| At one time, I would have never wanted to
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| | you love about that person or couple.RUN
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| share my frugal ideas for showing love
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| | THROUGH A MAZE: If you have a gift for
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| to those around you. My reason for
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| | someone in your home, make them go
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| keeping it to myself? At one time I
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| | through a maze of clues to get to their
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| thought that no one would be interested.
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| | surprise. At the first "stop" (which
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| After all, we were the only couple not
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| | should be a place in your home that this
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| buying each other expensive gifts,
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| | person is likely to go to), you should
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| jewelry, roses, and more, right? Reality
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| | have a little poem of sorts which will
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| check! I have grown up a lot over these
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| | tell them to go to the next spot in your
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| last 10 years and I have learned that I
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| | home, and so on. At each point in your
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| am not the only one clipping coupons and
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| | home have something telling your loved
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| cutting my children's hair myself. There
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| | one where to go next until the end which
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| are lots of other families out there just
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| | of course will end up being their gift.
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| like my husband and I, who have to watch
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| | I had a friend who did this for her
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| our spending.Without the necessary money
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| | husbands birthday. She placed his first
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| to buy costly gifts for anniversaries,
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| | note on the toilet since that was the
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| birthdays, holidays, or other special
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| | first place he went to when he got home
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| occasions, we have been very committed to
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| | from work, and each note she cleverly
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| doing things that were wonderful, yet
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| | told him where to go next in his home.
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| inexpensive. Over the years, I have
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| | After going from room to room, he came to
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| learned that these creative ideas are
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| | the end which was a CD that he had
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| what truly matters and they have made our
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| | wanted.HEART SHAPED CAKE: If you don't
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| years together, lots of fun.Here I have
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| | have a heart shaped cake pans, don't
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| compiled my ideas here to share them with
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| | despair. Create your own heart-shaped
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| you:PILL BOTTLE: This is a cute idea for
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| | cake by baking one layer in an 8-in round
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| your spouse or other adult. Take an
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| | pan, and one layer in an 8-in square
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| empty pain reliever or prescription
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| | pan. Cut the circle in half and place the
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| bottle and soak it in hot water to remove
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| | cut side of the halves against two
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| the label. After you remove the label,
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| | adjoining side of the square to form a
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| design your own label on paper, with
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| | heart. Frost and decorate at
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| something like the following: "Love
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| | desired.HEART SHAPED COOKIE POPS: Bake up
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| Pills" - take one as needed. Then take
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| | some heart shaped sugar cookies, but
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| strips of paper and write down the things
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| | insert a popsicle stick near the point
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| you are willing to do for your loved
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| | of the stick and bake as usual.
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| one. Some ideas are: foot massage, back
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| | Decorate.FLOWERPOTS: Take flat bottomed
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| massage, your favorite pie, your
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| | ice cream cups and place them on a cookie
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| favorite cookies, you choose the movie we
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| | sheet or in a muffin tin (you can wrap
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| see, etc... Take each strip and wad it
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| | bottoms of cones with crumbled up foil
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| into a little ball and place them in the
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| | to make them more sturdy). Fill cones
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| bottle.Copyright Brandie ValenzuelaLOVE
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| | with 1/3 cup brownie batter and bake
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| SONGS: This next idea I did before we had
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| | 35-40 minutes or until tops are puffed up
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| internet access, so today it would be
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| | and cracked. After brownie cones are
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| even easier to do this. Frame the lyrics
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| | cooled insert a fake rose in the center.
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| to your wedding song or other love song.
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| | You can also create a flower out of
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| The internet has several sites that list
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| | construction paper and secured it on a
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| song lyrics, so just type "song lyrics"
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| | popsicle stick, and then insert this
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| into a search engine. Print up the lyrics
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| | into the center of the puffed up
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| in a nice font, and frame.CANDLELIGHT
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| | brownie.HEART SHAPED CUPCAKES: Prepare
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| DINNER: When you are not able to go out
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| | you favorite cake mix according to the
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| to an expensive restaurant for dinner,
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| | directions on the box. Line your muffin
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| have it at home. Wait to eat until after
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| | pans with paper baking cups and fill
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| the children are in bed, set your dining
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| | each cup 1/2 full of batter. Place a
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| room table nicely with a tablecloth,
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| | marble in each muffin cup....between the
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| candles and play soft music. Enjoy a
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| | paper liner and the pan, which will
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| nice dinner...preferably one that you
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| | create the heart shape. Add additional
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| don't usually have, and one that you and
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| | batter as needed so that cups are about 2
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| your spouse consider to be special.SWAP
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| | 3 full. Bake as directed.GIFT COUPONS: We
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| CHILD CARE: If you do want prefer to go
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| | have all heard of the idea of creating
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| out for your special day, but find
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| | coupons which give of ourselves, but
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| yourself having a hard time paying for
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| | have you ever given your kids some? Why
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| dinner *and* childcare, ask a friend to
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| | not create a coupon book for your child
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| swap child care with you.CREATE A LOVE
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| | that has coupons such as: your choice of
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| TREE: Find a branch outside that has
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| | dessert, kids video rental, lunch out
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| several smaller branches coming off of
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| | with mom (or dad), etc.PLANT A TREE: Give
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| it and place the branch standing up in a
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| | a gift that will grow! Without your loved
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| pot of soil, or even a coffee can filled
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| | one knowing, plant a tree in your yard.
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| with dirt would work. Cut out an
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| | You may also want to make a small yard
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| assortment of hearts from different
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| | sign that will sit near the tree and
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| colored cardstock or construction paper
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| | that says who the tree was planted for,
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| and string each one with ribbon. Then
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| | and the date.PROGRESSIVE DINNER: Call up
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| have each member of your family write the
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| | two other couples and arrange a
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| things that they love on the hearts (one
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| | progressive dinner. Everyone will go to
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| "love" per heart) and hang them on the
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| | the first couple's home and enjoy some
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| tree. You can name just about anything
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| | appetizers, at the next home you will go
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| you love: a beloved pet, grandma,
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| | for the dinner, and at the last home,
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| sunsets, or even ice cream! If you want
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| | you will enjoy dessert. After your
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| to create this tree as a gift for
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| | progressive dinner, you may want to go
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| someone, write things on the hearts that
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| | out together to a movie or some dancing.
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