Spring Happenings


Sunday was the first day of spring here in Boston. We got 2-3 inches of snow, so glad it is over and melted. I love this time of year, new life, flowers growing, green returning, everything is awake. I am eagerly waiting to get my flowers planted as well as our vegetable garden. We have a lot of work ahead of us in our home, between the yard and our home. This will be the first spring that all of the kids are in school, which gives me time to get things going.

On the surrogacy update! We have been matched with a wonderful couple. I was so extremely nervous to talk to them for the first time. It went so well once we had our ice breaking few questions. Soon after we met face to face, it was great!! I am so glad we fell in love with our first choice! Now we are waiting on the next steps of the process. With the paperwork I believe all out of the way, on to the nitty gritty. We have scheduled our screening for next month, which is the other part I am nervous about. Hopefully the two days will go by fast and we can move onto the next step. I will make sure to update once we have gotten through the next step.

We have been meal planning for about 6 or 7 months now and it is so good! We are eating better and changing up what we eat. We have picky eaters so trying new recipes can be stressful. The ones they have liked, they really like! I am definitely not stuck on any specific method of meal planning yet. I would also like to incorporate coupons into my shopping. Hopefully over the next few months I can do that and save even more money! Did I mention you save money meal planning! We spend an average of $130 a week to feed a family of five. So it is definitely working for us!