20 Board Game Gift Ideas for a 4 year old
By Lucy
Tuesday, November 24, 2015 It's only been within the past year that Michael has really gotten into actually wanting to sit down and play board games with us. I love that he's finally taken an interest in
Doing good for a holiday week - Meal Plans and Grocery Trip Breakdown for November 23rd - 29th
By Lucy
Monday, November 23, 2015 Thanksgiving is right around the corner. I had already purchased my turkey weeks ago because I wasn't sure what our budget would like this week. Here's what's planned for this week:
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Bacon Ranch Chicken
By Lucy
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 Ever get in one of those ruts where you're making the same meals over and over again? Yeah, I seem to get them all the time. That's when I head over to my
Keeping it under our normal weekly budget! - Meal Plan and Grocery Trip Breakdown for November 16th - 22nd
By Lucy
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 It's the middle of the month and I'm slowly getting tired of planning what to have for dinners. I wish I was good enough to make a plan at the beginning of the
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Bad Wolf Cafe
By Lucy
Monday, November 16, 2015 Review guidelines: 1 Fork = I would rather eat dog food. 2 Forks = I would eat there if I was starving. 3 Forks = Not bad; someplace I would occasionally consider eating.
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What to do on a loved one's birthday when they're no longer with you
By Lucy
Saturday, November 14, 2015 This year has been the crappiest year of my entire life. I think during the past 9 months, I have probably shed the same amount of, if not more, tears that I have
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North Lime Coffee & Donuts
By Lucy
Saturday, November 14, 2015 Review guidelines: 1 Fork = I would rather eat dog food. 2 Forks = I would eat there if I was starving. 3 Forks = Not bad; someplace I would occasionally consider eating.
In Halloween
Trunk-or-Treat 2015 - Peanuts style
By Lucy
Thursday, November 12, 2015 Since last year everyone was impressed with my Toy Story trunk-or-treat theme, I had to up my game when it came to this year's trunk-or-treat at Michael's school. I knew that whatever I
Crock pot apple pork loin
By Lucy
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 Several weeks ago we went and picked a half bushel of apples at one of our local orchards (Apple Picking at Marker-Miller Orchards). Once we got home I started looking for ideas of
Is it me, or does Christmas just seem to come faster and faster each year? Well, it's fast approaching and that means filling stockings for the Loudoun County's Holiday Coalition, "Neighbors Helping Neighbors" through Michael's preschool.
Another under budget week! - Meal Plan and Grocery Trip Breakdown for November 9th - 15th
By Lucy
Monday, November 09, 2015 This week's grocery trip was rather simple since we had most of the items already. Here's the meal plans for dinner this week:
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Portofino's
By Lucy
Saturday, November 07, 2015 Review guidelines: 1 Fork = I would rather eat dog food. 2 Forks = I would eat there if I was starving. 3 Forks = Not bad; someplace I would occasionally consider eating.
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Operation Christmas Child 2015 - packing a 10-14 year old boy box
By Lucy
Friday, November 06, 2015 I was really debating on doing Operation Christmas Child this year just because of our money situation. Plus now that Michael is in school there's more spending with their Christmas project and different
Pumpkin Village at Leesburg Animal Park
By Lucy
Thursday, November 05, 2015 A few weeks ago, we took Michael to the Pumpkin Village at Leesburg Animal Park to have some Fall time family fun. A few years after moving here, we were taking a drive
Back under budget! - Meal Plan and Grocery Trip Breakdown for November 2nd - 8th
By Lucy
Wednesday, November 04, 2015 Last week I did go grocery shopping and did have a meal plan, but we unfortunately did not follow through with the laid out plan. I had gotten lost track of time every
In Becki's Blog
Minton's
By Lucy
Tuesday, November 03, 2015 Review guidelines: 1 Fork = I would rather eat dog food. 2 Forks = I would eat there if I was starving. 3 Forks = Not bad; someplace I would occasionally consider eating.
In Becki's Blog
Boone Tavern
By Lucy
Monday, November 02, 2015 Review guidelines: 1 Fork = I would rather eat dog food. 2 Forks = I would eat there if I was starving. 3 Forks = Not bad; someplace I would occasionally consider eating.
In meal plans
Meal Plan Run Down for October 2015
By Lucy
Sunday, November 01, 2015 Does anyone else seem to have a hard time trying to stick with the meal plans? I was hoping that this month would be different from September and that we would make almost
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