tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87289066418911004342024-03-13T09:11:15.006-07:00The Nifty Thrifty FamilyWelcome to the Nifty Thrifty Family. Here you will find honest reviews of affordable family friendly hotels, family fun destinations, product reviews, and our random life happenings. Nifty Thrifty Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757577740598813141noreply@blogger.comBlogger280125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728906641891100434.post-54628977270003736312019-08-12T19:38:00.001-07:002019-08-12T19:38:30.528-07:00Storybook Dining with Snow White Dining Review<div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="m_1228816196665109931gmail-m_-2402954066687231287gmail-s1">I thought I was lucky when I made reservations for my family of 4 at the Storybook Dining with Snow White at Artist Point in the Wilderness Lodge at Walt Disney World. I usually do not get excited about character meals. I book them for my kids and the luxury of not having to stand in line in the parks to meet the characters. This one was different, I had never met the Evil Queen or any of the Seven Dwarfs.</span> I was excited to go eat there. </span></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Before I go into my review, some of you might not know how the food is served at the Storybook Dining. In the center of the table there is a </span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Lazy Susan, where 3 different types of appetizers from a pre fixed menu is served. You choose your main course from a small selection. The desserts are a selection of 3 pre fixed delicious desserts. At the of end your meal and dessert, your hostess is suppose to present your table with a Hunters Box from the Queen. It is said to have smoke billowing out, with nestled hearts on popcorn. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">I could only get an 8:55 pm reservation. I tried everyday up until our vacation to change it. I had no luck. I was concerned about the time. But the time actually worked out for us and we were able to stay in the parks longer and enjoy our day. That evening we got to go back to our hotel, we all got spiffied up. Who wants to smell like a theme park when you are meeting Snow White and the Evil Queen? We enjoyed the boat ride from the Contemporary to the Wilderness Lodge. It was so relaxing and the scenery was beautiful. The evening was set up to be an exciting night. We could not wait to do the boat ride back to see the different lights. We were actually hoping we would get lucky to see the nightly water pageant parade while on our way back to our hotel.</span></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">We arrived about 20 minutes before our reservation with hopes of being seated early. When we checked in we were met with attitude from the hostess saying they were already running 15 to 20 minutes late. I just smiled and said that is okay we wanted to check out the hotel anyway. We were seated just a few minutes before 9:00 pm. As soon as we sat down our first character came to our table. When I mean we just sat down, I had not even taken my purse off my shoulder yet. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Did you see the </span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Lazy Susan on the table? I thought it was a tad bit too big for our table. We had no room.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">As we were meeting Dopey our appetizers arrived at our table. No one explained the different appetizers to us. We were on our own to figure out what items we were eating. My kids also got their own appetizers on <wbr></wbr>regular plates. Our waitress apologized about the appetizers not being explained to us. It was not a big deal to us. We were hungry and was just enjoying sampling our appetizers. The appetizers were a mushroom bisque, wicked shrimp cocktail (soy, miso, avocado, thai chili, greens) and a hunters terrain (chicken, black truffle, stone fruit preserve, house-made pickles). My kids got a plate called "From the Garden" (fruit, cheese, vegetables and create their own honey butter). The adult appetizers were not very palatable. I liked the shrimp cocktail. It only had 4 shrimp in the container, 1 per person. One spoon full of the mushroom bisque was enough for me. I thought the hunters terrain was okay. I was trying to figure out what I was eating. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><br />Our food order got lost. Just like the food pictures we took of our dinner. A little after 10:00 pm our waitress informed us that she was checking on our food and had no clue why it was taking so long. I think that was her polite way of saying your food was never turned in and they are making it right now. While we were waiting for our main course we got to see the last walking around character Grumpy. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Here is the biggest thing I learned on this trip. If you have any issues with anything and you are staying at a Disney resort the front desk can bring pixie dust. I had to go to the front desk to check on something and I was telling the cast member about our meal and that it was not worth paying for and nothing besides fast passes was given and how I wished someone from customer service would call me back because I wanted my dining credits refunded because that meal was not worth paying for. The front desk was so nice and said the dining issue should have never happened. They refunded our dining credits from that meal and they wanted use to use the new credits to enjoy a better meal. If I had to rate this restaurant I would only give it 1 star. Spend your money at a better character meal on property, unless you really want to go see the characters. Then I would recommend getting a early reservation and not a late one. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Have you been to the Storybook dining? I would love to hear how your experience was.</span><br />
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--Nifty Thrifty Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757577740598813141noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728906641891100434.post-77075462327378960332018-05-13T18:53:00.002-07:002018-05-13T18:53:38.127-07:00Real or Fake?<br />
Having living plants inside and outside of your home takes an ordinary house to a stunning home. There are some people who have green thumbs and then there is people, myself included, who can kill a plant within a few days. Let's be honest, who has time to go around and water flowers? I am doing good to get dinner on the table. If you are one of those people, who are on the go all the time, real plants are out of the question. But you can still fool all your friends into thinking you have all the time in the world to go around and water plants. This is where faux (fake) plants come into play. Fake plants add color, depth, and texture to any room, backdrop or table design. But you will need to purchase the top of the line faux (fake) plants, to be able to fool visitors into thinking they are real. Take a look at this very nice potted silk ivy plant that I received from <a href="http://commercialsilk.com/">Commercialsilk.com</a>.<br />
