Thrifty Thursday and Starbucks!!

Okay so Thursday is more than half over and I am just starting this post! :)

First things first --- baby H weighed 10oz at our last sono on Monday (18 weeks) and actually measured 5 days ahead!!  We also got proof that he is indeed a HE ~ but I'm sure you don't really want to see that here :)

Also, do you remember that 'Wise Words for Mom' post I Featured last week, with a giveaway?? Well I am so excited I actually won it!!!

This week, before I get to my Featured posts, I'd like to share another giveaway with you that I came across! Woohoo!!

Heather from Mommy Only Has 2 Hands is giving her readers a $20 Starbucks gift card. Be sure to stop by and enter for your chance to win with easy Rafflecopter entries!

Good Luck!

Contest Ends 10.04.13

Enter here

Now, on to this weeks Features! I'd really love to hear from you on your favorites, or if you have something you'd like me to Feature next week. All it takes is a comment!

Parmasean Quinoa with Pine Nuts: this looks amazing and I can't wait to try it at home!

Cheesy Garlic Biscuits: all I can say is Yummmmyyy :)

Well, there you have it ... more food. Seems to be the trend lately! I love getting new recipes! More often than not they just collect in my book, but I cannot wait to make these!

Can't wait to bring you more next week!! Remember just comment and tell me what your link is and I will Feature you next week!

Feel free to link up anything family friendly that you've made (recipes, DIY projects, tutorials, etc).
Please no Etsy shops, giveaways, or advertisements.
A link back would be appreciated, either with a text link or the Thrifty Tuesday button from above.
We would love it if you followed our blogs and Facebook pages! We look forward to featuring favorites each week.

Please remember that by submitting a link you are allowing Emmy Lane, Working on a Healthier Tomorrow, From Nature to Nurture,Krysta Steen,and Julia Kendrick to feature your fabulous work. We will always provide a photo and link back to the original post.

1. Red and Teal Autumn Mantel	2. Sticker Chart for Beginning Readers	3. Decorating with Apples! - GrandparentsPlus.com
4. Idea House - Part 1 -	5. Bag w/ Real Leaves	6. Fabulous Fudge Bars
7. Halloween Collage Box	8. A Houseful of Boys and Me	9. Make Your Own The Little Mermaid Tail
10. Beaded Spider Tutorial	11. Googly Eye Headbands	12. Battenburg Cake - fancy but easy
13. 22 Repurposing Ideas	14. DIY Fall Wreath	15. Ham and Swiss Lasagna Rolls
16. Let's Dig In - E's Construction Birthday Party	17. Turkey Taco Biscuit Cups #PillsburyBiscuits	18. Mini Cheesecake Recipe
19. 3D Paper Box	20. Car Care Basic Checklist	21. Mint And Coral Bridal Shower
22. Lemongrass for Scrub and Salad	23. Cowgirl Gilet	24. Smashed Frogs – Halloween Treat
25. Grasshopper Guts – Halloween Treat	26. Peppermint Sore Throat Spray	27. Peanut Butter Pie
28. Pumpkin Spice Latte Muffins

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XOXO,

It's Thursday ... You know what that means!

OMG - 17 weeks (& 3 days)! Only a few days till our next appointment!

Our Target registry also tells me there are only 158 days till his due date! That doesn't seem like all that much!

 I swear I plan on posting more than just once a week! I always start this post on Sunday to get out on Monday (when I was 17 weeks exactly!) but I never end up finishing it :)

Anyone who says Blogging is easy is lying ... or has a secret I WISH they would share! :) I am so pooped when I get home, after a full day in the office that it takes everything to make just dinner and sit on the couch!

The past few weeks have been all about organizing and decluttering at home, as I try to take Mary Organizes' challenge (you must check it out!!). 

So this week I have chosen all things to help get organzied, and hopefully stay that way!

How to balance blogging & family time: I totally need to learn about this so I can get more blogging in!

Creating a blog posting schedule: Have I mentioned I need this? :)

 

Wise words for Moms: exactly as the title states! I am looking forward to looking into these resources! Plus added bonus ~ There's a giveaway on this one for the next 12 hours!! Don't miss out!

