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Organizing With Baskets ~ Ultimate Blog Swap

Family Balance Sheet

You’ll find me posting over at Adventures of Life, Love and Librarianship about Asking for a Discount in Today's Economy , and I’m excited to welcome Liz from Hoosier Homemade to Family Balance Sheet: Hi there, Family Balance Sheet fans! Thanks for reading. I cook and bake.A LOT.and have tons of cookbooks too.

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Cardboard Christmas Tree

Family Balance Sheet

The idea for the Cardboard Christmas Tree using recycled packing boxes was in the latest issue of Disney Family Fun Magazine and it caught my eye because of the pileup in my garage. Thanks for reading. become a fan and 'like' FBS on Facebook. Thanks for supporting Family Balance Sheet. Let us know in the comments.

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On the Cheap: $10 DIY Portable Sandbox

For the Mommas

I am not a fan of sandboxes in the yard, for reasons I would rather not write. This is a super fun, frugal idea for a portable sandbox thanks to the Prudent Baby. You can store it in the garage, etc. Think cats, squirrels, rodents. It could hold up to 50lbs of sand, but I think I would do a little less.

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I'm Back.and What an Eventful Week I Had

Family Balance Sheet

As we started unloading our van, we noticed a really bad odor in our garage. It was two packs of chicken breasts that I put in the garage refrigerator and FORGOT about. Thanks for reading. Our week was finally over on Saturday and we made the sad trek home. Yuck, what was it? The recycle bins? A musty washing machine?

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It Amazes Me What People Throw Away

Family Balance Sheet

Last summer, a different neighbor was cleaning out their garage and put a Sears Cargo Carrier for the top of your car to the curb. Thanks for reading. We'll eventually pass it on to another neighbor who is having a baby girl in July. This is not the first time, my neighbors have hauled perfectly good items to the curb.

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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

riding lawn mowers, garage door openers and many, many more things we take for granted today. Ours was smaller (about 700 square feet) – 2 bedrooms (my brother and I shared one and my parents the other), a kitchen and a living room, No basement or garage. Men opened doors for women, women said thank you to them.

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My Must Have Running Gear | Week 2 of 10 Weeks to a Half Marathon

Family Balance Sheet

I store all of the gear, except for my iPhone, in a bin in our garage. Thanks for reading. become a fan and 'like' FBS on Facebook. Otherwise, I wear a baseball cap, usually my Life is Good running hat. During the cold weather months, I always wear my gloves. Everything is ready to go when I head out the door.

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