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I am your typical housewife living in high maintenance suburbia. I have a handsome husband, 2 kids and a flock of pet chickens. I try and feed my family with $100 a month. With the help of coupons, gardening and bartering I am able to squeeze the most out of our grocery budget and still manage to have a little fun along the way.

Friday Night at the Movies – It’s a Wonderful Life

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 I love this time of year–there’s magic in the air, seriously.  Tonight The Girl and I are going to kick off winter break by watching one of my all time favorite Christmas movies:  It’s a Wonderful Life.  I have loved this movie since I was a little kid and my daughter has been the same.  I think we’ll each grab a blanket and some candy canes and let the spirit of Christmas wash over us–wahoo!

it's a wonderful life

Peace out Girl Scouts & have yourself a great weekend,

~Mavis

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Friday Night at the Movies – Elf

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I don’t know about you, but around here, we have a list of must-see-every-year-Christmas classics. When Elf, with Will Ferrell came out, it quickly made the list.  It’s one of those movies that we own, but if you don’t want to buy it, it’s available on Netflix too.

It is hilarious, quirky, and fun–if you haven’t seen it, I totally recommend that you do.  Tonight, the whole fam is going to sit down and watch it together.  I swear, we watch it every year and it never gets old.

My Favorite Line in the whole movie –  “We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup.” 

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If you want to make a whole day of it with your kiddos, start off my making these fun candy trains, that you can then turn around and eat during the movie.

how to make a candy train

 Peace out Girl Scouts & I hope you’re having an amazing holiday season,

~Mavis

maple syrup

Christmas just isn’t complete without Buddy the Elf’s favorite food group: Maple Syrup

 

 

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Friday Night at the Movies – A Christmas Story

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Tonight The Girl and I are going to watch A Christmas Story.  It’s pretty much a holiday staple at our house, in fact, we usually watch it more than once over the holidays–and then continue to quote it all year long.  It’s one we own, but you can also get it on Amazon Prime and Netflix.

Now don’t shoot your eye out!

christmas story leg lamp

Okay, time to fess up. How many times have you seen A Christmas Story?

Peace out Girl Scouts & Merry Christmas,

~Mavis

P.S. I think one of these Christmas Story Leg Lamps would look awesome in my office, don’t you?

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Looking for more movies?

Check out the full list of my Friday Night at the Movies Selections or click on over & look at all the movies on Amazon Instant Video. There are a ton of videos to choose from that will cost you absolutely nothing {nada, zilch, free-o} with Amazon Prime; like thousands of regular movies & TV shows & hundreds of documentaries {Wahoo!}. Get all the details HERE!

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Friday Night at the Movies – Chow Down

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Tonight, I plan on watching Chow Down.  It follows a man, who after being told he had heart disease, seeks to reverse it with dietary changes.  You know I am a sucker for the “power of food” sorts of documentaries, so I am interested in WHAT type of changes he will be making to improve his overall health.  I am pretty sure it is safe to say that the processed stuff is going out of the window.

chow down

Let me know what you think if you decide to watch it–or if you have already seen it.

Have a great weekend,

~Mavis

Looking for more movies?

Check out the full list of my Friday Night at the Movies Selections or click on over & look at all the movies on Amazon Instant Video. There are a ton of videos to choose from that will cost you absolutely nothing {nada, zilch, free-o} with Amazon Prime; like thousands of regular movies & TV shows & hundreds of documentaries {Wahoo!}. Get all the details HERE!

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