Molly gives some great advice on saving money while saving family memories when scrapbooking, along with pointers on digital photography.  We purchased our first digital camera this year and have yet to print any photos, so I really needed some pointers!  This newsletter has invaluable information about online sites that provide photo editing and digital photo storage!  Who knew?!  I have a friend who lost over a years’ worth of photos that were stored on an external hard drive, and my sister-in-law may have lost their vacation pictures when their computer was hit by lightning (yes, they had a surge protector).  I am so glad to have learned of other means to save your photos.

The final article in a 3-part series by Amy Howard on couponing gives many sources of where to find coupons, including links to websites.  Coupons aren't only in the Sunday paper - I guess I’d better go get the last two Digests to see what I missed!

 

I also learned you can have more variety in your crock pot than I knew existed!  There’s a great slow cooker recipe section with 14 recipes, including desserts!  I will definitely be trying some of these out!  I’ve never wanted to purchase a slow cooker cookbook, so this is a great way to get a few new ideas!

I always enjoy the special dates and events section, and I did not know there was a “Clean Out the Refrigerator Day!” I'm gonna' mark that one on my calendar ;-)

 

The Parenting that Pays article is by Todd Wilson of Familyman Ministries.  If you receive TOS e-newsletters, you know he’s great at getting serious points across to us homeschoolers in a humorous manner!  He understands that life happens, so don’t be so tough on yourself - or your kids.  Just enjoy life and smile!

 

As always, I appreciate the links to the various contributors’ websites and/or personal blogs.  There were links to scrapbooking supply companies that offer good prices or good sales, plus the links to various digital picture editing and storage.

 

Another jam-packed edition of Molly’s Digest.  I can’t say this issue focused as much on the money-saving part, and I loved it!  There were frugal ideas, don’t get me wrong, but the gem I came away with was remember to smile and makes memories.  The memories behind taking the pictures ourselves are worth more than having the “perfect pose” for our family Christmas picture that had everyone stressed out.  All in all, I found this edition to be very encouraging!

 

Have a blessed holiday,

Danielle