Posts by elus0814

Quote: Originally Posted by grahamsmom98 I never used a stroller, but I have had more than one encounter with the beasts to have formed a great dislike of them. Actually, I don't dislike strollers, it's most of their...

I would try for books too or even a few handwritten or printed pages. Storage bags would be good. I would shy away from a hospital manual pump, the one I received (medela) was terrible and a bad pump could further discourage her if she...

I've made great nut butters in a vitamix and ok nut butters in a small inexpensive food processor but the food processor needed oil added.

We eat about 80% organic on a budget of $700/month for five people - two adults, two preschool/kindergarteners, and one baby. I make lots of things from scratch like bread and babyfood and we eat meat 4-5x per week but the meat is not...

I have one and I don't use it very often. I did come in very handy when we couldn't find the coffee grinder. I have used it to grind wheat berries but the result, and the resulting bread, is a bit grainy. In order to get the wheat fine...

We did suzuki violin with our 3yo. It was a great program and he enjoyed it but we were not able to continue because we moved to another area without a teacher. It was nearly $1000 for one 1/2 hour lesson per week for the spring term...

I've been getting hit up frequently for school fundraisers by neighborhood kids. Most of the fundraisers are catalogs of overpriced stuff that I'm not willing to buy but if they are selling small things like candy bars I will usually buy...

I've had one for the past month and it's great. I agree with the other post about it changing the way you eat and what you are able to make from scratch. The other day I tossed in whole tomatoes and a bit of salt, let it go for a couple...

We started back in July with a kindergartener and a 3.5yo preschooler. We have spent about $350 on curriculum text books and workbooks plus another $200 or so on math and phonics manipulatives and maps, alphabet, and number line to hang...

I grew up in Rochester and have lived there for most of the past year. The larger Wegmans stores are great places to shop for organic food. They carry organic chicken and beef as well and at very reasonable prices for organic. Now that...