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I have placed it near the window on the end table, to liven up the corner of the room. It is sitting near the window for the visual, that it needs light to live.<br />
You can buy fake plants almost anywhere. But you can get quality manufactured silk and artificial plants for indoor and outdoor decorative use at <a href="http://commercialsilk.com/artificial-plants">Commercialsilk.com</a>. Once you get your fake plant the correct location of the fake plant is key. You want to put the faux (fake) plant in a place where a living plant would thrive. If you have something that would require sunshine to bloom, then don't put it in the dark. That is a dead give away that you have decorated with a fake plant.<br />
Did you know you can also use fake plants outside? <a href="http://commercialsilk.com/">Commercialsilk.com</a> sells an azalea trellis made for exterior. The picture below is from Commericialsilk.com of the Outdoor Azalea Trellis Design. Doesn't that look beautiful?<br />
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The best thing about it is that theres no gardening and no watering.<br />
After seeing pictures of how beautifully I can decorate the outside of my home with fake boxwoods, ivy hedges, trees, and brighten up any bare spot in my home, I am sold on the Faux (fake) plants. Do you do fake or real?<br />
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I received a beautiful silk ivy potted plant for the writing of this article. All opinions and judgments are 100% my own.<br />
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Little boys and their dinosaurs. When my little man turned 3 years old, I threw him a little get together and the theme was dinosaurs. This was one of the funniest parties I have designed. I loved every little detail about it. The children seemed to love it and the parents seemed to enjoy it also. This party was very simple. I loved how it turned out. </div>
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The cute dinosaur food labels was printed from <a href="http://www.supermommy.com.sg/dinosaur-party-printable-food-labels/" target="_blank">supermommy.com</a>. The labels are free to print and they are so adorable. </div>
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The cake was a simple vanilla and chocolate cake. I love the dinosaurs on it. You can't have a dinosaur party without prehistoric dirt. I placed Oreo Dirt Cake in the jars. The parents loved them. I even offered a healthy alternative to all the sweets. I offered apples and oranges. </div>
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Here is what the full sweet table looked like. I had placed the sweet table inside my kitchen, along with the food table. The main party was actually outside. </div>
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Each chair had a tail tied to each. Every child received a tail with a dinosaur hat and was able to take them home. </div>
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There was a dinosaur trail leading the children to the party table. </div>
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There was an excavation dig. Where each child was able to search for dinosaur skeletons. </div>
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The children had a blast at the party. Some children played in the sand, while the other children played on our swing set. My son still talks about his dinosaur party, and I think he wants another dinosaur party at his next birthday.</div>
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If you live in the Louisville, KY area I would love to design a party for your little one or for your next party. </div>
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Nifty Thrifty Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757577740598813141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728906641891100434.post-47271223757667720942017-03-12T19:25:00.000-07:002017-03-12T19:25:30.459-07:00Thinking of going to St. Petes Beach?<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I16stIw_ISg/WLXy77dhhNI/AAAAAAAAKpA/Eosh4rm9oA80jTt1r6zaqaRjgv_M-BMwgCLcB/s1600/IMG_0482.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" id="id_8de0_a276_538d_3f29" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I16stIw_ISg/WLXy77dhhNI/AAAAAAAAKpA/Eosh4rm9oA80jTt1r6zaqaRjgv_M-BMwgCLcB/s200/IMG_0482.JPG" style="cursor: move; height: auto; width: 150px;" width="150" /></a>It has taken me weeks to write about my last family get away. Our getaway was nothing fancy, just a quick flight down to St. Petersburg, FL to bury our feet in the sand. This trip was a special trip because it was little man's first trip to the beach. It has just been very hard to write a review. There is not much to say about St. Petes beach. It is just a quaint cozy beach town, that is known for its amazing sunsets. I did not see many chain restaurants, besides some fast food restaurants, which was good and I did not see much things to do with kids, like go carts, or boardwalk things. So when the sun went down there was not much to do with our little ones. One night we walked down the street to play mini golf at a small putt put course. The other nights we let them swim in the hotel pool until we felt like it was getting to cold for them to swim and then we finished the night out by watching movies in our room.<br />
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They have three swimming pools placed through out the property and the pool we used everyday was not crowded. It was the one closest to Rum Runners. At some parts of the day it was just us, but it could have been the time of the year we went. We enjoyed the live music at night with the fire pit and the hot tub. It was so hard to get my toddler off of the the beach playground, he played and played.<br />
One thing I had never saw before was that the beach towels were supposedly micro chipped. You check out a towel by swiping your room key in a machine. When you were done using that towel you returned it back to the machine. I did not want to test to see if they were really microchip. I was not wanting an extra fee, so I will take them at their word on that.<br />
