Posted on February 24th, 2008 by TheHappyHousewife
During the week of March 7-14th, 5 Minutes for Mom is hosting the Ultimate Blog Party 2008. This is a fantastic opportunity to introduce your blog to a bunch of new people and to find new blogs that you will want to read regularly. There are tons of prizes and last year over 1000 bloggers [...]
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Posted on February 24th, 2008 by TheHappyHousewife
Our littlest princess is 2!
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Posted on February 23rd, 2008 by TheHappyHousewife
This was a good deal week for The Happy Housewife. On Sunday, I took my friend to CVS to show her how to work the deals with the ECB’s. After I made my purchases she chuckled at my $5 out of pocket total (which is actually a little high) and said, “I’m a [...]
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Posted on February 22nd, 2008 by TheHappyHousewife
I like coupons and I use them frequently, but I always remember my price
point when shopping. My price point is the maximum price I will pay for
a specific item.
Here are some examples.
My goal price for a box of cereal is $1.00, but the maximum price I will pay
for a box of cereal is $1.50. My [...]
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Posted on February 22nd, 2008 by TheHappyHousewife
This week my daughter and I made these adorable tutus. They were so easy and required minimal sewing. They came together so quickly we forgot to take pictures of anything but the finished product.
Here are three of the tutus, we still need to finish two more
here is a close up
We had fun making them and [...]
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Posted on February 21st, 2008 by TheHappyHousewife
Crest Toothpaste is on sale for a $1.29. Procter and Gamble has a coupon flier out with $1/1 coupon. That is a 6.4 oz tube for $0.29 after coupons.
Also certain flavors of Pillsbury Cake mix are on sale for $0.75. There is a coupon from a few weeks back for $1 off 3 mixes. Your [...]
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Posted on February 21st, 2008 by TheHappyHousewife
Favorite Books for Little Girls
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
Madeline [...]
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Posted on February 20th, 2008 by TheHappyHousewife
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Posted on February 19th, 2008 by TheHappyHousewife
It’s hard to believe our sweet pea is four years old today…
Your big sister waited ten years for you…
By the time you were eight months old you had lived through four hurricanes, but you didn’t seem to mind….
We found out that you love the beach…
and the pool…
and playing dress up…
picking flowers…
animals…
sometimes you even like to [...]
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Posted on February 19th, 2008 by TheHappyHousewife
I can’t believe it is already time for another Kitchen Tip Tuesday. My weeks are flying by. This week I have some banana tips. Bananas are cheap, healthy, and most kids like them. They are also versatile. You can eat them plain, put them on cereal, use them in desserts, smoothies, and of course banana [...]
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