New format starting in October

Well, I think I have finally narrowed it down as to the format I will using on the blog starting October 1st. There will be at least 1 theme of the day when it comes to cooking and will add things in here and there. For now this is what I have planned:

Monday: Meatless Monday/Vegetarian

Tuesday: Cookies/Cakes/Candy

Wednesday: Sides

Thursday: Soups & Salads

Friday: Breads & Fish/Seafood

Saturday: Drinks/Dressings/Condiments

Sunday: Misc other recipes


I will also a crafts each week and my pick for my blog of the week. The crafts will be for both kids and adults and will be holiday oriented near the major holidays.  I am also thinking about starting back up the product reviews and do a review each day on a product that is used either in the recipe of the day or the craft that is posted.

If any of you have any suggestions please feel free to send them my way or if there's a recipe you are looking for ask and I will try to find it and post it for you...same goes for a certain craft project.

Have a blessed day.

Renee

Awesome Coupon Website: Grocery Coupon Network

While I know that there are many different coupon websites out there, I have found one that truly is awesome!  It offers it's visitors a little bit of everything...http://www.grocerycouponnetwork.com/

Not only do they offer coupons on all of your favorite brands, they also offer the weekly match-ups for most of your favorite stores such as:

• Albertson's
• CVS
• Kroger
• Meijer
• Publix
• Rite Aid
• Safeway
• Target
• Walgreens
• Walmart
• Whole Foods
• And many more of your favorite stores!

You can find circulars for most all other stores here.

Grocery Coupon Network also provides great information for the beginning couponer so they can get the best bang for their buck.  They introduce them to all of the different definitions  and abbreviations that are used in the couponing world.

They also have a blog where you can sign up to receive great deals and the coupon match-ups.

For all this and more visit: http://www.grocerycouponnetwork.com/

Hope you all have a blessed day and be well!

Sorry for long absence

I am so sorry for the long absence.  I have been battling some health issues and have been undergoing many tests in and out of the hospital setting.

My Dad passed away on Aug 9th after battling a short time (5 weeks) with both lung and brain cancer.  He was a trooper and never complained of pain all the way up until the very end.  I am grateful that I was able to spend a week with him right after his diagnosis before he got to the point that he was unaware of what was going on around him. We held his funeral service here in Decatur, IL (he lived in GA) on Aug 11th.

I miss him so much that mere words just can't describe how much I miss him and love him and wish he were here...I miss my Sunday NASCAR race talk buddy!  lol

Anyway...I'm back and ready to get back to blogging! I'm going to change the focus of the blog a bit...I will still be doing product reviews but I'm also going to be posting a different type of recipe each day. Each day of the week will have a different theme and a recipe fitting that theme will be posted that day...this new format will start on Monday as I don't like starting something in the middle of the week.

Hope you all are having a great day...be safe and be well....

Nokia Lumia 521

This new Windows phone is just amazing. For being a rather inexpensive smartphone, it has awesome qualities. This phone is full of good things.  It has wifi calling and the calls are very clear, the MicroSD card can hold up to 64GB, you can adjust the font size, the battery has a long life, the Windows tiles and apps are really nice and you are able to program the tiles on the phone the way you want them, and it takes great pictures.  The only negative I have found so far with the phone is that there is no flash for the camera.  This phone is definitely worth the money.

**This is my personal opinion...I was not paid for this opinion nor was I supplied this phone for my opinion.

Litter Genie - Cat Litter Disposal System

I received this wonderful system in the mail from Crowdtap to try and give my opinion on.  This system is awesome!  It has bags that are stored in it and what you do is scoop the litter pan, open the top of the litter genie, put the droppings in the bag and then close the genie up.  I would recommend this to anyone that had a cat.

**I received this product from Crowdtap in exchange for my opinion.**

Absence

Sorry for the absence!  I've been sick and under the weather...been back and forth to the doctor and had many tests ran.  Will know more in the coming weeks as some of the tests takes a while to come back.  We are actually looking at a diagnosis of a rare genetic blood disorder.  Hopefully I'm back at full capacity now and can get back to reviewing items again.

Raspberry Lemonade

If you like raspberry lemonade but don't like all the calories of some of the other drinks on the market then you are going to want to get Crystal Light Raspberry Lemonade!  This is very refreshing on a hot summer day minus the calories.  Each canister comes with packages inside and each package makes 2 quarts.  Each 8-oz glass has only 5 calories.  It also comes in boxes of individual servings (Crystal Light on the Go) for those that want to put it in a bottle of water. CL Raspberry Lemonade also is available to be used in a Soda Stream.  CL Raspberry Lemonade is Kosher free, sugar free, gluten free, low in sodium and has no caffeine.

These can be hard to find in stores so Amazon is a great place to find them.

**This is my own personal opinion. I was not compensated for my opinion nor was I given the product to try.**