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Shopping at Whole Foods – Menu Planning on $100

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Published on December 11, 2012, by in Around Town, Home Life, Reviews.

A few weeks ago I wrote a post over on Family Friendly Cincinnati about a challenge that I’d signed up for, courtesy of Whole Foods Market – feed my family of 4 for a week on $100.  So how did I do?  Here’s the results.   First up – menu planning. What to serve, what to serve… Breakfasts 365 Every Day Value cereal bars 365 Every Day Valuemilk Toast with Every Day Value Jelly Toaster pastries & apples Scrambled eggs with cheese Turkey, cheese omlets Fruit Salad – bananas & apples   Lunches Four packed lunches for kids PBJ, Every Day Value veggie chips, milk (from school) and apples PBJ, banana, cereal bar, milk (from school) Small chicken salad with ranch dressing, milk (from school) Turkey roll ups using tortilla shells, Every Day Value veggie chips, banana Lunches for the adults Whole Foods

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Review: Toydozer

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Published on May 8, 2012, by in Home Life, Reviews.

What you are seeing here is a snapshot of a typical evening at our house.  It’s how the boys unwind. They could spend hours creating and recreating things with their LEGOS (and they do). It’s also something I love, because it means they are using their imaginations, not vegging out watching a Cartoon Network show or asking to play games on the iPad. It’s just good ole’ fashioned fun. While I love that they are using their imaginations and playing (nicely) together, what I don’t love, is picking up the bajillions of LEGOS at the end of the night.  Trying to scoop them up and get them back in the bucket can be a hassle, especially with the smaller LEGO pieces. It’s not that it’s hard, it’s just time consuming. I have written about the boys love for LEGOS before,

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A Night With The Addams Family

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Published on March 28, 2012, by in Around Town, Reviews.

When it comes to the arts, I am all about getting the kids involved, exposed and engaged. From being raised by an artist to working in the arts, I see a true value to having the arts in the boys’ lives. Last night we had the chance to see The Addams Family Musical at The Aronoff.  While the boys have seen plenty of theatre performances (they’re regulars at the Children’s Theatre), it was their first time seeing a Broadway show. Overall the evening was a huge success.  The show opens with the classic Addams Family music, which had the boys’ attention right away – they were completely engaged, snapping their fingers with the tune. From the humor of Gomez (who is one of the best performers I have seen) to that of Uncle Fester (who was the boy’s favorite), the show

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Review: BISSELL Perfect Sweep Turbo

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Published on March 15, 2012, by in Home Life, Reviews.

So a few weeks ago I received an email from the folks at BISSELL, offering to send me a BISSELL Perfect Sweep Turbo to review. Now, the floors in my house are all hardwood, except for in my bedroom. We used to use an iRobot, but he went kaput. Since then I’ve been hauling the Kenmore up and down the stairs every time I need to sweep the floors. Did I want to try out the BISSELL Perfect Sweep Turbo? You bet your butt I did. To not have to lug the regular vacuum up and down the stairs every weekend, bruising my shins as I bumped it up the steps? Deal!   My BISSELL Perfect Sweep Turbo arrives. Runs around $38.00.   It’s super easy to assemble, just screw handle together, pop into base, plug in to charger and

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