this wasn't in the plan |but life is still pretty good

My in-laws were visiting for the last part of this week, so I just barely had some time to catch up on my reader. And well, I'm a day late, but not really a dollar short. I'm actually up $1.60 after I did a price adjustment at Target today.

The Carnival of Money Stories was held at Life Lessons of a Military Wife and included my post on teaching my son about money. Also check out Simplicity Challenge: Day 25 at Antishay Ventenne

The Make It From Scratch Carnival was hosted by GreenStyleMom this week and included my post on how I cut my finger, I mean the wall hangings I made from my son's blanket. There were many wonderful recipes this week, I especially liked Cheesy Chicken Crescents at Thrifty Mommy.

And a few favorites from my reader:

• Extravagant Spending: Is it Okay? at Gather Little By Little - A thought provoking read for your Easter weekend


• Ask Design Mom: Easter Baskets at Design Mom - Okay, so it's really last minute now, but here's some cute ideas for what to put all your kids' Easter treats in.


• I'm Not Using Them, But I Want To Keep Them! at Stop The Ride! - I need to go leave her a comment telling her I sympathize.


• Fussy's Cute Storage Idea at Mrs. Fussypants' Guide To Life - Just when you thought you had no furniture to hide away your junk. I actually picked up some fabric today so I could do this!


• Hackeas: The Tiniest Hack Ever and More at Ikea Hacker - A great idea for a sugar shaker.

I'll be taking the day off in honor of Easter tomorrow, so no recipe. Happy Easter!