Category Archives: Frugal Finds

{Slightly} Planning Ahead

By Amy | Published: August 20, 2010
I’m a FREAK when it comes to planning my kids’ birthday parties. They really aren’t as extravagant as many I see on all the darling party blogs out there, but I try to keep them fun yet frugal. I usually have a “theme” about a year ahead of time. I get an idea and build from there…over [...]
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Ruffles & Sparkles vs. Plaid

By Amy | Published: August 13, 2010
So far the TWO (count ‘em…one. two.) mornings that we’ve had with our new elementary school student in the house have been a little challenging in the wardrobe department. We lay the outfit out the night before and everything is hunky dory…. …until the next morning when it’s time to get dressed. The tag itches. It’s too tight. Too big. “Please [...]
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Misunderstanding

By Amy | Published: August 4, 2010
Recently I was having a little conversation with Holden regarding preschool. I told him that him that while Sissy was at kindergarten that he was going to go to preschool. Elliott pipes in, “Yes, I’m going to kindergarten. You’re going to preschool. And Mommy’s going SHOPPING!” Now, I don’t know wherever she got that idea. With my six hours [...]
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Best Dressed

By Amy | Published: August 2, 2010
Even after last week’s back-to-school shopping fiasco, I decided to challenge myself and take the kids to Marshall’s to look for school shoes. I’m happy to report, though, that we had a successful outing and came home with these cuties: Michael Kors (my fave) glittered flats! She LOVES, loves, loves them and of course so do I. I’d seen [...]
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Happy Medium

By Amy | Published: July 30, 2010
It’s back-to-school shopping time. I loved this as a kid and teenager. Shopping for all the new school clothes, shoes, Trapper Keepers and Pee Chee folders! {Trapper Keeper image found here} The kids never have a shortage of clothes, but they need a couple brand-new pieces to start school as well as some new zapatos. I took them to Ross yesterday [...]
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