Welcome to my second Money-Saving Monday! Today, I'm going to give you some tips for shopping Online. I'll admit, before children, I didn't do very much shopping Online. I liked to browse the shopping malls, discount stores, and of course, Target. It's always been something I've liked to do, and the best part is finding a great deal. I rarely, if ever, buy anything at … [Read more...]
Money-Saving and The Month of May
Now that we've almost made it through April, I've started to think about May. April was extremely busy (take a look back HERE if you don't remember,) but I'd rather be busy than bored. Although, with 3 boys, can you ever be bored? I think not. May 1st starts out with kindergarten orientation for my oldest. Yikes! I still can't believe he's going to be in ALL DAY … [Read more...]
Gordon and Molly
No, these are not the names of our cousins, our pets, or even our imaginary friends. These are the names of two trouble makers. The cause of so many fights between the twins that I can't even count anymore. Gordon and Molly are two trains from Thomas the Train. The Gordon we have is a wooden train. He used to "talk," but his batteries went dead quite a long time ago. … [Read more...]
Easter treats for me and my boys
Easter Treats I've been so focused on the March for Babies and all of the fundraising leading up to it, that I was VERY behind in getting ready for Easter. Luckily, when I opened my container labeled "Easter" from last year, all my Easter treats was already there. I actually didn't even need to go shopping at all this Easter, with the exception of buying … [Read more...]
Minion Madness and How to keep your birthday on a budget
By 10 am tomorrow morning, I will have a 5-year-old. Sometimes I really can't believe it. Time just goes by too fast. Saturday we celebrated with a "Minion" themed birthday party. If you're not familiar, Minions are those silly little creatures from Despicable Me and Despicable Me 2. I have seen both movies about a billion times thanks to the birthday boy. There actually … [Read more...]