The newest Country Gourmet Home Independent Consultant...That's ME!!

I'm so excited to be a part of the Country Gourmet Home family!  I can't wait to start setting up home parties, online parties, fundraising events, and more!  I'm so excited to share these wonderful products with everyone!  Country Gourmet Home is the brainchild of Shane and Amy Beth Pitcher.  They make everything from scratch!  All mixes include fresh fruits and vegetables and fresh herbs and spices!  They're also MSG free!  They do not add any preservatives or additives to their products. 

Country Gourmet Home products are your solution to a great home-cooked meal on those busy nights where you may not have a lot of time for food prep, but don't want to get take-out or fast food.  Most of the mixes only require the addition of a couple of ingredients!! 

Country Gourmet Home mixes make it easy for even an inexperienced cook to make a delicious meal with ease, in the comfort of their own home!

Country Gourmet Home differs from other companies in the following ways:
* They are a small business, family owned and operated*
*The offer handmade products*
*Ingredients are grown here in the US, including fresh fruits, veggies, herbs, and spices*
*All products are developed by the Pitchers in their facility, including their Bath & Body line*
*Products are NOT mass-produced and stored in a warehouse!*
*ALL mixes, and bath and body items are handmade*


If you've never heard of Country Gourmet Home before, you've got to check out the website to see all of the goodies that they offer!!!  First they have MANY different recipe mixes, and more!  To give you an idea of what they have:

 

 Baking, Dessert, Dinner, Smoothie, Soup, Scone, Seasoning, Side dish, and Dip Mixes

Jams and Jellies

Dip Chillers

Wax Warmers

Wickless Wax Melts (which include over 200 scents)
and more...

They have gluten free, low sodium, and low sugar mixes! There's something for everyone!!  
 

They also have seasonal decorative items!

If you'd like to find out how YOU can earn FREE products from Country Gourmet Home, please email me at hld1987@yahoo.com

Host a party, in your home or online!  Email, Call or Facebook message me today to book a show!

 

If you'd like to look at the wonderful products offered by Country Gourmet Home, make purchases, maybe even do a little Christmas shopping;-), check out my website:
Hayley's Kitchen

NEW shops open on Zulily!!

There are some great new shops open on Zulily!!  I absolutely adore this site!  It's great!!  Great products at great prices!  Best of all, if you make a purchase and pay for shipping, you can get free shipping on a second order if you place it within 24 hours.  Here are some of the neat things on there right now:

 

Have you ever seen these before??  I hadn't seen them in person  until we took Emma to see The Wiggles!  Anthony (the blue Wiggle) was wearing these and apparently, they're crazy comfortable!  They're normally $80-$120 but you can buy a pair on Zulily for as low as $40!!

 

Other shops open:

*Hello Kitty- shoes, clothing, and more

*Craft Time Collection- hands-on craft activity items

*Pack a Lunch Collection- neat containers for lunch on the go

*EDUCO- toys for little ones

*Petit Ami- cute smocked clothing

*Wishbone Design Studio- innovative bikes and decals

*Sage Spoonfuls- homemade baby feeding tools

*Mountain Buggy- strollers

 

 

I've purchased 90% of this years Christmas gifts from Zulily!!  Not only have I saved a TON of money, but I've been able to afford purchasing gifts for 28 individuals!

 

Join Zulily today and get shopping & saving!

After you join, you can invite your friends!  Earn $20 Store Credit for each friend who places an order.  The credit will be added to your account when their order ships!

Click HERE

Potty Training 101

Well, Emma has decided that it's time to start potty training...FINALLY!!!!  We're currently on day 4 and she's doing pretty good.  We've had a few accidents but I expected we would! 
The most important things to know when getting ready to potty train:

1. Every child is different!  They'll know when they're ready!

2. Introduce potty training to them.  Read them books about it, make them aware of what going to the potty is.  Let them pick out their own training potty, or potty seat. 

3.  Once they get ready to potty train, help them connect the dots even more by letting them pick out their first pair of undies!

4. If you introduce it first thing each day, they'll catch on when they're ready.  DON'T FORCE IT!!  It will come naturally:-)

5.  Offer some reward for using the potty!  We use M&M's.  If she pees on the potty, she gets 1, if she goes #2, she gets 2!

6.  Potty training boys can be tricky!!  Throw a few Fruit Loops in the potty and tell them to sink them!  It will be fun for them because it makes it a game!

We're down to 1 Easy-Up, so it looks like this Momma will be making a Rite Aid run later this afternoon!  It just so happens that they've got a great sale going on this week.  Here it is:

 

Buy 1 package of Pampers diapers or Easy Ups at $9.99

 *use $1.50/1 Pampers Easy Ups- MQ (found inside packages of larger sized Pampers Cruisers)

 *use $2/1 MQ from 10/28 P&G insert

FP:  as low as $6.99

 

The BEST part about this deal is that when you buy 1 package of Pampers diapers or pants, you get a $2 +UP reward!  That brings your out of pocket cost down to $4.99 per package!! 

Don't forget!!  If you have any +UP rewards left over, this would make the Rite Aid sale even better!!  I have $6 +UPs leftover, so after everything, I'll pay just $2.99 per package OOP!!

 

CVS also has a great Pampers deal this week!  The Jumbo packs of diapers are on sale for $8.99.  Pair this with the $2 off coupon (10/28 P&G insert) and you've got diapers for $6.99 each.  To make this deal even sweeter is the P&G promotion they have going.  If you purchase $30 worth of participating P&G products, you can get a $10 ECB!!  Here's my deal idea if you're like me and need to stock up on diapers!

