School's Out for Summer!!!

Here are some of the great teacher, classmate, and First Day of Summer gifts for all the folks in the life. In case some teachers read this blog.. I won't say the exact details, but I didn't spend more then $10 on each gift. 

Summer Fun Beach Bag

( Beach Bag, towel, scent portable, 

sunscreen, margarita glass, mini bqq sauce, K cup cold drink cup)

Nail Polish & File Gift Set for 

specials, aides, etc ...

 ( Various Nail polish and files)

Treat bag for Aidan's classmates

Teacher you are ON FIRE gift set 

(Apron, Various marinades, and bbq sauces, bbq towel, grill tools)

First Day of Summer Gift for my littles

Sidewalk chalk, bubbles, and a nerf supersoaker ( I only paid $3.50 thanks to my nerf coupon and cartwheel coupon at Target) I printed the Summer Bucket list so they could

make there own.

Here is Aidan's..

I made a jar to put

spare change in for when the

ice cream truck comes by ;)

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!! Splash Into Summer Giveaway!!

Drum Roll Please...

And the winners are...

Pamper Your Toes Gift Set

Stella Warf

Master of The Grill Set

Lacey Norton

Protect yourself from the Sun Gift Set

Samantha Forrester 

Mom I am bored Set

Kelli Dingus

Pass to 4 to the Wilderness In the Smokies

Lee Davis 

$15.00 Jamberry Gift Certificate 

Stephani Shell Shouse

Please email from the email you entered with to sillymom2three@gmail.com with your address to claim your prize! You have 48 hours to do so.. or we pick a new winner!

How to beat the heat.. cheap...

Thanks to Passionate Penny Pincher for all these great ideas:

Clean your air conditioning coils. For detailed instructions on this, go HERE, HERE or HERE.

Change the regular temperature in your home to make it a few degrees warmer. You’ll probably survive, and your electric bill will thank you for it!

Turn off electronics that aren’t in use. If you’re not using your computer, printers, television, etc., go ahead and unplug them and save that energy! (Also, anything that’s plugged in at home uses some small amount of electricity, so if you don’t regularly use lamps, your toaster, or other things that require electricity, unplug them.)

Use ceiling fans to help keep your house cooler.

Run the dishwasher, washer, and dryer at night so that they don’t warm your house during the heat of the day.

If it cools off in your area at night, open the windows at night to cool the house down, then close before it gets hot again.

Keep all interior lights off.

Keep your blinds or curtains closed throughout the house to keep out any additional heat.

Change your air conditioning filter frequently (as much as twice per month).

Put aluminum foil or plastic on windows to keep the heat out and the cool in. (I’ve never heard of this one before and it probably looks a little silly, but if your home struggles to stay cool it might be worth trying!)

Use your crock pot or grill to cook with instead of cooking in the oven. If you need some suggestions, here you go ~

Grilling or Slow Cooking Recipes to help reduce your electricity costs . . .

• Slow Cooked Creamy Italian Chicken
• Slow Cooked French Dip Sliders
• Perfect Slow Cooked Pot Roast
• Ranch House Slow Cooked Pork Chops
• Rotisserie Style Chicken
• Open Faced Sirloin Sandwich
• Slow Cooked Italian Beef
• Slow Cooked Chicken & Dumplings
• Slow Cooked Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches
• Grilled Pantry Pork Chops
• Grilled Corn on the Cob
• Simple Marinated Garlic Chicken
• Bacon Double Cheese & Onion Stuffed Burgers
• Mushroom Smothered Burgers

What other tips do you have for keeping your electric bills lower when it’s so hot outside? I’d love to hear them (and can use any tips you have!), so please leave a comment to share

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It's Strawberry Time in Eastern Tn...so here is an idea...

starwberry limeade!! ♥ recipe included