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Archives for February 2012

Pin It Tuesday #Pinterest – Strawberry Recipes

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Are you addicted to Pinterest like I am? I have to pull myself away so I was excited to see this meme! Want more details? Find them here: These pins are from my Recipes Board! I really love strawberries and we had a great package of strawberries from Sam's Club last week (the … [Read more...]

Kirkland’s February Pillow Giveaway

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Kirkland’s, a leader in home decor, and I could spend hours walking around their local store. I love that they are constantly getting new items in their stores! Kirkland’s provided us with a set of beautiful Blue Ultra Coconut throw pillows that are living nicely on our … [Read more...]

Wholly Guacamole and Garden of Eatin’

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Last Wednesday, I had a great mail day.  I mean, seriously, what guy would not love to receive a box full of chips, guacamole, and salsa on his doorstep?  I was excited as I opened up the box to find packages of my favorite guacamole, some salsa, and a bag of chips to go with.  I … [Read more...]

BlogFriendlyPR Social Buzz: Kindle Fire Giveaway

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We are excited to be part of another group giveaway! Remember that comments on this post do not count as entries! Prize: One Kindle Fire or a $200 Amazon Gift Card! NOTE: This giveaway is only open US residents! a Rafflecopter giveaway You need javascript enabled … [Read more...]

Teeth are Expensive … but you can save!

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Remember the post I wrote awhile back about dentalplans.com? I have a fun (OK, fun from a budget but not a mouth perspective) update to give you. My mom and dad went for their six month check-up appointment recently. As for their check-up, they went from pay $170 for a six … [Read more...]

Meatless Monday: Twice Baked Potatoes

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Sometimes going meatless doesn't mean doing anything particularly fancy or outside of the box.  It can mean taking a basic, well-loved recipe and simply removing a small part of it.  This is what we did this week with twice-baked potatoes.  Usually, when we make these, we include … [Read more...]

PurpleTrail … Announce and Celebrate!

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It has been awhile since I wrote about PurpleTrail. I was excited browse their latest selections recently as they continue to update their product lines! I first checked out their kids birthday party invitations. It seems like we are always planning a party around here. OK, … [Read more...]

The Daring Baker: Quick Bread

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The Daring Bakers’ February 2012 host was – Lis! Lisa stepped in last minute and challenged us to create a quick bread we could call our own. She supplied us with a base recipe and shared some recipes she loves from various websites and encouraged us to build upon them and create … [Read more...]

Potty Training: The Timer Method

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Have you potty trained any kids? We will soon be working on our third. Two successes and you would think that we have this down. The catch is that our third is a boy (the first two are girls) so we have no idea if our past success will pay off.We will start with what we know and … [Read more...]

Friday Favorite: Duracell Rechargeable Batteries

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Friday Favorites is another almost weekly feature here at Simply Budgeted. The whole point of this feature is to share some of our favorite finds. Anything is game. Food. Cleaning supplies. Kid stuff. Garden favorites. Recipes. Anything that I really like and want to randomly … [Read more...]