The Stevenson Story

I don't really know why I am posting this, I just started writing this last month and thought I would share it with all of you. You need to cut back on your food budget? Here are some tips I found living crazy cheaply in Massachusetts. Now I’m not suggesting you all do these things, I’m not even suggesting you read this, these are just things I have found for us and our family and if it helps some of you guys- go for it. Juice. Not necessary at all. Cut back to drinking milk and water and that’s it. The nutrients in just straight up fruit is better, and juice is so expensive. My kids rarely get juice. Or go to koolaid. Doctors say that apple juice is just what koolaid is anyway- sugar and water mixed up- so drink that for pennies if you kids are dying for juice. Beans. Dry beans. Super cheap, super healthful, and fabulous in so many foods especially to add protein to your diet. Now- the biggest hit to their food budget when I talk...

We finally got higher speed internet that allows me to actually upload pictures. Hooray! That means more posts, and some catching up to do. Starting with my birthday! This year Eric wanted to take me to Italy for my birthday. Since that was a "little" out of our budget, he planned and successfully executed a trip around the world instead. He gave me a passport that I took to all my destinations and had people sign write little messages to me. It's fun to flip through even now. We started the morning in HAWAII with a hula workout video. Ummm. I don't know how those Hawaiian dancers stay so little, because I don't think my heart even jumped once while trying to do it just like it said, but I kind of modified the workout after a few minutes and started feeling more of a cardio workout. Anyway after a quick shower and bringing the kids to my parent's house we we were off to our next destination: FRANCE! We went to the Dalton's house for some crepes. B...