With our passel of kids, John and I have spent many years driving big vehicles. We bought our current full-size Ford van when we had five kids, with zero clue we’d eventually fill a 12-passenger van. (At the time, the thought probably would have terrified us, actually. Isn’t it funny how God so...
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I discovered an unhappy side effect of my new kitchen floor the other day. The lovely wood does a MUCH better job of hiding ants than our previous ugly white vinyl. Apparently we have them. When I spotted them, I sprayed the corner with windex– a quick fix for any visible ants. Then I...
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One of best things you can do for your grocery budget is take a few minutes each week to make a menu. I often menu-plan two weeks at a time, in conjunction with my two ‘big’ grocery shopping trips for that month. If that sounds a little intimidating, you might try this one-week planner...
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Here are some great, affordable ideas I spotted on Pinterest to help spruce up your house for spring. Click on each picture to go to the website and read all the details of each idea. 1. Homemade weed killer 2. Affordable doorknob update 3. Homemade furniture spray 4 DIY Swiffer Refills...
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The other day we were wandering around a gift shop that had some rather lovely items made from wood. Our 8 year old became enthralled with a HUGE rocking horse that was priced at a mere $3999. Yes, that’s three thousand nine hundred ninety nine dollars. For a rocking horse. After rocking away for...
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The very fun folks from Young House Love challenged folks to see what they could find at a thrift store for $20 or less. That kind of challenge is right up my alley– here’s where you can add your own post to the challenge if you choose to join in too. I had a...
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; Pinterest is lots of fun, but the down side is that it can sometimes leave you wishing for things you can’t afford. One of my favorite pin boards on my Pinterest page is my Style and Loveliness board. If you check it out, you’ll see I’ve got my fair share of ‘if I...
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I love shopping at thrift stores! I don’t buy everything there, but there are some things I buy almost exclusively at thrift stores. 1. Dress shoes for kids and young men– Our kids only wear them a few hours a week, as did the previous owners, so it’s possible to find very lightly used...
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Albertson’s is one of the more expensive grocery stores in our area, but I still zip through every week or two. This morning’s trip was a perfect day to illustrate how even an expensive store can be worth checking out. Often there’s on-sale produce. Today it was 58 cents/lb oranges — too bad I’d...
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; Black Friday. Do you know it? Do you love it? Maybe not as much as I do. I look forward to this day all year. Every year on the day after Thanksgiving, I peel myself out of bed around 4am, and head off to find those bargains! Here’s how I make the most...
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