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Archives for August 2011

Fiber One 80 Calories Cereal

August 18, 2011 By Beth

Fiber One 80 Calories Cereal

I am excited to work on this review with General Mills and MyBlogSpark! The wait is over - brand new Fiber One 80 Calories cereal is on store shelves now! Each crunchy wheat and corn puff square in every bowl of Fiber One 80 Calories cereal has a light honey flavor – a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaways, Promotional, Reviews, Simply Food Tagged With: breakfast, cereal, fiber one, Fiber One 80 Calories, giveaway, My Blog Spark, review

Wordless Wednesday: Ballet

August 17, 2011 By Beth 42 Comments

Wordless Wednesday: Ballet

Last Tuesday was the class of the summer dance session. These pictures were still on the camera last week so that is why they are being shared this week. Sophie took the Princess Ballet class and did a little five minute show at the end of the her last class. These were my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Memes, Simply Family, Wordless Wednesday Tagged With: ballet, dance, pictures, Wordless Wednesday

Two Cents Tuesday: Saving Seeds

August 16, 2011 By Brian 4 Comments

Two Cents Tuesday: Saving Seeds

Do you have plans to plant a garden next Spring? You can start thinking about that now! If you get a fruit or vegetable you love, you can save the seeds and plant them next year. Saving seeds can be a big budget saver as seed packets can be $1-5 depending on the variety and brand … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Charlottesville, Home & Garden, Memes, Simply Life, Simply Local, Two Cents Tuesday Tagged With: budget saver, garden, gardening, keep seeds, preserving seeds, saving seeds, seed storage, tip, two cent tuesday

Chef Sleeve

August 16, 2011 By Beth

Chef Sleeve

We are excited to bring this review and feature the sample Chef Sleeve product we were sent!  Details ... Product Features: Effortless Protection A re-sealable strip makes it easy to close the sleeve. When you're done making a mess, just dispose or recycle. It's as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaways, Promotional, Reviews, Simply Food, Tips & Techniques Tagged With: Chef Sleeve, cooking, giveaway, iPad, iPad in the kitchen, iPad protector, review

Meatless Monday: Vegetable Lasagna

August 15, 2011 By Beth 12 Comments

Meatless Monday: Vegetable Lasagna

Today's Meatless Monday is coming a bit late. Yes, this is a Beth post and No, I didn't make this. I just want to be honest and up front about all of that. I did chop the carrotts, stir up the ricotta layer, and pick out the tomotoes from the bin. Hey, I take credit where I can. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Meatless Monday, Memes, Recipes, Simply Food Tagged With: kid friendly, lasagna, Liberty Mills Farm, meatless, meatless monday, patty pan squash, tomato, vegetable, vegetable lasagna, vegetarian, zucchini

Remodel Your Dorm on a Budget

August 14, 2011 By Beth 2 Comments

Remodel Your Dorm on a Budget

We are excited to bring a guest post to you today from Wendy! Moving into a dorm is always an interesting experience. After you have set up your belongings and settled into your space – possibly with a roommate – college life is both fun and educational. However, after … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Budgeting Advice, Home & Garden, Simply Life, SimplySaving Tagged With: budget, budget saving ideas, decorate, decorating tips, dorm room, remodel

Women of Faith: Imagine

August 13, 2011 By Beth Leave a Comment

Women of Faith: Imagine

Have you noticed the Imagine badge on my sidebar? Why is it there you ask? Well I will be attending the Women of Faith Conference in Washington, DC at the end of this month thanks to BookSneeze! So I will be at the Verizon Center August 26th and 27th with my mom in tow. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Promotional, Simply Life Tagged With: BookSneeze, Christian, conference, Imagine, sponsorship, Washington DC, Women of Faith

The Arithmetic of Allowance

August 12, 2011 By Beth 4 Comments

The Arithmetic of Allowance

We are pleased to feature a guest post by Laura Laing author of Math for Grownups! You probably find it pretty darned easy to encourage literacy. In fact, there are countless magazine articles and books and workshops out there on this very subject. And so all good parents read … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Budgeting Advice, Parenting, Simply Family, SimplySaving Tagged With: allowance, calculate allowance, laura laing, math for grownups

Friday Favorite: Chocolate Zucchini Cake

August 12, 2011 By Beth 11 Comments

Friday Favorite: Chocolate Zucchini Cake

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...]

