Hen’s Friday Giveaway Linky 6/14 – 6/20

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Happy Friday everyone! Not much going on here, other than the continuous rain! The ground is so saturated and everything is just soggy. I do hope we dry out soon, it doesn't even feel like Summer! Have an awesome weekend! Please add the giveaway end date to your listing! Adding the country allowed to enter and an RC for Rafflecopter giveaways is also a great idea! Something like this: Your Name: Blog Name - Giveaway Title (end date) RC US/CAN/WW URL: direct link to your giveaway post … [Read More...]

{almost} Wordless Wednesday – Hillbilly Raised Bed #ww

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I am still alive, promise! Summer is kicking my butt though and I haven't really had time to blog. Today, I finally planted the veggie plants in the raised beds. It took me 3 1/2 hours to weed out last year's junk and get my plants in the ground. Then I had to rig up a hillbilly barricade fence around them to keep the chickens out. I kid you not, they are out there as I type circling the beds like little vultures!  Also, this is a photo from a couple of weeks ago but I just love this tiny … [Read More...]

Fashionable Glasses for the Whole Family at Coastal.com

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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Coastal.com. All opinions are 100% mine. My son, daughter and I all wear glasses. I have worn them since my first pair of huge plastic blue frames in kindergarten, to the round red glasses of the '90's to my current wire framed transition lenses. Glasses are a big part of our lives and one item that we couldn't live without! That's why it's so important to find a place that will offer our whole family fashionable … [Read More...]

Wordless Wednesday – Cap and Gown #ww

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This is what is happening tonight. My first born is graduating from high school! *tears* I know I haven't been around much on the blog or online. Graduation is really getting to me! It's so hard to see him in this cap and gown and I can barely believe that my son is no longer a high school student! He has been accepted to our local college, he has received just about enough in grant money to pay for his first year of tuition. Today just marks a new chapter in all of our lives! Last Wednesday, … [Read More...]

Dollar General Honors Military Service Members this June

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This post brought to you by Dollar General. All opinions are 100% mine. WIth several past and present military members in our family, it's always nice to hear about companies that take the time to honor our country's Military Service Members. Throughout the month of June, Dollar General is partnering with P&G to celebrate our Veteran's as the Every Day Heroes we know them to be. So many Veterans go on to do great things when they return from service in the military. … [Read More...]

Remington i-LIGHT Pro for At Home Hair Removal Test Drive #iLIGHTPro

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It's just about summertime and the temperatures sure have been showing it! The last week has been a sultry 85 - 90 degrees with no break coming in the near forecast. With my son out of school and my daughter only having a few days left, we are ready to relax! I love summer because it means trips to the lake, gardening, tank tops, flip flops and shorts. What I don't love is constantly worrying about whether or not my legs and underarms are too hairy to skip shaving on any particular day! That's … [Read More...]

Make time for family fun this summer + Enter the Family Playdate Sweepstakes!

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This is a sponsored post for SheSpeaks/Merck Consumer Care. I am so looking forward to summer and being able to spend some good family time exploring our local area. In fact, I'm joining The Active Family Project this year by making a pledge to share quality time with my family! By scheduling "play dates" with my family members, I'm committing to having fun with them this summer! We always make time to connect during the summer by taking off on a weekend or even a weekday. It may just be a … [Read More...]

DIY Rustic Wheel Herb Garden How-To #MiracleGroProject

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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Miracle-Gro for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Gardening should be fun!  I love to garden but I have to admit that I am guilty of having big plans then failing because I forget to keep the plants watered, or I end up watering my plants too much and drowned them. To keep things simple, I have plans to add a lot of fun garden projects to my current container and raised bed gardens this year, the first of which is my mini herb garden! … [Read More...]

Revive Dry Feet and Hands with Tree Hut! #Natural Beauty

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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tree Hut for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. School will be out in just a couple of weeks and that means summer vacation is about to begin! I can't wait for the lake to warm up so we can visit the beach and spend long lazy hours listening to the waves and soaking up some sun! My poor hands and feet however are feeling neglected and dry after a long cold winter. Instead of hiding them in shoes and under beach towels, I have … [Read More...]

Mossop Natural Remedies Flower Formulas for a happier you!

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When Diana Mossop's son had a bad reaction to vaccines as a child, she did the only thing she could do and took matters into her own hands. She helped her son recover his health with natural remedies. With her lifetime's interest in the natural healing power of plants and plant essences, Diana has worked over the years to make it her mission to do the same for others by "bringing safe, affordable and ethical health care to the people of the world, and in particular, the children, using the … [Read More...]

Banish Dark Circles and Fine Lines with Belli Skin Care Eye-Brightening Cream

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As moms, we know how hard all of the running, errands, and activities can be on our schedules! I know even though my kids are older, I still don't get enough sleep! Add that to genes and you get some dark under eye circles that are enough to wake the living dead! I try to use an under-eye product daily, at least to help smooth out any fine lines that I have and hopefully make those dark circles look a little brighter. Belli recently sent me a tube of their Eye-Brightening Cream to try out. I've … [Read More...]

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Storage Solutions for Homes Without an Attic – Guest Post

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  The high price of housing and the limited size of homes in major metropolitan areas make it important to get the most use of every available square foot inside the home. The majority of housing in major cities, such as New York City, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco is condos and apartments rather than [...]

Join me at the Neutrogena #NTGDERM Sunscreen 101 Twitter party!

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This Wednesday, May 29th, join The Motherhood and dermatologist-on-call and sun care expert Jeanine Downie (@ImageDerma) and Neutrogena, the number one dermatologist recommended skincare brand, for a Twitter party to discuss how you can be certain that both you and your family’s skin is well protected this summer. Summertime can be so harsh on our [...]

Guest Post: Velcro is going to be one of my favorite crafting supplies

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Recently I have been introduced to the joys of velcro. It all started when was browsing in the fabric department of Wal-Mart when I met a friendly and very chatty lady (Lisa.)  We were both looking at the same fabric – the panel kind that you can use to make pillows and she started up [...]

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