Five tips or tricks to getting your kids to bed

Now that my daughter just turned five, it's actually been harder to get her to go to bed, when I thought it would be easier. I've come up with some ideas how to help her ease into going to bed.

1. Set a routine. This takes practice and I know it can be hard reinforcing them but you need to stick to it.
2. Give them a warm bath. Lavender baby wash seems to help relax little ones.
3. Let kids unwind for 30 minutes. No tv or video games right before they go to sleep.
4. Get ready for bed. Getting PJs on might help them to know it's relaxing time.
5. Read to them. Reading a book can be fun and they might get sleepy in the process.
Now it's your turn!
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Ho ho ho, It's Christmas time of year

This holiday sesason, I'm sure most of us are trying to be creative in gift giving with alot of people being short on cash or afraid to over spend. I just want to be able to save on stuff so I can get everyone more stuff.
My favorite thing to do is catching the Black Friday specials and looking online for deals. I think this actually saves time, but next year, I'm going to start hitting deals early during the year and not wait until November to start saving, then I will have all the time in the world while others scramble-I'm so mean! lol
I've personally been trying to win some prizes to help out for the holidays, and let me tell you i've actually had a bit of success. Speaking of winning check out Twittermoms and be one of the first 50 bloggers to share your money saving tips and you could win a $25 gift card to Staples and also an additional chance to be randomly selected to win one of ten for $100. Also be sure to check out
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