Thank you for joining us for another week of Thrifty Thursday!! I hope you will add your posts below and continue to join us weekly!!!

Feel free to link up anything family friendly that you've made (recipes, DIY projects, tutorials, etc).
Please no Etsy shops, giveaways, or advertisements.
A link back would be appreciated, either with a text link or the Thrifty Tuesday button from above.
We would love it if you followed our blogs and Facebook pages! We look forward to featuring favorites each week.

Please remember that by submitting a link you are allowing Emmy Lane, Working on a Healthier Tomorrow, From Nature to Nurture,Krysta Steen,and Julia Kendrick to feature your fabulous work. We will always provide a photo and link back to the original post.

1. Storage Box Bench Seats Recovered and Tutorial	2. Bunting for Others	3. Homemade Hazelnut Chocolate Spread
4. Shabby Chic Wrap Bracelet	5. Paper Plate Hermit Crab!	6. Parmesan Quinoa with Pine Nuts
7. Cheesy Garlic Biscuits	8. Western Craft Ideas - GrandparentsPlus	9. Fall Arrangement Inspiration! - GrandparentsPlus
10. Monogram Door Decor	11. Free Printable Food & Exercise Tracker	12. Snap Pea and Corn Sauté with Tuna
13. Baked Eggplant Chips	14. Best Homemade Ranch Recipe	15. What Can You Make with Shoelaces
16. Gift Card Box Tutorial	17. Garlic Green Beans With Toasted Almonds	18. Pallet or fence picket art
19. Prayer Pumpkins	20. Thyme Honey for Winter	21. Roasted Tomato Basil Soup
22. DIY Fall Wreaths

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XOXO,

16 Weeks .. and counting!

Have you ever felt like you know exactly where you want to go, but have no clue how to get there? Who am I kidding, I bet all of you have :) I have been thinking a lot lately about the direction I want to go with my blog and since finding my new giveaway obsession, the destination is becoming more clear to see, the way to get there however, is not.

That being said the 3 major blogs I am following daily, 21 Random, Thrifty Nifty Mommy & Viva Veltoro show me a lot about this new world, and I was very encouraged to read (somewhere) that Viva Veltoro was still considering herself "New to blogging" less than 1 year ago! I can do this! It is so much work though :)

First place to start is to join these ladies in hosting some giveaways - so I honestly hope you will be seeing this very shortly here!

As for the BABY ~ 16 weeks!!! I was really wishing I would have updates to post every week but it doesn't seem to be going that way. However, I have to be happy because it means nothing is wrong either!

As I sat at my in-laws on Sunday and they watched the football game, which I don't care about - at all, I tried to finish up our baby registry and there is just so much to choose from, I am so lost!

On to today's Featured links!!

I am pretty excited, because they are all FUN!!

Easy Stretch Bracelets: Riley would LOVE to do this!

Funfetti Cupcakes: When aren't cupcakes fun? Especially Funfetti!!

Monogram Wreath: No sewing required, I'm sold!

I really hope you will join us this week and share your favorite posts! Leave me a comment and I will Feature your link next week!!

Feel free to link up anything family friendly that you've made (recipes, DIY projects, tutorials, etc).
Please no Etsy shops, giveaways, or advertisements.
A link back would be appreciated, either with a text link or the Thrifty Tuesday button from above.
We would love it if you followed our blogs and Facebook pages! We look forward to featuring favorites each week.

Please remember that by submitting a link you are allowing Emmy Lane, Working on a Healthier Tomorrow, From Nature to Nurture,Krysta Steen,and Julia Kendrick to feature your fabulous work. We will always provide a photo and link back to the original post.

