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Oxiclean Baby Stain Soaker & Spray

The Home

Tonight while I was looking to buy refills for our diaper pail online one of the recommended items caught my attention.  It was for Oxiclean Baby Stain Soaker.  Who knew there was such a thing?!  I sure didn’t!  I’ve loved Oxiclean for years and I’ve used it to get impossible formula and baby food stains out of my tiniest’s laundry…
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Homemade Apple Pie Recipe

Lifestyle

A classic all American apple pie bubbling with brown sugar and gooey, cinnamon apples. Who says this yummy dessert can only be enjoyed in the fall months?  It’s perfect for celebrating America’s Independence in July, it’s the perfect end to a Thanksgiving meal, and well, it’s a delicious dessert staple year round!  Apple pie has been and will likely always…
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Colored Ice Balls

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What you need: – Balloons – Food coloring – Freezing temps {or a freezer} Instructions: Put a few drops of food coloring inside your balloon {mixing colors is fun too}, fill with water, tie water balloon  and shake gently to mix the color(s). Place the balloons outside in freezing temperatures or in a freezer for around 12-24 hours to freeze….
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Christmas Deviled Eggs

Lifestyle

Aren’t these Christmas deviled eggs cute?  You could also make these in Easter colors if you wanted. Basic Instructions: – Boil eggs. – Slice and remove yoke. – Die egg whites like you would Easter eggs with the shell on. Tips for Peeling Boiled Eggs: Place eggs in a large saucepan and cover them with cool water by 1 inch….
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Pumpkin Roll Recipe

Lifestyle

I’ve loved pumpkin rolls since I was a kid.  I mean LOVE them!  I always had someone who lived by me who made them and either gave them to me or that I bought them from.  That is, until I moved to North Carolina.  I was pumpkin roll-less and sad until one day my friend Laura from AnotherCentSaved told me…
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