Cut Shopping Time In Half With One Simple Trick ¦ Large Family Shipping Haul

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We Home Birth, Home Business, Home School, Home Church
We homeschool using ACE Curriculum.
Andrea the mom of the Family went home to be with God on 8-19-19
She will be forever missed and mourned.
Our family's birthdays, MBTI types and colors we organize by:
Thomas - Jan. 5 - INTJ - Blue
Sophia - Jan. 19 - ENTP? - Blue/Light Blue
Eden - Feb. 24 - ESFJ - Yellow
Hannah - May 2 - ESTP? - Red/Hot Pink
Judah - May 26 - ESTP - Red
Solomon - June 15 - ISFP - Green
Andrea - June 22 - INFJ - Pink/White
Claudia - Aug. 4 - ISTP - Purple/Light Purple
Justus - Sep. 21 - ENFP - Orange
Tom - Oct. 25 - INTJ - Black
Asher - Dec. 15 - ISFJ - Purple

[@debbieroberts600]

Sooo Proud Solomon got to go, he ❤️ s to Help & he tries sooo hard to Please! Such A Sweet Little Guy!

[@daniellebudick9485]

I love Solly. His innocence and sweetness makes me smile so much! I remember splitting the grocery list with my mom every time we went shopping. 😊🤗. Good memories!

[@daniellebudick9485]

Solly my favorite pie is chocolate too. Tom, you can make chocolate pudding pie, so good!! (Graham cracker crust, chocolate instant pudding (from the box) and whipped cream on top)

[@ArkansasAmber]

They are killing me lol 2 teenage boys! Shopping it’s hilarious 😂 Andrea would be having a field day laughing so hard! But they did pretty good all in all

[@Mmolesy]

Just had to stop watching and comment. Solly's face when you said mum loved cakes like the one he chose. What a sweet memory. He obviously misses his mum. 😍😭 such a sweet moment.

[@905lovest]

It absolutely was a pivotal moment of your interaction in Walmart with Solly, Tom (at least in my humble opinion), such a great opportunity for you to share a sweet memory of his Mom, and it meant a lot to Solly, that seemed clear. I think that you do a great job of bringing up Andrea for them to talk about their Mom, and for those memories to be happy moments, which takes some time to have passed to be able to do this. I know that it's far from easy and no one would have chosen this path, but I can clearly see how you and your children are doing better. I want to commend you, Tom. Something that has always been evident is the enjoyment that you and Andrea have had being around your children and spending time with them. That continues to be so now that you are raising your children without Andrea. It truly brings me joy to watch all of you together! Being a Christian myself, I enjoy watching you raising your children to know, love, and serve God. I think that you have done a truly great job of walking with your children on this path of grief, of sharing your own feelings and encouraging them to express their feelings and to balance how much you share of your feelings so as not to overwhelm them, yet to share yours to encourage them to see that you are continuing to progress on this path. I am glad that you have a friend, a relationship, it's YOUR business and you are the one to decide when you and your children are ready. Everyone will have an opinion, and many sincerely want you and your children to be happy. But ultimately, you will continue to make wise decisions with God's guidance and leading. It makes me happy to know that you have someone in your life now. My apologies for this long comment, I don't comment often, but I am making up for it now! 😊

[@TheMillsFamilyVlog]

Thanks both of you. I love all of my kids so much, and wish they didn’t have to go through all this, but we have to figure it out anyway.

[@905lovest]

