There is a guest post on my other blog, by Kelsey Smith from My Sweet Life. In it she shares some tips for getting great pictures of your kids this summer. Stop by and check it out, you will learn a lot.
Here is one of my latest summer photos
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The past few days have shown me the need for a summer routine. Usually we school through the summer, but after this year we needed a little break. We will probably pick school back up the first week of August, so until then we need to find something to do with all of our free [...]
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Crystal asked us to post some of our frugal ideas for family fun, here are some activities our family enjoys.
Save your old bread and then feed the ducks. This is probably one of our favorite family activities that we have done since our kids were little.
Take Nature Walks. There are some trails by our house [...]
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I have a love/hate relationship with summer. I love the warm days, cool evenings, green grass and fireflies buzzing around our yard. What I don’t like about summer is the trouble my children get into when their days are not structured by our school work. Many homeschoolers school through the summer, we do too, but [...]
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Making your own refried beans is easy and economical. There are many uses for refried beans; bean burritos, bean tacos, beans and cheese. They are inexpensive and very nutritious. Pinto beans are high in fiber, magnesium and potassium. When you make your own refried beans you can also control the amount of salt in the [...]
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Once upon a time there were 3 Moms. They loved to write about cooking, homemaking, homeschooling, saving money, and other things related to being at home. Then one day, one of the moms had an idea. She decided to record her shopping, meals, and recipes for an entire month! When another mom read about her [...]
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Today (Thursday) my son turned 8. We started the day with donuts and then moved straight to the gifts. I am not sure how this started, but my kids always want to open their presents first thing in the morning.
He played with his gifts all morning (you get your birthday off of school at our [...]
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I finally went to the grocery store yesterday afternoon.
Here is what I purchased:
Bananas $1.61
Apples $2.52
Grapes $3.92
Oranges $1.77
Green Onion $0.44
Red Onion didn’t purchase, they were all gross
Lettuce $1.59
Powdered Sugar $2.84
Icing $.75
Bread Flour $2.35
Crackers $1.75
Syrup $ 2.59
Pizza sauce $1.59
Pasta $0.99
Chips $1.95
Oreos
Scallops
Bread $1.51/ $1.51
Lunch Meat $4.00
Paper Towels $3.14
Ice Cream Cones $2.01
Toothpicks $0.61
Paper Plates $1.79
Ground Turkey $1.23
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After spending almost two weeks on vacation, I have to say that I am truly thankful for my family. I had a wonderful vacation spending time with my parents, in-laws (mom, dad, brother, sister), sister, brother, and aunt. I also had a great time with my own family just hanging out and having fun. I [...]
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