Daffodil Days

One of my favorite decor blogs, Young House Love, hosted a thrift store challenge last week based on a new song by a popular rap artist. While I did not enjoy the song (which was sadly full of profanity) I couldn’t pass up an excuse to go thrifting!! I took MiniMe with me and we [...]

After church Sunday the whole family stopped by Lowes to pick up some knobs for Novella’s newly painted chest/night stand (post on that project coming this week!). While we were there we picked up some basil and a couple of tomato plants for the patio. While we do have a back yard we share it [...]

I haven’t been to garage sales in years — mainly because I’ve been in declutter mode and I knew I would buy things I didn’t need if I went. But I’ve been meaning to go since we moved because we got rid of A LOT of stuff before we moved. We literally sold almost every [...]

Breakfasts: Cereal Oatmeal packets Homemade granola cereal Muffins/ smoothies Eggs/ bacon/ biscuits Oatmeal packets or cream of wheat Whole grain pancakes Lunches: Snackie Roll ups/ wraps Sandwiches Dinners: Cheese and turkey bacon paninis on oat bread/ grapes Pasta with sauce/ green beans Stir fry over rice Soup and salad Tacos Homemade pizza Homemade macaroni and [...]

Kenny worked a great deal for me tonight at CVS. Since we got it done early in the week I thought I would share. Duracell batteries – on sale for $2.99 – used $0.75 coupon Dove soap – on sale for $0.97 Allegra allergy medicine – on sale for $6.99 – received $6.99 Extra Bucks [...]

I meant to get this up yesterday but, unfortunately, I have a house full of sickies. So here it is a day late: Monday — Spaghetti and meatballs with green salad Tuesday — Meat patties over rice with gravy; celery with cream cheese; cucumbers Wednesday — Soup and salad (probably potato soup as I have [...]

I’ve been working on this meal planning thing for a long time and the first thing I have to say is that it’s a work in progress. I still don’t have everything figured out and learn something new nearly every month. My goal is to have a set monthly meal plan (with a couple of [...]

I have tried several of the big photo companies for prints and/or greeting cards. Most of them are fine, one of them I will never ever use again because they lost 2 rolls of 35 mm film (of Wesley’s 5th birthday!), and one stands out among the crowd for me. I tried Shutterfly for the [...]

I’ve gotten some good deals in the past, but this week rocks if you play your cards right. It all started when Kenny ran into CVS for a drink on his way home from the church yard sale Saturday. He purchased his dollar drink and on the receipt was a coupon for $5 off a [...]

I love to do once-a-month cooking. It’s a lot of hard work but it really pays off when dinner is mostly done at the end of a hard day of homeschooling, potty training and nursing a new baby. It has worked out in my schedule that I will be able to devote every 3rd Friday [...]