@@TheMillsFamilyVlog, it’s a comfort to know that even though we cannot understand why such catastrophic events like Andrea’s illness and going to heaven so early don’t make any sense to us, that God, who loves us so much IS in control, He does have a plan, and someday we KNOW that we will understand. In the meantime, we need to continue to put one foot ahead of the other (you and your family are doing this well!) in faith, trusting in the One who created us, knowing that He loves Andrea and all of you even more than you love her (which I am sure doesn’t feel possible!). She already knows and understands…. She accomplished SO MUCH in her life! The verse for today on You Version (I subscribe to 2 of these) is 1John 4:18. I looked at several versions, and certainly I know the KJV the most as we used this at home and at church while growing up, but I appreciate what I learn from other versions and translations. This is from the NLT-Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his love. This verse really spoke to me and has taught me an important lesson today and I am grateful. I have not gone through what you and your family have, but I was disabled in a car accident (while stopped at a red light), which ended my career as a university professor in classical music performance and left me in a lot of pain. I have learned that many people are all too eager to judge and to tell you how it should be done. But you and God will always make the best decisions, whether or not others ever understand. Yesterday’s verse was very helpful to me, there is so much uncertainty today and this verse comforts me-Zechariah 14:9 (NLT) And the Lord will be king over all the earth. On that day there will be one Lord-his name alone will be worshipped. I hope that these verses bring you comfort, Mills family. Please know that by sharing your lives, that beyond enjoying getting to know your family, which in my experience has been a great experience which I am thankful to relax and watch all of you, I believe that we are learning from your experiences, and I value and appreciate this, and I thank you for continuing to keep this channel going. You have talked about how live sessions have helped you, and I am so glad that we as a community can be of support, which I believe is important. But know that we are learning from all of you too. From your live sessions, to your shopping to other videos and your Bible studies, we are learning and growing. Personally, if I want to relax, perhaps to distract myself from pain, I often choose to watch one of your videos, from the older ones with Andrea there (how I appreciate her wisdom, as well as her ability to simply enjoy her children-as you both do so well. Watching her is a true treat!!!), or newer videos, I can concentrate on watching the Mills Family and my pain isn’t as present, what a treat and I am grateful. Sending blessings and best wishes to you all, Joanne

[@TheMillsFamilyVlog]

Thanks Joanne, your post was very comforting.

[@verlindaallen6299]

@@TheMillsFamilyVlog You can do this daddy.

[@indrianarafiraissasugihart4344]

Judah and Asher taking so long trying to choose mayonnaise makes me laugh!

[@meg41981]

Solomon is so sweet. Glad he got his sunchipsn

[@mimijulene6307]

Asher and Judah did great together!! Solly is a great reader!! He was such a big help too! I think once everyone has a time or two more, this system will really save time.

[@youcanletgox3]

What a fun and productive idea! Gives Judah and Asher something different to do together and Solly some solo dad time.

[@PerilousRainbow]

“Do you guys like cream soda? I don’t think so. One of you does but not enough of you” that absolutely got me 😂 my dad was a single dad to three of us, only one of us (me) with health issues, and he had the hardest time keeping up with certain aspects as it developed. Luckily I was old enough to keep track myself by then and I’d remind him. So much of this brought back some really good childhood memories.

[@fallout6000]

Have you thought of buying one large size item, than buying two smaller ones, usually the larger size is cheaper ? Noticed you got four regular size American cheese, they had the double packs beside it,and the Jiffy peanut butter, usually the large ones is a lot cheaper and on sale a lot of the times.

[@TheMillsFamilyVlog]

Sometimes I do that. In the case of the peanut butter they don’t fit in the cupboard very good. With the cheese, I like to open them one at a time until they are gone, I feel like they stay fresher than the other way, but it probably doesn’t matter!

[@angelafaith5605]

I do the same thing 😂😂 I have to buy smaller of something or I open it and waste it

[@melissaahlers5615]

I know i shouldn't have a favorite kid but out of all of the mills kids Solomon is my favorite

[@angelinajo7647]

Love when the kids go shopping with you..

[@jillgott6567]

This is a great teaching tool for the kids so they are prepared for shopping when they go out on their own. Also easier when you use a clipboard but the boys all 3 did a great job.

[@rikkisalgado76]

Why not order thru Walmart pickup? It will cut the time down too :) they will also sub out items they’re out of.

[@sherrysmith4405]

He is a great help with getting the groceries

[@kcmobaseballmom]

Part of the higher price might be also from buying $80 in sheets.

[@lynetteredden8358]

Absolutely love hearing Andrea's tune during drive home! Much love to you all!!💖💖

[@tanyaland6534]

That was such a fun grocery shopping video. The boys should start their own channel…they’re so funny!😂

[@carolynrandle5454]

This will teach kids how to shop.