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There was other things to do like go on dolphin tours, drive to Tampa to Busch Gardens, but all along it is just a quaint cozy beach town known for its sunsets. I would recommend this beach to anyone looking for a nice place to enjoy the beach. Especially couples who want to enjoy every sunset.Nifty Thrifty Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757577740598813141noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728906641891100434.post-25308938541213055032017-01-17T16:02:00.002-08:002017-01-17T16:02:32.762-08:00The Surprise I got for Christmas was from VICKS.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0b0b0b; font-family: Lora;">I received a box, a week before Christmas, thinking it was Christmas gifts for the kids. I placed the box in my hiding place, and waited until no one was home before I opened it. When the house was empty, I opened the box. As I was opening it, I was thinking it was the cute pj's I ordered to be from our Elf's. Well I got the biggest surprise when I opened the box. I wished I had someone recording me, because I was surprised. Influester sent me a Vicks Easy Fill Cool Mist Humidifier. I stood there in shock, looking at the opened box. I have never received something this big and expensive to review before. I was on cloud 9. This humidifier could not have came at a better time. Because I was needing to go buy a filter for my Cool Mist Humidifier in my bedroom and with everything going on, I just did not have the time to go to CVS just for a filter. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0b0b0b; font-family: Lora;">I love my Vicks EasyFill Cool Mist Humidifier. It is so much nicer than my other store brand. I love that it has two ways to fill the tank. I also like how you can add the Vicks VapePads with it. I thought you could only add the VapePads to a warm mist humidifier. Brownie points to Vicks for not having a filter. Having no filter is the best way to go with a Cool Mist Humidifier. The last thing I love about this humidifier, is that if it is left on it has an Auto Shut Off when the tanks get empty. Sometimes humidifiers at our house get left on or water is forgotten. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0b0b0b; font-family: Lora;">I totally recommend the Vicks Easy Fill Cool Mist Humidifier. What type of brand humidifiers do you own in your house?</span></span><br />
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As I put my Christmas decor away, I get one more chance to reminisce about our ventures that we took in the year 2016. Throughout the year as we travel to new destinations, milestones are reached, or we try something new, I try to buy an ornament to place on the tree. I look forward every year to putting up my Christmas tree. I take my time and enjoy looking over our memories. Even our visitors enjoy looking over our tree, it is a great conversational piece. This year was a busy year for us. I can not believe all the new ornaments that was bought. </div>
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This ornament was not bought by me. It was given as a gift to my daughter, but it has made a place on our tree. My daughter tried out for the Brown Forman Nutcracker and she made the part of angel. This was her first time ever dancing in this production. It consumed most of our Sundays, from October on, and most of our weekends during the holiday season. It was an amazing opportunity for her and we will do it again in a heartbeat. This ornament reflects a cute picture of her in costume and the other side says Nutcracker Angel 2016. This was the best gift and most thoughtful gift anyone could give someone. I will cherish my daughters gift for years to come. </div>
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This year my kids got to ride on an airplane for the first time ever. We flew on Southwest to New York City. Little man enjoyed the ride so much, that when we landed he was screaming "We Go Again". I was able to find two airplanes at Hobby Lobby and I wrote each of my children's names on the bottom and the date. </div>
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While we were in New York City, we got to go see the Statue of Liberty. My daughter found this ornament for sale on the boat as we were leaving Lady Liberty. My husband and my daughter bought it and surprised me with it. I love it. </div>
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To represent the rest of our visit, I found this cute New York City ornament online. It has things on both sides and it shows every place we went. </div>
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I was also able to find a taxi cab, to represent my little ones first Taxi, Uber, and Lyft rides. We sure made some memories that will not be forgotten on that NYC trip with different modes of transportation. </div>
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If you follow me on any of my social media links you would know that my family loves going to theme parks. We are Cedar Fair Platinum holders and our passes are well used. This year my daughter was old enough to stamp a glass ornament from Glass Works at Cedar Point. She was able to learn the art of glass making. The picture does not give this ornament justice. It says the name of the new roller coaster, Valraven, with the words Cedar Point. It sparkles on the tree. </div>
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My last ornament was a spur of the moment holiday trip over Thanksgiving to St Pete Beach, FL. This was my sons first trip to the beach and we had a blast. This ornament has sand and sea shells in it. It was our first ever beach trip that we flew in, and only had our carry on luggage. I am use to packing the car full and driving 10 plus hours. We will so be flying to the beach again, no more driving. </div>
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That is all of the ornaments I bought for the 2016 year. Do you do a Memory Tree? If you don't, I highly suggest it. You can always back date on the tree if you need to. There is still some ornaments that I need to buy. Like a ornament to represent my honeymoon and my daughters first trip to the beach. When I find the right ornament for these memories, I will snag them up. If you want to see more ornaments from my memory tree click on the links below.<br />
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<a href="http://www.niftythriftyfamily.net/2014/01/meaningful-christmas-ornaments.html" target="_blank">Meaningful Christmas Ornaments</a><br />
<a href="http://www.niftythriftyfamily.net/2015/01/new-additions-for-2014.html" target="_blank">New Additions</a></div>
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When I was going through my archives I noticed I did not share with you my little man's 2nd birthday party. It was one of my biggest parties I have ever hosted and it was one of the funniest. </div>
