Thanks to Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center for making this post possible. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Here in Virginia, we are so close to a great number of historic sites. If you are ever planning a trip here, you want to be sure to visit … [Read more...]
Colonial Williamsburg Brings History to Life
Many thanks to the people at Colonial Williamsburg for making this post possible. All thoughts and opinions are my own. One great thing about living in Virginia is all of the incredible history that you can find all over the state. From early settlement, to Colonial and … [Read more...]
More March Snow in Virginia
We had more snow Sunday night into Monday. It is mostly gone now. You can still see it high up in the mountains which is beautiful. One day I will have the opportunity to get pictures of the views we see daily around here. Until then, you are stuck with views of our yard ... … [Read more...]
A Virginia Snow Day – January 2013
All of the kids didn't have school today ... we actually had snow this was a big fun Snow Day! We had between 2-3 inches of snow ... and yes that is enough to cancel school here! This didn't do much good for Brian's to-do list. I decided to not chance the still snow covered … [Read more...]
Supporting the Virgina Tebow Bill (Homeschool Sports Participation)
Do you live in VA and homeschool? If you do, you need to read this! We don't homeschool but we fully support the decision to homeschool. We know it is the right decision for many families and who knows, maybe one day it will be the right decision in our family. We do have a … [Read more...]
Hot Air Balloon Ride over Virginia
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 … [Read more...]
Friday Favorites: A School Bus Wait Memory
This isn't a typical Friday Favorite but I hope you can play along ... Grace rides the school bus. Sophie and Matthew love to wait for the bus with Grace. This morning I was coming up the driveway from dropping off the last of the trash at the street and Sophie says "look mom! … [Read more...]
Natural Bridge
Do you know where the Natural Bridge is? If you guessed, Virginia then you are right! This amazing site is only two hours from our house. This was my third visit to the Natural Bridge and Brian's second. I still remember the first visit there. My parents were taking me visit … [Read more...]
How Do You Love the Moment in Virginia Beach?
We went to Virginia Beach several times growing up. We lived about 2.5 hours from Virginia Beach. At one point, my mom had a co-worker who had a small place down there. She let our family stay at her small place a few times. It was so much fun. Well maybe not for mom and dad as I … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: Fall in Virginia
I had the chance to join Grace on her field trip a few weeks ago. Part of the field trip was a hayride around the host farm. We are so fortunate to live in an area where there are still family farms and at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains here in Virginia. These pictures were … [Read more...]
Friday Favorites: Cville Saver
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...]
Meatless Monday: Zucchini Parmigiana
We had such a great response to our Zucchini Tacos last week (if you missed it, find it here) that we decided to go all in and offer up another recipe this week so that you all can use up those mountains of zucchini. We get ours from our local CSA at Liberty Mills Farm. In … [Read more...]
Peach and Blackberry Cobbler
It's that time of year when fresh peaches and berries are abundant. You can find them in your supermarket or at your local farm or farmer's market. We got ours from Grelen Nursery in Somerset, VA (a farm about 30 minutes from us) and made this beautiful cobbler that we just had … [Read more...]
Tax Free Weekend in Virginia!
I didn't get this posted yesterday so I am a tad late here. The Tax Free Weekend in Virginia started yesterday (Aug 7) and goes through Aug 9th! Pulled from the Virginia Department of Taxation Website: What's Exempt: During this three-day period, purchases of qualifying … [Read more...]