Unless you've been busy homesteading, you MAY have noticed that RVA is a virtual battleground of the country's biggest grocery store chains. In fact, I can barely keep up with the explosion of stores opening over the past 2...
I grab the bags, a stray quarter, and smile happily while your doors welcome me inside My girls sneak snacks in the buggy, but I’ll never know the difference Because your costs keep my bill so low, my wallet beams with...
Nothing says summer like a scoop of ice cream on the back porch after dinner. Dessert is a rare treat at our house so I want all the bang for my sugar buck and often involve the kids in...
Ladybug, you live in the South. Summer's here. Things are warming up. It’s going to be hot. And you know that nothing quenches your thirst better than a tall, sparkling cup of iced tea. Not even ice cold water.  According...
I hate meal times. With one child who has texture issues with all foods other than bacon and another who feels like her life performance is constrained when having to sit in a seat, it is unpleasant. Even more, I...
Angie Trueblood is one of our local RVA Moms Blog contributors and owns her own meal planning blog and business, Meal Planning Mama. She spends her time helping busy mamas simplify dinnertime so they can get back to enjoying...
Restaurants Open in Richmond on Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving Day is here! We are giving thanks for all of the many ways that we celebrate Thanksgiving.  For some of us that means gathering around a table at restaurant here in Richmond....
  I grew up eating Ramen out of those square packages with a square packet full of chemicals known as the flavor packet. I cringe thinking about it now, but it was definitely a comfort food. I won’t buy them...
This isn't the kind of mom I want to be. The realization hit me hard as I balanced uncomfortably on my hands and knees, scrubbing the last remnants of sticky goo from our tiled kitchen floor. My 4-year-old son had found...
I don’t know about you mamas, but when school is gearing up to start back, I start thinking about packing lunches. It’s definitely a chore that I don’t miss during the summer, but it’s also something I’m very committed...
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