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Forget Not Bookmark Freebie

I created this bookmark to give to all the women in our church. If you like it, feel free to download it!

Converting Regular Recipes to Crockpot Recipes

This is for all you slow-cooker virgins out there.

When I was a newlywed, I received a crockpot as a wedding gift. I had no idea what to cook in it and finding a recipe isn't as easy as it is today. I eventually found a few recipes, but I wish I'd had this information before I purchased two slow-cooker cookbooks. A few years ago, I received a handout at church from a lady who was a fabulous and experienced cook. I found the following information very helpful and thought others might appreciate it as well. I take no credit for this, I'm just passing along info.

If you haven't discovered the Krazy Coupon Lady or Ana White yet, you really need to check these gals' websites out. The Krazy Coupon Lady has recently been on TLC's "Extreme Couponing", but I've been loyal follower for about a year now and I have saved so much money at the grocery store! After a good shopping trip, I just love stacking up all my purchases on the counter and just staring. If my husband is around, I brag to him until he's blue in the face.

Bonus: Alternatives to Nagging, Yelling, and Spanking

These tips are included as bonus tips in the book, but not necessarily given much detail in the book. Continued from tip 96: Deal with problems in getting chores done by setting a good example of being industrious and responsible…

Part 3: Alternatives to Nagging, Yelling, and Spanking

Aren't you loving these parenting tips from the book "Discipline: 101 Alternatives to Nagging, Yelling, and Spanking" by Dr. Alvin Price and Jay A. Parry? Even though the book is ancient by modern standards, I find that good old-fashioned advice is sometimes the best. All of the tips are very useful but in this section, the tips I find most helpful are 74, 82, 83, 85, 90 and 100. Read through and find what is helpful to you.

Part 2: Alternatives to Nagging, Yelling, and Spanking

More tips from the book "Discipline: 101 Alternatives to Nagging, Yelling, and Spanking" by Dr. Alvin Price and Jay A. Parry. All of the tips are very useful, but I particularly like and need to remind myself of tip number's 40, 46, 55, 56, and 58.

Part 1: Alternatives to Nagging, Yelling, and Spanking

While visiting my mother a few years ago, I browsed through her bookshelves. I stumbled upon a book because of it's name: Discipline: 101 Alternatives to Nagging, Yelling, and Spanking. Though the book is dated (1983), I find many of it's advice useful. And since this book is out of print, I thought I would share some all of the tips that were shared in the book.

Good products really do matter. My hair does it's own thing when I let it air dry. With a few minutes and a good flat iron, my hair is shiny, soft and in control. The flat iron I use is 4 years old, cost me around $69 (on sale) and is my little miracle worker. Previous flat irons have lasted me about six months and they either snagged my hair or fried it. If you're going to splurge on a good product, a good flat iron is well worth the money! I will never buy a $15 flat iron again!

P.S. Don't laugh. I need a haircut!

My New Hero

I have a new hero... her name is LIndsay Brin. She is a wonderful person and has restored my confidence and my body to pre-birthing heights. After three children I had an abundance of let's just say it, FAT, around my mid-section. I felt good about myself in the sense that I was close or back to my pre-pregnancy weight, however, I still had the "mom pooch". I just could not shake it or slim down that particular area of my body. I discovered Lindsay Brin online one day and after reading reviews on her exercise DVD's, I went ahead and made the purchase.

Cilantro-Lime Vinaigrette
Recipe by Our Best Bites

Our Best Bites is one of my favorite food blogs to follow. They have amazing taste and their tutorials are so easy to follow. The other day, Kate at Our Best Bites posted this amazing tutorial for Cilantro-Lime Vinaigrette & grilled fish tacos. I made this for dinner last night and I thought it was amazing (as well as our dinner guest), but hubs is still a die-hard regular taco guy. For lunch today, I was in the mood for some more of that yummy vinaigrette. The fish was all but eaten so I scoured the fridge until I found some leftover grilled pork from my Mother's day dinner. I'm just going to go ahead and say it—this will taste amazing with any type of meat! Just try it and you'll see!