The First Snow of the Season

                    Yesterday was the first snow of year. It started snowing late in the afternoon when I picked the girls up from school.  By the time we got home, changed for gymnastics and walked out the door to head to practice, the snow was really coming down:)  I managed to get a few pictures of the girls as we were walking to the car:)            ...

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Adding Crystal Bling to a Broken Candleabra

  I bought a candelabra on clearance at Kirkland’s years ago for less than $10.  It had a nice old-world look to it, and I used in both of my apartments and our last home.  The glass candle holders broke during our last move, and I have been trying to think of a way to utilize it in our new home.  I thought that if I added a little bling to it, I could use it in our master bedroom,so  I bought some jewelry crystals at Hobby...

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My Husband's First Black Friday

                     If you read my blog, you know that we have plenty of room to grow into our new home and have been trying to furnish our home in a budget-friendly way.  Since we both know that Black Friday is one of the best times of year to invest in electronics, we kept a close eye on the ads this year.  The $199 42 inch door...

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In Everything Give Thanks....

                     Thanksgiving…...the great American holiday.  It’s a time to be thankful for our faith, family, friends, freedom, finances, food, and football;)  While I am certainly thankful for all of those things, tonight I find myself being thankful for the unexpected things that come into our lives that we may initially wish never occurred; yet when we look back, it’s those unexpected things that force us to look beyond ourselves and...

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Pumpkin Cheesecake

                                    I love the pumpkin  cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory, but I have to tell ya that Paula Deen’s pumpkin cheesecake recipe is nearly as good as Cheesecake Factory’s.  You can get the recipe here.  After making one over the weekend,...

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A Holiday Tradition....a few days early...

Traditions….we all have them, especially this time of year.  Typically, we put the tree up the day after Thanksgiving, but this year we put it up a few days early as we decked the halls this past Saturday night. When we decorate our home for Christmas, Matt puts the tree together and puts the lights on the tree, while I decorate the rest of the house.Once he’s finished, I give him a plate of cookies while I take over...

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Buttery Crab Pot Pie

I got this recipe from a Paula Deen cookbook, and I really like it this time of year.  What could be better than a butter crab pot pie on a cool November night.  Give it try and see if you like it too:)INGREDIENTS8 tbsp. butter1 small yellow onion (chopped)1 c. mushrooms (sliced)salt and pepper to taste2 tbsp. flour ( and more for dusting)1 1/2 c. milk1/4 c. clam juice 1/4 cup medium-dry sherry1/2 lb. crabmeat (drained and picked clean...

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DIY Dollar Store Autumn Candle Holders

         One the great things about having a blog, is keeping up with all of the other blogs that I follow.  I love being inspired by other bloggers and feeding off of their creativity.  Once in awhile, I see something that another blogger has created and I say to myself, “I love that, and I have to try to make that!”  This is one of those times, folks.             ...

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The First Saturday of the Month at Goodwill

                  It’s the first Saturday of the month, and do you know what that means?  Well, if you ever shop at Goodwill,you know that means that today everything in the store is 50% off.  Now that the cold weather is here, much of the time and energy that I spent on garage sales in the warmer months is spent thrifting in other ways during the colder...

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A Little Bit of Clearance Bling

                 I’m not exactly sure what these little pendant things are called, but I got a two-pack on clearance at Hobby Lobby for only $2.  They go with our bedroom perfectly, and I used them to add a little bling to some accent pieces in our room.  While I don’t know what they are called, the package did say that the purpose of them is to decorate candles,...

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Craigslist Armoire Refinished - FINALLY!

 The $75 Craigslist solid wood armoire is FINALLY finished!!!If you recall, we furnished much of our master bedroom from Craigslist back in March.  You can read more about those purchases here. For several months, the armoire sat in the garage, because Matt and I couldn't move it on our own:(  It was finally moved upstairs Labor Day weekend when we had some extra man-power:) But upstairs it sat for...

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