Another Week, Another Mission to Feed Four Growing Boys If you’ve been following along here for a while, you know that Sunday afternoon grocery runs are practically a sacred ritual in our house. I push the cart, mentally calculate whether I’ve grabbed enough food to last the week (I usually haven’t), and remind myself that
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What Came Home From the Store This Week Every Sunday I do a big grocery run to set the week up right. With four boys ranging from 6 to 15, feeding this family well is basically a part-time job — and I say that with a full heart and zero complaints. This week’s haul came
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If you had told me five years ago that feeding a family of six healthy, real-food meals would cost less than our old processed-food grocery hauls, I would not have believed you. But here we are. Four hungry boys, a husband who works long days, and a mom who homeschools and cooks almost every single
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Sunday afternoons in my kitchen have a rhythm to them. The boys are usually somewhere between finishing up their schoolwork and getting into something they shouldn’t, my husband is watching football or tinkering in the garage, and I’ve got something simmering on the stove, a sheet pan in the oven, and a cutting board covered
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There are days in this house where I genuinely do not know how we are going to get dinner on the table. Between homeschool lessons that run long, my 10-year-old’s basketball practice, a 15-year-old who is suddenly interested in every activity known to mankind, and a 6-year-old who needs me for approximately everything — cooking
Another Saturday, Another Cart Full of Groceries If you’ve been following along here for a while, you know Saturday mornings in our house have a rhythm to them. The boys are up early, someone’s already arguing about whose turn it is on the TV, and I’m lacing up my shoes to head out for the
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Another Saturday, Another Cart Full of Growing-Boy Fuel If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time, you already know that Saturday morning grocery runs are practically a spiritual practice in our house. I load up the cart, mentally calculate how many days each item will realistically last with four boys between the ages
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It was a Tuesday afternoon in October, and I was standing in the Stop & Shop checkout line with a cart full of groceries, three of my boys in tow, mentally calculating whether I had gone over budget — again. Sound familiar? Feeding a family of six in Connecticut is no small feat. Between the
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Another Week, Another Cart Full of Potential Every Sunday after church, I do the same thing I’ve been doing for years — I sit down at the kitchen table with my phone, check what’s left in the fridge, and start mentally building the week’s meals. With four boys ranging from age 6 to 15, I’m
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Saturday Morning Haul: What Came Home from the Store This Week Every Saturday morning in our house follows a pretty predictable rhythm. I make a list, check it twice like it’s Christmas, load up the car, and head to the store while the boys are still arguing over who gets the remote. By the time
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