 

DEAL SCENARIO:

 

Buy 4 packages of Pampers jumbo packages of diapers

Total before coupons: $35.96 + tax

*use 4- $2 off coupons (10/28 P&G insert)

 

Total After coupons: $27.96 + tax

*Get $10 ECB*

FP: $17.96 + tax for all 4 packages or $4.49 per package!!!

 

 

 

Homemade Crockpot Honey Barbeque

Are you looking for a new recipe to add to your repitoire??  If so, check this out!!  Not only is this meal EASY, it's affordable!  It will also make everyone in your family very full!!  This meal is high in protein which is great for everyone, but put the barbeque on whole grain buns to add some fiber!  Serve it with homemade fries (regular or sweet potato) or any of your families favorite veggies!  Here's how to make this yummy crock pot dish!

I use crock pot liners to help make for an easy cleanup! 

The first thing to do is add your choice of pork into the crock pot. Cover the tops of your pork with brown sugar. Empty the entire bottle of BBQ sauce on top of the brown sugar. Add the onions last on top of and around the pork. Fill the BBQ sauce bottle 1/3 way up with water. Put the lid back on and shake it up so that all of the remaining sauce mixes with the water. Pour around the pork. Set your crock pot to cook for at least 6 hours. The slower this cooks the better it will be!! If you use the Hormel pre-packaged pork loins (2 per package), 6 hours will cook them perfectly! If you're choosing to go with a Boston Butt Pork roast, you'll have to cook it lower and slower! 10 hours is the best choice for that! Also, cooking it for 2, 10 hour cycles is fantastic too!


Here's Your Shopping List:

1- Boston Butt Pork Roast or Pork Loin
1- large onion (I prefer a red onion for this)
1- 17.5oz. bottle of Kraft Honey BBQ sauce
Brown Sugar (about 1/2 - 1 cup)
 

Toto, We're Not in Kansas Anymore!!

Holy Cow is this wind crazy or what??  This HUGE storm that's blowing in is covering an area of around 900 square miles and Hurricane Sandy is becoming quite the wicked witch! 

 

Even though, Sandy is bearing down hard on the East Coast the soldiers are still standing guard here at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier!!  I find this incredibly amazing and it almost brought tears to my eyes!  These brave men are battling awful weather to guard and honor this sacred place. 

 

 

Here in Kentucky, we aren't experiencing any rain yet.  The main difference is the cold and the wind!  I feel like if I had some ruby slippers, me and my dog Lucy (plus my babies) would find ourselves in the Land of Oz!  Hopefully Oz would be much warmer than here right now!!  BRRRR...  

 

The one thing that worries me about this storm system is the fact that my husband drives for FedEx.  He drives at night, pulling double trailers.  He goes to Johnson City, TN every night and with the current and impending weather conditions, I'm nervous about him driving such heavy equipment with high winds and snow!!  I doubt I'll sleep a wink all week long!

 

 

Hayden's 1st Birthday party plans!!

I know what you're thinking,

 

"You're planning his first birthday party already??  He's just over 3 months old!!"

 

What can I say, I like to be prepared! 

 

Click HERE to see the full idea of what I'm planning for Hayden's first birthday!  It will be a county fair theme!! 

 

I'll be doing different colors than shown since his birthday is July 18th.  I'm so excited about his theme!!  I've got a few different ideas for Emma's 3rd birthday and since her birthday will be here before Hayden's, I really need to nail down an idea and get started planning her's also! 

 

 

Christmas Shopping is now officially FUN!!!

Christmas shopping used to be such a dread to me!  I used to wait until the very last minute to buy my gifts!  When I say last minute, I mean I'd be driving to Bowling Green on Christmas Eve, fighting the traffic getting all of my last minute gifts.  Here's a rundown of ALL of the people that I have to buy for (hopefully that's everyone):

 

*My husband, Alden, Avery, Emma, Hayden, my Dad, Mom, step-dad, grandmother, aunts and uncles (2 sets), cousins (2), step brothers and sisters and their spouses/children (total of 7 people), mother-in-law and her husband, Steven's grandmothers, Steven's dad, our new niece due in January.

 

That's a grand total of 28 people.  The sad thing is, that's STILL not everybody!  I found a new favorite website called Zulily!!  I've found the majority of our Christmas gifts on there.  I've also saved a TON of money!  I went to Toys-R-Us last week and finished up the kids' Christmas shopping.  I put things on layaway because my two boys have already started looking and asking a mountain of questions like, "Hayley what did you get us for Christmas??" 

 

I love being able to reply: "I've got it on layaway so you can't snoop around to find it!" LOL!!!! 

 

My big boys are so nosey.  As soon as we set up our Christmas tree and I start wrapping presents,  they want to be right in the middle of it.  Not to help me wrap them, but to snoop to see if they can get a sneak peek of what's in store for Christmas Day.  I love Christmas because you get to suprise people with gifts.  We got the boys each a Nintendo DS last year for Christmas and they weren't expecting it at all!  They both were almost in tears!  This year, they're getting another present that they've been begging for, for a long time!  They've wanted an XBOX for a couple of years now.  So, I broke down and decided to get them an XBOX 360 with Kinect.  We will be hooking it up in the living room because they've got a few educational games that Emma could play and they also have Zumba for me!!  I gotta get all of this baby weight off somehow! 

 

Hopefully everyone will be happy with their Christmas presents.  I still have the hardest person left to buy something for: Steven.  He won't tell me anything that he wants...frustrating!!!