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National Craft Month – Dinosaur Train

March 29, 2012 By Beth 5 Comments

The folks at Quilting treasures sent some of their new Dinosaur Train fabric in celebration of National Craft Month! They put out four craft projects that include a bulletin board, lampshade, picture frames, and book covers. I decided to work on the bulletin board for … [Read more...]

Simply Potatoes

March 29, 2012 By Beth

We recently had the opportunity to try out Simply Potatoes. What seems like just a simple bag of potatoes is actually a huge time saver on a busy weeknight. We opened up a bag of potatoes, tossed in some pre-cooked veggies, and poured some eggs over the whole thing. A little … [Read more...]

Wordless Wednesday: Spring Time

March 28, 2012 By Beth 5 Comments

Grace has made sure we know it is now spring. So here is Spring here in our yard here in Virginia ... Let us know where your Wordless Wednesday post is ... Is it Spring time where you live yet? Leave us a comment and let us know! … [Read more...]

Chuggington: Brewster’s Little Helper

March 27, 2012 By Beth

Chuggington: Brewster's Little Helper Details ... Honk your horns for this all-new collection showcasing young trainee, Brewster, as he discovers adventure and responsibility in Chuggington. In these six traintastic episodes, Brewster gets some unexpected help from Zephie, … [Read more...]

Wee Believers Floor Puzzles

March 26, 2012 By Beth 3 Comments

We recently had the opportunity to review two of Wee Believer's Floor Puzzles, the 2-in-1 Easter Floor Puzzle and the 2-in-1 Noah's Ark Floor Puzzle. 2-in-1 Easter Floor Puzzle Details ... This 54-piece jumbo 2-in-1 floor puzzle features a joyful Easter Resurrection … [Read more...]

Your Furniture Needs a Facelift

March 23, 2012 By Beth 5 Comments

We are excited to bring you a series of guest posts by Lou Manfredini, host of House Smarts TV! Your dining room table is a mess, the coffee table looks like milk is permanently imbedded in the finish and even your kitchen cabinets have this film around the knobs you just … [Read more...]

Friday Favorite: Amazon Prime

March 23, 2012 By Beth 8 Comments

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...]

Home Appliance Replacement Nomination

March 22, 2012 By Beth 2 Comments

When we moved into this house, we knew we were going to need new appliances but we didn't understand how home appliance replacement really worked. Our previous house was a new build townhouse that came with all new appliances and we were only there two years. Then we moved here … [Read more...]

Flash Giveaway … Green!

March 22, 2012 By Beth 3 Comments

This is a different kind of giveaway so be sure to read the details! First off, you don’t leave comments for your entries. Just use the Rafflecopter form! Prize: 3 Cheryl's Shamrock Cut-Out Cookies & The Popcorn Factory's Green Popcorn Factory Details: There is one … [Read more...]

Welcome to Spring … or not

March 21, 2012 By Beth Leave a Comment

It is spring time which also means it is bug time. If you had a mild winter like we did, you might think the bugs never left. Well I was thinking that until I noticed all of the gnats by the window the other day when we had them open. Oh how I didn't miss the bugs this winter. … [Read more...]

Wordless Wednesday: Three of a Kind

March 21, 2012 By Beth 23 Comments

This week has been a sick week at our house so far which left me digging through some old pictures to find one to share. After everyone has been so sick (minus Grace), I was excited to see some smiles from my kiddos. It is hard to get a picture of all three of them ... this one … [Read more...]

Family Health Tips

March 19, 2012 By Beth 2 Comments

We are excited to share some of our health tips that are great for families! 1. Exercise as a family. You don't have to break out the Richard Simmons DVDs to do family exercise! Try going for a walk around the shopping mall or plaza when you go to the store or restaurant. We … [Read more...]

Dear Budget – March 18

March 18, 2012 By Beth 3 Comments

I have a love/hate relations with our budget. I decided I would share some of our victories and struggles with our budget so you can see that it happens to all of us. It is past the middle of the month and we are still friends. I realize that this might change next week as … [Read more...]

Tablet Time – LeapPad Explorer or $250 Cash Edition Giveaway

March 16, 2012 By Beth 3 Comments

This is a different kind of giveaway so be sure to read the details! First off, you don’t leave comments for your entries. Just use the Rafflecopter form! Prize Details: LeapPad Option LeapPad Explorer Learning Tablet LeapPad Green … [Read more...]

Thursday Thought: A Best Friend and A Clover

March 15, 2012 By Beth Leave a Comment

I was looking for a quote to provide inspiration for the rest of this week and knew this was the one for sure when I read it. How lucky are you to have your best friend? If you don't have a best friend right now ... keep looking, they are hard to find in the clover … [Read more...]