Well, here we are! Steve and I officially have two in grade school. Benjamin began his journey today {August 27, 2012} in Kindergarten & William continues along his way as a 2nd grader. What a milestone! It seems like only yesterday I was recording their first smiles & baby milestones. Why does it seem that time goes faster as we get older?
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Summer has come & is almost gone. We spent last weekend with our dear friends at my parent's beach place. We LOVE our time with our friends! I snapped these shots of 5 of the 6 kids jumping off the back of a pontoon! More pictures coming soon.
P.S. I am actually printing & laminating these for all the kids to use as a bookmark. Not only is it a great little 'love token' to begin the school year, it will provide the kids with an opportunity to reflect on the memories made & look forward to the new ones yet to come. . . xoxo I have always wanted to be a better meal planner. I learned that my grandmother meal plans (monthly) and my best friend meal plans (weekly). In the past I have had grandiose ideas for meal planning; spent hours looking through cook books, buying plenty of ingredients, and trying new foods that unfortunately the kids didn't particularly care for. However, it just never seemed to click for me. So, this past week I had a mission: Finish the month of August & complete September. 7 weeks of meals planned. Head to BJ's Wholesale & stock up (I mean completely stock up: 8 lbs of ground beef, 10 lbs of chicken, 16 pork chops, fish fillets, burgers, 2 pork tenderloins, spiral ham, pulled pork, blah blah blah). I won't tell you the grand total {unless you ask} but we saved over $90.00 in coupons. Oh, and we purchased plenty of lunch fillers for back-to-school (applesauce, pudding, juice, milk, crackers) which added to our outrageous total! Anyway, after carrying it all in the house I 'repackaged' it all into meal sized servings & stored it away. I am happy to say I am a few ingredients shy (small items like soy sauce, white beans, black beans) of having 7 weeks of meals planned & ready to be prepared. I also have a master grocery list that reflects the 7 weeks of meals planned. Most of the meals are family favorites & there are a few repeats over the course of the 7 weeks. However, I added a few new recipes into the mix and plan to do so during the next rotation. I feel empowered & less stressed with the start of school, football, and fall baseball season upon us. Cheers to less stress!
We celebrated the marriage of another special couple this weekend. This wedding was extra special to us; it was held in the church that Steve and I were married in nearly 9 years ago. The entire evening brought back many wonderful memories for each of us. I love being married to my best friend.
My parents commissioned their new boat this past weekend in Norfolk, Virginia. We got a call telling us they would be arriving back in Baltimore early Wednesday evening. The boys and I couldn't wait to see her {Nauti Pleasure}! We stopped to pick up my grandmother along the way so she could celebrate with us. It was a practice homecoming for when they sail her back to Maryland waters next summer after a long Intercoastal voyage. We are so happy to see their dream become a reality! xoxo
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AuthorTraci, a wife, mother of two boys, Special Education teacher, and sole proprietor of Eco Alternatives LLC. Archives
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