Posted on April 3, 2026 Hey friends, I can’t believe it’s already April. The last time I sat down to write a blog post feels like it was just a few days ago… but it’s actually been over a month. February turned into March, March turned into April, and somewhere in the middle of it
Posted on February 18, 2026 Hey friends, Where January Went It’s been almost a month since my last post, and I can hardly believe it. January melted into February, Christmas decorations finally came down (mostly), Tang Soo Do belt tests came and went, homeschool projects piled up, and somewhere in the middle of all that,
Posted on January 19, 2026 Hey friends, Where Did the First Half of January Go? I blinked and the first half of January vanished. My last post was over two weeks ago — how is that even possible? This winter is moving at warp speed. Between Tang Soo Do classes, homeschool wrapping up the semester,
January 2026 Grocery Hauls: Eight Trips in Two Weeks Read More »
Posted on January 5, 2026 Hey friends, Happy New Year! I blinked and the last ten days of December disappeared. Between Christmas prep, family celebrations, late-night wrapping sessions, and the general joy (and exhaustion) of the season, time slipped through my fingers like dry cookie dough. I meant to share each haul as it happened,
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Posted on December 22, 2025 Hey friends, Christmas is in full swing here — lights are up, presents are (mostly) wrapped, and the boys are bouncing off the walls like it’s Christmas Eve every day. Between cookie baking, last-minute shopping, and Tang Soo Do practices, the fridge was starting to look like a ghost town.
December Grocery Haul: $342.57 for Christmas Week Chaos Read More »
Posted on December 16, 2025 Hey friends, A Busy December Catch-Up Life has been a whirlwind these past few days — Christmas decorating, homeschool wrapping up for break, Tang Soo Do belt tests, and all the holiday magic that somehow turns December into a blur. I meant to share this haul right after it happened
Posted on December 11, 2025 Hey friends, Why We Bought Seven Boxes of Cereal Confession time: We almost never buy cereal in this house. It’s one of those “real food only” hills we’re willing to die on — too much sugar, too little nutrition, and let’s be honest, the boys would live on it if
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Posted on December 5, 2025 Hey friends, When the Grocery Haul Takes Over the Island Some weeks the grocery haul feels like a victory lap. This week? It felt like an avalanche. I unloaded the bags from BJ’s and Big Y, stepped back to snap a photo… and realized our kitchen island was staging a
December 5, 2025 Grocery Haul – “We Might Need a Bigger Island” Read More »
Posted on November 30, 2025 Hey friends, I literally said out loud yesterday, “We’re good until December.” Famous last words when you live with four growing boys. By this afternoon the fridge looked like a sad museum exhibit and someone (who shall remain nameless) ate the last slice of Thanksgiving brisket for “second breakfast.” So
Tiny Sunday Haul: $55.48 and the Boys Think It’s Christmas Read More »
Hey friends, Oh, the irony of parenting four growing boys: You spend A LOT at Costco on Monday, thinking you’ve conquered the week… and by Wednesday afternoon, you’re sprinting to the corner store because someone (looking at you, Boy #3) polished off the last American cheese slice for an “emergency grilled cheese” at 3 p.m.