I wish I could say that my time spent away from HCW was spent fulfilling some lifelong dream or greater purpose. I was in Kenya, working with orphans or building houses with H4H, or even filming an episode of Wife Swap.

But no, I just got overwhelmed. My WAH job that supposedly had a 'busy season' Jan. to April is really just busy all the time. By increasing my work hours we are able to pay off our house way before our first kid goes to college and increase our...

I probably will eventually type out what coupons they sent, but here is a list for (my) future reference, and anyone else. There are other companies that said they'd send coupons, still waiting on those, so will add them later.

Companies that sent coupons:

Mama Rosie's - sent 4 free coupons (although I found out now that the southeast doesn't even sell any of their products!)

Bird's Eye - 4 .25/1 and 1 free Steamfresh

Mt. Olive - .55/1
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My father has taught me many things, but one thing has stood out time and again- the power of giving.


Fifteen years ago my dad felt compelled to go on a short-term mission trip to Honduras, putting his skills as a builder to work on a medical clinic. While there, he befriended a rag-tag group of children who played near the building site. They captured his heart, especially the 4-year-old boy named Ybor. He was the son of the village...

Last week I received an envie I was excitedly waiting for, due to triples coming up, at one of the grocery stores I frequent. Triples started Friday, but I was only able to go yesterday, Sunday. No problema! Got up at 4:20 am (yay for delight savings ending!), refreshed, energized and roaring to go! Since the store would not open for several hours, I decided to do some laundry. Ran down to the laundry room, clothes into the washers, sat down and started marking the circular and matching the coupons...

This is good to know!



Coffee filters ..who knew! And you can buy 1,000 at the Dollar Tree for almost nothing. COFFEE FILTERS: Not just for making coffee....


1. Cover bowls or dishes when cooking in the microwave. Coffee filters make excellent covers.

2. Clean windows and mirrors. Coffee filters are lint-free so they'll leave windows sparkling.

3. Protect China . Separate your good dishes...