Update: Jennifer won this giveaway! Have a great time and learn lots of great savings skills, Jennifer! I mentioned recently that Rachel from Surviving the Stores is now teaching couponing classes with her husband Ryan in the DFW area! Her first class is coming up on Thursday, and she's offered to give away one ticket to one of my readers … [Read more...]
Picnic Ideas: Taco Salad Bags!
I loved your suggestions for picnic meals, and last Monday tried a version of the Tacos in a Bag or Frito Pie that were suggested. We . . . loved these. Here's how I made Tacos/Taco Salads for our Baseball Night Picnic: (If you're a kid and think any meal with the word "salad" in it is likely to be gross, call them Tacos in a Bag. If … [Read more...]
Happy Mother’s Day!
I wasn't going to post today. I've been busy all day doing the Whole House Scrub Down to get ready to have family over on Sunday. If you've liked my page on Facebook, you've been in on all the antics of my play-by-play cleaning day. But then, I had to show this precious paper my daughter brought home for Mother's Day: Love it! By the way, … [Read more...]
Two Days vs. Two Weeks
Things are crazy right now with the end-of-school activities. Add to that the wonderful and exciting event of both my boys getting baptized on Mother's Day and the realization that if people are driving an hour to share in the celebration . . . I really want to have them over for lunch afterward . . . and this … [Read more...]
How to Recycle Old T-Shirts
How is it possible that a ratty old t-shirt can hold so many memories? I can't count the number of times I have almost placed a favorite t-shirt in the trash or the donate pile . . . only to put it back in a drawer. Sooooo many memories. But I recently had a moment of clarity as I was folding the above … [Read more...]
It’s Not Easy Being a Scatter-Brained Germaphobe
I do believe this is what is referred to as a First World Problem. Meaning, there are people in the world with real problems. This is just a minor life-inconvenience caused by my own neurosis. But seriously, when you are running 90-to-nothing (not that I have any idea what that cliche actually means . . . ), and you find yourself writing … [Read more...]
Picnic Ideas
It's picnic season! For us, picnic season is baseball season. With two boys each playing two evening games every week for almost two months, we could drop a lot of cash on fast food. (And gain a lot of weight!) Picnics require more planning than burgers-in-a-bag, but the family loves them and the effort is totally worth it to us! Here are … [Read more...]
I Just Wasted 38 Minutes
My Wednesday began as it usually does. With me getting up and THEN remembering that I should have gotten up earlier because Wednesday is always my craziest day of the week. I lovingly(ish) awakened my hard-sleeping children, urged them to the breakfast table, and jumped into the shower. Somewhere between me getting dressed and the kids … [Read more...]
Why Did We Still Have That?
As you know, I'm having a garage sale soon. Hopefully this Saturday. One good reason to have a garage sale is that it helps me look at my house in a different way. I suddenly see things that have long been invisible. Like this LeapFrog fridge set. My fridge has been covered in those letters for YEARS. Not just 26 letters, either. I … [Read more...]
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