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$$: Plastic Ziplock Alternatives
One of the best things about two weeks’ worth of school vacation is two weeks’ break from packing lunches.
[So shoot me. If I were a really good mom, I’d say the best part of vacation is being with my kids, right?]
Last year I experimented with using waxed paper sandwich bags instead of plastic ziplock sandwich bags [...]
A Small Donation
Donation — $5.00
Gee. I got awfully close to having a second no-spend day this week. But no such luck. The Husband and I, neither one of us in the mood to leave the house, ventured out into the cold darkness to watch The Daughter perform a small part is a small Christmas play at the school [...]
College Update
So, back when I was in silent mode, The Daughter finished all of her college applications. She applied to a dozen schools.
As of tonight she’s heard from 3; all three have accepted her and offered initial academic scholarships ranging from $12,500 to $20,000 per year. Most of the schools she applied to were [...]
Double Dipping
As you know, I homeschooled our two children for 12+ years. Now they both attend a private high school that’s a good commute away from home. The one part of this arrangement that I hate despise dread: lunches. I strongly dislike making lunches 5 nights a week. If that makes me a bad mom, so [...]
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$$: School Lunches, Milk, & Vitamins