Welcome to week#3 of the January 2020 “You’re the Star” Blog Hop! Before we continue onto the Linky party I wanted to share this post from my blog: Packing Tips for Toddlers to Teens ________________________________________ WELCOME to FAMILY feature week of the January 2020 “You’re the STAR” blog hop! Meet your FAMILY week Cohost This week is FAMILY feature week…
Reading is my favorite hobby. I love to read. Books are one of the love’s of my life. One of my goals when my children were born was to develop a love of reading in them. For year’s part of our night time routine was to read before bed. We still read before bed if…
Fall is here. Time to change up the skincare routine. Dry skin is damaging and does not hold a glow. Keeping skin healthy in the fall is easy. Five ways to keep skin glowing and wrinkle free is a good daily routine from daily. Taking care of skin now will help later. Routine Have a…
___________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the second week of the February 2020 blog hop called “You’re the Star“! Before we continue onto the Linky party I wanted to share this post from my blog: Read Aloud Book List for Toddlers to Teens __________________________________________________________________________ WELCOME to CREATIVE feature week of the February 2020 “You’re the STAR” blog hop! Meet your CREATIVE week…
When I started my frugal journey many year’s ago it was hard. Spending money and using charge cards were my hobbies. After a Dave Ramsey seminar and the 10-week class my view changed. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that money could be saved by checking the wattage on appliances. Money can…
Over the year’s my frugal tips have accumulated. Decluttering was a weekly event. Becoming a minimalist was important. As I age my view has changed and I have tweaked some mom hacks. Frugal Tips for Moms Do Not Declutter ( you will eventually need it again). Don’t buy another book for the bookshelf unless you…
Numberless accounts of savings tips will come from moms’. Handed down information from grandmas’ and moms’ who know multiple ways to save money. Date nights, acne treatments, health and fitness ideas to avoid a gym membership payment, and home remodeling are all possible without spending thousands of dollars. Try out some of these easy frugal…
Homeschool games assist with captivating the attention of children. Using made up games, or existing games all work together to for the one goal of creating an open learning environment. Here are a few ways that we have used games in Math. Fractions Fractions make up so many parts of everyday life. As a younger…
As we get ready to start up our new homeschool year, soccer, scouts and Bible Study I can’t help but yearn for the carefree times of summer. Staying up later and playing on the porch is one of our favorite activities in the summer. We used to catch lightning bugs but I hate seeing the…
We are going to celebrate Columbus Day this year a little different than in the past. Prior to this year we have just considered it a day off of school and read a book to learn. As luck would have it we will be on fall break so convincing the kids to do school…
Pencils, paper, notebooks, crayons, markers, highlighters and more were on sale at WalMart. My family along with many others were there to take part in the great “Back To School” sale. It really is the only time of year that you can find large glue sticks for 50 cents each. We really stock up on…
Each Friday the kids and I do a field trip. Last year, and for many years we did not do field trips. On my homeschool planning day I allotted Fridays’ to be the day we go outside to learn somewhere. Friday has become the day for our homeschool field trip. The destinations vary each week…
I love to save money and make my own products. Cleaning products, air freshener, laundry detergent, butter, and other products. I have found a frugal tip recipe for homemade air freshener. This air freshener smells so good. Only three ingredients. Try this air freshener to change a dark gloomy day to one that is better….
Johnny Marzetti is a great tasting frugal ground beef recipe. This is one of my “go to” meal’s at our home. This easy recipe takes only 15 min. of prep. My family LOVES to see this recipe on the menu board. I mean when I make it, is usually gone with no leftovers. …
Recently my husband and I were cleaning out the garage and found the box marked “cloth diapers” I had saved them in case we needed them for any more babies. Since those were put into storage as a couple we decided that four children were enough for us. Hence, no more babies. As I stood…
Welcome to week#3 of the December 2019 “You’re the Star” Blog Hop! Before we continue onto the Linky party I wanted to share this post from my blog: Can you believe the year is almost over. I really feel like I have just finished Thanksgiving, but here we are at New Year’s. Three Frugal Tips for New…
Spending New Year’s Eve with Family is a great way to bring in the New Year. Spending money right after Christmas isn’t ideal, and a lot of events cost money. Most of us, due to the previous holiday are tired of spending money. Having four kids means four times the cost of movies, sky zone…
First, let me say that as kids get older it does not get easier. Life evolves at each stage and changes. No stage is easier. Multiple older children can interrupt repeatedly, go outside to play, make a huge mess, and write with a pencil in the bathroom sink if not busy. The age group I…
