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 [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
Have you read this book? It’s one of our favorites:
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
Here’s Tim’s version of it:
And for a look into our family chaos, here’s some live ‘cap for sale’ action. Stay tuned to the end of the video for some fun family drama.
Have you noticed your kids will [...]
Here’s Jacob copying everyone else kneeling down for family prayer:
A cute prayer tradition that somehow popped up in our home:
Have you ever read this book -
The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack and Kurt Wiese
It’s a great classic about a little duck who plays too long, and [...]
Did you know that a true expert can tell just by looking at the floors in a home how many children live there?
It’s actually not very hard. It’s simple math really.
Here are the Top 10 formulas:
In 10 steps across the kitchen, how many times did your shoe stick to the floor, plus [...]
Today I heard an angry yell from Chris in the other room followed by:
Chris: “Aargh! Tim!”
Tim: “I didn’t hit you Chris . . . . (he smiles) Super Villain did!”
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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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.
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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