30 Boxes of Cheerios for $5

Here’s what I was doing Wednesday night at 11 pm at Meijer – bringing home my best couponing cereal haul ever:

30 Boxes of Cheerios 10 bags of Steamfresh frozen veggies 3 Yoplait yogurts – as fillers Total = $5.10

Crazy, isn’t it?  I think it’s pretty fun. 

Here’s the receipts to show [...]

Blueberry Boy

“Beh-ee”, is one of Jacob’s favorite words.  It means strawberries, blueberries, dried cranberries, and even grapes, on occasion.  And he isn’t picky.  They can be fresh, dried, in a smoothie, or even frozen.

Check him out with his little sauce cup full of frozen blueberries.  He had to take them out and then line them [...]

Yummy Vegan Beans and Corn Tortilla Recipe

When I mention that I eat mostly vegan, the most common concerns I hear are:

What is there left to eat if you don’t eat meat, dairy, or eggs. How do you know what to cook?  Are there special skills involved? How long does it take?  You must sweat over a stove for hours.

No [...]

What Happens When Kids Watch the 2010 Winter Olympics

The kids begged to stay up and watch the Olympics. 

Here are the results:

(Can you find the remote in the picture below?  That left an interesting pattern on her cheek

P.S.  If you’re still looking for some good Olympic ideas, check out the series of Olympic resources on my homeschool blog:

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Beautiful Jacob dancing and lip syncing.

Here’s a fun clip of beautiful Jacob busting out some moves and then taking a break to sit down and lip sync the rest of the song

(Try to ignore the messy family room . . . I do)

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The Messes of August 24th

I thought I would follow the kids around one morning with the camera just to see:

It’s not a new dish – just Brooke learning about gravity and trying to pour a half bottle of jelly . . . instead of getting a knife.

Beautiful Baby Blues!

Ladies everywhere are falling for these beautiful baby blue eyes. 

Gorgeous, aren’t they?

Life is SWEET!

Nothing better in the world to Jacob than a fresh picked raspberry from the backyard with Mom or Dad by his side.

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How-to Make Flubber – Kids Easy Science and Craft Experiment

Mixed in with the extra work, extra cleaning, extra arguing, extra expense, and all the other extras that keep families from homeschooling is:

EXTRA FUN! . . . (and extra time with the kids, extra bonding, extra love, extra problem solving skills, extra work ethic, extra skills . . [...]

Video: The Adventures of Super Vegan Boy!

Who says eating vegan has to be boring?

 

Jacob’s two favorite foods are berries and beans.  Check him out, chowing down on this whole wheat burrito full of black beans, rice, avacado, and fresh salsa.  It’s an easy meal if you want to experiment with a meat and dairy free dinner one night.

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