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Thrifty Mommy

August 13th, 2008

A Thrifty Movie Night

The following is a guest post.
We love to watch movies and that includes new ones, however as a family it costs roughly $35 just to get tickets. This doesn’t include food and drinks. By the end of the movie we may have spent a whopping $60, but this only happens on a rare occasion. We’ve […]

By Karen -- 1 comment

July 28th, 2008

Happy Birthday, Cuddlebug!

My little boy is turning three today.  He is a joy to be around.  He is also sweet and funny.  Happy Birthday, Cuddlebug! 

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By Karen -- 3 comments

June 17th, 2008

Wordless Wednesday: Enjoying the Lake

images by Karen

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May 20th, 2008

Our Frugal Family Outing

This is supposed to be Wordless Wednesday, but I wanted to tell you about our inexpensive family outing. 
A few weeks ago, I told you about some thrifty entertainment options in Western North Carolina.  We decided to take a family day trip to the Catawba Science Center.  Of course, we decided to go on Friday because that’s […]

By Karen -- 8 comments

April 9th, 2008

Welcome to Busy Family Meals

Some days I feel like I need more inspiration for meal planning.  Many days I don’t feel like tackling a time consuming meal or I don’t have the ingredients on hand to make what I want.
I came across Busy Family Meals today.  It’s a new b5 Media blog in our Lifestyles Channel.  I’ll be sure […]

By Karen -- 0 comments

December 27th, 2007

So glad to be home

We finally got home on Christmas day around 9:30 at night.  Frugal me and my sister developed a scheme to use only 3 of our allotted bags for my family of 4 for 11 days and the other 3 bags to bring home hand-me-downs from my nephew for Little Man.  I thought it was a […]

By kellys -- 2 comments

December 19th, 2007

Merry Christmas!

Wordless Wednesday at 5MinutesforMom.

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By Karen -- 8 comments

December 4th, 2007

Feeling Overwhelmed

Some days it seems like I can write for all four websites, cook a nice meal for the family, get the laundry done, play with the kids, talk on the phone with friends, get the dishes washed, and be ok with everything.  Now is NOT one of those times.
I’m looking around and about to lose […]

By Karen -- 9 comments

November 14th, 2007

Wordless Wednesday

I thought I would get in on the action today. These were taken this past weekend.

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By kellys -- 2 comments

October 3rd, 2007

Wordless Wednesday: Cuddlebug (3-07)

Wordless Wednesday at 5 Minutes for Mom.

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By Karen -- 5 comments