Getting the Most from Your School Clothes Budget

the mom-team — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:06:58 +0000

Last week while I was visiting my daughter she ask me to help go through her daughters clothes to prepare for school shopping. Going school clothes shopping was always a big deal to my daughter. She is a lot more excited than my granddaughter who is just starting kindergarten and has never experienced this tradition. The exercise proceeded like this. Mom sorted the clothes in daughter’s closet, daughter tried on clothes that were acceptable for school clothes, and grandma hung the acceptable clothes back on hangers. The last step was to match up clothes that could be worn together. After the tedious task was complete, Mom, my daughter had a very saddened look on her face because her daughter didn’t need very many clothes to start school. She looked like a little girl who had just lost her ice cream scoop from her ice cream cone. This years school shopping was not going to be as much fun as she had hoped it would be, but the great news, it will also not be as expensive.

This really got me thinking about how this event had come too mean so much to my daughter. Every year when it was time to get ready for school I would make an adventure out of the task. As I was pondering my past experiences I realized that I had raised my kids during the recession in the early nineties and I thought there were some things I had learned that could help mothers today. My husband and I lost half of our income and were forced to learn how to stretch our money. The kids and I would take inventory of what we had that would work and make a list of what we needed. Then we would plan a day for the quest. We were on a mission. I believe it was this attitude that made this experience so much fun for my children.

Here is your mission if you choose to accept it.

GET THE MOST FROM YOUR SCHOOL CLOTHES BUDGET.

For step by step instructions click here.

Country Cooking-Our Featured Blog

the mom-team — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:38:58 +0000

Today is our last day at Country Cooking with Janille on our Mom-Stuff Blog Tour. The Mom-Stuff Team has really enjoyed visiting Jamille’s great blog. She is a great resource for all moms. We love her large collection of recipes. We have picked this recipe to share with you today because it is one of my personal favorites. Pumpkin Cheesecake, yum!

Janille is very practical with recipes for daily use. She also has many recipes for sauces and dressings to make from scratch to stretch your budget. Add her site Country Cooking with Janille to your favorites so you can access it every time you need a recipe. Check her site first. Thanks to Janille for welcoming us into her kitchen this week. We are so glad we came. She has extended to us her warm and tasteful hospitality. Visit her often, follow her and please let her know that you have enjoyed her blog on the Mom-Stuff Blog Tour. We still have a few spots left on our Mom-Stuff Blog Tour if you want us to highlight your blog let us know. dianne@mom-stuff.com

Pumpkin Cheesecake

Crust:
1−1/2 cups graham crumbs
5 Tbsp. butter, melted
1 Tbsp. sugar
Filling:
3 − 8oz. pkgs. cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup canned pumpkin
3 eggs
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. allspice
Whipped Cream
Mix crust ingredients together, just till coated and crumbly. Press onto the
bottom and 2/3 up the sides of an 8″ springform pan. Bake for 5 mins. at
350. Set aside. Combine cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl, mix until
smooth with an electric mixer. add pumpkin eggs,and spices, beat till smooth
and creamy. Pour into the crust. Bake for 60−70 mins.or till the top turns a
bit darker. Remove from oven and allow to come to room temperature, then
refrigerate. After it has thoroughly chilled, remove the pan sides and cut.
Serve with whipped cream.

I hope you are having as much fun following Mom-Stuff Blog Tour as we are. Next week we will be visiting Robin at lolidots. She is a wonderfully flawed Mommy of two, married to her best friend, child of divorce, former “party girl” good listener, super sarcastic, soul searching, chili-cheese fries loving, non baking, and tattoo wearing, Mom that makes me laugh. Make sure you follow the mom-Stuff Blog Tour to get to know her.

Make your own Valentines. The valentine patterns for your kids classmates you have been waiting for are finally finished. They are definitely worth the wait. They are really cute and fun to make! Make these fun Valentines with your kids and they will be the talk of the school. Go to Mom-stuff and get your patterns and instructions.

See you next week and have a great weekend.

Dianne@mom-Stuff.com

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