I don't know about you but I cannot stand noisy toys that don't come with toy volume control. Or they do but even the quiet setting is loud. And those obnoxious books that make noise! They are always so loud. Those are always the ones the kids want to use over and over and over too. When I worked daycare many years ago, we used a simple trick to make all those noisy things quieter. Packing tape! It is as simple as it sounds. Just take a piece of packing tape and cover the speaker of … [Read more...]
Creating Frugal Christmas Decor
(Monday, my guest post as part of Frugal Homeschool Family's 25 Frugal Days of Christmas went live.) Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year. I love the smells, the tastes, the sights, the movies, the music. There isn’t much I dislike about Christmas. One of my favorite things about Christmas is all the decorations. I love decorating my house for Christmas. But decorations can be so expensive. Our budget doesn’t allow for us to buy new decorations very often. So what’s a frugal girl … [Read more...]
Our Favorite Christmas Toy
(This post contains affiliate links. For more information, read here.) Last year I really wanted a certain toy for Abby to play with during the Christmas season. It finally went on sale but due to our financial situation at the time, we still couldn't afford. I mentioned that briefly in a blog comment. Within a day I received an e-mail from that blog saying that someone had seen that comment and wanted to bless me with the toy. The toy got here a week later. Abby was so excited! This … [Read more...]
Ways I Saved in November
1. A large box and some crayons provided hours and hours of entertainment for Abby. We've been struggling as she has outgrown most her toys. It is very tempting to go buy new but the box has gained us some weeks! 2. I went into the big town/small city near me to go to Shaw's as they had a number of great deals. Am I most excited about my $0.89 peanut butter or my $0.38 cereal? Nope! I was pleasantly surprised to see the boneless skinless chicken breasts I was going to pay paying $1.87/lb … [Read more...]
Our 3rd Annual Pies-giving
On Matt's side of the family, his little brother's wife has a number of Thanksgiving celebrations and Christmases she has to attend...all on the actual holiday. So we decided a few years back that our families would celebrate those holidays on a different day. Matt used to go hunting on Thanksgiving and I would just stay home and online shop. We didn't do anything special. My family hadn't done Thanksgiving in awhile due to many factors. (Although, my dad and I used to like Black Friday … [Read more...]
Why I Start My Christmas Celebrations Early
There seems to be two camps of people this time of year: those who vehemently oppose anything Christmas before Thanksgiving and those who hide or apologize for starting their Christmas celebrations a bit early. I used to be in the second camp. Here is why I no longer hide that I start my Christmas season a bit early. I love Christmas! It is my favorite time of the year. I love Christmas decorating, I love the music, I love the movies, I love buying gifts, I love the baking. I love Christmas. … [Read more...]
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