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Week 3 - Homemade Kitchen - Little Bit Funky!

Welcome to the third week of Grocery Mama's Homemade Kitchen Promotion.

This weeks Giveaway is from Little Bit Funky! Crystal is a stay at home mom with a little baby boy. She loves being creative, as you can see in her amazing designs!

She is giving away a Houses in a Row-Hand Towel and Washcloth Set-CUTE

To be entered into this giveaway, go check out Crystal's store Little Bit Funky and have a look around. Come back here and leave a comment telling me what product you like.

This week's giveaway will end next Tuesday, August 5th. The winner will be randomly chosen and announced on Wednesday August 6th!

Remember each entry will go towards the grand prize in September!

For a full details of the Homemade Kitchen Promotion visit my Current Giveaways Page here!

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Wordless Wednesday - My Weekend Visitor

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This is Posie, my sister's Pug (aka her baby!). She is coming to spend the weekend with me. She snorts so loud we can't sleep. Good times! A face only a mother could love!

And in keeping with Grocery Mama's theme, here are some free sample links for doggie treats below:

Yappy Treats

Pet N Shape

Greenies Pill Pockets

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Grocery Mama - Printable Coupons

I am super excited to announce that you are now able to find printable coupons on Grocery Mama!

I'll try to match some great store sales with the coupons you can find here each week.

You can find them in the scroll bar to the right.

Enjoy!

The Power of the List

I make up a detailed list before I go grocery shopping. I mark which item I have a coupon for, so I know to pull it out before I get to the register.

My list includes the brand name (even if it's the store brand) and how many I'm going to buy. I usually do the grocery shopping, but it just so happened that last night my husband got to go instead.

I handed him the list and a stack of coupons and off he went. Now, shivers run down my spine as I have flash backs of when he used to go grocery shopping. He came back with a ton of stuff and at least $50 over budget. But we have both been reformed!

He came back and happily announced that he used the coupons and followed the list! Yes, he did buy a few items that I wouldn't have. But all in all, he managed to save over $50 and come in budget!

Which not only shows why a good list is needed, but that when it comes to saving money grocery shopping, the whole family needs to be behind it.

If I have to take my 4 year old grocery shopping with me (which I try not to do at all costs!), he says "we're not going to buy this cuz it's not on the list!"  Oh what they learn when they are young!

But because my family has chosen to grocery shop wisely, we are able to do other things! We eat healthier and spend time doing fun things instead of using our extra money to eat out because nothing is defrosted!

Yes, the list is a powerful thing! Take some time to draft a good one and it will save you money and time!

I love bloggy love!

I got some bloggy love today, which always makes me happy.

Rachel, from Following In My Shoes, passed on the award to me and a few others. You can check them out on her blog.

I'm going to continue the cycle by nominating some more fantastic blogs as a "Brillante Weblog."

I love reading blogs and below are just a few of my favorites that I want to nominate!

There are a couple of "rules" for those who receive this award:

1. Put the logo on your blog.
2. Add a link to the person who awarded you.
3. Nominate at least seven other blogs.
4. Add links to those blogs on your blog.
5. Leave a message for your nominee on their blog.

Here are my nominees:
Jane at Kidzrama

Michelle at mommy confessions (she is starting a fun mommy confession mondays - check it out to be involved!)

I'll going to go through some more of my favs and I'll list them here!

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Fruits (or veggies) of my labor

After months of faithful watering, I've found I have a full grown zuchinni! It may not look perfect - but that's nature! 

This is good to keep in mind when shopping at farmer's markets. There is perfection in the imperfect! Grocery stores only sell veggies and fruit that is uniform in shape, size and color. At the farmer's markets, you'll find all kinds of variations in the produce. Don't be alarmed, there is nothing wrong at all. This is nature in all it's glory.

Buy local whenever you can! It may not look like the grocery store's - but the taste will be fresh and full.

As for my fresh picked zuchinni, it will taste amazing for dinner! I hope it's not my last!

Where's the Flavor?

Ok, I normally don’t write posts like this, but after tasting Starbuck’s new Vivanno Mango Smoothie I just had too!

I was excited to see Starbucks carrying the new line of smoothies. I don’t go to Starbucks that often. I like Caribou coffee soooo much better. But I thought; let’s give these smoothies a go – at 275 calories, why not?

I put in more order for the Mango Smoothie and found that is cost, with tax, $4.06! I was like are you kidding me!!! Oh well, I worked hard this week, I deserve a little treat. Got my smoothie and took a sip. Guess what – NO FLAVOR! It was gross. I couldn’t even finish it. Ick.

I will stick to making my own smoothies for sure.

Here is my recipe:

1 cup vanilla low fat yogurt

½ cup orange juice

1 banana

1 cup frozen berries (whatever you like. I combine blueberries and raspberries or whatever I have!)

 

Blend.

 

Very yummy and a fraction of the cost. Healthy as well.

Tell me what you think. Have you tried the new Starbucks Vivanno Smoothies?

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Week 2 - Homemade Kitchen Promo: Modern June

Welcome to the second week of Grocery Mama's Homemade Kitchen Promotion.

This weeks Giveaway is from Modern June! Kelly is a SAHM of two kids. She has a degree in Technical Theater and Fashion Merchandising. You can see her amazing creations in 15 stores across the USA and Canada. But the best place to see them is through etsy.com!

She is giving away a Hostess Cupcake Apron in either the blue or green color!

To be entered into this giveaway, go check out Kelly's store Modern June and have a look around. Come back here and leave a comment telling me what product you like.

This week's giveaway will end next Tuesday, July 30th. The winner will be randomly chosen and announced on Wednesday July 31st!

Remember each entry will go towards the grand prize in September!

For a full details of the Homemade Kitchen Promotion visit my Current Giveaways Page here!

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