1. Wise Words for Moms	2. Graham Cracker Owls	3. Blue Monograms in the Bedroom
4. Sewing for Camden	5. De-Cluttering the Kitchen Pantry	6. DIY Jewelry Tear Drop Earrings
7. I Dropped the Ball	8. Family Rules Board	9. {DIY Crayon Organizer}
10. Sweet Home Sweet Crochet Pillow	11. Cowgirl Boots	12. Chalk Mandalas
13. Crockpot Strawberry Applesauce	14. 5 Ways to Prepare your Toddler to be a big Sibling	15. How to Balance Blogging & Family Time
16. Beauty Tips for the Busy Mom	17. Moving Costs and Tax Deductions	18. Planning for Christmas in September - Beauty Throu
19. 20 Muffin & Pancakes Recipes	20. Rice Pancakes	21. Last Days of Summer: Herbal Popsicles
22. Garlic: Nature's Antibiotic	23. Shutterfly Photobook Review	24. Dark Chocolate Cherry Pecan Brownies
25. Online Banking Tips	26. Creating a Blog Post Schedule	27. Fabric Rag Bead
28. Fall Home Tour	29. Chevron Table	30. Easy Homemade Chicken Wings
31. Lemon-Vinegar Cleaner | Life Currents	32. Cheesecake Bars | A Pinch of Joy	33. How to install picture frame moulding |
34. Fast and Easy Beef Stir Fry	35. Simple Gift Card Holder Tutorial	36. Halloween Party Ideas
37. Pallet or fence picket art

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XOXO,

Back to Thrifty Thursday!

I spent some time yesterday trying to finalize our baby registries - it is not easy! I realized the shower invites are going out in about a week and people are going to be looking at these registries! They need to make sense, and have everything from the outset. I like to think I am very "price/cost conscious" - if that even makes sense (I don't so very often these days!) 

As a family, we went to Babies R Us to do the fun registry scanning a few weeks ago - Riley loved to scan everything I pointed out! However, as I will explain my definition of "Price/Cost Conscious", I then went and checked the prices of everything we wanted, at Walmart and Target, and then kept the cheaper one on that registry. I may need all this stuff but I sure don't want to spend all the crazy amounts of money on it, nor do I expect anyone else to spend that kind of money on us either!

On another note - I have this newfound obsession with Mommy Giveaways :) Thanks to my friend Chrissy over at Parlo & Logi / 21 Random. She's been having tons of giveaways and through that I found Thrifty Nifty Mommy & Viva Veltoro that have dozens of giveaways, I spend forever entering all of them :) ... Speaking of I just got distracted by a new one.

Go ahead and check out my Featured posts from last week (while I finish up that giveaway!)

Best Sweet Potato Fries: because my husband loves anything SP,

I have to try out this recipe!

 

Supreme Pizza Pasta: OMG - that is all I can say. 

I LOVE Supreme Pizza & Pasta!! Never thought to mix them - MUST try!

 

 

Crockpot Rotisserie Chicken: This look so good and I love saving Crockpot recipes!

Maybe one day I will make some!!

 

Wow so do you realize I Featured all food?? I guess pregnancy has given me food on the brain at all times :)

 

Now it's off for me to have my lunch!!

Feel free to link up anything family friendly that you've made (recipes, DIY projects, tutorials, etc).
Please no Etsy shops, giveaways, or advertisements.
A link back would be appreciated, either with a text link or the Thrifty Tuesday button from above.
We would love it if you followed our blogs and Facebook pages! We look forward to featuring favorites each week.

Please remember that by submitting a link you are allowing Emmy Lane, Working on a Healthier Tomorrow, From Nature to Nurture,Krysta Steen,and Julia Kendrick to feature your fabulous work. We will always provide a photo and link back to the original post.

1. Macbook Sleeve	2. Baby Girl Barefoot Sandals	3. Velours Dress with Crochet Roset
4. Dresden Flower ipad Case	5. Chevron Bag Mini Album Tutorial	6. Dried Hydrangea Ideas - GrandparentsPlus.com
7. Fall Wreath - GrandparentsPlus.com	8. Fabric Monogram Wreath	9. Easy Stretch Bracelets
10. The Start of a Smash Book	11. Maple Cornbread Muffins	12. Back to School Breakfast Ideas
13. Household Tips	14. Rustic Wood Cross	15. No Soap Laundry & Dishwasher Detergent
16. Cream of Anything Soup Mix	17. Jiffy Chili Pie	18. Redone Map TV Tray
19. From Pants to Purse	20. Lazy Afternoon	21. Tassel Dress Refashion
22. funfetti cupcakes	23. Jennie @ The Diary of Real Housewife	24. Easy Dollar Store Pumpkin Topiary

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XOXO,