• family - homes

    Royale Renocation Contest Launch and Giveaway

    What would you do with a $13,000 Renocation? That’s the question Royale is asking in their grand Renocation Contest. Luckily this thriftymomma is part of the Royale Mommy blogger tour thanks to Jen at Mom Central Canada. Well, I have to think for all of about three seconds on that one. My cupboards in my kitchen are hideous and slate blue – remember when slate blue was in? Early 90s maybe. Anyways my kitchen is a dreary little room with one redeeming feature – gorgeous hardwood floors. So for us, here at our house, a renocation would begin in the kitchen. Kitchen cupboard…

  • homes - parenting

    The Fridge Door no More. How to Save the Kid’s Artwork

    My darling daughter’s beautiful artwork. What to do with a mountain of art? My kids are crafty in more ways than one I guess, but really what to do with the art? I have come up with, and stolen a few ideas from various other Mommies. So here is my list of places and people on which I pawn off my Picasso’s pieces.   Ways to Save the Kid’s Artwork 1. Hang it on the fridge. Not really inventive right, so…2. Take a picture of it and post it on your web site or blog or twitter or flickr or…