Cool off from the heat and take a dive!
Each Wednesday evening in July (after 5pm), Keller Pointe’s Water Park is offering FREE admission to everyone!
New to Keller? You’ll find directions and other details for Keller Point here.
Enjoy! :)
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FRUGAL & FUN FRIDAYS IN FORT WORTH ~ Each Friday, we post ideas for free (or almost free) weekend entertainment for you and your family. Here are this weekend’s tips…
WEEKEND FUN OPTION #1:
Keller Concert in the Parks
Featuring, Me and My Monkey (Beatles Tribute band)
Relax under the big Texas sky, watch the sunset, and listen to the retro tunes of Me and My Monkey, a fantastic Beatles Tribute Band. Be sure to bring your blanket, lawn chair, and picnic and enjoy the fun family atmosphere. This concert will also include FREE games and fun activities for the kids!
CONCERT DETAILS
What: For more details on the Me and My Monkey band, click here
(or to see their promo video, click here).
When: Saturday, July 18, 2009, 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Where: Bear Creek Park in Keller
(400 Bear Creek Parkway – For directions, click here)
P.S. You can give back to the community by bringing a non-perishable food item for the food pantry.
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WEEKEND FUN OPTION #2:
FREE LIVE MUSIC by Havana NRG
(High Energy Salsa & Latin Music)
Sponsored by ArtsNet, The MasterWorks Concert Series
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A few weeks ago, I wrote about Certified Farmers Markets around Texas (and the great beyond), as well as highlighted the Cowtown Farmers Market in our own backyard.
Here are a couple of great reasons to pick a Farmers Market to visit tomorrow morning (or have a “progressive” breakfast and visit more than one!)…
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Keller Farmers Market GRAND OPENING LAUNCH is on Saturday!
Since this is in my neck-of-the-woods, I am REALLY looking forward to having a farmer’s market close by that I can call “my own.” Here is the scoop for Keller’s new Farmer’s Market…
What: Keller Farmers Market is dedicated to promoting a healthy community lifestyle through support of local Texas farmers and artisans in a fun and safe environment. The market will feature chef-taught cooking classes, a coffee cafe’ (my first stop!), and other fun activities.
When: Starting July 11, Open every Saturday, 8:00am to 1:00pm
Where: 251 Town Center Lane (off 1709 and Rufe Snow), around the beautiful Keller Town Center fountain (in front of Keller Town Hall). Click here for directions.
~ Grand Opening Highlights ~
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Cowtown Farmers Market Annual Summer Festival on Saturday!
Cowtown Farmers Market, Fort Worth’s producer-only farmers market, puts local food in the spotlight at its annual festival, held this Saturday. Besides fresh produce, you can score lots of other goodies like fresh bread, goat milk cheese, fresh roasted coffee beans, hot tamales and homemade soap.
Festivities will include cooking demos by local chefs, tasting booths, prize drawings, live music, balloons for the kids, tasting booths and more. Click here for more festival details.
When: Saturday, July 11, 2009, 8am to noon (Get there early for best choices)
Where: West Fort Worth on the traffic circle. Click here for main location details.
What: For info on what is available this week, call the Fresh Line 817-468-1426 for a recorded message.
Be sure to get your FREE MARKET TOTE BAG to carry home your goodies. Request your bag at the CFM Information Booth (availability limited…while supplies last).
Enjoy :)
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FRUGAL & FUN FRIDAYS IN FORT WORTH ~ Each Friday, I will post ideas for free (or almost free) weekend entertainment for you and your family. Here are this weeks tips…
TONIGHT:
FREE! Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa (PG)
Part of the City of Keller’s
Family Fun Films Series
Friday, June 26, 2009 8:00 to 10:30pm
Johnson Road Park Amphitheater
640 Johnson Road
Bring a blanket and lawn chairs and enjoy Madagascar 2. This sequel brings back lovable New York Zoo Animals, Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo. Still stranded in Madagascar, they manage to leave the island only to land in the wilderness of Africa. There, Alex meets the rest of his family but has trouble communicating after his time at the Central Park Zoo in this hilarious animated adventure.
The movie is shown on the big screen, under the stars at the Johnson Road Park Amphitheater, at 9:00 PM (or as soon as the sun goes down). Before the movie begins, there will be a variety of family games and activities.
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Friday Night Fireworks in Grapevine!
What: Free Fireworks all Summer in Grapevine
When: Every Friday Night (now through September 4) at 9:30pm
Where: Fireworks can be seen from the shores of any Lake Grapevine Park. Click here to download the map (as well as choreographed music)!
FOR TEXAS READERS (or for “inquiring minds who want to know”):
I just learned that the Texas Department of Agriculture certifies Farmers’ Markets all over Texas! Who knew?