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Since it was a little boys party I wanted to do a candy buffet table. This was my first candy table and I did not realize how much candy and sweets it would take to fill the table. Did you notice I did not mention a word about the price? A year later I am still in shock. Candy tables are expensive to do, even when you buy in bulk and especially when you have to buy all the glass containers to hold the candy. The candy buffet was a hit. Everyone loved it. But I had candy by the galore left. </div>
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I have to give a shout out to one of my good friends. She made the cake and the cake looked awesome. Thank you so much Jaclyn. If you live in the Louisville area and are in need of a cake , email me and I will send you her contact information. </div>
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On another table I had the food. When I throw a party we like to eat. I serve lunch and then cake and ice cream. I served bbq, chips, and potato salad. In each of the pans I placed the food. I loved how I made the pans look like part of the train. If you look closely you will that the train is on tracks that I made. </div>
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On the way out from the kitchen to our back yard I made this cute sign. I wanted it to resemble being in a train terminal and the sign saying train this way. On the other side of the door there was a sign that said train depot. I must have not got a picture of that sign, because I can not find it. </div>
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Each child got a conductor hat, red bandanna, and a wooden train whistle. Before you go out and buy train whistles, please listen to me. Wooden train whistles do not sound, unless they are the expensive ones. </div>
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I was thankful that the weather was not to cold. Have you been to or hosted a Thomas The Train Party?</div>
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<br />Nifty Thrifty Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757577740598813141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728906641891100434.post-66546465810065921042016-11-23T16:00:00.003-08:002016-11-30T15:04:20.899-08:00How to Snag That Deal On Your Wish ListDo you have plans for this Thanksgiving Holiday? I use to be a die hard Black Friday Shopper. I enjoyed it. My Mom, my Sister-n-law (at that time) and I would shop the morning hours and all day on Friday. As the times moved earlier and earlier, we would start our Thanksgiving evening with the stores that was breaking the traditional Black Friday hours, by opening up on Thanksgiving evening. It seems like every year the stores are opening up earlier and earlier. I remember one of our Black Friday shopping ventures, we slept in our car for 2 hours, we were in that time frame where we had shopped every store that was on our lists, which was opened at that time and we were having to wait until more stores opened up. Most people would have went home, but not us, we had more stores to conquer. We had our shopping down to a science. We could go into a store and be out before the check out lines got long.<br />
To really benefit from Black Friday you have to plan. It is not just one of the those days, you get up and say, I think I want to go to such and such store. If you are anything like me you are out to find a deal. Black Friday deals are just not on Thanksgiving evening and Black Friday anymore, it starts weeks before the big day. If you are wanting to get that special gadget for the best price out there. You need to do your homework. If you do your homework and stay on top of the sales for the two weeks leading up to Black Friday, you might just get that item cheaper and you don't have to deal with the major crowds. Here is a few tips on helping you grab that deal and to help you plan your Black Friday shopping.<br />
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1) Make a list of what you want from each store. You can make this list weeks ahead of time or as soon as the Black Friday Ads appear online. I like using <a href="https://blackfriday.com/" target="_blank">BlackFriday!com</a>. I recommend this site. It has never let me down.<br />
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2) Take the lists that you created and write on top of each one what time each store opens up. This will help you on planning which store you should go to first.<br />
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3) Map out where all items are. Some stores provide maps just for Black Friday. Make sure you look at them closely. You might think you know where that item is, but they can be moved for the big shopping rush.<br />
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4) Decide on the first store you want to start at, and get in line several hours before the store opens.<br />
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5) Do not use a shopping cart. When using shopping carts you get stuck in the main aisle with everyone else. Use bags like Ikea shopping bags. You can cut through the clothing aisles and other aisles faster to get to your destination.<br />
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6) Try to have a buddy go along with you, and split up your lists. The object is to grab what is on the list and get out before you have to stand in the long check out lines. The faster you get out of the store, the faster you make it to your next store on your list.<br />
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7). Starting the week before Black Friday, begin checking the sales ads for online sales. Sometimes stores will offer their Black Friday sales starting that Sunday to order online. It can not get that more simpler to stay at home and get everything you want on your list for the same price a few days earlier.<br />
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8) Remember to have fun. Make new friends in line. If you can't find that item always remember you might be able to find it at another store or buy it online.<br />
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Hope you have a Blessed Thanksgiving and a Merry Christmas. Good Luck on your adventures on Black Friday shopping. I will be thinking of you while I am enjoying my family all warm and cozy.<br />
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<br />Nifty Thrifty Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757577740598813141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728906641891100434.post-45804460078979553632016-10-27T15:16:00.000-07:002016-11-03T15:29:58.616-07:00Review of the Embassy Suites in Secaucus, NJ<div>