Filed Under: Charlottesville, Friday Favorites, Memes, Recipes, Simply Food, Simply Local Tagged With: cake, chocolate, chocolate zucchini, chocolate zucchini cake, dessert, friday favorite, Liberty Mills Farm, recipe

Reading Kingdom

August 11, 2011 By Beth

Reading Kingdom

We are pleased to review a complementary subscription to the Reading Kingdom program! Details ... The Reading Kingdom is more than a phonics program. It’s   reading program for children ages 4 to 10 that teaches six skills neededfor reading and writing success. Created by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaways, Kids, Promotional, Reviews, Simply Family Tagged With: children, children reading, giveaway, kids, online reading, reading help, reading kingdom, reading program, reading software, review

Wordless Wednesday: Animals

August 10, 2011 By Beth 23 Comments

Wordless Wednesday: Animals

I was digging through some older pictures this week and came across our pictures from Alligator Adventure in North Myrtle Beach, SC. We went there when we were down there for my sister's wedding. Here are a few of my favorites that I liked looking at again! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Memes, Simply Life, Wordless Wednesday Tagged With: alligator adventure, animals, Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, pictures, South Carolina, Wordless Wednesday

Mattel Fijit Friends Playdate Party

August 9, 2011 By Beth Leave a Comment

Mattel Fijit Friends Playdate Party

We were pleased to recently host a Mattel Fijit Friends Playdate Party thanks to a party pack sent to us by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Mattel Fijit Friends! What is a Fijit Friends you ask? A robot toy that you kids are able to talk to and play with until they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Promotional, Reviews, Simply Family Tagged With: children, figit, Fijit, Fijit Friends, how to reset, how to reset fijit, how to use, how to use fijit, Mattel, Mom Central Consulting, Playdate Party, reset, review, toy

Two Cents Tuesday: Seasoning Blend

August 9, 2011 By Brian 7 Comments

Two Cents Tuesday:  Seasoning Blend

We all do it.  You're looking for something to give our food that little something extra.  So, you start looking in the spice aisle.  There is just so much to choose from that it can be pretty overwhelming.  Then you see it...there towards the bottom...in that fancy packaging … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Memes, Recipes, Simply Food, Tips & Techniques, Two Cents Tuesday Tagged With: cheap, cooking, easy, food, garlic, garlic powder, onion, onion powder, paprika, pepper, recipe, salt, seasoning, seasoning blend, spice, spice blend, tip, two cents tuesday

Chuggington: It’s Training Time

August 9, 2011 By Beth

Chuggington: It’s Training Time

I recently had the chance to receive a copy of Chuggington: It's Training Time. Details ... Join young trainees Wilson, Brewster and Koko in these six traintastic adventures. Watch as they learn how to pull a royal carriage, help Eddie repair the depot clock and take on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaways, Kids, Promotional, Reviews, Simply Family Tagged With: children, Chuggington, dvd, giveaway, It's Training Time, review

Meatless Monday: Zucchini Fritters

August 8, 2011 By Brian 4 Comments

Meatless Monday:  Zucchini Fritters

Does anyone out there still have as much zucchini as I do?  How about tomatoes?  If so, this will be another quick and easy Meatless Monday.  We serve up some simple zucchini fritters with pre-made marinara sauce.  Serve a few as a nice appetizer or serve a few more with a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Meatless Monday, Memes, Promotional, Recipes, Reviews, Simply Food Tagged With: children, cooking, flipflop wine, fritter, kid friendly, kids, marinara, marinara sauce, meatless, meatless monday, pinot noir, recipe, review, tomato sauce, tomatoes, vegetarian, zucchini, zucchini fritter

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