[@aflou7144]

Who stays with the younger kids while you're shopping since you have some of the older kids with you? I bet getting out to shop feels like a bit of a break for you...you're incredible and the actual definition of super dad ❤

[@nancycoy9510]

Great job boys! Little Solomon did a great job keeping up! He is tooooo cute!

[@cruisingwithcarrie2677]

Good idea in breaking up the shopping. You might want to have Judah's eyes checked. He looked at the paper fairly close up.

[@lindamire1201]

Great idea! I was surprised at how bare the shelves were. We have free curbside pick-up at an awesome store called HEB here in Houston and 95% of the time they have everything on our list. They also have their own brand for extra savings and we can clip coupons online for weekly specials. It is a super-duper time saver, not that we really need one because we are retired. We just got used to using it when everything was on lockdown. I think you had a great team of very helpful boys that made the trip very fun.

[@ghislaineblais9116]

Every time I drink a Montain Dew I think of Andrea. So miss her wonderful ladie.love you guys

[@melissaahlers5615]

I think the little girls would like the unicorn little Debbie snacks

[@jackistemper1419]

These kids have an amazing Dad that loves them all very much ....beautiful loving family! ❤

[@gracel3320]

Little Salomon has such a tender heart, all are great kids, you are doing a great job, Tom!

[@RealLifeWithMichelleRob]

Tom I am growing luffa in my garden! The luffa sponge! My husband uses my luffa's all the time. Men get dry skin too! This was a fun video to watch!

[@JM-xq5wt]

Wow, Solomon is getting very efficient at this. Aww, he makes such a great helper!

[@discovr4me]

He did a great job! 👍👍

[@momma2furbabies]

Such a sweet moment with Solly at the end. 💚

[@jackistemper1419]

It was so touching!❤

[@therichlife8657]

I really enjoyed this shopping trip video. If you would order your cleaning products, paper towels, toilet paper, laundry detergent etc from Amazon. It’s just so much easier to have it delivered. You can also order from Walmart and have things delivered.

[@debbiemcglamery6529]

You are doing am awesome job with those kids. I know your wife is watching you and beaming with pride at your challenge to be mom and dad. I don't know if you need to hear all this or not but, it's all true. God bless you.🙏❤❤❤❤😇

[@melissaahlers5615]

Chocolate fudge pop tarts are my favorite

[@jameswilson2578]

Hi yall, im in the UK Manchester- i loved watching you guys shop, i have two adult kids, they dont grocery shop. Well done gang, make your mum and dad proud.

[@lorals2220]

Everyone did a great job. Did you know you can place this order online. Select a day and time to pick up. They do the shopping for you. Walmart brings it out to your car. No shopping, but you still have to unload it at home.

[@conniemiller411]

Boys/men use bath puffs (as my family calls them).

[@Sh4d0w5tr1k3]

WOW, I AM IMPRESSED! YOU GUYS DID FANTASTIC.

[@simple_southern_blessed3412]

Always enjoy a shopping video with The Mills Family!

[@southsidecarly7427]

I enjoyed watching your boys all shopping with you, these are good life skills to teach them.With time they will learn how much it takes to feed such a big family as yours. I miss having all my helpers! They are all grown now and out of the house. Sometimes I wish I could just take one of the baggers home with me to help😁. I usually go for just a few things, and then I say we’ll since I’m here…. Then I end up with way more then I went in for😁. P S Dad I love how you cared so much to try and get the girls the right colors for their sheets and getting scrubbiest too. You’re a good dad!

[@amandaathome9757]

You really are a wonderful father & is doing such a wonderful job with your kids. Love from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 👋👍😊

[@amandaathome9757]

Dear Tom, I was deeply saddened by Andrea’s passing as I too have had cancer several times & a massive stroke yet my husband went on a dating site & started a new relationship with someone. It’s a shame he wasn’t more like you ❤️

[@tobiepierce6814]

God, bless this precious family!

[@905lovest]

Oh, Amanda, my heart aches thinking of all that you have been through! It is, very difficult to understand how a husband could do this to his wife. At a time when you need your husband the most, he, is not there. I hope that you have supportive family and friends, that you have trusted people in your life that you can talk to and lean on. Amanda, I will be praying for you. 🙏

[@nannypat6520]

Great work guys👍Solly keeping up with all the big guys, well done!