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At the end of our summer vacation we got to take an unexpected family trip to New York City, all thanks to my daughter's dance team who won the opportunity to dance at the World Dance Championships in Secaucus, NJ. Looking over places for our team to stay at, I tried to think which hotel will be better for our group. Some of us was thinking of driving and while some of us was going to fly. We had to think of the day our team competed, what time we would have to be there, and how the commute was going to be to get there. Another thing that topped the list per the dancers, the hotel had to have a swimming pool. The Dance Competition recommended several hotels around the Meadowlands Convention Center. Not every hotel that was recommend had swimming pools. As a team we chose to stay at the Embassy Suites, which is located right beside the convention center. They had a free morning breakfast with made to order omelettes. Our dancers would say the best thing about the hotel would be the swimming pool. The area around the convention center was very nice. Across the street was a Cheese Burger in Paradise, Red Lobster, Starbucks, Chiptole and more. The only downside was the time it took to get into NYC. You could have a long commute or a short commute pending on the time you decide to head in or head out of the city.<br />
The Embassy offered different types of rooms. My family stayed in a 2 bed, 1 bedroom suite with a conference table in the living room. Having a conference table on one side of the living area was kinda weird but it worked out. The table made a great place for my little ones to eat and play on. We also placed items we did not want laying on the floor on the table. The suite was very spacious. It came with small dorm size refrigerator and a small kitchen sink. Which came in very handy when I had to wash out sippy cups that had milk in them.<br />
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In our room we got lucky to get a new sofa, others in our group had very lumpy, broken in sofas. We did have a single seater seat that was broke down and lumpy. But we were rarely in our room and we rarely sat on the sofa and the one seater. From what I understand the hotel was in the process of changing out the sofas. Besides that, the beds slept very well, we had plenty of pillows and there was no noise to keep us up.</div>
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J4UIrBkv7Kg/WBFXcD9wd_I/AAAAAAAAKhQ/H_K-Sy99eYY/s640/blogger-image-161235487.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J4UIrBkv7Kg/WBFXcD9wd_I/AAAAAAAAKhQ/H_K-Sy99eYY/s320/blogger-image-161235487.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-goloxckxKSM/WBFXaQ6VVNI/AAAAAAAAKhM/A-XzrhHSFg0/s640/blogger-image--1628534521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-goloxckxKSM/WBFXaQ6VVNI/AAAAAAAAKhM/A-XzrhHSFg0/s200/blogger-image--1628534521.jpg" width="150" /></a>Checking in was very slow. I did not have any problems. But there was many people who's reservations were so messed up. There was a family within our group that had to argue for the days they reserved to stay in their room to different people behind the desk. Because they were given the run around. Even when they had they confirmation emails and everything. They thought they were going to have to leave a day early because the front desk could not get with it and accommodate their guests. One thing that bothered me at check in was that I requested to have a city view, when doing early check in. I even mentioned it to desk clerk when we arrived. My husband and I laughed at our view because it was a view of the parking garage and big fans. I guess they decided not to honor any requests. Why need a view, we were never in our room.<br />
Overall the hotel for my family was great. We loved the breakfast, swimming pool, and the location.<br />
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I would differently stay here again, lumpy chair and all. But I would recommend anyone traveling to have a printed out confirmation email of your itinerary. Just in case there is a problem at check in.<br />
Have you ever stayed at this hotel before? If so what was your thoughts about it? Or have you stayed at any of the surrounding hotels in this area? I would love to hear from you.<br />
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Curious how we traveled to and around NYC. <a href="http://www.niftythriftyfamily.net/2016/08/traveling-with-toddler-to-city.html" target="_blank">Check out Traveling with a toddler to the city post</a><br />
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The Nifty Thirty Family went to New York City. I would love to say it was my first visit there but it was mine and my husbands second visit. This trip was different from our first visit to the Big Apple, because we brought our children with us. My daughter won the opportunity to dance in the World Dance Championship that was held at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey. Talk about exciting. This trip was filled with lots of firsts for my little ones and for my husband and I. My husband and I was nervous about taking our two year old on this trip. I was nervous on how we were going to get around the city with a little one and how he was going to act where we went. My husband was worried about the plane ride. He was prepared to pass out ear plugs to everyone around us on the plane. But we were going to the World Dance Competition in NJ and we were going into New York City, our daughter might not get this opportunity ever again so I said if little man acts up so be it, it is what it is, he was part of our family and we were not leaving him behind with family members. Where we go, he goes.<br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IJ6ryKfkb_M/V7DIOh7v7VI/AAAAAAAAKe0/MvZLEksBM2g/s640/blogger-image-1503843395.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IJ6ryKfkb_M/V7DIOh7v7VI/AAAAAAAAKe0/MvZLEksBM2g/s200/blogger-image-1503843395.jpg" width="150" /></a>One of my biggest goals on this trip was to pack very light. I was not wanting to check any luggage. I was able to pack for four people for four days into two carry ons and three backpacks. Pull ups were also included in those bags and my daughters dance costume, make up and jazz shoes were also included. I laid out everyones clothing that they were going to wear each day, included socks, and underwear. I placed each outfit in a pile. The pants on the bottom, underwear, socks in the middle and then the shirt all flat. Once that days outfit was ready to be packed, I rolled the pile up very tight and placed the roll in the suitcase. Traveling with only two carry ons does not leave room for that many souvenirs to be brought back, but it is so worth it. We had plenty of space and I packed extra clothing for all of us. The only article I did not roll up was my daughters competition dress. I placed that on the very top.<br />
