Faith ~ Family ~ Outdoor Living
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Crystal from Biblical Womanhood will not be hosting Frugal Friday this week due to a death in the family. She has written a beautiful memorial to her grandparents at her blog. Please join me in praying for her and her family during this time of grieving. Crystal, we’re truly sorry for your loss.
Posted in Holidays, and Thrifty Ideas
This year we wanted to do something different for munchkin’s valentines for the homeschool Valentine’s Party. We had to make at least 65 valentine’s, so we needed to figure out something that would be inexpensive. We decided to use some cardstock that we had on hand (received it free from someone). I then cut out a lot of hearts from old cards and from my bulb catalog (lots of flower pictures). We ended up with hundreds of floral hearts. Munchkin then glued the hearts onto postcard size cardstock. On the back of the cardstock, I printed Happy Valentine’s Day! We…
I’ve been putting off getting my freezer meals stocked back up since I haven’t been feeling all that great. So, my Tackle it Tuesday for this week will be my freezer cooking. I’ll be making: 1. Baked Mac ‘n Cheese (2)2. 10 lbs of Mashed Potatoes3. Pasta Bake (3)4. Mexican Bake (2)5. Calzones (12)6. Breakfast Burritos (24) We’ll see if we’re able to get it all done. It depends on how I’m feeling and how much munchkin wants to cooperate. I want to try to get it all done today. Wishful thinking??? We’ll see…. ***Update: I was able to get…
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Books? Yes, books. How much money does your family spend on books in a year? It’s very easy to spend a lot of money on books because they are, generally, expensive. Here are some money saving tips when it comes to books. First you need to ask yourself a few questions: 1) how many times am I going to read this book; 2) do I want to keep this book for future use; 3) how picky am I about the condition of the book? The answers to those questions will determine where you go from here. If, like most people,…
Sorry about the horrible picture. Our camera is dying. 🙁 This is a solid wood Broyhill desk. There is also a drawer in the middle on the front, but the slide came off. We have the piece, so it just needs to be put back together. It’s a little scratched and worn, but it’s still beautiful. I’ll probably refinish it down the road, but for now, I think it’s just fine. It’s heavy and it wasn’t fun to move it out of the original owner’s home and into ours. But, it’s here now. It just confirmed what we’ve felt all…
