Friday Dinner: Pasta Pillows in Brown Butter

Earlier in the week I made a Roasted parsnip and cauliflower soup that I thought was delicious, but was not as well received by the kids. I wanted to repurpose that into a healthy pasta, so I bought some wonton wrappers this week in the produce section. I took a cup of the soup (it [...]

Frugal Friday – Avoid Fines and Fees

There’s one thing to be said for saving money; there’s another to be said about wasting it.
Before you worry about clipping coupons or stockpiling groceries, make sure you’re not throwing your money away needlessly. A few examples:
*Library Fines
*Service Charges
*Convenience Fees (paying a bill by credit card through the company itslef instead of free bill pay [...]

Free Breakfast at Ikea this Weekend

For those of you lucky enough to live near an Ikea (come on Nashville, get with it!), they are offering free breakfast this weekend! Click here to find out the details and locate a store near you!

Grocery Deals by State

If you’re looking for a one stop shop on all the circular’s in your state, visit The Coupon Mom’s site here and you can find all the grocery deals in your state along with the coupon match ups.  It still takes a little time to sort through, but the savings are well worth it!

Free Burger – Ted’s Montana Grill

Ted’s Montana Grill is giving away a free burger and a chance to win more! Click here to visit their site and sign up or to see if you have a Ted’s in your area.

Publix Deals

There’s a blog called Fiddledeedee that seems to be the guru on the Publix deals and matching coupons with those each week. In TN, our deals run from Wednesday to Tuesday, though in Florida I think it goes from Thursday to Wednesday, so make sure to verify what the sale week is for your area.
Also, [...]

Kariss’ New Tricks

While it’s true that our son has been saying his fair share of funny things lately, our daughter has been learning some new tricks of her own.
We just joined the YMCA (why we didn’t have these in FL I’ll never know) and every child has to take a swim test to be in the pool [...]

Are your kids smarter than you?

The good news: I’ve started writing my “schedule” down on an index card before I go to bed every evening so I can think about and pray over my priorities for the next day. It’s helped set my mind at ease to go to sleep and helped me to focus throughout my day, measuring “emergencies” [...]

Why am I so weepy?

Ok, so I understood when I first got pregnant why the tears flowed so easily – I mean I discovered hormones I never knew existed and Johnson & Johnson commercials took on a whole new meaning to me…
But why, three years after giving birth to my last child, do I still weep so easily. Seriously. [...]

Ah the smell of springtime and …paint fumes?

Yes, the saga continued this morning. After our late night visit from the Fire Dept, we ended up vacating our host most of the day because the fumes were still penetrating our walls.
I woke Kariss up to take her to the doctor at 4 and she’s worse now than she was then – all of [...]