Can you believe we are just days away from Christmas 2016 We are so excited and can hardly w ait to share some fab giveaways with our Three Boys and an Old Lady readers. Beginning December 1, we will have chances for you to win  DVDs, gift cards, books, CDs and more.   Be sure to check back tomorrow for our first giveaway.

  The Fall harvest of full of hearty veggies and sweet potatoes are one of my favorites.  Sweet potatoes are so versatile and you can make everything from appetizers to entrees to desserts. This time of year, the harvest is plenty and the price is low.  I saw sweet potatoes at only 30 cents/ lb.  Oh, why sweet potatoes you ask?  Well, a friend gifted me with a couple of tubers from her garden.  They're HUMONGOUS!  I love sweet potatoes.  They're full of vitamins, iron and calcium and they're naturally sweet. To showcase the versatility of this beloved plant, I decided to share a few of my favorite quick 'n easy recipes featuring sweet potatoes. Appetizer Sweet Potato Hummus  from My Recipe Magic  My Recipe Magic    Soup Easy Sweet Potato Soup  from Home Stories A to Z Home Stories A to Z Entrée Sweet Potato Chicken Skillet  from My Natural Family My Natural Family Desserts Easy Sweet P...

A few weeks ago, a friend posted a politic viewpoint on her Facebook page.  Several commented, most of them agreeing with her, but there was one who replied who disagreed wholeheartedly.  She replied to my friend's post and later unfollowed her on Facebook.  This really hurt my friend's feelings and she drafted a post to express her hurt.  I watched as her timeline filled with exclamations of "OMG", "People can be so cruel", this, that and the other.  All the while thinking this is your FRIEND, a person you know in IRL and it's this deep.  Fa real, fa real.?!

Hey everybody! I hope you are doing fine. I'm very happy to present you this awesome deal! I just got a free 12x8" canvas print and I am allowed to share this with you! FREE 12x8 Canvas Print!

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2016 has been a banner year for movies. We are so excited to see the first of the Star Wars standalone films set to hit theatres next month. ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY arrives in theaters everywhere on December 16th In RealD 3D and IMAX 3D!

This year we're hosting our family's annual Thanksgiving dinner.  I love having everyone over our home and always try to make sure everyone feels welcome.  Whether it's making sure the menu includes something special for them or having a place for them to stretch out and chill after the Thanksgiving meal, I want everyone to make themselves at home.

I love subscription box services.  They're a great way to discover new products and an even better way to market to specific audiences.  For example, if you're a pet lover, there's a box for that.  A toy lover, there's a box for that and don't get me started on gourmet food boxes.  Well, let's add if you're a grandparent to that list. Yep, now there's a box specifically created for grandma and grandpa. Introducing It's hard to buy gifts for grandma and grandpa. What do you buy for someone who has everything or limited space?

We've reached the Holiday season - can you believe it? People are already preparing for Thanksgiving and getting ready to start shopping for the Holidays (if they haven't already begun)! Since this time of year in particular is a good one for having some extra money , Swagbucks is offering a $5 bonus to people who sign up through me this month!     Swagbucks is a rewards site where you earn points (called SB) for all sorts of things you're probably already doing online, like shopping, discovering deals, taking surveys, watching videos, and more! Then you can turn your gift cards in to PayPal cash or gift cards to places like Amazon, Starbucks, and more! Here's how you get your bonus:

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World Book and Swagbucks have the perfect gift for the little reader in your life - a free book that makes history come alive! World book has a great assortment of vibrant, fun, and informative books about a variety of different historical events, people, and legends that are perfect for grades 6-8. This offer gets you a free book (you pay $1 in shipping) AND you get $5 (paid in Swagbucks' SB Points) for doing it, plus a bonus $3 (300SB) for signing up for Swagbucks through me first. Here's how you can get your free book and $8:

Three thousand years ago, the greatest sailors in the world voyaged across the vast Pacific, discovering the many islands of Oceania. But then, for a millennium, their voyages stopped – and no one knows exactly why.   From Walt Disney Animation Studios comes “Moana,” a sweeping, CG-animated feature film about an adventurous teenager who sails out on a daring mission to save her people. During her journey, Moana (voice of Auli‘i Cravalho) meets the mighty demigod Maui (voice of Dwayne Johnson), who guides her in her quest to become a master wayfinder.

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I remember the first time Hubby and I went to the ballet.  It was several years ago and he hadn't been in years, but it was the Moscow Ballet's performance of the Nutcracker in Oakland, California.  He whined about going at first but the moment the performance began, he was like a kid.  That single performance was all it took and we've pretty much taken the kids every year since they were little.  The Nutcracker was especially a fave of the little old lady when she took dance - albeit briefly - and of Los Tres Amigos when they learned to perform some of the pieces for a Winter concert. The Nutcracker is performed by ballet troupe's all over the world during the holiday season and the Moscow Ballet's performance is one of my favorites.  In 1993, Moscow Ballet toured the Great Russian Nutcracker to Washington DC, Baltimore, Syracuse, Orlando, Ft Lauderdale, New Haven, Reading and Charleston WV for the first time to critic...

My kids are Marvel fans and they're at that age where they dissect and compare the comics to the live action movies.  They're in for a treat this weekend with the release of Marvel Studios " Doctor Strange ".  Reviews are looking good for this one!!!   Moi?  I'm excited for the return of Benedict Cumberbatch.  'Memba him?  He was in "The Imitation Game" .  He got an Oscar nod for his performance in that flick and from the previews I've seen thus far of Doctor Strange I think it's pretty safe to speculate another Oscar nom.   Join Strange on his dangerous, mystifying, and totally mind-bending journey when Marvel Studios’ “Doctor Strange” opens in U.S. theaters on November 4, 2016.   From Marvel Studios comes “ Doctor Strange ,” the story of world-famous neurosurgeon Dr. Stephen Strange whose life changes forever after a horrific car accident robs him of the use of his hands. When traditional medicine fails him, he is f...

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So Bey and Jay rocked Halloween with their Barbie and Ken costumes but there's nothing like the original Barbie.  Barbie ROCKS!!! This year, Barbie, the world's #1 fashion doll, is making her debut in two new books from Papercutz this fall. With two new original graphic novel series, Barbie and Barbie Puppies , fans of Mattel's classic doll can now experience all of the adventures of Barbie and her friends like never before! Barbie Graphic Novel Vol. 1, " Fashion Superstar ," which is available now, finds Barbie diving into the high-stakes world of fashion. As Barbie pursues her dream, she meets a diverse bunch of all-new friends that can help her... and some others that may actually try to end her fashion career before it even starts!