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Friday Night at the Movies – Happy

By Mavis Butterfield on November 23, 2012 - 1 Comment

Does money make you HAPPY? Kids and family? Your work? Do you live in a world that values and promotes happiness and well-being? Are we in the midst of a happiness revolution? Roko Belic, director of the Academy Award® nominated “Genghis Blues” now brings us HAPPY*, a film that sets out to answer these questions Read More >>

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Dinner, Main Dish Recipes, Recipes

Thanksgiving Leftovers – Turkey Pot Pie Recipe

By Mavis Butterfield on November 23, 2012 - 3 Comments

This is hands down our favorite way to use up Thanksgiving leftovers. You can pretty much add any leftover vegetables to this, but here are the ingredients we used this time around. I hope you like it. We sure do. Amazon.com Widgets

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Arts & Crafts, Christmas

How To Make A Christmas Wreath

By Mavis Butterfield on November 23, 2012 - 4 Comments

The Girl and I have been making our own Christmas wreaths for a few years now. Not only are wreaths SUPER EASY to make, they are inexpensive to produce as well. Especially if you live in an area with a lot of pine or cedar trees. Here are directions on how to make a Christmas Read More >>

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Amazon.com, Christmas

Elf on the Shelf – Ernesto the Elf Reports for Duty

By Mavis Butterfield on November 23, 2012 - Leave a Comment

Last night, after Thanksgiving dinner, I read the book The Elf on the Shelf* to Monkey Boy and the Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird. You know the story, right? Santa sends a magical elf {ours is named Ernesto} to keep an eye on children {and teenagers} on the weeks leading up to Christmas. Each Read More >>

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Random photo update

Happy Thanksgiving From Mavis

By Mavis Butterfield on November 22, 2012 - 6 Comments

I went down to the village this morning to participate in the annual Turkey Trot. All the proceeds went to our local food bank, and I think I heard the announcer say over 2,000 people had signed up this year. There were people in turkey hats, capes,aprons and a few of the natives even showed Read More >>

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Mornings with Mavis, Online Deals

Mornings with Mavis – Enter to Win $1,000, 75% off Holiday Cards, $5 DVD’s, Batteries, All You Magazine + More

By Mavis Butterfield on November 22, 2012 - 4 Comments

Did you dream about a dinning room table filled with a turkey feast? Did you get to sit at it, or are you still stuck at the “kids” table? Ha Ha Ha! Well, where ever you are, whether you are a Pilgrim or an Indian, I hope your day is filled with yummy food, kindness, Read More >>

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Gardening, Greenhouse

Mavis Garden Blog – Cleaning Out The Greenhouse

By Mavis Butterfield on November 21, 2012 - 9 Comments

Originally I had planed on growing food in the greenhouse all winter, but once the main crops had been harvested outside, and the rain started in about a month ago, I kept on forgetting to water the plants inside the glass house. Shame on me. So today I cleaned out the greenhouse. I emptied the Read More >>

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Albertsons, Weekly Shopping Trips

Shopping with Mavis – Albertsons Gift Card Promotion Ideas

By Mavis Butterfield on November 21, 2012 - 13 Comments

Did you know Albertsons is having a gift card promotion now through 11/29/12? For every $100 you spend on specific gift cards {Lowe’s, iTunes, Macy’s, Bass Pro Shops, AMC, Sears, Groupon, Kohls, Regal Cinemas, Chili’s, Applebees} you’ll receive a $20 Albertsons store coupon. So last night on my way home I swung in and picked Read More >>

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