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Birthday Dinner

August 18, 2006 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 7 Comments

Well, since Mom2Fur asked about DH’s birthday dinner, I’m posting about that today and will follow up tomorrow with the hummus recipe. I promise!! It is actually already all typed out, so I really will put it up. DH and I met while we were both in the Army over in Germany. We were in… Keep Reading

Filed Under: Holidays Tagged With: Birthdays, Food, Frugal Celebrations, Homemade Treats, Recipes

Birthday Fun and Games

April 9, 2006 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 8 Comments

This is it, the last installment of the Birthday Chronicles 🙂 I’m sure some of you are sick of hearing about Princess’s party by now. Seeing as this party was for 3-5 year olds, I didn’t feel the need for complex party games. I’ve been to parties that had very structured games for children this… Keep Reading

Filed Under: Holidays Tagged With: Birthdays, celebration, entertainment, Fun, Kids, party

Just Hit It

April 8, 2006 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 3 Comments

The Piñata that is! There is just something so festive about having a piñata at a birthday party-it looks fun! And the kids just love letting out some pent up aggression by beating the heck out of it 🙂 Making a piñata is actually very easy, if not particularly neat. You need: NewspaperFlour and water… Keep Reading

Filed Under: Holidays Tagged With: Birthdays, celebration, crafts, entertainment, Kids

It’s The Thought That Counts

April 3, 2006 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 7 Comments

That’s how the saying goes, yet in today’s society it seems more and more that it is the cost of an item that counts. The multimillion dollar commercial machine has put a lot of effort into convincing us that special gifts are need for each and every event, party, holiday and milestone in our lives…. Keep Reading

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Filed Under: Philosophy Tagged With: Birthdays, celebrations, Gifts, Holidays, Kids

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About Frugal Upstate

About Frugal Upstate

I’m Jenn –an Upstate NY wife, mom, blogger and veteran. I talk very fast, read constantly, take on too much and make plenty of mistakes. I’m a real person, not perfection. I love to talk about the frugal lifestyle, “Village Homesteading”, living a more sustainable lifestyle and being prepared for all the curves life throws at you.

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