[@lemon-pecanzebradan7684]

When the cart gets full, just get another one . You have plenty of help to push the carts. Having multiple carts not a problem 🤣🤣😂 reminds me of my husband trying to get everything in one cart

[@jillgott6567]

I think it would add to the lessons if the oldest 5 kids had to plan, purchase, and make a meal at least once a month for the entire family. This could be included in their homeschooling as a life skills class and actually graded

[@randomweirdo25]

If you subtract the bed sheet prices it seems more of a normal price! You all did very well!

[@lindabell9481]

Tom your a outstanding Dad! Your constant positive input to your children is priceless. Andrea is so proud and honored to look down from heaven and be your families Angel. Much love from Ohio ♥️

[@susanr791]

I’m enjoying the team grocery shopping approach!

[@lindaachenbach7417]

corn on the cob.is very good.

[@SchnauzerMom]

Yes shelves are bare here in Michigan too. They say food shortages are coming. You may want to stock up.

[@carolynstuto6590]

Loved watching Judah and Asher. Great video!

[@Gwaycee]

It's interesting to see how shopping experiences differ between countries. Just talking of one item like energy drinks, I am amazed at how much Americans consume. I, meanwhile, have not bought even one soda this year. Here, we consume more of tea than any other drink. And it has to be boiling hot even on thr warmest days!

[@rachelday9585]

We drink tons of tea in my house, though generally not hot

[@veeston4990]

Really enjoyed watching this adventure. You are doing a fantastic job with the those kids.

[@SugarShack-fz2wy]

I'm loving this, your sons had me giggling the whole time 😂

[@verlindaallen6299]

Here's a bit of advice. You don't have to take it but another KZbin mom of a large family buys all the same color of sheets for every bed and that way it keeps everything simple. She purchased cotton white sheets. Then there's no mix ups & it just looks very nice as well.

[@donnatom4d41]

You can straddle the 6-packs on the rim of the cart. Saves room. 👍🏻

[@southsidecarly7427]

I didn’t even know that til just recently!🤣🤣🤣I won’t say how old I am😁

[@ohbilleh]

You need some clipboards for the list holders! Also Solly would be super cute walking around like a little manager holding his clipboard.

[@Justin-xp8gm]

I laughed way to hard watching your teenage boys go shopping 😂😂😂 it was great video Tom good job on this one.

[@robincolantro114]

Love u all so much! Thanks for the videos

[@maeg6444]

It's like when you dig a tunnel in a sandbox with a friend and your hands eventually meet :) Makes a lot of sense to divide and conquer Wallace World. Thanks for the video.

[@cathywithac1331]

That poor chocolate pie. Every which way but up. Lol

[@annawitte8041]

I haven’t been Walmart for a long time but shocked how empty some the shelf’s are at store!! I hope you were able find all you needed in this grocery trip for the big family. I only have 1 13 year old son and partner and live in apartment in California so don’t do big grocery hauls. I typical shop at Costco, Whole Foods, Safeway and target. I unfortunately don’t have freezer space for much in my apartment and make a lot meals fresh but understand be difficult with 9 kids, single plus working full-time.

[@RadianceRush]

Solly was such a good helper!

[@suewilkinson9518]

Solomon did well!!

[@vickie9633]

Your a good daddy!

[@melissaahlers5615]

Charry Pepsi is my favorite soda

[@veronicacirone9862]

Thank you for sharing with us. You guys did great. Good team work. You Tom are doing an awesome job as always. Blessings!!

[@JBunny345]

Whew need some dramamine from Judah’s filmography haha

[@TheMillsFamilyVlog]

Hahahaha! I know! I have explained it to him so many times....it is SOOO just a part of his crazy wild personality!

[@susangetz9202]

I make a list of what I need and sale items, it makes grocery shopping less painful, I think 😂

[@rondamcbride6607]

Thank you for sharing with us 🥰🙏🦅🇺🇸

[@trisiac28]

The part where they are picking the oatmeal is in there twice!