I also discovered a couple of helpful links that make it simple to find these markets and the freshest locally grown produce.
FOR READERS ACROSS THE U.S.:
Note: Some markets are seasonal and certain products are subject to availability. Always check before traveling.
Great News… You can get a free video rental from Redbox through June 17! Be sure and note a couple of things: this code only works at McDonald’s Redbox locations and you’ll need to use the code: RBXMCD1. For more info about RedBox, click here.
FRUGAL & FUN FRIDAYS IN FORT WORTH ~ Each Friday, I will post ideas for free (or almost free) weekend entertainment for you and your family. Here are this weeks tips…
TONIGHT:
FREE! 3-D Journey to the Center of the Earth Movie (3-D Glasses Provided)!
Part of the City of Keller’s
Family Fun Films Series
Friday, June 12, 2009 8:00 to 10:30pm
Johnson Road Park Amphitheater
640 Johnson Road
Bring a blanket and lawn chairs and enjoy this action-packed family movie, Journey to the Center of the Earth 3-D (3-D…glasses provided!). The movie is shown on the big screen, under the stars at the Johnson Road Park Amphitheater, at 9:00 PM (or as soon as the sun goes down). Before the movie begins, there will be a variety of family games and activities.
Put it on the calendar…the City of Keller will host family movies, every Friday night in June ( “same bat time, same bat channel” ).
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FREE MUSIC OPTION#1: Blues Fest in Colleyville!
Sponsored by the Blue Shoe Project & Realty Capital Corporation
Saturday, June 13, 2009 5pm to 11pm
Location: Colleyville, in front of City Hall
99 Main Street, at The Village of Colleyville
Quickly becoming the pride of the city, The Blue Shoe Blues Fest II music festival (an extension of Grammy award-winning nonprofit organization, The Blue Shoe Project) showcases America’s foremost Blues talent including performances by Lucky Peterson, Tutu Jones, Texas Johnny Brown, and Marquise “Big Daddy” Knox. For more about The Blue Shoes Blues Fest, click here.
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FREE MUSIC OPTION#2: Live Kobushi
Taiko Drumming and World Percussion.
Sponsored by ArtsNet, The MasterWorks Concert Series
Saturday, June 13, 2009 7:30pm to 8:30pm
Location: Southlake Town Square – Rustin Pavilion
Main St. @ Southlake Blvd. (F.M. 1709)
FRUGAL & FUN FRIDAYS IN FORT WORTH ~ Each Friday, I will post ideas for free (or almost free) weekend entertainment for you and your family. Here are this weeks tips…
FREE Kung Fu Panda Movie Tonight!
Part of the City of Keller’s
Family Fun Films Series
Friday, June 5, 2009 8:00 to 10:30pm
Johnson Road Park Amphitheater
640 Johnson Road
Bring a blanket and lawn chairs and enjoy favorite family movie, Kung Fu Panda, under the stars at the Johnson Road Park Amphitheater. The movie is shown on the big screen as soon as the sun goes down at 9:00 PM. Before the movie begins, there will be a variety of family games and activities.
The City of Keller will be sponsoring more free family movies, every Friday night (same time and location).
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FREE CONCERT#1: Live Jazz, by FINGERPRINTS at Southlake!
Sponsored by ArtsNet, The MasterWorks Concert Series
Saturday, June 6, 2009 7:30 pm
Location: Southlake Town Square – Rustin Pavilion
Main St. @ Southlake Blvd. (F.M. 1709)
Hear live smooth jazz from FINGERPRINTS! For more than 15 years, standing room-only crowds have lined up to hear FINGERPRINTS throughout the southwest. The Dallas based sextet has expanded its range, garnering regular airplay on jazz and NAC radio stations from Dallas to San Francisco to New York City. This increased exposure has earned FINGERPRINTS critical raves and many thousands of loyal fans across the country. JazzUSA.com writes, “Fingerprints is one of the best kept secrets of the south!” For more about FINGERPRINTS, click here.
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FREE CONCERT #2: Live Gypsy Jazz and Western Swing!
Sponsored by ArtsNet, The MasterWorks Concert Series
Saturday, June 6, 2009 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Location: Rosebud Park in Richland Hills
Tuesday’s post lists several great summer movie deals for you and the kids. I have one more to add to the list.
Here’s the skinny…
Regal theatres is offering nine weeks of fun-filled movies for kids and parents, and best of all it’s FREE!
Selected movies start at 10AM each Tuesday and Wednesday during the festival. Some of the great movies offered include:
~ Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: Veggie Tale Movie
~ Kit Kittredge: American Girl
~ Horton Hears A Who
~ Kung Fu Panda
~ Charlotte’s Web
Click the locations below for dates and times.
