Menu Planning
This post contains affiliate links. As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I’ve revamped the kids’ snack schedule so they get a wider variety of snacks including fruit and protein so it’s not just carbs, carbs, carbs. Our meal prep...
This post contains affiliate links. Bookworm is now 16.5 years old and counting down the days until he can move out on his own. To that end, we’ve been trying to help him prepare so he can...
If anyone tells you painting kitchen cupboards is a weekend job, don’t listen to them! This project has stretched on much longer than I would have thought, but I know we’ll love the way it looks when...
We spent most of this week painting our kitchen cupboards, which means that our kitchen was out of commission for about five days. We made a lot of food beforehand and just ate that most of the...
Happy New Year! Let’s hope 2021 is a lot better than 2020. In January, we’re trying to use up some of our food stock and use the money we save to increase our emergency fund. Here’s our...
Cuddle Bug (10) has been taking many Outschool classes during the pandemic. Recently, she started taking cooking classes. This week, she took a cooking class that taught her how to make Monte Christo sandwiches, and we had...
I can’t believe it’s almost Christmas! The kids and I have been working on home improvement projects (more on that later), so the holiday just crept up on us. Luckily, I’m about 3/4s done with wrapping presents. ...
Lately I’ve been thinking that I’ve been making snacking too appealing for my kids. I do these large snack prep sessions, and my kids seem to munch all day long. (The oldest two especially, but I’m sure...
How in the world is it December already? I ordered most of our Christmas presents on Black Friday and Cyber Monday so I could get great deals without leaving the house. All of the packages are arriving,...
It seemed to take longer than average for Arizona to cool down this year, but about a week ago, we finally started seeing temperatures drop into the 70s as daily highs on a consistent basis. That means...