Thought of the Day

Life is short. Pray hard.

Thought of the Day

Life is fragile - handle with prayer.

Thanksgiving Poem

At Grandma's House

I like the taste of turkey

Any time throughout the year

But it never seems to taste as good

As when Thanksgiving's here.

Could be it's all the trimmings

That are cooked with it to eat-

But I think it'seating at Grandma's house

That makes it such a treat!

Author Unknown

I use to spend every Thanksgiving at my Grandma's and this poem made me think of her!!

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The Season of Giving - The Frugal Way

Now is a wonderful time to start thinking about what you can do to help others during the holiday season. There are numerous ways to help others and not put a financial burden on yourself. The area I live in was listed in Forbes magazine as No. 4 on a list of 10-most-vulnerable cities and towns in America. The job market here is terrible and getting worse daily.

Below is a few things that I am doing to help others while spending very little or no money.

1) Give a Kid a Coat Campaign - I have donated 4 coats this year that will be cleaned and handout out to children in need.

2) Samartian's Purse - Operation Christmas Child - I love to do these. I have completed 4 and I have spent less that $5.

3) Food Pantries - You can find a food pantry by searching with your zip code or you may know of one locally that is not listed. I have taken $5 for the past 3 weeks and purchased great items to donate. It is amazing what you can get for $5 with sales and coupons.

4) Donating by Clicking - Lots of great things to choose from and all this costs is a few minutes of your time.

5) Holiday Mail for Heroes - Send a few extra Christmas Cards - Send a recovering soldier, servicemen, and veterans in the US and abroad Christmas Cards. The goal is to distribute 1 million pieces of holiday mail. Holiday cards should be mailed to: Holiday Mail for Heroes

P.O. Box 5456 Capitol Heights, MD. 20791-5456

6) Toys for Tots - Every child should have something from Santa Christmas morning. Look for great gifts on clearance. You can also find new toys at yard sales and thrift stores. I always seem to end up with a couple of new toys from my daughter. Ever since Payton was born she always seems to get 2 of something either at Christmas or for her birthday. Instead of exchanging I always save the item to donate. This is something I hope she continues to do as she gets older.

What other great frugal ways have you found to help others?

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I had over 15 responses......but Dottie was the first one. They will go out in the mail today!!

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Thought of the Day

Every day we are called to small things with great love.

- Mother Teresa

Tasty Tuesday - Ham, Egg, and Cheese Bake

Ingredients:
4 to 6 Slices White Bread, Crust Trimmed, Cut into 1-inch pieces
8 ounces of Deli Ham, Coarsely Chopped
2-1/2 Cups Shredded Monterey Jack Cheese
3 Tbsp. Finely Chopped Chives
6 Large Eggs
1/2 Cup Milk
Salt and Pepper
2 Plum Tomatoes, Thinly Sliced



Preheat oven to 350°.
Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
Layer the bread, ham 2 cups of cheese and 2 tbsp chives in the dish.
In a medium bow, whisk together the eggs, milk, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper.
Pour into the dish and top with tomato slices in an even layer.
Bake the eggs until nearly set, about 30 minutes.
Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup cheese and 1 tbsp chives on top and bake until golden.

A Picture is Worth a 1000 Words

Payton's 1st game of putt-putt!

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Practice random acts of praise!

And the Winners Are......

Congratulations!!!

Here are your random numbers:

7
11
10

1st Place - 5 HP Photosmart Gift Cards - Nanci


2nd Place - 3 HP Photosmart Gift Cards - Ginny


3rd Place - 2 HP Photosmart Gift Cards - Katie


The winners have been emailed and they have 48 hours to respond. Thanks to everyone who participated. Please stayed tuned.......there will be lots of great giveaways in the month of December!!!


Winner was chosen by random.org.

Multi-Use Item - Hair Dryer

5 Things to Do with a Hair Dryer:

1) Dust hard to reach places.

2) Set frosting on cake.

3) Unstick a photo.

4) Iron plastic tablecloth or shower curtain - Hold 12" away.

5) Remove crayon marks or wax spills - Blow the starin on high heat until melted and then wipe away.

Thought of the Day

Each day is a gift form God - Have you said "Thank You" today?

I WON ANOTHER BLOG AWARD!!

Thanks so much to Julie at Coupon Saving Family for my award. What a great surprise and honor and such an awesome way to start off the week. Now I have to tell you six things that I am thankful for, and then I have to award six people with this award.
I am Thankful For:

1) My Wonderful Family

2) My Great Friends (online included)

3) I am thankful for my faith.

4) My Home that is filled with Love.

5) The jobs that my husband and I have so that we are able to provide for my daughter and ourselves. There is so many people without jobs that are struggling to make it from day to day.

6) My ability and love of having a blog and hoping that I am in some helping others find the best and thrifty things in this world.

Now I have to pass this award on to 6 others:

1) Katie at Three Blondes and a Redhead - She is currently doing a 12 days of Christmas series with lots of great things to do.

2) Kristen at Pajama Mama - She had a great post Friday on a creative thrifty idea for a Christmas gift.

3) KaseyQ at The Beautiful Thrifty Life - She always has great deals available.

4) Angie at Thrifty Florida Mom - Sharing Ideas on how to Spend Less, Save More, and Act Your Wage

5) Debbie at Suburb Sanity - She is such a great person and I love to read her blog. She has the funniest stories.

6) Thrifty Jinxy - Another great blog with freebies and ways to save money.

Thought of the Day

The surest form of help is self-help.