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Another great activity for the kids is, take them outside in the yard or on a nature walk. Have them pick up leaves and twigs. Find a nice tall clear vase have the kids pour there findings in and display as a center piece.

So this year I am gonna bring back and Old Holiday craft. All you need is Oranges and Cloves. Let the kid make thier own design with the cloves and set them out for display and great smell.

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So I had to take my 4 year old to the dentist. She is very strong willed she try’s and gets her two cents before anyone else can. So I was dreading it the whole time because last time she cried the whole time, and the time before she had to be sedated. Well I found a dentist I liked and that worked really well with her.

She spoke to her like an adult and treated her with respect and trust. My daughter dosen’t open up to anyone and she was very responsive to her dentist. So overall walking away with all my sanity in tack all I could say is go with some one you and your child are both comfortable with. It makes a big difference.

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 15-ounce can pumpkin
• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Icing:

• 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 2 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Using an electric mixer at medium speed, combine the eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin until light and fluffy. Stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda. Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and mix at low speed until thoroughly combined and the batter is smooth. Spread the batter into a greased 13 by 10-inch baking pan. Bake for 30 minutes. Let cool completely before frosting. Cut into bars.

To make the icing: Combine the cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add the sugar and mix at low speed until combined. Stir in the vanilla and mix again. Spread on cooled pumpkin bars.

The kids were busy making dirt castles, and mud pies. Serving them up with the dirt filled nails.

It so nice to see them just enjoying the moment.

This economy is making budgets tight for a lot of people. So I want to let you in on some of the tips we use in our own house to make money stretch.

First I would say get on a budget, know what you’re making and what you’re spending. This will also show you where you can cut back and get extra money to save. I know when our family did a budget we were spending a lot on fast food and snacks, we were just nickel and diming our way to the poor house Budgeting has opened our lives up to smart spending and allows us to do more and stay out of major debt.

Food is a major expense and with three kids plus a husband to feed it takes a lot to keep food on the table. We used to shop when we needed something, those little trips not only wasted gas but also wasted money since we only picked up what we needed for the day or week and not what we needed for a month. Something had to change. We found Costco. Now we shop once every two weeks for the bulk or our grocery items in bulk. This has saved us thousands of dollars over the course of two years and we have more food in the house.

Get a second job or sell stuff. When it’s tight you may need to bring in extra cash to either eliminate debt or make your life more comfortable. You can take on a second job but that’s a tough thing to get working with everyone’s schedule or you can just sell stuff online. Ebay makes it easy to sell stuff online, from old but good kids clothes to even vehicles and houses. We sold several vehicles thru Ebay this year and it’s really quite simple, fun and profitable.

So hopefully this little bit of info is helpful I will be expanding on budgets and Ebay in the next couple of days.

We are a family of Five so we shop at Costco alot.

Well when we were there last we found organic “Pop Tarts”

They taste great and are a great little treat every now and then

the brand is Nature’s Path  they have alot of other products as

well. Check it out.

2 cups flour

2tablespoons sugar

1 tablespoon Baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 3/4 cup milk

6 tablespoons oil

2 eggs

Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt - then mix milk oil and eggs together

Pour wet ingredients into dry bowl.

The trick is not to over mix or they will not be light and fluffy. It is okay if it looks a little chunky.

Let sit for five minuets and then cook. The kids will love them. Serve with jelly, honey, or syrup

*If  you  prefer organic  ingredients feel free to substitute.

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 teaspoon pepper

1/2 salt

6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter

3/4 cup milk

Preheat oven to 450

Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, pepper, and salt in bowl.

Cut butter into tablespoon pieces. Rub in 2 tablespoon of butter with your finger tips until no visible pieces

remain. Rub in the remaining 4 tablespoons butter just until it is in even pea size pieces.

Stir in the milk in to make a loose dough.

Turn dough onto a lightly floured work surface mix a little more by hand them roll it our about 1/2 inch

thick. Use 2-3 inch round cutter and place on cooking sheet.

Bake until tops are lightly browned about 15 min.

**For a twist split them open put mozzarella cheese (or your preferred cheese) and add prosciutto (or Cooked Bacon) Put them back into the oven just until the cheese melts. They are delicious.

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