The Coupon Mom Part 2. This is part two of a three part series. Click to go to Part 1: The Coupon Mom and Part 3: Cut the Hunger. Just How Valuable Are Coupons? In 2006, 331 billion dollars were distributed through 253 billion coupons. Of those 253 [...]

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Holiday Grand Plan
The Holiday Grand Plan officially starts this week.  This year will be my fifth year using the Plan.  I stumbled upon this website after the twins were born and found that it is a great way to keep organized and stay ahead of the Christmas rush, while trying to manage the day-to-day activities [...]

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