I started looking at our budget and realized that our grocery budget had got out of control. I had always shopped at Aldi but we were wasting a lot of food and buying too many convince foods. With just a few tweaks I was able to spend less money and my family was still happy with what I was making. This was my $88 week. I bought all the groceries I needed for our family of 5 to eat for a whole week for less than $89. We also hosted game night, had an extra kid at our house for a couple of those days, and brought food to a pool party. Here's what we ate during our $88 week. Breakfasts One of the adjustments I had to make was to cut out cereal. Although Aldi has plenty of cheap cereal our family was consuming a lot of it and with it milk. We were spending at least $10 a week on extra milk and cereal. When we make oatmeal the kids put apple sauce in it to sweeten it and top it w...
There are so many wonderful field trip options in West Michigan. There are wonderful opportunities in every season. There are some really great learning opportunities as well as some just fun ways to get out and have some fun. Here are some of our family's favorite homeschool field trips. Please don't try to do these all in one year. It would be way too much. This is a collection of activities from 6 years of homeschooling. Winter Activities Snowshoeing at Indian Trial's Golf Course https://www.indiantrailsgc.org/events/winterfun/ Palmer Park Cross Country Skiing https://www.kentcountyparks.org/trails/crosscountryskitrails.php Rosa Parks Circle ice skating https://www.grandrapidsmi.gov/Government/Departments/Parks-and-Recreation/Rosa-Parks-Circle-Ice-Rink Caberfae Ski Trip https://caberfaepeaks.com/ Muskegon Winter Sports Complex https://www.msports.org/ John Ball Zoo Fall Activities Apple picking Robinette's Post...