My Frugal Family: September 2013

Free Flowers to make your Neighbors Day!

FYI- check this out and see if your neighborhood is included!

Copied from the FTD website-

The Color Your Day With Beauty™ Bouquet by FTD® - VASE INCLUDED

FTD® Good Neighbor Day® 2013
Celebrate Friendship & Local Heroes
The 19th annual FTD® Good Neighbor Day® will take place on Wednesday, September 11, 2013. Hundreds of FTD Florists across the U.S. and Canada are planning exciting local events, making philanthropic donations and helping to spread friendship and kindness to their neighbors through the distribution of free floral bouquets. This year's event is extra special since it falls on Patriot Day, so some FTD Florists may also be celebrating local heroes.

The FTD® Beauty and Grace™ Bouquet by Vera Wang - VASE INCLUDED

Gift of Flowers
FTD florists have celebrated FTD® Good Neighbor Day® since 1994, encouraging all neighbors to help create a friendlier, more caring and compassionate world through the gift of flowers. That's why customers are encouraged to keep one flower for themselves and give the others away — brightening the day of many other people.

Find a Participating FTD Florist in your neighborhood.
Free flowers available while supplies last at participating FTD® Florists.

Find a Participating FTD Florist in your neighborhood.
Free flowers available while supplies last.
Unfortunately not in our area but hopefully will be in yours!

Tie Dye Day

A little fun for a Summer afternoon. This weekend, we made some quick and easy tie dyes!

It all started on a trip to Wal-mart where this was on clearance...

We created a few fun shirts and had loads of fun!

Little princess did this one all by herself!

My attempt! Not as good as a five year olds!

Even had to make a fun one for work!

And of course the ever coordinated princess had to have matching socks, lol

So what have you been doin fun with your kids this summer?!?

Menu Plan for the week of 9/3-9/8

Well, it was a holiday weekend so I am way behind. Monday was the last day of the BEST OF THE WEST rib cookoff so dinner was served. BTW Famous Dave's won so if you have one in your area go check them out and tell them CONGRATULATIONS!

And I actually made it to the store this week! Yea!!! So back to dinners at home...

Last night we had

Grilled Pork Chops with zucchini and ....

Twice Baked Potato Casserole!

I made a few changes to the recipe, but overall still the same and the family loved it! It was definitely a SUCCESS! ( you can check out all my tried and loved Pinterest Favorites here)

Now for the rest of the week!

WEDNESDAY: Currently in the crockpot is Beef Stew