Real Mom Profile

6.4.2006

Name: Mary
Age: 40
Home: La Grange Park IL

Family's Names and Ages:
Paul 39
Paul 7

Occupation:
Stay at home mom

If I had a day to myself...:
I would probably wake up at around 6:30 or 7 a.m. then go back to bed at about 9.  Get showered and dressed at about 11 and then go for lunch and bring it back home.  Watch t.v. all afternoon then figure what's for dinner.  Get involved in a movie and then go to bed.  Not too exciting of a day, but quite relaxed and stress free.

Money Saving Tips:
I buy groceries at three different stores.  Nope make that four different stores.  I buy a lot of items only when they are on sale.  

Bargain Hunting Strategies:
Bargains would be Wal-mart for me.  They do have lower prices than the other stores.

Products we can't live without:
Any kind of chocolate chocolate for my husband
Popcorn for me
Cheese crackers for my son

In the Kitchen:
I love to have recipes for the crock pot.  Using the crock pot is almost like not cooking at all.  (I said almost)

My son does not like syrup that much, so on waffles I spread some peanut butter and push a few chocolate chips in the holes. I use microwave pancakes and make kind of a pancake sandwich.  I take 2 pancakes and place a couple of chocolate chips in between.

Organization:
I pretty much do the same routine everyday when my son goes to school.  We are up and dressed and out of the bedroom by certain time.  Breakfast, brush teeth, leave the house at the same time.  We get up probably a half an hour earlier than we have to.  Then we have time to just sit and watch some t.v.  I can read the paper.  I can't stand being rushed.