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I searched and searched on ways to keep kids hush hush on a plane. I even checked out You Tube videos on how to install a car seat in a airplane and how to tote a car seat in the airport. Car seats are not required on planes, but they come in so handy. Our son felt secure and was able to see out the planes windows. In my backpack I carried my children's favorite snacks, plus ring pops and some milk for little man. One thing that made me nervous about flying with a little one, I had read how it was hard to bring on milk through security. I had no problem taking two bottles of milk through security. I packed two of those little milk bottles you get from happy meals. I did not open them until they were needed, and I placed them in one quart size bag. Before traveling check the TSA's website, because the rules could change at any time.<br />
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During our trip I did not have the nerve to try the subway or ride the bus with my little ones. It was just easier for my family to ride with Uber, Lyft, or take a Taxi service. I never had any fear about transportation. We realized as soon as our first flight was wheels up, that we were worried about nothing. My little ones did great. The two year old actually did better than my eight year old. Have you had any adventures with little ones and traveling? I would love to hear about it.<br />
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I was really excited to give my Mom her Mother's Day gift this year. I had no clue what to get her this year, until I was wondering around Hobby Lobby thinking of what I could get her. I knew exactly what I was going to get her when I saw that rustic planter. I could have just gave her the planter or filled the planter with real flowers, instead I wanted to do something different. I wanted the wow effect. For the past few years we have had a Mother's Day Fish Fry at my parents house. My brother fry's the fish and I decorate for the party. I knew I needed to bring a dessert so I combined the gift and the cupcakes to make one awesome gift. </div>
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To get started, bake your cupcakes and let them cool. While the cupcakes are cooling, glue the styrofoam ball to the planter. Once the cupcakes are cool, you can place the cupcakes on the ball. You will push a toothpick from the top of the cupcake into the ball. You might need to use more than one toothpick. Once you get all of the cupcakes in place. Fill in the gaps with tissue paper. I did not use any glue for the tissue paper. I just wedged it in between the cupcakes. I did use some toothpicks to hold up the tissue paper around the bottom. I iced the cupcakes with a star tip after they were on the styrofoam ball. </div>
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Everyone especially my Mom loved the edible flower arrangement. The only problem I had was transport. I was unable to cover it up for the car ride. Have you ever made one? What did you get your Mother for Mother's Day?<br />
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Quaker Breakfast Flats are a great go to for the busy mom. I am always rushing in the morning to get two kiddos dropped off at their locations and getting myself to work on time. There is just no time for me to eat at home. Thats why I really like the Quaker Breakfast Flats because I can eat breakfast on the go. I can eat them driving down the road and even at my desk. I was fortunate to get to try the Cranberry Almond Bars. They were really good. The bars had crunchy almonds and whole grain oats in them. I am a picky eater and they tasted great to me. I was shocked that the breakfast flats kept me full until lunch time, I was afraid I would need to grab an unhealthy snack when I got to work the first day I tried them, because I did not want to be hungry before lunch. But to my surprise I was not hungry. I totally recommend this product to anyone who is on the run or is looking for good tasting snack.<br />
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At what age did your daughter want to have a Sleep Over Birthday Party? My daughter wanted to have her first sleepover party for her 8th birthday. Being the Mom I am, I said yes. I don't know what I was thinking, when I said yes. I agreed to inviting 15 girls thinking only half will show and that will make for a wonderful party. First mistake I made was thinking half will only show. When planning a slumber party never think that. Parents are like "YES DATE NIGHT FOR US". I had 9 girls show up for a wonderful fantastic sleepover. It was a good number. My daughter was blessed to have wonderful friends, and for most of the girls it was their first slumber party at a friends house. I was proud everything went so smooth.<br />
To keep things going smoothly I created a schedule. The girls really liked this, and they made sure we stayed to the schedule. The time kinda got off but the order of events stayed the same. This really kept the girls moving and active. After the event, I had parents telling me how their child came home talking about how they liked the schedule. It is a must for any sleepover.<br />
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You can not host a slumber party without placing some rules in place first. I made sure I read off the rules when everyone got there. They all respected the rules. If you have older girls you might want to place a rule, No Cell Phones. The girls I had over were under 10 years of age, and some did bring devices that required internet access. I made sure I told the parents and kids that my internet password was not being gave out, all cell phones and iPads will not be in use. I told each and everyone that if they needed to place a call they were more than welcome to use my cellphone. All the children was fine with this. </div>
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I just love the birthday table I set up for my daughter. Since it was a sleepover I made the background to look like we were looking out a window at the stars. I served the perfect meal, pizza and breadsticks. The girls loved it. We also had chips, cake, cookies, and popcorn for later that night.</div>
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I have to give thanks to one of my good friends. Check out her Facebook page. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jaclyn.minor/media_set?set=a.10150409838358095.359494.736113094&type=3">Getting into the Cake Business</a>. If you are in the Louisville area, she does great cakes. </div>
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When you have a slumber party you have to serve breakfast in the morning. I serverd muffins, cinnamon rolls, Lucky Charm cereal, bagels, Krispy Cream Donuts, Pop Tarts, and I just placed out the left over sugar cookies. When my daughter blew out the candles on her cake, I only cut the bottom portion of the cake. If you remember from previous pictures, it was a 2 tier cake. The bottom portion fed the girls and we had left overs. I saved the top part for her actual birthday which was the morning everyone woke up. However I saved that top part of the cake for just family, for our birthday celebration that night. We did have my daughter blow a candle out, that was placed on a donut. While the girls sang yet again the Happy Birthday Song. The girls loved it.</div>
