Fairy Tale Frugal,
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We just returned from what I would say was my favorite camping trip we have been on yet. We spent two nights at Perrot State Park near...

Each year, I love booking a fall trip. It was a tradition that my parents started when I was a kid. Fall is my favorite season, and I...

My husband and I had a much needed date night this past weekend. We realized we hadn't been on a date since late June! As you all know,...

We just returned from a really fun weekend to Dubuque, Iowa. We ended up there in a very round about manner as I referenced in a previous...

If you had asked me a year ago where I would go on a summer road trip this year, I would not have said IOWA. LOL!!! But, we are headed...

As things are slowly starting to reopen, my hubby and I are enjoying going out on the town more often! Last night, we had a super fun...

Our first officially blogged trip is DONE! We had a wonderful family frugal adventure that began with a two hour drive north after we...

So in about a week, we are going on a family camping trip for the first time! I camped some as a kid with friends. Since I grew up next...

We have now been trying our "sundaes on Sunday" tradition for a little over a month. I am one who has always struggled with the "Sunday...

Even though we are coming out of the deepest recesses of quarantine and summer break is FINALLY "officially" upon us, I think it is...

We have nearly completed a landscaping project that I have wanted to do for the last two years! It looks so great, and I can't stop...

I have been wanting to write this post for some time. I just haven't had the time to fit it in. I was thinking this morning, my trips to...

I have been wanting to have a Disney themed movie night for ages. I asked the kids what movie they would be interested in focusing on,...

Throughout quarantine, I have tried to plan at least 2 activities per week for my bonus kids...that could be anything from making or...

I really miss supper clubs. I know I have alluded to this in other posts, but I REALLY do. My husband and I enjoyed so many fun date...

I have just started feeling confident enough in the kitchen to adapt recipes or improvise. You see, when I learned to cook and bake, I...

We had a fun, festive Mother's Day lunch that I LOVED! All my favorites were there... Homemade garlic cheese sticks homemade ranch...

Today, I went back to the old faithful kids' activity book I got for free from the library castoff shelf. It is SUCH a fun little book....

During quarantine, we are busy being creative with how to make all this time at home fun. I have been LOVING perusing so many food and...

A few years ago, I attended a fairy garden workshop at a local garden center near my apartment. In the workshop, I learned about the...