Frugal Family: in Tennessee

In an effort to save money this year,  I'm joining my friends Marcy +Ben and Me  as well as Sam +Sam's Noggin  to bring you this weekly  link up full of tips for becoming a more Frugal Family. We will be sharing ideas to help you save money on groceries and meals, homeschool, crafts, and plenty of frugal DIY posts. We've made many sacrifices so that I can stay at home to teach the boys, and I've become pretty frugal in order to help make that possible and to keep it that way. It's become a challenge I truly enjoy, and one I enjoy sharing with you!

This week:

We are on the road for the Teach Them Diligently Homeschool Convention in Tennessee!
We've scheduled frugal hotel rooms, earning free nights stays with our Choice Hotel Rewards program and pairing it with our AAA membership for an added discount.

We are carrying food along the journey - like our steak roll ups here.
And . . . we have plenty of fun planned - frugal fun - of course!

You've heard me mention the ASTC Passport Program. We sure do put it to good use while on the road. We have plans to visit Tellus Science Center in North Georgia on the way home. Here in Nashville - we used it to visit the Adventure Science Center. 

We met up with friends +Marcy Crabtree (Ben and Me) & +Kathy Balman (Kathy's Cluttered Mind)

Local Nashville friends showed us their favorite kids park at Charlie Daniels Park -

thank you +Dan R Morris for introducing us to your sweet family.

The next day was spent outdoors at The Parthenon at Centennial Park with PERFECT weather!

The boys fed ducks, watched birds, walked around the lake, ran through the grass and enjoyed a picnic in the shade - once they got over their shock and amazement of the Parthenon itself.

We then headed to the Bicentennial Capital Mall State Park

The Civil War exhibit, Tennessee - Struggle for the Heartland 1861-1865, is free and open to the public at the  Visitor Center in Bicentennial Park.  

Also on our list of free and frugal places to visit in TN: 

• Tennessee State Museum
• Historic Mansker's Station  
• Stone's River National Battlefield 

Our boys were wet and happy after running through the Rivers of Tennessee Fountains 

Meet my fabulous Teach Them Diligently Sponsors:

                                                      

Read the details here about the special offers they have for my readers!

Link up your own tips for saving money on our Frugal Family link up for January

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Wildlife Wednesday - Nature post link up & a giveaway

I participate on Wednesday with Kathy Balman @Kathy's Cluttered Mind and Master Books at Creation Conversations to bring you Wildlife Wednesday. We share our adventures in nature and information about encounters with God's beautiful creation.

This week: Kathy Balman is hosting the WW post here

Around our place - we are always on the lookout for a new critter to observe! 

Are you finding any fun critters around your place for some up close observation? 

We are giving away The Ecology Book from Master Books!

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Link up your own wildlife and nature posts and be Pinned to the Master Books Wildlife Wednesday pinboard and shared around the web. Please provide a link back to this post in order to spread the word!

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Kids in the Kitchen - some of our favorite recipes!

I join forces with my good friend Carrie @YoungLivingOilLady each week to bring you this family friendly recipe link up. It is our desire to encourage families to cook and eat together. Meals cooked at home are healthier, and time spent together in the kitchen is good for families!

We use Cooking 101 as part of our family homeschool. I’m teaching the boys to put together healthy family meals, life skills, and budgeting, as well as teaching them tips for cooking in the kitchen. We encourage real food vs. processed food. Let’s bring the family, back to the table!

This week:

We are on the road! Traveling for Teach Them Diligently. We carry food with us to eat as many healthy meals as possible and to make traveling more affordable.

One of the things we bring along . . . steak "roll ups"

Check out that recipe and some of the other favorite recipes from our kitchen here.

Join us by linking up your favorite family recipes or tips for cooking with kids! Grab a button from below, on my side bar, or use a text link back to Adventurez. Please visit another participant or more to help encourage each other. I’ll be visiting and Pinning away on our Kids in the Kitchen Pinterest board here. It’s a wonderful resource for finding yummy recipes the whole family will love. Enjoy your time in the kitchen this week!

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