In Fort Worth, you’ll find the Family Free Festival at two theatres: Fossil Creek Stadium 11 and Eastchase Stadium 9. For listings in Dallas and other cities around the U.S. click here.
Tickets are available at the box office on the day of the show. First-come, first-served seating is limited to theatre capacity.
Thanks Christine for this frugal tip!
P.S. A word to the wise: I have heard that this gets crowded since it is first come, first served. Soooo, you may want to get there early or try one of the other low cost options from Tuesday’s post if you don’t like crowds (or the uncertainty of getting into the show).
Happy First days of Summer! :)
Beat the heat by taking the kids to these summer movie series…Movies, AS LOW AS 50 cents per person!
SOUTHLAKE – HARKINS SUMMER MOVIE FUN
Harkins Theatres is bringing back its 10-week Summer Movie Fun Program from June 1 through Aug. 7. It’s $5 for 10 movies on sale at Harkins Southlake 14 at Highway 114 and Southlake Boulevard, Southlake, or $2 for individual tickets. 1-800-601-4763. www.harkinstheatres.com.
AMC SUMMER MOVIECAMP
AMC will bring back its summer series of low-priced children’s movies, with details available at www.amctheatres.com.
CINEMARK
Ten-week program with different dates at eight local theaters will run from June 2 through Aug. 12. Tickets are $1 apiece, with a series punch card for $5 that will be valid for all 10 films, one per week. The schedule will be available online in April at www.cinemark.com.
STUDIO MOVIE GRILL
Its Summer Series will run from June 8 through Aug. 17. Children’s tickets are $1, adults’ are $2 at its theaters in Arlington, Dallas, Lewisville and Plano. In addition, the theater will continue its occasional free screenings for kids with special needs, sponsored by Variety the Children’s Charity. Check www.studiomoviegrill.com for dates and details.
Thanks Dallas News for these tips!
Each Friday, I will post ideas for free (or almost free) weekend entertainment for you and your family.
Because of the beautiful weather in store this weekend, I have to promote one of my favorite (and free) outdoor Fort Worth venues…the FW Botanic Gardens.
If you have never been, you have a treat in store! There are many gardens to visit (you can choose one or two or spend the day visiting them all). There is even an interactive section that is great for kids called The Texas Native Forest Boardwalk. We just visited the gardens a few weeks ago, and everything was beautiful as always!
For a preview of all the gardens, click here.
For directions to the gardens and other details, click here.
Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy this beautiful weather while we have it! :)
These Economic Times
Daily, we hear reports in the news media about hard economic times. Lately it seems that even personal conversations are full of words like “Down-sizing” (a.k.a., more corporate-politically-correct… “right-sizing”), “foreclosures”, “recession” …and the list goes on!
Rather than dwell on what the news is reporting, I have decided to come alongside others and “link arms” as we walk this economic road and get to the other side.
A Bit of Encouragement
Through this blog, I hope you find encouragement for becoming financially free and solutions for reducing your family expenses. My hope is that I am able to provide you fresh ideas on how to save money for the future, get out of debt, and…for those budgeted expenses…stretch your family’s funds.
I invite you to join me on this journey and would love to hear YOUR ideas for how you are making a difference and reaching your goals with your family finances. Please feel free to share this blog link with your friends and family, too!
“I have come that they might have Life, and have it to the full.”
JOHN 10:10 NIV
A Little About Me
I was born and raised in San Antonio, TX and have spent my entire adult life in Central/North Texas (Howdy!). I now live in the suburbs of Dallas/Fort Worth and within a few miles of my home, I have buffalo, cattle, oil wells, and yea verily…“ya’ll” even slips into the grammar! Yes, I’m a true blue Texan. Even so, I have Midwest roots, as I was raised by parents from the heart of Kansas’ ranching and wheat land.
I have my parents to thank for teaching me the importance of staying out of debt, the value of making every dollar count, and the significance of saving for the future. They taught me to save, give, and spend less than I earned.
Along the way, I also learned that this is not my/our money…it is God’s…and we are entrusted and responsible to manage what God gives us for the short time we are on this Earth. My heart is to help others learn how to better manage their finances God’s way and to join others on this journey to faithfully living by God’s principles in every area of their lives.
Crown Financial Ministries
For over 10 years, my husband and I have been involved with Crown Financial Ministries. “Crown Financial Ministries®, founded in 1976, is an interdenominational ministry dedicated to equipping people around the world to learn, apply, and teach biblical financial principles…and help ignite True Financial Freedom around the globe.” To learn more about the mission, vision and ministry of Crown Financial Ministries, go to http://www.crown.org .
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