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I loved hosting the slumber party for my precious little angel. But when the last child left and I had this secret feeling of, YES I survived and thank goodness everyone was gone. The slumber party not only wore me out for the rest of the weekend, my daughter was feeling the effects also. Have you been brave enough to host a big slumber party? If so I would love to hear anout it. If you would like for your party to be featured just send me a message and we can discuss it. </div>
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Several weeks ago our Elf On The Shelf Isabella magically appeared with a "I Am Back Breakfast". Some families call this a North Pole Breakfast or a Welcome Back Party, I prefer my slogan better. </div>
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Secretly I prepped my kitchen for this secret breakfast that our Elf was bringing. I secretly bought all the breakfast goodies, and the small cheap gifts. I made sure my kitchen was decorated in our Christmas decor. Then I waited patiently for my children to go to bed. </div>
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To start the decorations I made sure I wrote "I Am Back" on the chalk board. I served foods I knew my children would eat. Oops..I mean our Elf Isabella served us food that she knew we would eat. We had Krispy Kreme donuts, white powder donuts, chocolate donuts, blueberry muffins, Little Debbie Santa brownies, and Little Debbie Christmas trees. Our Elf Isabella placed the food which was still in their containers on the places where she wanted each item to be. I guess that was a hint that she wanted the food to stay fresh until everyone got up and for me to take the food out of the containers and put them in their place when I got up. My children did not mind that at all and did not think anything about it. Our Elf did take the trees out of their bags so they would be standing. I thought this was a good idea because we were able to put the left overs back into their containers and the children did not question it. I have to watch every thing I do because my daughter is questioning Santa. </div>
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Isabella the Elf brought so much stuff she had to have helpers. We had to examine the different looking elves. I had to think fast on my feet and say those elves are warehouse elves and that is why they are different. My daughter took that and ran with it. By the end of our breakfast we had named the elves, Jordan and Issiac. Our guests stayed with us for the day then they went home. Did you see the snow and snow flakes decorations? I am in love with them. </div>
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My children had a wonderful time at our "I Am Back" breakfast. My daughter went to school the next day and told all of her friends that her Elf On The Shelf Isabella brought us all this free food for breakfast and told all her friends about the helpers. I am one happy mommy. Have you done a Elf On The Shelf Party? If you have I would love to see it and I would love to showcase your party. </div>
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Sally Hansen make two different types of this product. You can buy it in a spray or a lotion. I received the lotion to try.<br>
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<li style="text-align: left;">Buy a souvenir bottle. The all season orange bottle is unlimited free refills all season long. If you only are planning a day you can due a souvenir bottle for free refills for a day.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Get a fast pass or fast pass plus. If you have driven several hours and only planning to be in the park for one day, I would suggest getting a fast pass. These are pricey, right around $100 per person. This will help shorten your wait times. This way you can ride all of the rides. Please note, that there are some rides that do not offer the fast pass entrance. But most of the bigger coasters do. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;"> Bring swimsuits or extra change of clothes and some flip flops for the water rides. In the park around the water rides you can actually wear your bathing suit. I wore my full piece bathing suit and a pair of shorts and my flip flops. I have never been so thankful, because I looked like I jumped into a swimming pool when I got off the water rides. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Get in the park early, and during the hottest part of the day, go enjoy splash city (additional admission required) or you can go to the beach and enjoy Lake Erie. If you are a hotel guest, go back and enjoy your pool. Then when the hot heat has passed go back into the park until it closes. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">If you have little ones you must utilize the parent swap program. Swing by the guest services and get your paper work that explains the parent swap program. It is free. This program is for when you have little ones who can not ride the ride and the parents want to ride the ride. One parent will go stand in line, ride the ride, then as that parent exits the ride they give the parent swap paper to the ride worker. When the other parent exits, the other parent that was waiting, can walk up the exit and get right on the ride. A big plus for this is that if you have a child that can ride that ride, that child can ride the ride again with the parent that has not rode the ride. Its a win win for all parties. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Have a game plan before you go. Know the rides and the layout of the park. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Bring only the items that you really need. Locker rentals are expensive, but available. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Wear comfortable clothing and shoes. I like to wear my tennis shoes and a outfit that is comfortable and will keep me cool.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Watch the temperatures. The wind off the lake can be cool. We went on Memorial Day and we needed long sleeves in the evenings. We also went that Fourth of July weekend and I remember having to buy long sleeves for my little one, because the first night was in the low 70's. It's better to be safe than sorry, you can always leave your long sleeves in the car or your hotel room.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Drink plenty of water on a hot day. I was in line to ride one of the coasters and I saw someone pass out. Any of the food stations will give you free water in a small cup if you ask for it. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Take advantage of the early park hours. If you are a Cedar Point Hotel guest or a pass holder you can get in the park up to 1 hour earlier.</li>
