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Great News!

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Janina...thank you for sending a comment! Please send me your mailing address via my email! foxhollowtales@gmail.com I will be sending your necklace right out to you!

Necklace Give Away

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A couple weeks ago,  I gave away a necklace in the Grow Your Blog event.  the winner of my necklace was....  Janina Lynet Rolin. I have tried contacting Janina several times and never heard from her. If any of you know her, please tell her that I am going to redraw this Friday  if she does not contact me. 

What's for Supper?

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We love trying new recipes and cooking together in the kitchen. But, sometimes our schedules need dinner to have a little planning. That is why I follow several food blogs and take advantage of saving recipes on my pinterest board. Here are a few cooking sites that I enjoy stopping in for ideas! Thought I would share. Iowa Girl Eats The photography alone, makes me hungry. Story lines are good and constant good eats. One of my favorite recipes is the Skinny Cheesy Chicken & Broccoli-Rice Casserole on this site. Below is the photo of the Hawaiian Pulled Pork Skillet Nachos with Pineapple Guacamole .  Its on my list of recipes to try.  Maybe I was drawn to this site, because my husband is a Iowa Boy. Eat at Home I wish this blog would have been around when my children were young, and I planned weekly meals on a budget. Any Mom would love this site. And I love her recipes and the simplicity to them.  This blog offers speed cooking shortcuts and weekly meal plans that you c
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Giveaway Winner and Thank You Vicki... This has been such a wonderful event, it gave me the opportunity to meet new blogs that I would love to read and stay in touch with, it has offered others a look at my blog, and I thank all of you who joined as my NEW followers.  I don't have any random generator like some of you...I simply tossed your names in a hat & drew out a name. And the winner of my necklace is.... Janina Lynet Rolin I hope you enjoy, as much as I enjoy creating my jewelry.

Decorating your home? Find inspiration anywhere and everywhere!

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I have always loved decorating my house. I shop online, home decor stores, and flea markets.  I especially love TJ Maxx and Homegoods for great finds. In fact, if you are wondering what your style is...go over to Homegoods and you can take a test finding your style and blogs that have decorating tips for that style.  I found that my style is Classic with a little Boho. Fits me perfect!   Classic Boho As you can seen in my home, I have a mix of elements showing this style. Most of my inspiration comes from reading home and living magazines, pinterest and decorating blogs.  Maybe you are thinking of switching things up a bit too? Perhaps start an inspiration board. I use Pinterest for my own inspiration board. Or this can easily be done on your dining room table. This is a great way for you to keep your focus in the course of a decorating project. Find inspiration comes from so many different places, fabric patterns, magazine images, paint colors, etc. Its inte

How to Check and Manage Your Credit Score for Free

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Note: This is not an advertisement for Credit Karma ...just a message to help anyone that doesn't know about it. They are many places to check your credit, but I choose this one as my personal choice.  I use the website, Credit Karma  to check my credit from time to time. To my own surprise, I found a charge on an old credit card that was reporting delinquent payments. Understand, it was an account that was $0 balance and the card had been shredded. I would have never known about it, if I hadn't checked my credit on the site, Credit Karma . Luckily, I got it cleared up. But, these things are not simple. It took 3 phone calls before I actually got it cleared and a letter written to credit report to report the mistake on their part. Serving as the President of the Board of a local Credit Union, credit scores is a commonly discussed term and how it can effect the rate you get for a loan, insurance, etc.. As a Realtor, I know many people are often surprised about somethi

Sunday afternoon

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Woke up to a beautiful snow this morning... made some homemade soup and creating valentines Hope you are having a peaceful day.