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Days in Athens.........

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It's been over three years since we last set foot here in Greece. The kids have missed coming here as they consider this place home away from home, probably because they have come here so much as younger kids. Now as teenagers, this will be a new experience; it will be interesting to experience Greece with them with these new eyes of young adults, independent minded and opinionated! Damn jetlag……now that we live in Ohio the time change is 7 hours and I was like maybe this time it will be better than the 10 hours we used to go through from San Diego…..the first night is always tricky….it goes fairly smoothly making you think the time change is going to be OK……you are so tired from the trip you just sleep that first night like normal. Sadly that is where normal ends. By the afternoon of the next day you are sleep walking, momentarily cured by the intake of food or drink, disillusioned as you lay your sleepy head on the pillow that night only to realize YOUR NOT SLEEPY!!!! Awake all d

Coming soon……..

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The kids  have been counting the days for a long while now. Headed back to Greece after a 3 year hiatus……and for those that don’t know I blog while in Greece both because the air in Greece makes me creative and also to share with you all this life experience.  Athens…..Rhodes…..Paros…..Kavala 

Food....Menu Planning, Family Favorites & Recipes Boun Appetito!

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Food Food Food - pretty much the primary focus in my house. I have a husband that loves food. I have three kids that eat everything! So food for me is a daily priority: what to cook, what is healthy, how do I fill them up, menu planning and shopping. On a weekly basis this is how I manage feeding my family: Sunday Night I review the food in the house (refrigerator, freezer and cabinets) - then I menu plan accordingly making a menu using the stuff I have in the house. Of course I get special request from the kids, I have a craving for other stuff, and then I also shop for our weekly needs.  Mondays I grocery shop for what I need to have everything for the week. Why I menu plan......basically to save money! I LOVE grocery shopping. I am that person that walks ALL the aisles looking and loving everything! I especially love stores like Whole Foods, Lazy Acres, Jimbos, Sprouts, Traders Joes. I would shop each one weekly if I could because each ones has things I love!! I like t