Deals. I am 150% into getting good deals, and this post is Jam packed filled with them. Every year I hear stories of my friends and family members spending … ALOT of money at the state fair, and it secretly makes my eyes want to bulge out of my head. Here is my 2016 Guide […]
Minnesota Made Food at the Minnesota State Fair
As you all may or may not know I was given the opportunity to attend the Minnesota State Fair Preview Day, it was amazing, and delicious. I will be writing several posts on my experience, and on the Minnesota State Fair in general as a countdown to this years “great get together”. The first post will be on […]
Week of August 22nd
So… I am going to be trying things a little bit different, for the weekly events blog post… Instead of having a new post come out every Monday. I will having a post come out once a month, but updating it as the month progresses, but an entire month’s activities in SW Minnesota, NW Iowa, […]
Talking Ag, from the ground up.
After hearing about the possibility of this event for a few months, when I was invited by Wanda of MN Farm Living to attend the event and write a blog post about it, I RSVPed yes within minutes of the invitation, because I was THAT EXCITED. The event was put on by several great […]
Week of August 15th
Here are several of the events going on in the area this week. Please check back because there will be more family fun events and attractions to be added to the collection. As always if you would like your event or attraction added please contact me via Facebook messenger or email at mommieisntmadeofmoney@gmail.com Monday Martin […]
The Easiest way to Preserve Peas.
Its finally my favorite part of the summer. When the garden produce is in full swing, meaning slowly and surely every day I am refilling our canning shelves and produce freezer with homegrown produce to feed my family. To be quite honest, I have a love hate relationship with gardening. I love having all of the fresh produce […]
Events week of August 8th, 2016
Monday Outdoor Movie @ Island Park in Windom, MN (6:30-8:30) RJackson’s Historic State Theater’s Monday Movie Ministry Bedtime Storytime @ Lakefield Library at 6:30 PM Tuesday Worthington Farmer’s Market Fairmont Farmer’s Market Wednesday Lakes Area Farmer’s Market Thursday Emmetsburg’s Farmer’s Market Riverside Farmer’s Market Estherville Farmer’s Market Arnold’s […]
Stock up before School
I know that I say this a lot, but I love saving money. The easiest way I save money, is stocking up on commonly used items while they are on sale. I must admit that it took me YEARS to figure out that grocery & store sales run in cycles, meaning that certain things go […]
8 amazing things to do at the Lakefield Pool.
One of SW Minnesotas lesser known gems resides in a small town just north of 1-90. What is this gem? The Lakefield aquatic center if you haven’t been their in the last 10 years… you definitely need to check it out again because it is an amazing stop for both young and old that people […]
