Elaborating With Ellie

This is a guest post from Ellen at Thrifty and Chic Mom. Today on First at 4, she shares her favorite money saving ideas when buying kids clothes. Enjoy!

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Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Everyone, please welcome the lovely and talented….Marcy from Stretching a Buck. Her money saving skills at the grocery store are being featured on First at 4 today (Seriously—she’s good!) and she’s doing a guest post to go along with it. Enjoy!

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Monday, November 10, 2008

No Time to be Sick!

Now that the election is over, and I feel a need to satisfy my “poll withdrawl,“ I thought I would take a quick poll from all of you…..When was the last time you had time to be sick?

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Monday, November 03, 2008

Happy Monday…Where is the coffee?

As you know coffee is another food group for me. With the election ahead this week, I know I’ll be guzzling it.

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Friday, October 31, 2008

What’s your SANITY SAVER?

I love the phrase “sanity saver,“ and parents you know EXACTLY what I’m talking about here. It’s the thing (or things) that maintain our sanity despite the chaos that surrounds us day in, day out.

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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

What would you give for sleep?

I got a good chuckle out of this. Parenting magazine did a poll on how much we as parents would pay for an uninterrupted night of sleep. I believe “uninterrupted” is the key word here. :)

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Monday, October 27, 2008

Monday!

It’s Monday. Welcome back to reality, my friends. How ya doing?

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Friday, October 24, 2008

Basil

It’s funny. I’m getting so many questions about my “basil” conversation wtih Jym Ganahl on First at 4. Let me explain….

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Friday, October 10, 2008

Guest Post: A New Mom…Month 7 and going strong!

Emily Martin is one cool mom. You’ll love her, and like me she’s a relatively new mom trying to navigate the baby world.

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Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Guest Post: Birthday Bash Bargains!

Jessica and I have daughters close in age, so I enjoy checking out her blog to see what Natalya is up to. Plus—I get to check out all of Jessica’s latest bargains. Here are her tips for keeping a birthday bash within budget.

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