Mom Life with Adrienne

 Hey loves. Happy last day of November. Tomorrow starts all the real fun holiday traditions. My kids are already asking about their chocolate advent calendars, and wanting to read our Disney advent calendar books. I love their excitement for the little things that also bring me joy. 

Today I am linking up for this month's monthly musing with Patty and Holly. 

 Hey loves. Happy What's Up Wednesday. How is it already the last Wednesday of the month. Thanksgiving is past and Christmas will be here in a blink of an eye. I had hoped for a slow month that turned into a month of house projects, high stress, and a wonderful holiday with family. 

 Tuscan Shrimp

 Hey loves. It is hard to believe that Christmas is 27 days. Our house is already decorated, my kids have made lists and we sat down and made a list of fun things we would like to do this Christmas season. 

 Hey loves. Happy Tuesday. I am bringing you a dinner menu Monday on a Tuesday. After a crazy holiday, then throw in a little sick princess that wants mommy cuddles, I didn't get around to making our menu over the weekend. Yesterday on Instagram Stories, I have saved it to a highlight, I shared my process of meal planning for the week. 

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Hey loves. It is hard to believe it is almost Thanksgiving. My turkey is already in the fridge thawing and my kids are already on break. Anna and I made a recent visit to the library where she picked out mostly Thanksgiving themed books. They had a special section for all Thanksgiving and Thankful and Grateful books. She grabbed a bunch. 

 Hey loves. Happy Monday. How is life for you right now? It is the calm before the holidays for most. I thought we were going to have a low key November, boy was I wrong. There is so much going on in our lives it is crazy right now. Lets jump in with some updates. (in random order)

 Hey loves. Happy Monday and Happy Thanksgiving week. Our weekend was crazy, I am tired of crap food but haven't been home or have much of a kitchen to make much. This week will be all over the place I can already tell. 

 Hey loves. Happy Friday. It has been a crazy week working on home projects. I am happy to be done removing wallpaper from our living room and part of the kitchen. I am dreading eventually removing wallpaper from the rest of the kitchen, the office, our foyer and kids bathroom, plus one day the master bedroom. None of those rooms are getting done this year. I cant wait to see the finished product of our living room and dining room though. My house is currently a disaster, we don't have a table to eat at, rooms echo, floor is down to subfloor so we are all wearing shoes, Anna has taken oven my office with her toys so she has somewhere to play on the main floor (and the office still has carpet). It is all giving me anxiety. But we still had a good week. 

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Hey loves. This is my last gift guide for the 2023 holiday season. If you missed any of them you can check all my gift guides out HERE. Today is all about the grandparents and parents in your life. They have everything, never want/need anything but you want to give them something. I will admit we get the grandma's all the same thing every year. They get a Photo Calendar every year that I pick pictures of my kids to put in it. We do add some sort of other gift as well. Here are some ideas in different price ranges. 

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 Hey loves. Christmas is in 40 days. It will be here before we know it. 

Anyone else struggle with buying for the guys in your life? Brian likes to make unrealistic expensive gifts. I have come up with an affordable list that guys should love. 

 Loaded Broccoli Potato Soup

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 Hey loves. How are you doing on your holiday shopping? I have gotten a bunch for my kids but no one else. 

Coming up with a realistic list for myself at times can be a struggle. When I need something I buy it for myself. I also have the habit of having buying something for myself, wrapping it and saying it is from the kids. Its a win win. Here are some ideas for the ladies in your life. 

 Hey loves. Happy Monday. How was your weekend? We are over here knocking things off our to do list in preparation for hosting Thanksgiving. These are projects we had planned on doing eventually but this gave a kick in the butt to get it done and a deadline to get it done by. All I have to say is I hate wallpaper, I hate contractors who take shortcuts and do stupid work, and I don't know if my fingers will ever not have glue on them. Why would you not paint before apply wallpaper so we are ripping off dry wall, why was the fireplace put in after the baseboards and wallpaper? So many questions. 

It's the second Monday of the month which means it's time for Not Just A Mom link up with these amazing ladies: Dara, Jen, Joanna, Lauren, and Sarah.

 Hey loves. How was your weekend? We had a productive weekend working on house projects. Today over on Instastories I am sharing how I meal plan each week for dinners. Meal planning has helped my sanity during the witching hours, saved us money, and stopped the million questions of whats for dinner. (Our menu is posted in the kitchen so my kids don't ask me a million times what's for dinner. Here's our Dinner Menu for the week. 

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 Hey loves. Who else is already tired of all the commercials on tv for kids toys?  The one streaming service we have plays the same commercials over and over again. Every time this certain one comes on, Anna drags me into the living room "I want this". It is a toy that isn't even for her age which is playing during a preschool show. Sorry but she won't be getting that for the holidays. 

8 year old boys is a fun age to buy for. Here are some fun ideas that boys are going to love. 

 Hey loves. How is your week going? My kids had off on Monday for a professional development day and I can't tell you what day it is. Last week I was off too with Halloween in the middle of the week. Maybe after Christmas things will slow down.  

Today I am linking up with Erika and Shay for Let's Look.

 Kielbasa Rice Stuffed Acorn Squash

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 Hey loves. The holidays are coming quick. We have received the Walmart and Amazon holiday toy books, and so many emails with deals going on already. My kids have already made their Christmas lists to give to Santa and family. (even though I know they will add more). Preteen girls I think are the hardest age. They don't play with anything, but not a full teen yet. 

 Hey loves. Happy Tuesday. Yes a crazy week and weekend. Bringing you this weeks menu on a Tuesday. Last week I didn't share a dinner menu Monday. it was a crazy weekend and I didn't end up making my menu until Monday and even on Wednesday and Thursday I changed what we were having. I did however film a grocery haul and talked about our game plan for the next week or so. Be sure to check it out on my youtube channel. 

This week we are still mostly eating out of the freezer. I say that as we have no ground beef or ground turkey so I will have to buy some for tacos as requested by Austin. 

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 Hey loves. Happy Monday. Anyone else already start Christmas shopping on Amazon? With that I am not sharing everything I bought this month because some are Christmas gifts and those people may read my blog. Anyone else having a Love/Hate relationship with Amazon deliveries already I have had numerous items that said they were out for delivery then get delayed and not show up for 2 or 3 days later. Thankfully nothing was in dire need to have on the delivery day but still aggravating. 

I am linking up with Tanya over at The Other Side of the Road Prime Purchases. Lets see what I ordered:

 Hey loves. Happy November. We went from Halloween to Christmas well really just snow overnight on Wednesday morning. This weekend is suppose to be nice in the 50s, hoping to take down outside Halloween decorations and put up outside Christmas decorations, but Brian said we can't turn them on yet. Are you doing anything fun this weekend?

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 Hey loves. Can you believe that the holidays are coming quick. We have received the Walmart and Amazon holiday toy books, and got ideas from the stores. My kids have already made their Christmas lists to give to Santa and family. (even though I know they will add more). Preschool age girls can be so fun to shop for. Here are some of our favorites and items that are on Anna's Christmas list this year. 

 Hey loves. It is hard to believe October is over. Hello November. I am trying to keep my calendar less crazy this month and enjoy the start of the holidays. At the same time we have a bunch of home projects going on and getting the house ready to host the holidays.. Lets jump in... 

But first linking up with Jennifer over at Overflowing with Thankfulness for currently.