July 4th

Jul
03
2012

July 4th Budget Menu!

by Kimberlee

July 4th Budget Menu! We enjoy celebrating holidays, but don’t want to spend a lot of money. This year we will be enjoying this budget-friendly dinner and heading out to see our city’s fireworks display. (Items with an asterisk were purchased with entertainment money from our budget rather than grocery money.)   Hot Dogs   [...]

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Jul
02
2012

July 4th Star Spangled Pretzel Rods

by Kimberlee

Make these super easy Star Spangled Pretzel Rods for your July 4th celebration!   Materials white chocolate candy melts or almond bark pretzel rods colored sugar cake decorating confetti cookie sheet covered with wax paper   Directions Place colored sugar and cake decorating confetti into individual small bowls or cups. Melt white chocolate according to [...]

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Tuesday Tips-Make life easier (and more fun)! Today’s tip is to check your thrift store for holiday finds. I enjoy celebrating holidays, but I don’t enjoy spending money on things just to throw them away. My solution: find creative alternatives at the thrift store that can be re-used. Now is a great time to find [...]

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