Frugal Novice

Menu Plan Monday May 21-26

Christi — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:03:28 +0000

It’s been a while since I’ve done Menu Plan Monday. Like, a long while. Part of it is because during the first trimester of this pregnancy I was nauseous a LOT, and not much sounded good… and, I could never really tell what would sound good on a given day, so we didn’t do a [...]

Fun at Your Fingertips with BabbaCo

Christi — Mon, 21 May 2012 05:16:31 +0000

I wrote earlier about BabbaCo, a subscription company that delivers a box filled with kids’ activities and crafts each month. We got the chance to try one of the boxes for ourselves, and I’m excited to share our experience with you so you! Each box has a theme, and this month’s was sun, moon and [...]

National “Learn to Swim” Day With SwimWays

Christi — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:42:24 +0000

National Learn to Swim Day is Saturday, May 19. It’s really important to us that the boys learn basic swimming skills, and learn to be safe around water. Timed to National Water Safety Month (May) and the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend, National Learn to Swim Day is an effort to raise awareness about the importance [...]

Wordless Wednesday – Sweet Treat!

Christi — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:27:31 +0000

There’s not a much better treat than ice cream on a hot Texas day!

A Home Printer That’ll Knock Your Socks Off

Christi — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:17:31 +0000

There are printers out there, and then there are printers. And the Epson Artisan 1430 is a printer. You can tell the difference immediately – it’s about 24″ inches wide, as opposed to the standard 15″. And forget that measly 8 1/2″x 11″ paper – this printer can handle up to 13″x 19″ (borderless printing, [...]

Rubbermaid 2-in-1 Recycler Winner

Christi — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:19:51 +0000

Thanks to everyone who entered… the winner is: Congratulations!!

Best Dog Treats for Man’s Best Friend – Cesar Cookie Crunchies

Christi — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:51:00 +0000

If you’ve read my blog for a while you know that we have two (extreme opposite) dogs in our family: Josie, a 7-year-old miniature dachshund: and Sally, our 10-month-old lab/golden retriever puppy: Josie was our first baby, and she has been so great with the boys as they were born and have grown into active [...]

Mother’s Day

Christi — Sun, 13 May 2012 02:12:04 +0000

Sunday will be my fifth mother’s day, or sixth if you count the year I was pregnant with J, which my family so sweetly did. As cynical as some people can be about the commercial origin behind the day, I love it. Not because it’s a day to be honored, although it is nice – [...]

The “Mommy Wars” – Enough is Enough

Christi — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:10:33 +0000

Unfortunately, by now most moms have heard the term “mommy wars” and know exactly what that means, whether from first-hand experience or reading about it in the news. It’s a topic especially fresh on people’s minds at the moment thanks to TIME magazine’s latest cover, captioned “Are You Mom Enough?” The image and wording on [...]

Jillian Michaels Freshology Gold Plan

Christi — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:58:47 +0000

As many of you remember, I got the opportunity to try Freshology food for two months. When they approached me to try out a week of the Jillian Michaels Gold Plan, I would’ve loved to, but since I’m pregnant I had to pass. Instead, Brian got to give Freshology a try for a week! So, [...]