Free Range on Fairview

Life the past few weeks has been like this picture, crazy. I promise I will be back soon.

I just could pick a favorite, or three, from the pictures I took this afternoon so here are five of the littlest Sadler. What a little cutie!

When time is of the essence, I try to get as much in from the van as possible each trip, I can definitely relate to this :) I would have to call myself the "official" grocery shopper of our family so I had to learn how to read sale flyers, navigate the isles of grocery stores and shop for an ever growing family. Along the way I have learned many things through trial and error, especially shopping with little ones in tow. I am going to do a multipart series on how I save a few dollars at the store starting off with the largest money saver of them all... Plan, Plan, Plan Before I ever leave for the grocery store I have a grand master plan and this is what works for me. Look at the sale flyers for the three major grocery stores in my tiny town  Compare prices on basics I know the price of from my store of choice to see if I can get a better deal from another place  Write down great sale items Check specific deal blogs that show deals matched with coupons to make it

Welcoming summer, can't wait for ice cream faces again! June is going to be a wacky and wild month for us. May was crazy busy but we got through it, so now it's June and I'm ready to settle down, or a least have a plan. May brought the birth of sweet baby Warner and made me realize how much I don't have under control. I've let the boys go wild, become sleep deprived and definitely unorganized. We had some meals delivered to us from friends and family, some out and some from the freezer. I made a couple from scratch but cooking with a new born and a whiney toddler under foot is definitely more challenging. My stir fry with noodles was a giant hit. (maybe it was the "fancy" ramen noodles I used, or the homemade teriyaki sauce, but everyone raved about it, yippee) Chicken piccata from the crock pot, not so much. So here are tips and things I am going to be doing this month: 1. Use up those freezer meals! I spent time and money making them so I might as

I first saw this idea when my cousin pinned it on Pinterest. I haven't caved to the phenomenon yet because I am being stubborn about it but apparently it's a place where you can see other people's ideas and save them and share them with others. Anyhoo... I saw this picture of salad in a jar . Yes you can make them for the week ahead and as long as you keep the dressing away from the lettuce part (or other soft ingredients) they can last up to a week in the fridge. I haven't actually tried eating one yet, but I made one for my secret sister at MOPS. Since she knows who I am now, I can finally post on this awesome idea. In the bottom I put a layer of prepared raspberry vinaigrette, then a layer of chopped onion, sliced mushrooms, sliced strawberries, leftover quinoa, and baby spinach. My layers aren't as pretty but I think it still looks yummy, is healthy and is a fun, portable, cheap gift for a friend. Yummy Layers! Reusing a throughly washed spaghetti sauce ja