Every year I fill up my children’s stockings with little gifts that are all individually wrapped. It can get expensive buying items to fill them, though, especially if you’re purchasing stocking stuffers at stores like Target and Walmart that are over $2.00 each for the majority of items. I’m often go into sticker shock over the…
Category: Frugal Holidays
Patrick, the Elf on the Shelf, Pictures
I mentioned in a previous post about our family’s Elf on the Shelf named Patrick. A friend of mine commented and wanted to know what kinds of things we make Patrick do. So I went up to my mom’s and emailed myself a bunch of photos of Patrick doing what he does best…watching the kids…
Patrick, the Elf on the Shelf, has returned
Now that Thanksgiving is over, we have a house guest to entertain. His name is Patrick, and he’s an Elf on the Shelf. Three years ago my mom purchased an Elf on the Shelf after I heard about them on Q97.9 while driving home after dropping my daughter off at school one day. I thought…
My Thanksgiving Dinner Menu
Thanksgiving is just a couple days away, which means I need to start prepping for it. I was going to make a bacon-wrapped turkey, but I just don’t have the time, space or money this year to cook the meal I wanted. So I modified my Thanksgiving dinner menu a little bit. I’m making: A…