Join Moms Meet and Get a FREE Welcome Kit

I wanted to share this again for any moms who may have missed it the first time around...

Join Moms Meet (hosted by Kiwi and Earth's Best) and you will receive the following:

• A FREE One-year Subscription to Kiwi Magazine - This magazine is loaded with awesome tips and articles relevant to our favorite little subjects, our kids. I usually find a few coupons in the magazines as well. ;)
• $5.00 in coupon savings for Earth's Best products - Organic baby and toddler foods
• Access to Moms Meet site and all of the wonderful advice for raising a healthy family
  

You will also have the option to sign up as a Moms Meet Ambassador to lead group meetings in your town. They will train you to show your friends the way to healthier families. You’ll also receive special gifts from Earth Best’s and KIWI Magazine.

Always Check Your Children's Homework...

Mommy works at Home Depot; she was selling a shovel.

(However, now the school thinks Mommy is a pole dancer.)

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lol -- I needed a good laugh.

This reminds me of all the funny (and scary) things my students would tell me!
My daughter has said some pretty embarrassing things (too personal to share).

Has your child ever said anything to make you turn red?

Couponing as a Couple

This quote always makes me laugh... it reminds when I used to take my husband to the grocery store with me B.C. (Before Couponing). Every-single-time we got to the checkout line, he would do this obnoxious, fake heart attack thing when the cashier read the total. Even though he was joking, it was so embarrassing. I leave him at home now.

Since I've started couponing I decided to take my husband along on one grocery store outing - just so he could realize what I go through at the store... scanning for deals, going through my list, sorting coupons, managing a toddler, getting everything/everyone in and out of car and house. Not only did we spend more money than I planned (he kept adding things to the buggy), but he was so paranoid that our daughter was going to get run over by a shopping cart. Oy, vey!

I decided to let him sit the grocery trips out, but (mistakingly) sent him on a CVS run for me one weekend. I had two items on the list and a coupon for each - paper towels (which would produce ecbs) and dog food (also would give out ecbs). I wrote everything down in detail and gave him the Ecbs we would be cashing in so we wouldn't have to pay out of pocket.

He came home 45 minutes later (CVS is 4 minutes from our house) with the paper towels - the wrong brand, so no ecbs, and no dog food. And, worse, the ecbs I sent him with were all spent. Bless his heart.

Now he stays home and is just thrilled when I come home with my long receipt and tell him I saved 70%. And he has replaced the fake heart attack thingy with a huge smile! Plus, he's more than happy to be the guinea pig for all my freebies. :)

Please share how couponing works within your marriage! Do you enlist your husband's help cutting, sorting, shopping, etc? I'd love to hear your tips for "training" your husband to be more frugal.

Join FreePeats.org for FREE (3 days only - HURRY!)

Join Freepeats.org between 10/10/08 and 10/12/2008

and get a lifetime membership for FREE!

*FreePeats forums/groups are offered in 31 major US cities. Check to see if your city is on the list and get your FREE membership!

About Freepeats.org:

(from their website)

Here you can get gently-used baby, kid, and maternity items like clothing, high chairs, bouncers, swings, bikes, and toys for free from other parents who have finished with them. It's also a way to get rid of baby cast offs without having to load up the car (and the kids) and take them to the thrift store.

How does it work?

Simply click here to see if your city's forum is up and running. If it is, join! Then watch your local Freepeats listings for free-to-a-good-home, good-condition baby, kid and maternity items in your area.

Got stuff you want to Freepeat? Post your own gently-used baby equipment, toys and clothes and pass it on to a like-minded thrifty parent (or future parent) like yourself!

Words that Stir Your Heart

Every once in a while I'll come across a song that moves me.

This time around it is the beautifully-written song, Simple Devotion, by Misty Edwards.

Listen to it here:

Sing Along:
Over and over and over and over again
I will stir up my soul to lay hold of You
Over and over and over and over again
I will stir up my soul
To lay hold of that which I cannot comprehend
Over and over and over and over again
Over and over and over and over again

And then I’ll just lean into sovereignty
I’ll embrace a mystery
And I’ll just rest in You
As I bathe in truth
Over and over and over and over again
This is my simple devotion
My walk of faith, day by day
Over and over and over and over again

And then I hear You say
As You gaze over the balcony of heaven
I hear You say as You peer through the lattice of time
I hear You say as You stand in heaven
I hear You say as You rejoice over me
“O Angels! O Angels! Look and see!
Through that dark night of faith
She is gazing at Me!
O Angels! O Angels! Look and see!
Through that cloud of unknowing
She’s gazing at Me!
And You have ravished My heart
My sister, My bride
With one glance of your eye!”
Over and over and over and over again…
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I love the lyrics to this song...
"Stirring up my soul to lay hold of You (Jesus)"
"Lean into sovereignty...embrace a mystery...bathe in Truth"

These lyrics serve as a gentle reminder of how God is capable of amazing things, beyond our comprehension. We don't have to understand His works to have faith, to lean on Him, to embrace Him. We just need to rest in Him...

I especially love God's response in this song:

“O Angels! O Angels! Look and see! Through that dark night of faith She is gazing at Me! O Angels! O Angels! Look and see! Through that cloud of unknowing She’s gazing at Me! And You have ravished My heart My sister, My bride With one glance of your eye!”

(Song of Solomon 4:9)
This is how God feels about us! Despite our imperfect, immature hearts He is thrilled to have a relationship with us! He is ravished by us, His children. He loves us so passionately and unconditionally -- no matter where we have been, what we have done --His grace is abundant and everlasting!

Tips for a Clean, Organized Home

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Heloise over at Good Housekeeping is a brilliant genius, and I just love popping over to see what handy tips she has for us busy moms.


Here are some must-have guides for Moms:

"Clean Your House in 10-Minutes a Day"- Easy house-cleaning tips and checklists

"30-minute Clutter Solution" - You can select a room of your house to get Heloise's de-cluttering tricks.

"Home Speed-Cleaning Guide" - Have company coming over? This guide will give you tips on how to clean up quickly.

"Uncommonly Good Uses for Everyday Things"



Thanks, Heloise! You are saving the sanity of moms everywhere.