[@kathleencmcgrane8934]

hi did you notice the bare shelves in the store....gotta get it before fall...prices are going sky high

[@sandyleonard1605]

When buying Kraft singles instead of buying four single packages buy two twin packages, better buy.

[@rachelday9585]

Andrea used to buy the big box

[@ginasmith5384]

I stopped while I'm watching Asher and Judah put tomatoes soup in the cart. I think your total will be 645.00. I'm glad Solomon came with you guys. Now I'm going back to finish the videos. I hope you all had fun shopping. I love watching your videos. You are such a good dad.

[@Wendy-yg8yu]

Tom it costs a lot to feed to feed teenage boys. I found with 2 our food costs rose. It seemed like they were constantly eating. You have 4!

[@florbenitez5957]

Tom asher and Judah got Parmesan

[@conniemiller411]

Might’ve been high costs this time, but still, if you even went to a $1000, that’s only $250 a week, not bad. Even with your weekly purchase at your local grocery, if you averaged $100.00 a week, that’s around $350 a week total, to feed a family of 10, plus necessities. Most families would have to have both parents working to do that, one parent to take care of food and household necessities, and other parent to take care of utilities and mortgage or car payments/insurance. You’re doing pretty darn good.

[@TheMillsFamilyVlog]

Great point!

[@jillgott6567]

I too am a numbers person and you are correct $350/week for 10 people is very reasonable.

[@brionybyrnes8334]

I absolutely loved this video

[@lindaachenbach7417]

you are a really good daddy.your little boy so cute.

[@savanah1407]

This was fun to watch! Thank you for sharing

[@brendaleverette]

Those are some good kids🤗. Tom seems to set a good example for them.

[@kerrieckert7284]

My husband works in a grocery store up in canada. Our shelfs are pretty bare in certain items as well.

[@СергейМасляников-б8ъ]

Helloy I lovet vanilla extract

[@Sew_Retired]

Love it!! We “tag teamed” growing up (there are 9 of us) and I also taught my 4 children how to “divide and conquer”! 😂 Shopping is so much easier, plus my daughters call me while in the store when they have questions about the list. The music you chose for team 2 clips is hilarious 😂 Great job everyone!

[@janrasmussen4557]

These our my favorite videos!😍😘

[@paigewilliams1068]

well done

[@shannonfoster5070]

I loved watching this video!!! I can’t wait to see how it goes next month when/if the girls are along😊

[@debj4life478]

Great job, time is money and you saved time doing it this way. You are making such great memories with your boys. Love and blessings. I love the end where you hugged Solly, such a precious moment. You are raising such great children. Thanks for sharing.

[@leeannveldman8896]

This was the best one yet the boys did so good and Tom I take my hat off to u hope the girls enjoyed there sleep over

[@smary80]

Fun shopping trip! That music on the way home gets me EVERY time, very bittersweet. 💕🙏🏻

[@NeedleNanny41]

I loved watching the boys shop. Tom you are a awesome Dad. I find every time I go shopping I spend more as it seems the prices keep going up!

[@loribrandenburg9685]

You should order online and then pick up.

[@Garten_Antwort]

That was fun, good job team 1 and team 2👍🏻🥳♥️

[@discovr4me]

I was guessing $700 to $900. That was a great shopping trip video! 😊😊 You have great kids too!

[@louisel782]

Solly so many choices to pick one when you love them all😉 I was thinking about the time😄

[@robinkeiger2208]

Judah and Asher are very funny!!

[@lorriemolina9401]

Maybe it's really high because of so much convenience foods. Making oatmeal and adding brown sugar is cheaper and you cut out some additives. Just a thought.

[@patriciaseier2800]

That was fun. Enjoyed a lot!!!

[@joannsimpson9568]

Did good job. I think after a couple times you'll see a considerable change in time. The boys are all such a big help. Bless you all.

[@annehoyle3581]

Don't forget all the sheet sets you bought. That really adds up!!!

[@TheMillsFamilyVlog]

True!

[@mssKimberlicious8523]

If the boys aren’t using loofahs what are they using 🤔

[@courtneykeaton741]

Anybody else get just as excited when a new shopping video was posted!?! 😀 great video and wonderful family you have Tom! 💕