Meals

Going Out to Eat as a Family (On a Budget)

By Painter Mommy on March 30, 2011

It has to be something super special for us to go out to eat as a family. Dragging 4 small children to a restaurant is not always an easy process, not to mention the price. We are happy with our weekly chinese food take-out or every so often a pizza but that’s about it. Every [...]

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The Importance of Sitting Down Together for Family Meals

By Painter Mommy on November 3, 2009

I grew up in a home that had a consistent daily family meal time. My mom usually had dinner ready by 5:00pm and we were always required to come home for dinner no matter where we were at the time. And we did not just grab our food and eat separately somewhere in the house [...]