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KidKraft is nice but it's not heirloom quality. Sell.

p.s. My solution, although it isn't quite the same, is to batch cook on weekends and store everything in our very cold fridge. This allows me to prepare larger batches because I don't have the time to cook every day. But it means a lot more repetition :(

Love our kid's maxtrix low loft bed. When her brother is a little older we plan to bunk it with an additional bed. Love the modularity, sturdiness (best that we saw for the price), and the fact that we didn't have to buy the entire thing at once!!!

As for price, we saved a ton by buying it from an online dealer (sendmetomyroom.com) to assemble ourselves. Bunk beds and any solid kids furniture that will actually hold up are quite pricey. You kind of just have to suck it up. Or buy the tromso.

Instead of rice I would do a baked potato thing. You can cook the potatoes in advance - I've seen a few sites devoted to a baked potato bar. Instead of soups, think chunky stews, the traditional toppings, whatever.

I think if you find this wok to be of sentimental value you would honor your mother by selecting and purchasing a regular wok that will last forever.

I am planning on getting my kids Maxtrix beds. As they are still quite young (3 & 1), I am going to start with one bed, and add the other later to make "low" bunks, quite likely also installing safety rails on the bottom one for the youngest. We checked them out in store (and will order them from a local dealer - actually cheaper!) and they are extremely sturdy. I don't buy kids needing big huge beds. Dorm beds are twin XL and they can get that length in college. In my house, they will have twin beds.When we move from toddler bed/crib to bigger beds, I plan on upgrading my clouds & stars crib sheets for the twin ones. I LOVE THESE SHEETS. I am under 5 feet tall and they make changing the stupid crib sheets a snap.

If in the future we live in a place where the kids can have their own rooms (they are opposite gender), that's great, we'll separate the beds, get the lofting equipment, and they can have play area or desks underneath.

Always buy golden flax seeds. And if you buy them milled (I do), get the cold milled ones. Rancid flax is nasty. They smell fishy to me when they are rancid. On the plus side, if you put them in everything (I do), you use them up before they go bad. I keep mine in a bag in the fridge, and a small amount in a mason jar in the counter. I use a jar a week or more. It's a fantastic way to add healthy fiber and o3s to everything.