I just can’t go Wordless. One of our favorite Spring features in our yard is the lilac blooms.
Brian pulled out 13 bushes in front of our house when we moved here. His one request lilac bushes. They sit in front of our dining room bay window and are amazing six years later.
Do you love lilac blooms? What is your favorite Spring Bloom? Leave us a comment and let us know!
It only sat in the front flower bed for two days. Really. I promise. There is a good reason that this isn’t our house any more … toilet replacement post to come soon.
What is the worst thing you have left out in your yard … for a day … or two or even three? Leave me a comment and let me know.
Today was a long day at our house. Maybe it was the switch to Daylight Savings Time? Maybe is Brian STILL being sick with bronchitis? Maybe it is me just being worn out. It was Meatless Monday day though. Thankfully we had planned for a lazy meatless Monday dinner. Part of the planning was that we needed ONE thing from the store for this dinner … the hummus. I made up two plates and let the kids eat in the living room … I was just too tired after work to do more than that today.
They ate up the plate of veggies. The kids ate more off their plate of veggies than we did. They did opt for the ranch dressing instead of the hummus but I am OK with that. They sat there and ate veggies for dinner. Just veggies … even little man!! This is a HUGE deal for him because just a few months ago, the only veggie he would eat was carrots and he would eat like two of them. We are excited that he is starting to eat more with us and expanding what he will eat with us. We are on the plan of just continuously offering the healthy food choices to him and he is picking them up.
In the middle of getting dinner together … OK, I only had to cut up the peppers, celery, and cucumber but I do get extra points for using the sharp knife and not cutting my fingers off … I realized that before I started dating Brian I had no idea what hummus was. It is now one of my favorite dips and I love to try different varities since they offer up such different flavors. I think I will have to write a post soon about the new foods that Brian has introduced me that I have come to love.
Would this dinner be a hit at your house? Do you enjoy hummus as much as I do? Leave me a comment and let me know!
I realized we have a thing for Lands’ End boots yesterday when we had a snow fall. Brian lined all of the boots up in front of the fire to dry and I manged to get a quick picture! The kids all have Sno Flurry boots. I have learned and bought them a size bigger than what the kids wear this year. They can put them on themselves and walk in them!! I get the kids the boots each year for Christmas. They don’t see it as a fun present but I watch for a coupon code to buy them from Land’s End. I then can resell them for a nice price since they don’t get worn a lot here in Virginia!
My boots are also Lands’ End boots but they are an older style. What can I say … my feet don’t grow and we don’t get enough snow for me to wear them out! It looks the ones I have are similar to this new Women’s Function Snow Boots though. I love the draw string part of my boots and this style has a draw string too! These boots are so warm and keep my feet dry. Having warm, dry feet is key for me to even think about being out in the snow so I always dig out these boots when there is snow on the ground. I have even been known to wear them into work when I know the parking lot will still be snowing. It isn’t worth the chance of falling in dress shoes so my boots are my go-to winter footwear for sure!
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 post about.
Reminder/Disclaimer/Whatever: Everything in Friday Favorites is something that we use and bought on our own.
What do you think of Lands End Boots? Leave me a comment let me know!
Some days you actually get to create the gift of happiness. This was Grace showing off her Tooth Fairy pillow that I made over the weekend. She is one excited little girl. (Tutorial to come!)
Have you had the opportunity to create the gift of happiness lately? What did you do? Leave me a comment and let me know!
Our life lately …
Our Church window.
Matthew took a rare nap and Brian sent me this picture.
The girls did their winter dance recital this week.
What is happening in your life? Leave us a comment and let us know!
Sophie was playing games on my phone the other night. I saw her … all was good. I sure did laugh when I found this and several other pictures of her on my phone though …
I love you ,my Sophie girl!
All four varieties of Simply Lemonade and Simply Limeade are made with not-from-concentrate juices and pure ingredients. Available in both multi-serve and single-serve carafes, you can enjoy delicious refreshment throughout the day!
We love Simply Lemonade at our house. OK, we love all of the Simply Orange products but the lemonade is my favorite for sure. I love that we can have it as a treat at dinner some nights or I can buy it for a party as I did for the Spa Party I hosted. Another reason we love Simply Lemonade is that it is a great budget friendly price at Sam’s Club every day in the twin pack they sell. I don’t have to wait for a sale to get a great price! We can feel fancy (as Grace would say) any day with a sweet and slight tart lemonade drink that we all enjoy!
Here is a budget friendly tip as you travel this holiday season … Grab bottle (or two!) of Simply Lemonade and put it in a cooler in your car. Instead of paying $1-2 per drink when you stop to eat or take bathroom breaks during trip, use refillable cups for you and the kids to add more Simply Lemonade to the cups and keep traveling!
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 post about.
Reminder/Disclaimer/Whatever: Everything in Friday Favorites is something that we use and bought on our own.
Do you love Simply Lemonade at your house? Leave me a comment let me know!
My sister took all of these pictures except for the last one that some stranger took and emailed to her when they landed. Her dear husband bought her a hot air balloon ride for her birthday … her dear husband that is scared of heights. She was so excited! I love the picture that shows the trees in full color here in Virginia. The picture looking up at the balloon is a favorite too! If anyone is wondering, they did this ride with balloonsovervirginia.com. Which picture is your favorite?
Have you ever taken a Hot Air Balloon ride? Would you? Leave us a comment and let us know!
Moo what? Moo Cards! I love these little business cards. I have been longing for a reason to get them so when we decided to head to the Metro Cooking Show in DC this weekend, that was my opportunity!
Why Moo Cards? I love the color pictures and the unique size. I hope that we can hand out a lot of these cards and you will some great food content coming up on Simply Budgeted as a result of these Moo Cards!
With Moo Cards, you can a different picture on the back of every card printed! I picked my favorite food pictures we have taken and Brian helped me narrow it down these nine!
The cupcake is my favorite … what is your favorite?
Oh and this picture show the front of the cards:
I made a logo using the fonts from our blog and then we added our contact information to the bottom. There was a BIG debate on what went on there but you can see we left off a phone number but added our Facebook ID and the primary Twitter account for Simply Budgeted. I am sure everyone will have a different opinion on what should have been on there but we love the way they look.
The funniest reaction so far was my dad. He says these cards aren’t for old people since they are small but honestly the font size on them isn’t that different than my traditional business cards. He then tried to fit them all together like they were a puzzle to make a bigger picture. Sorry dad, I wasn’t that creative when I laid out the backed of the cards!
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 post about.
Reminder/Disclaimer/Whatever: Everything in Friday Favorites is something that we use and bought on our own.
What do you think of Moo Cards? Leave me a comment let me know!
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