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Book Nook - Hillary and the Leprechauns

Motherhood Moments

A team of authors and illustrators have collaborated on this 17-book series, including Mary Cohen, Elisabeth Revel, Gary Revel, Naomi Kibe and William Dandurand, whose grandfather, Ray Lowe, worked for Disney. Thanks for reading! All proceeds from sales of the “Ladybug” books benefit Mother Nature Festival Live Inc.,

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Book Nook - Dam It! Electrifying America and Taming Her Waterways

Motherhood Moments

Bob Underwood’s grandfather was “a dam engineer and proud of it,” and from their interactions sprang the idea for his captivating retrospective on the history of hydropower, Dam It! Morgan, Nikola Tesla, George Westinghouse, Henry Ford, Samuel Insull and, of course, his grandfather. Thanks for reading! Along the way, Dam It!

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Book Nook: Hillary and the Ogres (Free Ebook)

Motherhood Moments

A team of authors and illustrators have collaborated on this 17-book series, including Mary Cohen, Elisabeth Revel, Gary Revel, Naomi Kibe and William Dandurand, whose grandfather, Ray Lowe, worked for Disney. Thanks for reading! The original illustration of Hillary the Little Ladybug was created by American-born Gary Revel Jr.,

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Music Minute - Brady Seals: Deeper Shade of Blue-Collar

Motherhood Moments

Seals’ grandfather was a Kentucky sharecropper and coal miner and his grandma worked on the farm. Thank God for those men and women out there who aren’t afraid of getting their hands dirty,” Brady Seals proudly stated. Thanks for reading! His dad drove a coal mining truck and worked as a crane operator for GM until he retired.

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Friday Links – Back In The Country Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Thank you for you readership while I was gone and I am glad to be back. KK at Student Debt Survivor wrote about how her grandfather is truly the “grandfather” of frugal and shares her Financial Lessons Learned From My 80-Year-Old Grandfather. I hope you enjoyed the posts that were up while I was gone. I missed you guys!!

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

My mother grew up on a farm, and from her accounts my grandmother and grandfather (who also was a foreman at the local glass factory, along with being an independent farmer) were frugal, and sometimes times were tight. Thank you, Kristen, for all you do with your blog! Not at all. If we want it, let’s buy it.

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10 Patriotic Desserts for Veteran’s Day

Couponing 101

My grandfather, who was one of my best friends, was a veteran of the United States Navy. I thank my father every year for everything he did to help protect our freedom, and I don’t know any other way to say thank you than with sweets! So next time you decide to thank a veteran, you too can do it with a special sweet.