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This post has been updated to reflect the changes for the 2017 season.<br />
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Our first trip was actually a spur of the moment weekend trip, over Memorial Day weekend. I forgot all about my husband's and mine 9th wedding anniversary and having a three day weekend due to Memorial Day, what better gift to utilize our newly upgraded season passes and take a family trip. I was able to get a reservation in the newly renovated Hotel Breakers. May I add... I loved the location and all the new amenities to this hotel. I was actually shocked that I got a reservation so close to our check in date. The big plus about this hotel is that it is steps away from the park. I enjoyed being able to go back to our hotel room at any given time. Trust me that is a blessing when you have little ones.<br>
With this trip being a spur of the moment trip neither one of us really had a good game plan. We felt like we were lost fish in a sea of rides and people, everywhere we turned. We stayed for two nights and 3 days and it took me that long to figure out where the front of the park was. You got to remember, when you stay at Hotel Breakers you are basically staying inside of the park. The theme park is U-shaped all around the hotel, and they provide you two entrances, one on each side of the hotel to enter the park. I learned about the second resort entrance on day two of our trip. As we were driving there our navigation took us to the front gate parking lot. I remember pulling up to the attendant with a confused look on my face. I was like, I think I missed my turn, we are going to Hotel Breakers. She laughed and said no you are at the right place. She told me to go on through and hang a left then a right and follow that road until it ends at our hotel. Driving that road with Lake Erie on one side and roller coasters on the other was just beautiful. It was hard to focus on the road because I was looking around everywhere. Watching Lake Erie splash up on the rocks, that separated it from the road, was beautiful. The workers at the park are so nice and they are good at giving directions.<br>
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Still to this day after three visits I have yet to see the Peanut Gang. I read on a sign that they do a show at 5pm, we never have been in that part of the park at that time. I have seen Snoopy in the lobby of our hotel for breakfast and for bedtime. I wished they walked around the park or at least have designated times to be in certain areas of the park. Who knows they actually could have, and I just don't know it.<br>
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One of the big things I learned about the park was the Parent Swap Program. I did not inquire about this until our third trip. Talk about being down about missing out on all the fun rides, I could have have been using this program along. If you don't know what the Parent Swap Program is and you have little kids, you really need to read this. You receive a pass and one of the parents goes ride the ride with one of the children and the other parent stays at the exit of the ride. When the parent and the child gets off the ride they hand that voucher to a worker on the ride and then they exit. As soon as they exit the parent that was waiting with the other child that is not tall enough can walk up the exit and ride the ride. You can even take the same child back that just got off the ride. Win win there. This is a great way that both parents can ride the ride.<br>
I can say, I have now covered every inch of the park. I would not say I am a pro at the park, but I have learned a few tips.<br>
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A few weeks ago I had the pleasure to host a dual camping birthday party. I rented a campsite for a weekend getaway. The camping trip was my husbands birthday present. But the birthday party was for my sister-n-law and my husband. I can't believe their birthdays fall on the same day. I chose a day to have my entire family out to the campsite for the big dual birthday party. I decided on having a S'more theme. What better theme goes good in a campsite and around a camp fire?</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">I love seeing the campsite lite up with all the lights. It is much easier than having lanterns all around. I made the banner by hand. All you need is fabric, jute, and blue paint. I really thought the colors of the fabric and the letters gave it that rustic camping feel. You can't get a better background than the lake and trees.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"> This was the S'mores bar and dessert table. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">I served a variety of candy for the s'mores. I also served camp theme sugar cookies, brownies, chocolate chip cookies and cake. I will give you a tip about the candy. Freeze the candy bars before you set them out. If it is a hot day the chocolate will melt within minutes. I had my table all set up when my guest arrived, but then I took the candy and placed it in the freezer while we ate dinner. Then when it was time for s'mores, I brought the candy back out. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">We had a Gourmet S'Mores Bar. I offered 6 different type of s'mores. Two of the s'mores were named after the birthday boy and girl and it included their favorite candy bar. I offered different flavored marshmallows, graham crackers and ritz crackers. <span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Kristina & Millie @ <a href="http://2crochethooks.com/" target="_blank">2 Crochet Hooks</a> <a href="https://plus.google.com/117736662362745475320/posts" target="_blank">G+</a>/<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/2crochethooks/" target="_blank">Pin</a>/<a href="https://twitter.com/2CrochetHooks" target="_blank">Tweet</a>/<a href="https://www.facebook.com/2crochethooks" target="_blank">FB</a></strong></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/294774738083857626/" target="_blank">Grilled filet mignon with mint and parsley</a></div>
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Follow The Retro Re-pin Party Board on Pinterest!</h3>
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<a data-pin-do="embedBoard" href="http://www.pinterest.com/powerstephy/the-retro-re-pin-party-board/">Follow Stephanie Powers's board The Retro Re-pin Party Board! on Pinterest.</a>
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